The 2000 Michigan Wolverines football team was an

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team that represented the

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as a member of the

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during the

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. In their sixth year under head coach

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, the Wolverines compiled a 9–3 record (6–2 in conference games), outscored opponents by a total of 373 to 201, and finished in a three-way tie for the Big Ten championship. They defeated Auburn in the

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and were ranked No. 11 in the final AP poll. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback

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with 1,852 passing yards, running back Anthony Thomas with 1,551 rushing yards and 102 points scored, and wide receiver David Terrell. Offensive tackle Steve Hutchinson won the

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as the top collegiate offensive lineman and was a unanimous first-team All-American. David Terrell also received first-team All-America honors from some selectors. Five Michigan players received first-team honors on the 2000 All-Big Ten Conference football team: Thomas (Coaches-1, Media-1); Terrell (Coaches-1, Media-1); Hutchinson (Coaches-1, Media-1); tackle

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(Coaches-1, Media-1); and linebacker

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(Coaches-1, Media-2).

Schedule

Rankings

Game summaries

Bowling Green

Rice

UCLA

Illinois

Wisconsin

Purdue

Indiana

Michigan State

* Anthony Thomas 25 Rush, 175 Yds

Northwestern

Penn State

Ohio State

14/25, 303 Yds

Florida Citrus Bowl

* Anthony Thomas 32 Rush, 182 Yds * David Terrell 4 Rec, 136 Yds *

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4 Rec, 100 Yds

Statistical achievements

David Terrell was the Big Ten receiving yardage champion for all games with 94.2 yards per game. The team led the Big Ten in passing efficiency for conference games (148.0) and all games (155.3). They led the conference in turnover margin (+1.13, co-leader with Northwestern) in conference games and (+1.08) in all games. Anthony Thomas set several school records: single-season carries (319), eclipsing the 303 mark by

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set five years earlier and broken three years later by Chris Perry; career carries (924), breaking

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' thirteen-year-old record of 809 and broken seven years later by Mike Hart; career yards (4472), also breaking

' thirteen-year-old record of 4393 and broken seven years later by Hart; career rushing touchdowns (52), breaking

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's six-year-old record of 47 and still standing; single season yards per game (144.4), eclipsing Morris' 141.9 from 1987 and still standing; single-season 150-yard games (6), surpassing Morris and

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who had 5 in 1987 and 1976, respectively; career 100-yard games (22) eclipsing Wheatley's 20 in 1994 and surpassed by Hart in 2007; career 150-yard games (9), surpassing Morris' 7 set in 1987 and surpassed by Hart in 2007.

ended his career with the current school record for lowest

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percentage (1.87), surpassing Michael Taylor's 2.55 set in 1989. Terrell broke

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's single season reception yards record of 1096 by posting 1130 yards, but

surpassed this record the following season.

Players

Roster

Offense

*Kurt Anderson, offensive line, senior, Glenbrook, Illinois *Dave Armstrong, fullback, junior,

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, fullback, sophomore,

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– started 6 games at fullback *

David Baas David Andrew Baas (born September 28, 1981) is an American former football guard and center who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines, where he won the Rimington Trophy, and was reco ...

, offensive line, freshman,

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*Andrew Christopfel, Offensive Line, Freshman, Cincinnati, Ohio *

, offensive line, fifth-year senior,

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– started all 12 games at left offensive tackle *Ryan Beard, running back, sophomore,

Houston, Texas Houston ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the county seat, seat of ...

*Calvin Bell, wide receiver, freshman,

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Ronald Bellamy Ronald Bellamy (born December 28, 1981) is an American college football coach and former wide receiver. He is the wide receivers coach for the University of Michigan, first joining the staff in 2021. Bellamy played college football for the Michig ...

, wide receiver, sophomore,

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– started 3 games at flanker, 2 games at fullback, 1 game at split end *David Brandt, offensive line, fifth-year senior,

Jenison, Michigan Jenison is a census-designated place (CDP) in Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located within Georgetown Charter Township. The population of the CDP was 17,213 as of the 2000 census. The current estimated populatio ...

– started all 12 games at center *Walter Cross, running back, junior,

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*Joe Denay, offensive line, junior,

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* Deitan Dubuc, tight end, junior,

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* Tyler Ecker, tight end, freshman,

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, running back, junior,

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*Jermaine Gonzalez, quarterback, freshman,

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* Jonathan Goodwin, offensive line, senior,

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– started 9 games at right offensive guard *

, quarterback, junior,

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– started 8 games at quarterback * Steve Hutchinson, offensive line, fifth-year senior,

Coral Springs, Florida Coral Springs is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 134,394. Approximately northwest of Fort Lauderdale, it is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area in South ...

– started all 12 games at left offensive guard *Tommy Jones, wide receiver, fifth-year senior,

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, tight end, junior,

Wayzata, Minnesota Wayzata ( ) is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 4,434 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. A suburb of the Twin Cities, Wayzata is located about west of Minneapolis al ...

– started 3 games at tight end, 1 game at split end, 1 game at flanker and 1 game at fullback *Ben Mast, offensive line, senior,

Massillon, Ohio Massillon is a city in western Stark County, Ohio, United States, along the Tuscarawas River. The population was 32,146 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Massillon is a principal city of the Canton–Massillon metropolitan area, whic ...

– started 3 games at right offensive guard *Todd Mossa, offensive line, junior,

Darien, Connecticut Darien ( ) is a coastal town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. With a population of 21,499 and a land area of just under , it is the smallest town on Connecticut's Gold Coast (Connecticut), Gold Coast. Situated on the Long Island ...

John Navarre John Robert Navarre (born September 9, 1980) is an American former professional football quarterback. He played college football at the University of Michigan, and was selected in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL draft by the Arizona Cardinals ...

, quarterback, sophomore,

Cudahy, Wisconsin Cudahy () is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 18,204 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. A suburb south of Milwaukee along the shore of Lake Michigan, it is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan are ...

– started 4 games at quarterback * Tony Pape, offensive line, sophomore, Clarendon Hills, Illinois * Chris Perry, running back, freshman,

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*Aaron Richards, wide receiver, senior,

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*Eric Rosel, tight end, senior,

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– started 1 game at fullback *Bill Seymour, tight end, senior,

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– started 8 games at tight end, 1 game at fullback *Rudy Smith, wide receiver, senior,

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*Demetrius Solomon, offensive line, sophomore,

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* David Terrell, wide receiver, junior,

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– started 10 games at split end * Anthony Thomas, running back, senior,

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– started all 12 games at tailback *Shawn Thompson, tight end, senior,

Saginaw, Michigan Saginaw () is a city in Saginaw County, Michigan, United States, and its county seat. It had a population of 44,202 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Located along the Saginaw River, Saginaw is adjacent to Saginaw Charter Township, ...

– started 1 game at tight end *

, wide receiver, junior,

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– started 7 games at flanker *Eric Warner, offensive line, fifth-year senior,

* Maurice Williams, offensive line, senior, Detroit, Michigan – started all 12 games at right offensive tackle *Clayton Jones TH

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Defense

*Norman Boebert, defensive line, sophomore,

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*Grant Bowman, defensive line, sophomore,

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– started 5 games at nose tackle *Eric Brackins, inside linebacker, senior,

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– started 8 games at inside linebacker *Philip Brackins, linebacker, sophomore, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee *Emmanuel Casseus, linebacker, freshman,

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*Evan Coleman, RLB, junior, Houston, Texas – started 4 games at r linebacker * Julius Curry, strong safety, junior, Detroit, Michigan – started 11 games at strong safety *P. J. Cwayna, inside linebacker, senior,

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*Carl Diggs, linebacker, sophomore,

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– started 2 games at inside linebacker * Charles Drake, defensive back, sophomore,

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– started 2 games at free safety, 1 game at strong safety, 1 game at inside linebacker *

, inside linebacker, junior, Detroit, Michigan – started all 12 games at inside linebacker *Robert Fraumann, linebacker, senior,

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*Jake Frysinger, defensive end, senior,

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– started 1 game at defensive end *Norm Heuer, defensive line, sophomore,

– started 1 game at defensive end, 1 game at nose tackle *

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, outside linebacker, junior, Mt. Laurel, New Jersey – started 10 games at outside linebacker *Todd Howard, cornerback, junior,

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– started 11 games at weak-side cornerback *Anthony Jordan, linebacker, senior,

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– started 1 game at inside linebacker *

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, free safety, junior, Washington, D.C. *

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, defensive line, freshman,

– started 2 games at r linebacker *Zach Kaufman, linebacker, freshman,

Claremont, California Claremont () is a suburban city in eastern Los Angeles County, California, United States, east of Los Angeles. It lies in the Pomona Valley at the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census it had ...

*Brodie Killian, outside linebacker, senior,

Dearborn, Michigan Dearborn is a city in Wayne County, Michigan, Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An inner-ring Metro Detroit, suburb of Detroit, Dearborn borders Detroit to the south and west, roughly west of downtown Detroit. In the 2020 United States ...

*Shawn Lazarus, defensive line, junior,

Canal Fulton, Ohio Canal Fulton is a city in western Stark County, Ohio, United States, along the Tuscarawas River. The population was 5,325 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Canton–Massillon metropolitan area. History Canal Fulton traces its h ...

– started 5 games at defensive tackle * Jeremy LeSueur, cornerback, sophomore,

Holly Springs, Mississippi Holly Springs is a city in and the county seat of Marshall County, Mississippi, Marshall County, Mississippi, United States, near the border with Tennessee to the north. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 6,96 ...

– started 1 game at strong-side cornerback, 1 game at weak-side cornerback *Michael Manning, cornerback, senior,

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*Clayton Jones, Free Safety, True Freshman, elle Glade Fl4 Interceptions In 8 games *Jeremy Miller, LS, senior,

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*Dwight Mosley, linebacker, junior,

Fort Wayne, Indiana Fort Wayne is a city in Allen County, Indiana, United States, and its county seat. Located in northeastern Indiana, the city is west of the Ohio border and south of the Michigan border. The city's population was 263,886 at the 2020 census ...

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, RLB, sophomore, Detroit, Michigan – started 2 games at r linebacker, 1 game at nose tackle * DeWayne Patmon, strong safety, senior,

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– started 10 games at strong safety * Dave Pearson, defensive line, sophomore,

*Dave Petruziello, defensive end, junior,

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– started 3 games at defensive tackle *Gary Rose, defensive line, senior,

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*Dan Rumishek, defensive line, junior,

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– started 10 games at defensive end *Andy Sechler, outside linebacker, fifth-year senior,

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*Joseph Sgroi, linebacker, junior,

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*Jon Shaw, defensive back, sophomore,

*John Spytek, linebacker, sophomore,

Pewaukee, Wisconsin Pewaukee is a city in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 15,914 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. The name of the city of Pewaukee comes from that of the name of the village, the ori ...

* Larry Stevens, linebacker, freshman,

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– started 4 games at r linebacker * James Whitley, cornerback, senior,

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– started 9 games at strong-side cornerback * Brandon Williams, cornerback, sophomore,

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– started 2 games at strong-side cornerback, 1 game at outside linebacker *Dan Williams, free safety, fifth-year senior,

Temperance, Michigan Temperance is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 9,188 at the 2020 census. The CDP is located within Bedford Township. The community was established ...

* Eric Wilson, defensive line, fifth-year senior,

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– started 5 games at nose tackle, 4 games at defensive tackle *Clyde Young, defensive line, senior,

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Kickers

*Jeff Del Verne, place-kicker, fifth-year senior,

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Hayden Epstein Hayden Scott Epstein (born November 16, 1980) is an American former professional football placekicker and punter who played college football for the Michigan Wolverines from 1998 to 2001 and played professional football in the National Football ...

, place-kicker, punter, junior, Cardiff, California *Adam Finley, punter, place-kicker, freshman,

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*Cory Sargent, punter, fifth-year senior, South Lyon, Michigan

Awards and honors

The individuals in the sections below earned recognition for meritorious performances at the national, conference and team levels.

National

*All-Americans: Steve Hutchinson, David Terrell *

(top collegiate offensive lineman): Steve Hutchinson

Conference

*All-Conference: Steve Hutchinson, Anthony Thomas, David Terrell,

*Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year: Steve Hutchinson

Team

*Co-captains: Steve Hutchinson, Anthony Thomas, James Whitley, Eric Wilson *Most Valuable Player: Anthony Thomas *Meyer Morton Award: Jeff Backus *John Maulbetsch Award:

*Frederick Matthei Award: David Terrell *Arthur Robinson Scholarship Award: Andy Sechler *Dick Katcher Award: Dan Rumishek *Hugh Rader Jr. Award: Jeff Backus, Maurice Williams, Steve Hutchinson *Robert P. Ufer Award: David Brandt, DeWayne Patmon *Roger Zatkoff Award:

Coaching staff

*Head coach:

*Assistant coaches: Teryl Austin, Erik Campbell, Jim Herrmann,

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, Fred Jackson, Terry Malone,

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, Bobby Morrison, Stan Parrish *Staff: Scott Draper, Mark Ouimet, Kelly Cox *Trainer: Paul Schmidt *Managers: Sean Merrill (senior manager), Craig Hisey, Gregory Deutch, Jason Henderson, Chad Seigle, Lisa Kuzma, Victor H. Soto, Chris Anderson, Brian Resutek, Adam Jahnke, Rick Polanco, Craig Podolski, Taylor Morgan, Chris LeMaster, Joe Harper, Maggie Malone

References

External links

2000 Football Team -- Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History
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