1997 Michigan Wolverines football team

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 1

The 1997 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the college football season of 1997-1998. Michigan went undefeated winning the Big Ten Conference championship outright on their way to a victory in the Rose Bowl over Washington State and an AP national championship. The Wolverines were spearheaded by Heisman Trophy winner Charles Woodson. Lloyd Carr was the head coach of the team.

Schedule

Michigan did not play Big Ten teams Illinois and Purdue in 1997.

Date	Time	Result	Rank#	(Rank#) Opponent	Stadium · City	Coverage
September 13, 1997*		W 27-3	#14	#8 Colorado	Michigan Stadium · Ann Arbor, MI
September 20, 1997*		W 38-3	#8	Baylor	Michigan Stadium · Ann Arbor, MI
September 27, 1997*		W 21-14	#6	Notre Dame	Michigan Stadium · Ann Arbor, MI	NBC
October 4, 1997		W 37-0	#6	@ Indiana	Memorial Stadium · Bloomington, IN
October 11, 1997		W 23-6	#6	Northwestern	Michigan Stadium · Ann Arbor, MI
October 18, 1997		W 28-24	#5	#15 Iowa	Michigan Stadium · Ann Arbor, MI
October 25, 1997		W 23-7	#5	@ #15 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium · East Lansing, MI
November 1, 1997		W 24-3	#4	Minnesota	Michigan Stadium · Ann Arbor, MI
November 8, 1997		W 34-8	#4	@ #3 Penn State	Beaver Stadium · State College, PA
November 15, 1997		W 26-16	#1	@ #23 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium · Madison, WI
November 22, 1997		W 20-14	#1	#4 Ohio State	Michigan Stadium · Ann Arbor, MI	ABC
January 1, 1998*!		W 21-16	#1	#8 Washington State	Rose Bowl · Pasadena, CA	ABC
*Non-Conference Game !Rose Bowl #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times Eastern Standard Time (UTC-5) and subject to change.

Players

Roster

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School)
2 Charles Woodson WR/CB 6-1 197 Jr. Fremont, Ohio
3 Todd Brooks WR 6-0 193 Jr. Freeport, Ill.
3 Brandon Kornblue PK 5-10 160 Jr. Boca Raton, Fla. (Boca Raton)
4 Russell Shaw WR 6-0 180 Sr. Los Angeles, Calif. /El Camino CC
5 James Whitely DB 5-11 185 Fr. Norfolk, Va. (Norview)
7 Chris Floyd FB 6-1 227 Sr. Detroit, Mich.
8 Chris Howard RB 5-11 214 Sr. River Ridge, La.
8 Ryan Parini FS 6-2 179 So. Grand Rapids, Mich. (Catholic Central)
9 DiAllo Johnson FS 6-3 187 Jr. Detroit, Mich. (Orchard Lake St. Mary's)
10 Tom Brady QB 6-5 215 Jr. San Mateo, Calif. (Serra)
12 Scott Driesbach QB 6-4 208 Sr. Mishawaka, Ind.
13 Jason Kapsner QB 6-6 220 So. Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie)
14 Brian Griese QB 6-3 207 5th Miami, Fla.
15 DeWayne Patmon DB 6-0 175 Fr. San Diego, Calif. (Patrick Henry)
15 Dan Williams QB 6-0 181 So. Temperance, Mich. (Bedford)
16 Rudy Smith WR 6-3 200 Fr. Knoxville, Tenn. (Farragut)
16 Brent Washington CB 6-0 184 Jr. Inkster, Mich.
17 Chad Henman WR 5-10 181 So. Temperance, Mich.
17 Cory Sargent P 6-3 199 So. South Lyon, Mich. (South Lyon)
18 LeAundre Brown CB 5-10 177 So. Fort Worth, Texas
19 Aaron Wright WR 6-0 172 So. Highland Village,
20 Ian Gold RB 6-1 200 So. Belleville, Mich. (Belleville)
21 Jeremy Agler QB 5-9 185 So. Monroe, Mich. (Monroe)
22 Kevin Bryant WR 6-0 175 Jr. Farmington Hills, Mich. (Harrison)
23 Scott Parachek WR 6-1 191 Sr. Temperance, Mich.
23 William Peterson DB 6-0 197 Fr. Uniontown, Pa.
24 Patrick McCall RB 5-11 189 Fr. Carson, Calif.
25 Terrence Quinn WR 5-10 187 Sr. Flint, Mich.
26 Eric Mayes ILB 5-11 220 Sr. Kalamazoo, Mich. # (Portage Northern)
27 Demetrius Smith FB 6-2 265 Fr. Calumet Park, Ill.
28 Daydrion Taylor FS 6-0 192 Jr. Longview, Texas
29 Marcus Ray SS 6-0 205 So. Columbus, Ohio
29 Aaron Richards WR 5-8 169 Fr. Reading, Mich. (Reading)
30 Andre Weathers CB 6-0 183 Sr. Flint, Mich.
31 Kenneth Jackson WR 5-10 179 Jr. Houston, Texas (Cypress Creek)
32 Anthony Thomas RB 6-2 229 Fr. Winnfield, La. (Winnfield)
33 Clarence Williams RB 5-9 196 Jr. Detroit, Mich.
34 Jon Anes FB 6-2 224 So. Ottawa, Ill.
35 Ray Jackson RB 6-4 210 Fr. Indianapolis, Ind.
36 Bob Fraumann LB 6-3 213 Fr. Deerfield, Ill. (Deerfield)
36 Aaron Shea TE 6-4 250 Jr. Ottawa, Ill.
37 Kurt Anderson LB 6-4 250 Fr. Glenbrook, Ill. (South)
38 Anthony Jordan LB 6-0 206 Fr. Jersey City, N.J. (St. Peters Prep)
38 Jason Vinson P 6-2 194 Sr. Troy, Mich.
39 J.R. Ford RB 5-8 184 Jr. Columbus, Ohio
40 Eric Rosel WR 6-3 196 Fr. Liberal, Kan. (Liberal)
41 Tommy Hendricks FS 6-2 200 So. Houston, Texas (Eisenhower)
42 Jared Chandler PK 6-1 170 So. Westlake, Ohio
42 Jason Clyne PK 6-1 170 So. New Baltimore, Mich.
42 Tate Schanski RB 5-11 191 Jr. Perry, Mich. (Perry)
43 Clint Copenhaver OLB 6-4 237 Sr. Brighton, Mich.
44 Rob Swett ILB 6-3 229 5th Chalfont, Pa.
45 Jeff Houltry OLB 6-3 235 So. Salt Lake City, Utah
45 Darren Petterson WR 5-10 172 Sr. Flint, Mich.
46 Kraig Baker PK 6-1 188 Sr. Terre Haute, Ind.
49 Jay Feely PK 5-10 190 Sr. Odessa, Fla.
49 Matt Johnson SS 5-10 186 Jr. New Buffalo, Mich. (New Buffalo)
50 David Crispin ILB 6-1 234 5th Dearborn Heights, Mich. #
51 Eric Brackins LB 6-2 209 Fr. Pigeon Forge, Tenn. (Gatlinburg-Pittman)
52 Chris Ziemann DE 6-7 270 Jr. Aurora, Ill. (Waubonsie Valley)
53 Ben Huff DL 6-4 273 5th Charlotte, N.C.
54 Maurice Williams OL 6-5 281 Fr. Detroit, Mich. (Pershing)
55 Dhani Jones ILB 6-2 220 So. Potomac, Md. (Winston Churchill)
56 James Hall DE 6-3 250 Jr. New Orleans, La.
57 Chris Singletary OLB 6-2 240 Sr. Detroit, Mich.
58 Rob Renes DL 6-1 279 Jr. Holland, Mich.
59 Grady Brooks OLB 6-2 256 So. Dallas, Texas (Lincoln)
60 Nate Miller DL 6-3 264 Sr. Imlay City, Mich.
62 Brodie Killian OLB 6-3 204 Fr. Dearborn, Mich. (Dearborn)
63 P.J. Cwayna ILB 5-11 192 Fr. Grand Rapids, Mich. (East)
63 Eric Warner OLB 6-5 270 So. Brighton, Mich. (Brighton)
64 Steve Frazier OL 6-4 280 Jr. Kingwood, Texas
65 Andy Sechler OLB 6-1 231 So. Union City, Mich. (Union City)
67 David Brandt OL 6-4 290 So. Jenison, Mich. (Jenison)
68 Zach Adami OL 6-5 282 5th Maumelle, Ark.
69 Todd Mossa OL 6-4 295 Fr. Darien, Conn. (Darien)
70 Jeremy Miller OL/LS 6-0 234 Fr. Swanton, Ohio (St. John's)
71 Jeff Potts OL 6-7 290 Jr. Three Rivers, Mich.
72 Ben Mast OL 6-4 275 Fr. Massilon, Ohio (Washington)
73 Paul Tannous OL 6-5 270 So. Houston, Texas
74 Jason Brooks OL 6-4 267 Fr. Cleveland, Ohio
75 Adam Adkins OL 6-4 270 Fr. Troy, Mich. (Troy)
76 Steve Hutchinson OL 6-5 292 So. Coral Springs, Fla.
77 Jon Jansen (c) OL 6-7 298 Sr. Clawson, Mich.
78 Noah Parker OL 6-4 283 Sr. Milton, Fla.
79 Jeff Backus OL 6-6 285 So. Norcross, Ga. (Norcross)
80 Jerame Tuman TE 6-5 233 Sr. Liberal, Kan.
81 Bill Seymour DL 6-3 235 Fr. Granger, Ind. (Penn)
81 Glen Steele DE 6-5 281 5th Ligonier, Ind.
82 Chad Carpenter TE 6-4 243 So. Bloomington, Ind.
83 Jerry Johnson WR 6-4 180 So. Crowley, La.
84 Shawn Thompson TE 6-4 227 Fr. Saginaw, Mich. (Nouvel)
85 Marcus Knight WR 6-1 180 So. Sylacauga, Ala. (Comer) 86 Tai Streets WR 6-4 185 Jr. Harvey, Ill.
88 Mark Campbell TE 6-6 250 Sr. Clawson, Mich.
89 Colby Keefer TE 6-3 250 5th Holly, Mich.
89 Gary Rose DL 6-4 242 Fr. Quinnesec, Mich. (Kingsford)
90 Juaquin Feazell DE 6-4 268 Sr. Ft Valley , Ga.
91 Josh Williams DL 6-3 270 Jr. Houston, Texas
93 Chris Roth FB 5- 204 So. Windsor, Ontario
93 Sam Sword ILB 6-2 242 Sr. Saginaw , Mich.
94 Eric Wilson DL 6-4 271 So. Monroe, Mich. (Monroe)
95 Jeff Del Verne PK 5-11 216 So. Sylvania, Ohio (St. John's)
95 Patrick Kratus DE 6-3 260 Jr. Rocky River, Ohio (Ignatius)
99 Jake Frysinger LB 6-4 243 Fr. Grosse Ile, Mich. (Grosse Ile)
99 Jeff Smokevitch ILB 6-0 207 Jr. Birmingham, Mich. (Seaholm)

Awards

• Charles Woodson - Heisman Trophy winner, Walter Camp Award winner, Chuck Bednarik Award winner, Bronko Nagurski Trophy winner, Jim Thorpe Award winner

Coaching staff

• Lloyd Carr - Head Coach
• Mike DeBord - Offensive Coordinator, Offensive Tackle Coach, and Tight Ends Coach
• Jim Herrmann - Defensive Coordinator and Linebacker Coach
• Erik Campbell - Assistant Head Coach and Wide Receivers Coach
• Fred Jackson - Assistant Head Coach and Running Backs Coach
• Vance Bedford - Secondary Coach
• Brady Hoke - Defensive Line Coach
• Terry Malone - Offensive Line Coach
• Greg Mattison
• Bobby Morrison
• Stan Parrish - Quarterback Coach

External links

• 1997 Football Team -- Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History