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Michigan Football Team History


Michigan Wolverines
University of Michigan
 Ann Arbor, MI
Founded: 1817
Stadium: Michigan Stadium
Capacity: 107,501
Colors: Maize & Azure Blue
Coach: Lloyd Carr
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1878  <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024
1997 Season Highlights
 Lloyd Carr enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Michigan.
 The Wolverines won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
 The Wolverines won the National Championship.
 
1997 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 13  vs. Colorado  27   3   W       
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. Baylor  38   3   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Notre Dame  21   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  @ Indiana  37   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Northwestern  23   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Iowa  28   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Michigan State  23   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Minnesota  24   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Penn State  34   8   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Wisconsin  26   16   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Ohio State  20   14   W       
 Thu., Jan. 1   Washington State  21   16   W    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
1997 Season Totals
  Record12-0
  Points Scored322
  Scoring Average26.8
  Points Allowed114
  Defense Average9.5
  Opponents Record75-69
  Conference Record8-0
  Home Record7-0
  Away Record4-0
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
112-0-0 AP
212-0-0 Coaches
212-0-0 USA Today/ESPN
  
1997 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 3-9238334 1-7119226  Glen Mason
Indiana 2-9120359 1-774281  Cam Cameron
Illinois 0-11119368 0-876283  Ron Turner
Michigan 12-0322114Won  21-168-021578  Lloyd Carr
Ohio State 10-3394170Lost  14-316-225386  John Cooper
Penn State 9-3366254Lost  6-216-2217185  Joe Paterno
Purdue 9-3396267Won  33-206-2285180  Joe Tiller
Wisconsin 8-5291306Lost  6-335-3165195  Barry Alvarez
Iowa 7-5411159Lost  7-174-4221106  Hayden Fry
Michigan State 7-5342237Lost  23-514-4203148  Nick Saban
Northwestern 5-7243288 3-5141201  Gary Barnett

1997 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1997 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.