1987 Michigan Wolverines football team

The 1987 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Bo Schembechler. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium.

Offense

 * Geoffrey Bissell, wide receiver, senior, West Bloomfield, Michigan
 * Tony Boles, running back, sophomore, Westland, Michigan
 * Andrew Borowski, center, Cincinnati, Ohio
 * Demetrius Brown, quarterback, junior, Miami, Florida - started 10 games at quarterback
 * Jeffrey Brown, tight end, junior, Shaker Heights, Ohio - started all 12 games at tight end
 * Jarrod Bunch, running back, sophomore, Ashtabula, Ohio - started 9 games at fullback
 * Chris Calloway, wide receiver, sophomore, Chicago, Illinois - started 5 games at flanker
 * Bob Cernak, tight end, senior, Lockport, Illinois
 * Dave Chester, offensive guard, senior, Titusville, Florida - started 6 games at left offensive guard
 * Michael Dames, offensive guard, senior, Miami, Florida - started 6 games at left offensive guard
 * Doug Daugherty, offensive tackle, sophomore, Romeo, Michigan
 * Dave Dever, offensive guard, senior, Midland, Michigan
 * Dean Dingman, offensive guard, freshman, East Troy, Wisconsin
 * Tom Dohring, offensive tackle, sophomore, Dearborn, Michigan - started 6 games at left offensive tackle
 * Jumbo Elliott, offensive tackle, senior, Lake Ronkonkoma, New York - started all 12 games at right offensive tackle
 * Mark Erhardt, offensive tackle, senior, North Olmsted, Ohio
 * J. Patrick Fitzgerald, wide receiver, senior, Vandalia, Ohio
 * Leroy Hoard, fullback, sophomore, New Orleans, Louisiana - started 1 game at fullback
 * Mike Husar, offensive tackle, senior, Chicago, Illinois - started 6 games at left offensive tackle
 * Allen Jefferson, tailback, sophomore, Detroit, Michigan
 * John Kolesar, flanker, junior, Westlake, Ohio - started 7 games at flanker
 * Dave Mandel, tight end, senior, Ann Arbor, Michigan
 * Scott Mandel, tight end, senior, Ann Arbor, Michigan
 * Greg McMurtry, split end, sophomore, Brockton, Massachusetts - started all 12 games at split end
 * Keith Mitchell, tight end, junior, Southgate, Michigan
 * Jamie Morris, tailback, senior, Ayer, Massachusetts - started all 12 games at tailback
 * Marc Ramirez, center/guard, senior, Prairie View, Illinois
 * Greg Skrepenak, offensive tackle, freshman, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania
 * Michael Taylor, quarterback, junior, Lincoln Heights, Ohio - started 2 games at quarterback
 * John Vitale, center, senior, Detroit, Michigan - started all 12 games at center
 * Derrick Walker, tight end, junior, Glenwood, Illinois
 * Phil Webb, running back, senior, Romeo, Michigan - started 2 games at fullback
 * David Weil, offensive guard, junior, Cincinnati, Ohio
 * Tripp Welborne, wide receiver, freshman, Greensboro, North Carolina

Defense

 * Bobby Abrams, defensive back, junior, Detroit, Michigan - started 7 games at outside linebacker, 2 games at inside linebacker
 * David Arnold, defensive back, junior, Warren, Ohio - started 9 games at cornerback
 * Allen Bishop, defensive back, senior, Miami, Florida - started 8 games at cornerback
 * Ernest F. Bock, defensive back, senior, Northville, Michigan
 * Carlitos Bostic, outside linebacker, senior, Ypsilanti, Michigan
 * Erik Campbell, defensive back, senior, Gary, Indiana - started all 12 games (7 at cornerback, 5 at free safety)
 * Keith Cooper, outside linebacker, junior, Detroit, Michigan - started 4 games at outside linebacker, 3 games at inside linebacker
 * John Duerr, outside linebacker, senior, Dearborn, Michigan
 * Dave Folkertsma, defensive tackle, senior, Grand Rapids, Michigan
 * J. J. Grant, inside linebacker, junior, Liverpool, New York - started 7 games at inside linebacker
 * Billy Harris, middle guard, Xenia, Ohio - started 10 games at middle guard
 * Rick Hassel, defensive back, junior, Cincinnati, Ohio
 * Scott Herrala, defensive back, junior, Muskegon, Michigan
 * John Herrmann, defensive tackle, junior, Sussex, Wisconsin - started all 12 games at defensive tackle
 * Joseph H. Holland, outside linebacker, junior, Birmingham, Michigan
 * David Key, defensive back, sophomore, Columbus, Ohio
 * Sean Lafountaine, defensive back, sophomore, Hanover Park, Illinois
 * Don Lessner, defensive back, senior, Trenton, Michigan
 * Doug Mallory, strong safety, senior, DeKalb, Illinois - started all 12 games at strong safety
 * Warde Manuel, defensive tackle, sophomore, New Orleans, Louisiana - started 5 games at outside linebacker
 * Andree McIntyre, inside linebacker, senior, Chicago, Illinois - started 3 games at inside linebacker
 * Mark Messner, defensive tackle, senior, Hartland, Michigan - started all 12 games at defensive tackle
 * John Milligan, linebacker, sophomore, Trenton, Michigan - started 5 games at inside linebacker
 * Anthony Mitchell, defensive back, junior, Titusville, Florida - started 7 games at free safety
 * Vada Murray, defensive back, sophomore, Cincinnati, Ohio
 * T. J. Osman, defensive tackle, sophomore, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - started 2 games at middle guard
 * Cornelius Simpson, linebacker, freshman, Highland Park, Michigan - started 4 games at inside linebacker
 * Bob Stites, inside linebacker, senior, Ann Arbor, Michigan
 * Rick Stites, inside linebacker, senior, Ann Arbor, Michigan
 * Mike Teeter, middle guard, sophomore, Fruitport, Michigan
 * Steven Thibert, outside linebacker, senior, Union Lake, Michigan - started 2 games at outside linebacker
 * Brent White, defensive tackle, junior, Dayton, Ohio
 * Timothy Williams, linebacker, sophomore, Milwaukee, Wisconsin - started 1 game at inside linebacker
 * John Willingham, outside linebacker, senior, Dayton, Ohio - started 5 games at outside linebacker

Kickers

 * Mike Gillette, place-kicker, junior, St. Joseph, Michigan
 * Monte Robbins, punter, senior, Great Bend, Kansas
 * Rick Stukiewicz, place-kicker, senior, Troy, Michigan

Hall of Fame Bowl

 * Jamie Morris 23 Rush, 234 Yds

Awards and honors

 * Captains: Jamie Morris, Doug Mallory
 * All-Americans: Jumbo Elliott, Mark Messner
 * All-Conference: Mark Messner, John Elliott, Jamie Morris, John Vitale, Mike Husar
 * Most Valuable Player: Jamie Morris
 * Meyer Morton Award: Jamie Morris
 * John Maulbetsch Award: Tim Williams
 * Frederick Matthei Award: Derrick Walker
 * Arthur Robinson Scholarship Award: Dave Mandel
 * Dick Katcher Award: Mark Messner
 * Hugh Rader Jr. Award: John "Jumbo" Elliott
 * Robert P. Ufer Award: Jamie Morris

Coaching staff

 * Head coach: Bo Schembechler
 * Assistant coaches: Alex Agase, Tirrel Burton, Cam Cameron, Lloyd Carr, Jerry Hanlon, Bill Harris, Jerry Meter, Les Miles, Gary Moeller, Tom Reed
 * Trainer: Russ Miller
 * Manager: Aaron Studwell (senior manager), Scott Boyle, Patrick Perkins