2001 Michigan Wolverines football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2001 Michigan Wolverines football Michigan Wolverines Logo.svg Big Ten Conference Big Ten 20 20 8–4 6–2 Lloyd Carr 7th Stan Parrish 2nd Multiple Jim Herrmann 5th Multiple Marquise Walker Eric Brackins Shawn Thompson Michigan Stadium Florida Citrus Bowl L Lost 17–45 vs. Tennessee The 2001 Michigan Wolverines football team was an American football team that represented the University of Michigan as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh year under head coach was Lloyd Carr, the Wolverines compiled an 8–4 record (6–2 in conference games), outscored opponents by a total of 303 to 192, and finished second in the Big Ten. They lost to Tennessee in the Florida Citrus Bowl. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback John Navarre with 2,195 passing yards, wide receiver Marquise Walker with 81 receptions for 1,043 yards, running back B. J. Askew with 831 rushing yards, and placekicker Hayden Epstein with 71 points scored (35 extra points, 12 field goals). Terrell and linebacker Larry Foote received first-team All-America honors. Five Michigan players received first-team honors on the 2001 All-Big Ten Conference football team: Walker (Coaches-1, Media-1); guard Jonathan Goodwin (Coaches-2, Media-1); defensive lineman Dan Rumishek (Media-1); and linebacker Larry Foote (Coaches-1, Media-1). Schedule 2001 AP Eastern September 1 3:30 p.m. w y 12 Miami (OH) Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI ESPN 31–13 109,676 September 8 3:30 p.m. l y y 11 Washington 15 Husky Stadium Seattle, WA ABC 18–23 74,080 September 22 12:10 p.m. w y 20 Western Michigan Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI ESPN 38–21 109,837 September 29 3:30 p.m. w 17 Illinois 22 Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI rivalry ABC 45–20 107,085 October 6 3:30 p.m. w y 15 Penn State Beaver Stadium University Park, PA rivalry ABC 20–0 107,879 October 13 12:10 p.m. w y 12 Purdue 17 Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI ESPN 24–10 110,450 October 27 3:30 p.m. w y 8 Iowa Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA ABC 32–26 70,397 November 3 3:30 p.m. l y 6 Michigan State Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI rivalry ABC 24–26 75,262 November 10 12:10 p.m. w 12 Minnesota Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI Little Brown Jug ESPN2 31–10 110,828 November 17 3:30 p.m. w y 11 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI ABC 20–17 79,633 November 24 1:00 p.m. l 11 Ohio State Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI The Game ABC 20–26 111,571 January 1, 2002 1:00 p.m. l y y 17 Tennessee 8 Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL Florida Citrus Bowl ABC 17–45 59,653 Game summaries Miami (OH) 2001 Miami RedHawks football team Washington 2001 Washington Huskies football team Western Michigan 2001 Western Michigan Broncos football team Illinois 2001 Illinois Fighting Illini football team Penn State 2001 Penn State Nittany Lions football team Purdue 2001 Purdue Boilermakers football team Iowa 2001 Iowa Hawkeyes football team Michigan State 2001 Michigan State Spartans football team Minnesota Minnesota 0 10 0 0 Michigan 7 7 10 7 November 10 Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI Mark Jones (Play-by-play), Chris Spielman (Color) & Holly Rowe (Sideline) ESPN2 yes Q1 7:58 MICH Askew 11 yard run (Epstein kick) MICH 7–0 Q2 11:21 MINN Johnson 15 yard pass from Abdul-Khaliq (Nystrom kick) Tie 7–7 Q2 7:20 MICH Askew 2 yard run (Epstein kick) MICH 14–7 Q2 :00 MINN Nystrom 40 yard field goal MICH 14–10 Q3 12:20 MICH Bell 19 yard run (Epstein kick) MICH 21–10 Q3 6:17 MICH Epstein 41 yard field goal MICH 24–10 Q4 14:49 MICH Perry 5 yard run (Epstein kick) MICH 31–10 yes Minnesota vs. Michigan http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/scores101/101314/101314422.htm USA Today November 10, 2001 September 23, 2014 2001 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team Wisconsin Michigan 7 7 3 3 Wisconsin 7 0 10 0 November 17 Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI 79,633 Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline) ABC yes Q1 9:30 WISC Bollinger 1 yard run (Morse kick) WISC 7–0 Q1 0:45 MICH Dubuc 10 yard pass from Navarre (Epstein kick) Tie 7–7 Q2 8:28 MICH Jackson 43 yard blocked punt return (Epstein kick) MICH 14–7 Q3 8:30 MICH Epstein 25 yard field goal MICH 17–7 Q3 5:15 WISC Davis 10 yard run (Neuser kick) MICH 17–14 Q3 2:03 WISC Neuser 46 yard field goal Tie 17–17 Q4 0:14 MICH Epstein 31 yard field goal MICH 20–17 yes Michigan vs. Wisconsin – Game Summary – November 17, 2001 http://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=213210275 ESPN.com November 17, 2001 November 13, 2017 2001 Wisconsin Badgers football team Ohio State 2001 Ohio State Buckeyes football team Citrus Bowl: Tennessee 2001 Tennessee Volunteers football team Roster 2001 Michigan Wolverines f 75 So David Baas OL 19 Jr Ronald Bellamy WR y 80 Fr Braylon Edwards WR y 78 Sr Jonathan Goodwin Jonathan Goodwin (American football) OL y 7 Jr Drew Henson QB y 83 Jr Bennie Joppru TE y 16 So John Navarre QB y 23 So Chris Perry Chris Perry (American football) RB y 74 Jr Demetrius Solomon OL 5 Fr David Underwood RB 4 Sr Marquise Walker WR y 43 Jr Carl Diggs LB 17 Sr Larry Foote LB y 6 Sr Victor Hobson LB 3 Sr Todd Howard CB 20 Fr Marlin Jackson CB 2 Jr Cato June FS y 58 So Roy Manning LB y 53 Jr Shantee Orr DL y 85 Fr Dave Spytek DE 31 Jr John Spytek LB 13 So Larry Stevens DE https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/rosters/search.php?data=football&year_option=equals&year=2001&sortby=lastname%2C+firstname%2C+year&find=FIND *Lloyd Carr Statistical achievements On October 27, Larry Foote earned a share of the single-game conference record of 7 tackles for a loss, becoming the third conference athlete to do so.http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/FullFBMG Big Ten Conference Football Full Media Guide July 10, 2010 January 5, 2009 CBS Interactive/Big Ten Conference 43 https://web.archive.org/web/20100703191457/http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/FullFBMG July 3, 2010 dead mdy-all He also holds a share of the national record, becoming the third player to do so since the NCAA recognized it as a stat.http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/football_records/DI/2009/2009FBS.pdf 2009 Division I Football Records Book: Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Records July 9, 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association 22 Marquise Walker was the Big Ten receiving statistical champion with 7.5 receptions per conference game and 7.2 reception per game.http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/FullFBMG Big Ten Conference Football Full Media Guide July 10, 2010 January 5, 2009 CBS Interactive/Big Ten Conference 53 https://web.archive.org/web/20100703191457/http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/FullFBMG July 3, 2010 dead mdy-all On September 8 against Washington and November 24 against Ohio State he posted 15 receptions breaking the record of 12 set in 1958 by Brad Myers and tied in 1996 by Tai Streets. The record still stands. During the season, he set the school record for single-season receptions (86), surpassing Jack Clancy's 1966 record of 76; career receptions (176), surpassing Anthony Carter's 161 set in 1982; consecutive games with a reception (32), surpassing Mercury Hayes's 30 set in 1995; and single-season reception yards, surpassing David Terrell's record set the prior season. Braylon Edwards surpassed all of these records in 2004.http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/fbl-record-100509.pdf Record Book July 10, 2010 January 5, 2009 CBS Interactive 124–125 August 7, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100807035422/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/fbl-record-100509.pdf dead The team earned the Big Ten rushing defense statistical championships for all games by holding opponents to 89.1 yards per game.http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/FullFBMG Big Ten Conference Football Full Media Guide July 10, 2010 January 5, 2009 CBS Interactive/Big Ten Conference 56 https://web.archive.org/web/20100703191457/http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/FullFBMG July 3, 2010 dead mdy-all The team also earned the Big Ten rushing defense statistical championships for conference games by holding opponents to 95.4 yards per game. The team earned the Big Ten passing defense statistical championships for conference games by holding conference opponents to 190.8 yards per game, although Ohio State won the title for all games.http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/FullFBMG Big Ten Conference Football Full Media Guide July 10, 2010 January 5, 2009 CBS Interactive/Big Ten Conference 57 https://web.archive.org/web/20100703191457/http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/FullFBMG July 3, 2010 dead mdy-all They also ranked first in passing efficiency defense for both conference games (103.5) and with Ohio State leading for all games. The team led the conference in total defense for conference games (286.1) and all games (316.4). The team led the Big Ten Conference in scoring defense for conference games (16.9 points per game) and all games (19.8).http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/FullFBMG Big Ten Conference Football Full Media Guide July 10, 2010 January 5, 2009 CBS Interactive/Big Ten Conference 58 https://web.archive.org/web/20100703191457/http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/FullFBMG July 3, 2010 dead mdy-all They were the conference leaders in quarterback sacks for conference games (4.4 sacks per game) and all games (4.2 sacks per game). John Navarre set the school single-season pass attempts record of 385, surpassing 350 by Tom Brady in 1998. He would rebreak his own record in each of the next two seasons.http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/fbl-record-100509.pdf Record Book July 10, 2010 January 5, 2009 CBS Interactive 120–123 August 7, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100807035422/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/fbl-record-100509.pdf dead Awards and honors Co-captain: Eric Brackins, Shawn Thompson All-Americans: Larry Foote, Marquise Walker All-Conference: Larry Foote, Jonathan Goodwin, Dan Rumishek, Marquise Walker Most Valuable Player: Marquise Walker Meyer Morton Award: Bill Seymour John Maulbetsch Award: Chris Perry Frederick Matthei Award: Ronald Bellamy Dick Katcher Award: Shantee Orr Arthur Robinson Scholarship Award: Jake Frysinger Hugh Rader Jr. Award: Kurt Anderson Robert P. Ufer Award: Eric Brackins Roger Zatkoff Award: Larry Foote Coaching staff Head coach: Lloyd Carr Assistant coaches: Teryl Austin, Erik Campbell, Jim Herrmann, Brady Hoke, Fred Jackson, Terry Malone, Andy Moeller, Bobby Morrison, Stan Parrish Staff: Scott Draper, Mark Ouimet, Kelly Cox Trainer: Paul Schmidt Managers: Nate Bentz, Joe Harper, Craig Hisey, Brad Hoffman, Chris Lemaster, Adam Jahnke, Matt Kernen, Maggie Malone, Katie McNall, Craig Podolski, Rick Polanco, Brian Resutek, Victor Soto, Davon Wilson References External links 2001 Football Team -- Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History 2001 Michigan at NCAA.org Michigan Category:Michigan Wolverines football seasons Michigan Wolverines football