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1989 Michigan

10–⁠2 (8–⁠0 Big Ten), coached by Bo Schembechler, finished No. 7 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Michigan in 1989, game by game: lost vs. No. 1 Notre Dame 19–24; won at No. 24 UCLA 24–23; won vs. Maryland 41–21; won vs. Wisconsin 24–0; won at No. 21 Michigan State 10–7; won at Iowa 26–12; won vs. Indiana 38–10; won vs. Purdue 42–27; won at No. 8 Illinois 24–10; won at Minnesota 49–15; won vs. No. 20 Ohio State 28–18; lost vs. No. 12 USC 10–17+34−7Lost 19–24 vs. No. 1 Notre Dame-5No. 1 Notre DameWon 24–23 at No. 24 UCLA+1No. 24 UCLAWon 41–21 vs. Maryland+20MarylandWon 24–0 vs. Wisconsin+24WisconsinWon 10–7 at No. 21 Michigan State+3No. 21 Michigan StateWon 26–12 at Iowa+14IowaWon 38–10 vs. Indiana+28IndianaWon 42–27 vs. Purdue+15PurdueWon 24–10 at No. 8 Illinois+14No. 8 IllinoisWon 49–15 at Minnesota+34MinnesotaWon 28–18 vs. No. 20 Ohio State+10No. 20 Ohio StateLost 10–17 vs. No. 12 USC-7No. 12 USC
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16vs1Notre DameL 19–⁠2449%
Sep 23at24UCLAW 24–⁠2343%
Sep 30vsMarylandW 41–⁠2178%
Oct 7vsWisconsinW 24–⁠088%
Oct 14at21Michigan StateW 10–⁠753%
Oct 21atIowaW 26–⁠1261%
Oct 28vsIndianaW 38–⁠1071%
Nov 4vsPurdueW 42–⁠2793%
Nov 11at8IllinoisW 24–⁠1058%
Nov 18atMinnesotaW 49–⁠1580%
Nov 25vs20Ohio StateW 28–⁠1878%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs12USCRose BowlL 10–⁠1755%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to USC 17–⁠10 in the Rose Bowl; No. 7 in the final AP poll; Big Ten champions.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 140 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 1
  2. Wk 2: 2
  3. Wk 3: 2
  4. Wk 4: 5
  5. Wk 5: 6
  6. Wk 6: 5
  7. Wk 7: 5
  8. Wk 8: 5
  9. Wk 9: 5
  10. Wk 10: 4
  11. Wk 11: 3
  12. Wk 12: 3
  13. Wk 13: 3
  14. Wk 14: 3
  15. Wk 15: 3
  16. Wk 16: 3
  17. Final: 7

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1989.

Big Ten champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Consensus All-AmericanTripp Welborne, DB

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Big Ten
AP final
No. 7 peak No. 1
Points
335–⁠184
Coach
Bo Schembechler
Elo
1746 +87 this season
SP+ rating
23.6 No. 9 of 103; offense No. 23, defense No. 8
SRS
17.9 No. 9 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Gary Moeller
Defensive coordinator
Lloyd Carr
Captains
J.J. Grant and Derrick Walker
Most valuable player
Tony Boles

Drafted in 1990

The 1990 draft
Rd 2Leroy Hoard RBCleveland Browns
Rd 3Greg McMurtry WRNew England Patriots
Rd 4Chris Calloway WRPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 6Derrick Walker TESan Diego Chargers

All-Big Ten

6 first team, 7 second team

First team

Second team

  • Michael TaylorQBAP-2
  • Greg SkrepenakOTAP-2; UPI-2
  • Bobby AbramsLinemen/outside linebackersAP-2
  • Mike TeeterLinemen/outside linebackersUPI-2
  • Erick AndersonLBAP-2; UPI-2
  • J.J. GrantLBAP-2; UPI-2
  • Vada MurrayDBAP-2; UPI-2

From Wikipedia’s 1989 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1989 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan8–⁠010–⁠27
Illinois7–⁠110–⁠210
Ohio State6–⁠28–⁠424
Michigan State6–⁠28–⁠416
Minnesota4–⁠46–⁠5
Iowa3–⁠55–⁠6
Indiana3–⁠55–⁠6
Purdue2–⁠63–⁠8
Wisconsin1–⁠72–⁠9
Northwestern0–⁠80–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.