# 2002 Michigan Wolverines football team

The 2002 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led bye eighth-year head coach Lloyd Carr, the Wolverines compiled an overall record of 10–3 record with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing third in the Big Ten. Michigan was invited to the Outback Bowl, where Wolverines beat Florida. The team played home games at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 11 Washington* | No. 13 | Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI (College GameDay) | ABC | W 31–29 | 111,491 |
| September 7 | 12:10 p.m. | Western Michigan* | No. 7 | Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI | ESPN | W 35–12 | 107,856 |
| September 14 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 20 Notre Dame* | No. 7 | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN (rivalry) | NBC | L 23–25 | 80,795 |
| September 21 | 12:10 p.m. | Utah* | No. 14 | Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI | ESPN | W 10–7 | 109,734 |
| September 28 | 3:30 p.m. | at Illinois | No. 14 | Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL (rivalry) | ABC | W 45–28 | 69,249 |
| October 12 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 15 Penn State | No. 13 | Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI (rivalry) | ABC | W 27–24 $^{OT}$ | 111,502 |
| October 19 | 12:05 p.m. | at Purdue | No. 11 | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN | ESPN | W 23–21 | 62,414 |
| October 26 | 12:05 p.m. | No. 13 Iowa | No. 8 | Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI | ESPN | L 9–34 | 111,496 |
| November 2 | 12:05 p.m. | Michigan State | No. 15 | Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI (rivalry) | ESPN2 | W 49–3 | 111,542 |
| November 9 | 7:45 p.m. | at Minnesota | No. 13 | Hubert H. Humphrey MetrodomeMinneapolis, MN (Little Brown Jug) | ESPN | W 41–24 | 53,773 |
| November 16 | 12:05 p.m. | Wisconsin | No. 12 | Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI | ESPN2 | W 21–14 | 110,412 |
| November 23 | 12:15 p.m. | at No. 2 Ohio State | No. 12 | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH (rivalry, College GameDay) | ABC | L 9–14 | 105,539 |
| January 1, 2003 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. No. 23 Florida* | No. 13 | Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL (Outback Bowl) | ESPN | W 38–30 | 65,101 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### Washington

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Washington | 0 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 29 |
| • Michigan | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 |

### Iowa

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Iowa | 10 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 34 |
| Michigan | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |

### Wisconsin

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wisconsin | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| • Michigan | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
* MICH: Chris Perry 175 Rush Yds (career-high)

### Ohio State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Michigan | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Ohio St | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
* Date: November 23, 2002
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 38 °F (3 °C)
* Game attendance: 105,539
* Referee: Jim Lapetina
* TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger, Gary Danielson, and Jack Arute
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
MICH – Adam Finley 36-yard field goal, 8:35. Michigan 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 41 yards, 4:30.
OSU – Maurice Clarett 2-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 2:56. Ohio St 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 5:30.
Second quarter
MICH – Adam Finley 35-yard field goal, 10:56. Ohio St 7–6. Drive: 16 plays, 62 yards, 6:55.
MICH – Adam Finley 22-yard field goal, 0:16. Michigan 9–7. Drive: 19 plays, 88 yards, 8:24.
Fourth quarter
OSU – Maurice Hall 3-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 4:55. Ohio St 14–9. Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 3:35.
Top passers
MICH – John Navarre – 23/46, 247 yards, INT
OSU – Craig Krenzel – 10/14, 124 yards
Top rushers
MICH – Chris Perry – 28 rushes, 76 yards
OSU – Maurice Clarett – 20 rushes, 119 yards, TD
Top receivers
MICH – Braylon Edwards – 10 receptions, 107 yards
OSU – Michael Jenkins – 4 receptions, 51 yards :

## Statistical achievements

Michigan led the Big Ten Conference in quarterback sacks for all games (3.2 sacks per game), while Iowa led for conference games.
John Navarre set numerous single-season school records that he would break the following season: attempts (448), surpassing his own record of 385 the prior season; completions (248), surpassing Tom Brady's 1998 and 1999 totals of 214; yards (2905), Jim Harbaugh's 1986 record of 2729. He also broke the career pass attempts record (910), surpassing Elvis Grbac's 835 in 1992, which he would extend the following year and which Chad Henne would eventually break in 2007. On September 14, Navarre joined Grbac as the only Wolverines with two career 4-touchdown passing games. On September 28, he tied Grbac with three such career outings and became the only Wolverine with two in the same season. Navarre broke Tom Brady's single-season yards per game record of 215.5 set in 1999 with a 223.5 average. He set the current single-season interception percentage record (1.56, minimum 100 attempts), surpassing Wally Gabler's 1965 record of 1.60. He also broke Harbaugh's 1986 single-season 200-yard game total of 8 with 9 and surpassed Brady's career total of 15 by posting his 18th in his junior year.

## Awards and honors

* Co-captains: Victor Hobson, Bennie Joppru
* All-Americans: Bennie Joppru, Marlin Jackson
* All-Conference: David Baas, Victor Hobson, Marlin Jackson, Tony Pape
* Most Valuable Player: B.J. Askew
* Meyer Morton Award: John Navarre
* John Maulbetsch Award: Jason Avant
* Frederick Matthei Award: David Baas
* Arthur Robinsion Scholarship Award: Joe Sgroi
* Hugh Rader Jr. Award: Tony Pape
* Robert P. Ufer Award: Charles Drake, Bennie Joppru
* Roger Zatkoff Award: Victor Hobson

## Coaching staff

* Head coach: Lloyd Carr
* Assistant coaches: Teryl Austin, Erik Campbell, Jim Herrmann, Brady Hoke, Fred Jackson, Scot Loeffler, Terry Malone, Andy Moeller, Bill Sheridan
* Trainer: Paul Schmidt
* Manager: Craig Hisey (senior manager), Chris Anderson, Tom Burpee, Jeff Clancy, Brandon Greer, Joseph Harper, Michael Henderson, Brad Hoffman, Jeff Levine, Atif Lodhi, Katie McNall, Brad Rosenwasser, Davon Wilson