# 2001 Michigan Wolverines football team

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

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 3:30 p.m. | Miami (OH)* | No. 12 | Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI | ESPN | W 31–13 | 109,676 |
| September 8 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 15 Washington* | No. 11 | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | ABC | L 18–23 | 74,080 |
| September 22 | 12:10 p.m. | Western Michigan* | No. 20 | Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI | ESPN | W 38–21 | 109,837 |
| September 29 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 22 Illinois | No. 17 | Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI (rivalry) | ABC | W 45–20 | 107,085 |
| October 6 | 3:30 p.m. | at Penn State | No. 15 | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA (rivalry) | ABC | W 20–0 | 107,879 |
| October 13 | 12:10 p.m. | No. 17 Purdue | No. 12 | Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI | ESPN | W 24–10 | 110,450 |
| October 27 | 3:30 p.m. | at Iowa | No. 8 | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA | ABC | W 32–26 | 70,397 |
| November 3 | 3:30 p.m. | at Michigan State | No. 6 | Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI (rivalry) | ABC | L 24–26 | 75,262 |
| November 10 | 12:10 p.m. | Minnesota | No. 12 | Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI (Little Brown Jug) | ESPN2 | W 31–10 | 110,828 |
| November 17 | 3:30 p.m. | at Wisconsin | No. 11 | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI | ABC | W 20–17 | 79,633 |
| November 24 | 1:00 p.m. | Ohio State | No. 11 | Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI (rivalry) | ABC | L 20–26 | 111,571 |
| January 1, 2002 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. No. 8 Tennessee* | No. 17 | Florida Citrus BowlOrlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl) | ABC | L 17–45 | 59,653 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### Minnesota

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Minnesota | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| • Michigan | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 31 |

### Wisconsin

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Michigan | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| Wisconsin | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 |

### Citrus Bowl: Tennessee
## Roster
## 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. He also holds a share of the national record, becoming the third player to do so since the NCAA recognized it as a stat.
Marquise Walker was the Big Ten receiving statistical champion with 7.5 receptions per conference game and 7.2 reception per game. 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.
The team earned the Big Ten rushing defense statistical championships for all games by holding opponents to 89.1 yards per game. 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. 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). 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.

## 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