The 2003 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Lloyd Carr. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium. The team won the first of its back to back Big Ten Championships.[1] The team lost to the USC Trojans in the 2004 Rose Bowl.[2]
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Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 12:10 p.m. | Central Michigan* | No. 4 | | ESPN Plus | W 45–7 | 110,637 |
September 6 | 12:00 p.m. | Houston* | No. 5 | - Michigan Stadium
- Ann Arbor, MI
| ESPN | W 50–3 | 109,580 |
September 13 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 15 Notre Dame* | No. 5 | | ABC | W 38–0 | 111,726 |
September 20 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 22 Oregon* | No. 3 | | ABC | L 27–31 | 59,023 |
September 27 | 12:10 p.m. | Indiana | No. 11 | - Michigan Stadium
- Ann Arbor, MI
| ESPN Plus | W 31–17 | 110,788 |
October 4 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 23 Iowa | No. 9 | | ABC | L 27–30 | 70,397 |
October 10 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 17 Minnesota | No. 20 | | ESPN | W 38–35 | 62,374 |
October 18 | 12:00 p.m. | Illinois | No. 17 | - Michigan Stadium
- Ann Arbor, MI
| ESPN Plus | W 56–14 | 110,231 |
October 25 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 10 Purdue | No. 13 | - Michigan Stadium
- Ann Arbor, MI
| ABC | W 31–3 | 111,349 |
November 1 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 9 Michigan State | No. 11 | | ABC | W 27–20 | 75,129 |
November 15 | 3:30 p.m. | at Northwestern | No. 5 | | ESPN | W 41–10 | 40,681 |
November 22 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 4 Ohio State | No. 5 | - Michigan Stadium
- Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry, College GameDay)
| ABC | W 35–21 | 112,118 |
January 1, 2004 | 5:00 p.m. | vs. No. 1 USC* | No. 4 | | ABC | L 14–28 | 93,849 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Central Michigan
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Houston
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For the third time in 12 seasons* Houston travelled to Ann Arbor for a game against Michigan. The Cougars had what was considered to be a unique offense that some analysts felt could possibly give the Michigan defense some problems. After a competitive 1st quarter, however, the Wolverines dominated the Cougars the rest of the way, winning the game in an epic beat-down, 50-3. * The other 2 games were played in Ann Arbor in 1992, and 1993. Michigan won both of them easily, 61-7, and 42-21 respectively (when you combine the scores of all 3 games, Michigan has outscored Houston, 143-31).
Notre Dame
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Notre Dame |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
• Michigan |
7 |
10 | 7 | 14 |
38 |
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| 1 | 6:25 | MICH | Chris Perry 2-yard run (Adam Finley kick) | MICH 7–0 |
| 2 | 14:56 | MICH | Adam Finley 24-yard field goal | MICH 10–0 |
| 2 | 9:00 | MICH | Chris Perry 5-yard pass from John Navarre (Adam Finley kick) | MICH 17–0 |
| 3 | 12:35 | MICH | Chris Perry 9-yard run (Adam Finley kick) | MICH 24–0 |
| 4 | 13:26 | MICH | Chris Perry 1-yard run (Adam Finley kick) | MICH 31–0 |
| 4 | 4:24 | MICH | Pierre Rembert 7-yard run (Garrett Rivas kick) | MICH 38–0 |
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Oregon
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Indiana
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Iowa
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Minnesota
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Michigan |
0 |
0 | 7 | 31 |
38 |
Minnesota |
7 |
7 | 14 | 7 |
35 |
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| 1 | 6:14 | MINN | Marion Barber III 20-yard run (Rhys Lloyd kick) | MINN 7–0 |
| 2 | 9:17 | MINN | Laurence Maroney 8-yard run (Rhys Lloyd kick) | MINN 14–0 |
| 3 | 11:00 | MICH | John Navarre 36-yard pass from Steve Breaston (Garrett Rivas kick) | MINN 14–7 |
| 3 | 8:04 | MINN | Laurence Maroney 38-yard run (Rhys Lloyd kick) | MINN 21–7 |
| 3 | 0:58 | MINN | Thomas Tapeh 2-yard run (Rhys Lloyd kick) | MINN 28–7 |
| 4 | 14:24 | MICH | Chris Perry 10-yard pass from John Navarre (Garrett Rivas kick) | MINN 28–14 |
| 4 | 13:30 | MICH | Jacob Stewart 30-yard interception return (Garrett Rivas kick) | MINN 28–21 |
| 4 | 11:11 | MINN | Asad Abdul-Khaliq 52-yard run (Rhys Lloyd kick) | MINN 35–21 |
| 4 | 10:18 | MICH | Braylon Edwards 52-yard pass from John Navarre (Garrett Rivas kick) | MINN 35–28 |
| 4 | 5:48 | MICH | Chris Perry 10-yard run (Garrett Rivas kick) | Tied 35–35 |
| 4 | 0:47 | MICH | Garrett Rivas 33-yard field goal | MICH 38–35 |
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Illinois
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Purdue
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2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Purdue |
0 |
0 |
3 | 0 | 3 |
Michigan |
14 |
0 |
7 | 10 | 31 |
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Yards |
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PUR |
MICH |
1 |
7:03 |
8 |
65 |
4:34 |
Michigan |
Edwards 14-yard touchdown reception from Navarre, Rivas kick good |
0 |
7 |
1 |
0:00 |
5 |
49 |
1:28 |
Michigan |
Breaston 21-yard touchdown run, Rivas kick good |
0 |
14 |
3 |
9:46 |
9 |
47 |
3:40 |
Purdue |
27-yard field goal by Jones |
3 |
14 |
3 |
6:57 |
6 |
80 |
2:49 |
Michigan |
Edwards 26-yard touchdown reception from Navarre, Rivas kick good |
3 |
21 |
4 |
12:22 |
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Michigan |
Fumble recovery returned 2 yards for touchdown by Curry, Rivas kick good |
3 |
28 |
4 |
5:48 |
10 |
61 |
4:15 |
Michigan |
27-yard field goal by Rivas |
3 |
31 |
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31 |
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Michigan State
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2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Michigan |
0 |
13 | 7 | 7 |
27 |
Michigan State |
0 |
3 | 7 | 10 |
20 |
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| 2 | 12:31 | MICH | Chris Perry 1-yard run (Garrett Rivas kick) | MICH 7–0 |
| 2 | 7:07 | MSU | Dave Rayner 20-yard field goal | MICH 7–3 |
| 2 | 1:03 | MICH | Braylon Edwards 40-yard pass from John Navarre (kick failed) | MICH 13–3 |
| 3 | 4:12 | MICH | Andy Mignery 20-yard pass from John Navarre (Garrett Rivas kick) | MICH 21–3 |
| 3 | 3:58 | MSU | Agim Shabaj 73-yard pass from Jeff Smoker (Dave Rayner kick) | MICH 20–10 |
| 4 | 13:31 | MICH | Braylon Edwards 16-yard pass from John Navarre (Garrett Rivas kick) | MICH 27–10 |
| 4 | 10:32 | MSU | Dave Rayner 32-yard field goal | MICH 27–13 |
| 4 | 6:03 | MSU | Clifford Dukes 65-yard fumble return (Dave Rayner kick) | MICH 27–20 |
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Northwestern
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Ohio State
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2 |
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Ohio St |
0 |
7 |
7 | 7 | 21 |
Michigan |
7 |
14 |
7 | 7 | 35 |
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Quarter |
Time |
Drive |
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Scoring information |
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Yards |
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OSU |
MICH |
1 |
0:39 |
18 |
89 |
7:04 |
Michigan |
Steve Breaston 1-yard touchdown run, Garrett Rivas kick good |
0 |
7 |
2 |
13:33 |
3 |
74 |
0:47 |
Michigan |
Braylon Edwards 64-yard touchdown reception from John Navarre, Rivas kick good |
0 |
14 |
2 |
5:49 |
10 |
80 |
3:49 |
Michigan |
Braylon Edwards 23-yard touchdown reception from John Navarre, Garrett Rivas kick good |
0 |
21 |
2 |
0:44 |
12 |
81 |
5:05 |
Ohio St |
Santonio Holmes 8-yard touchdown reception from Craig Krenzel, Mike Nugent kick good |
7 |
21 |
3 |
13:04 |
5 |
62 |
1:56 |
Michigan |
Chris Perry 30-yard touchdown run, Garrett Rivas kick good |
7 |
28 |
3 |
6:55 |
4 |
43 |
1:03 |
Ohio St |
Santonio Holmes 13-yard touchdown reception from Craig Krenzel, Mike Nugent kick good |
14 |
28 |
4 |
13:53 |
11 |
93 |
2:59 |
Ohio St |
Lydell Ross 2-yard touchdown run, Mike Nugent kick good |
21 |
28 |
4 |
7:55 |
8 |
88 |
3:53 |
Michigan |
Chris Perry 15-yard touchdown run, Garrett Rivas kick good |
21 |
35 |
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35 |
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Rose Bowl
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Coaching staff
- Head coach: Lloyd Carr
- Assistant coaches: Erik Campbell (assistant head coach), Mike DeBord, Ron English, Jim Herrmann, Fred Jackson, Scot Loeffler, Terry Malone, Andy Moeller, Bill Sheridan
- Trainer: Paul Schmidt
- Managers: Davon Wilson (senior manager), Bob Belke, Tom Bellen, Tom Burpee, Jeff Clancy, Brandon Greer, Brad Hoffman, Jeff Levine, Atif Lodhi, Chris Mancuso, Darin Ottaviani, Blake Postma, Brad Rosenwasser
Roster
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2003 Michigan Wolverines football team roster |
Players |
Coaches |
Offense
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Pos. | # | Name | Class |
PK |
34 |
Philip Brabbs |
RSr |
P, PK |
39 |
Adam Finley |
Sr |
PK |
31 |
Craig Moore |
So |
PK |
10 |
Troy Nienberg |
RSr |
PK |
97 |
Luke Perl |
Sr |
PK |
38 |
Garrett Rivas |
Fr |
P |
3 |
Ross Ryan |
So |
P |
2 |
Mark Spencer |
So |
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- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Chris Perry was the Big Ten rushing individual statistical champion (126.8 yards per conference games and 128.8 yards per game).[3] Perry set numerous current school records during the season including single-game attempts (51, November 1, 2003) surpassing Ron Johnson's 1967 record of 42, and single-season attempts (338) surpassing Anthony Thomas' 2000 record of 319.[4]
The team led the Big Ten in passing offense for all games (270.8 yards per game), although Michigan State won the title for conference games.[5] They were also the Big Ten scoring statistical champions for conference games (35.8 points per game), although Minnesota was the champion for all games.[6] They also ranked first in passing efficiency defense for both conference games (96.6) and all games (102.2).[7] The team led the conference in total defense for conference games (286.1) and all games (316.4).[7] The November 22 Michigan - Ohio State football rivalry game set the current conference single-game attendance record of 112,118.[8]
Braylon Edwards posted four consecutive 100-yard reception games, surpassing Desmond Howard, Carter and Marcus Knight who all had three in various seasons. Edwards would tie this record the following season, but Mario Manningham posted six in 2007 to establish the current record.[9] John Navarre set numerous career records: pass attempts (1366) extending his own record established the prior season; completions (765), surpassing Elvis Grbac's 1992 record of 522; passing yards (9254), surpassing Grbac's 6460. Chad Henne broke each of these records during his career ending in 2007. Navarre also broke his own single-season records for pass attempts (456), completions (270) and yards (3331) set the prior season. Navarre broke Tom Brady's single-game passing yards record of 375 with a 389-yard performance on October 4 against Iowa. These single-game and single-season records still stand. The final touchdown pass of his career gave him 72, one more than Grbac for another record to be broken by Henne. Navarre established the current records for single-season yards per game (256.2), surpassing his own record of the prior year, and career yards per game (215.2), surpassing Jim Harbaugh's 175.8. He broke his own single-season 200-yard game record with 10 bringing his record setting career total to 28.[10]
The individuals in the sections below earned recognition for meritorious performances.[11][12]
Team
- Co-captains: Grant Bowman, Carl Diggs, John Navarre
- Most Valuable Player: Chris Perry
- Meyer Morton Award: Braylon Edwards
- John Maulbetsch Award: Jake Long
- Frederick Matthei Award: Jason Avant
- Dick Katcher Award: Grant Bowman, Norman Heuer, Larry Stevens
- Arthur Robinson Scholarship Award: Andy Mingery
- Hugh Rader Jr. Award: David Baas, Tony Pape
- Robert P. Ufer Award: John Navarre
- Roger Zatkoff Award: Lawrence Reid
- Dick Katcher Award: Grant Bowman, Norman Heuer, Larry Stevens
"2003 Football Team". The Regents of the University of Michigan. April 9, 2007. Retrieved July 10, 2010.