1996 Michigan football

"It's a disappointment and almost a failure," senior captain Greg Bellisari said of the season. 1996 University of Michigan Football Team Date 1996 Collection Title Athletic Department (University of Michigan) records Collection Creator University of Michigan. "I just think we're a better team," Michigan cornerback Charles Woodson said.The Wolverines outgained Ohio State, 237-84, in the second half and limited the Buckeyes to 5 net yards rushing. Unlike '95 when Ohio State's loss to Michigan allowed Northwestern to represent the Big Ten in the Rose Bowl, the Buckeyes still were earmarked for a trip to Pasadena to face Arizona State in 1996. We had the ball on their 45 three or four times in the fourth quarter, where a field goal could have won the ballgame, and we didn't do anything. "It was a player's game, like most of these Ohio State-Michigan games are," Michigan coach Lloyd Carr said. All of the sudden, they came to life. The 1995 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season.The team's head coach was Lloyd Carr.The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium. "It was won on the field by a group of guys who absolutely believed they could win. 1996 Michigan Wolverines Head Coach: Lloyd Carr (2nd season) "Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission.Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our © 2020 Advance Local Media LLC.

"Credit that to linebackers Jarrett Irons and Sam Sword, whose respective 16- and 13-tackle efforts held OSU tailback Pepe Pearson to 10 yards on eight second-half carries.Credit also the Wolverines' resolve in the face of back-to-back losses to Purdue and Penn State, teams Ohio State dismissed by 29 and 31 points.

Read Plain Dealer accounts of every Ohio State-Michigan game since the big rivalry began. "They got a little spark. It was also the last time Springs would haunt the Wolverines.On the second play of the third quarter, Griese rifled a slant pass to Streets as Springs slipped on the slick grass, and the touchdown shaved OSU's lead to 9-7. Ohio State quarterback Joe Germaine, left, is sacked by Michigan defender James Hall, ending a drive during the third quarter of Michigan's 13-9 upset victory over second-ranked Ohio State at Ohio Stadium in Columbus on Nov. 23, 1996.COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 23 -- It throbbed like no pain previously felt this season or any season in the last decade, and the degree of discomfort was easy to explain.Ohio State's 13-9 defeat against Michigan yesterday in Ohio Stadium wasn't just a seventh loss to the Wolverines since John Cooper became the Buckeyes' head coach, it was those six earlier failures compressed into one colossal heartbreak.The Wolverines, who scripted a stunning end to OSU's unbeaten season and national championship aspirations, might have lent fresh names to the story.But everything they did to mock a 17-point underdog status and wilt Ohio State's Rose Bowl trip has been done before.Was that backup quarterback Brian Griese who came off the bench to direct a comeback from a 9-0 halftime deficit, or was he a reincarnation of backup cornerback Todd Plate, whose two interceptions made the difference against OSU in 1989?Was that a new Michigan defense that allowed no touchdowns, or the same one that shut out the Buckeyes in 1993?Was that Chris Howard ramming for 105 rushing yards, or a clone of Tshimanga Biakabutuka's 313 last season?Was that Tai Streets speeding 68 yards with a third-quarter touchdown pass, or a flashback to Desmond Howard and John Kolesar killing the Buckeyes with big plays in 1991 and 1988?Finally, was that Remy Hamilton with the go-ahead 44-yard field goal and clinching 39-yarder, or J.D. Athletic Dept. They had a player make a big play and got a spark. That allowed Shawn Springs to deflect a touchdown pass to Howard as a Michigan lineman wandered downfield illegally, drawing a penalty OSU declined.That was the last hint of hesitation from Griese, who relieved an injured and ineffective Scott Dreisbach. Carlson booting OSU down to defeat like he did in 1990?Even if it wasn't original, this Michigan triumph nonetheless lowered the Buckeyes below their deepest previous despair, even though they still have the Rose Bowl and a conference co-championship with Northwestern.