1994 Michigan Wolverines football team


The 1994 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Gary Moeller in his last season as head coach, the Wolverines participated in the Holiday Bowl.

Season

Schedule

Roster

Rankings

Game summaries

Boston College

"I'm a hero now. I could be a goat next week." -Remy Hamilton

Colorado

Iowa

Penn State

Ohio State

vs. Colorado State (Holiday Bowl)

Statistical achievements

established the current Big Ten single-season record, which has since been tied three times, for successful field goals at 25. He won the NCAA statistical championship for field goal kickers. Amani Toomer won the Big Ten receiving yardage champion for all games with 91.3 yards per game and the conference games yardage championship with an 87.9 average.
The team earned the fourth of five consecutive and six 1990s Big Ten rushing defense statistical championships for conference games by holding opponents to 112.3 yards per game. However, Illinois won the title for all games.
Tyrone Wheatley ended his career as the school record holder for 100-yard games with 20, surpassing Jamie Morris' 18 set in 1987. Anthony Thomas broke this record when his career ended in 2000. Todd Collins ended his career by surpassing Elvis Grbac's 62.5 career completion percentage record with a 64.3 percentage to establish the current record; tying Grbac's 23 150-yard game total, which was eclipsed by John Navarre in 2003; and surpassing Jim Harbaugh's 12 career 200-yard game total set in 1986 with 14, which was surpassed by Tom Brady in 1999. His 352-yard passing performance on November 12 against Minnesota, which surpassed Harbaugh's 1986 310-yard performance, was a school record that stood for a year until surpassed by Scott Dreisbach. Amani Toomer broke Jack Clancy's single-season reception yard record of 1077 set in 1966, but David Terrell eclipsed this mark in 2000.

Team players drafted into the NFL

The following players were claimed in the 1995 NFL Draft.
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Tyrone WheatleyRunning back117New York Giants
Ty LawCornerback123New England Patriots
Trezelle JenkinsTackle131Kansas City Chiefs
Todd CollinsQuarterback245Buffalo Bills
Matt DysonLinebacker5138Oakland Raiders

Awards and honors