On today's episode of Locked on Big 10, Nate Dickinson ranks the five transfer quarterbacks looking to . Leister finished his career with 3,999 yards, just shy of being the 13th Spartan with 4k. The TCU game in itself was practically like a whole season of experience, because of all the things that happened.. This quarterback took a $3.94M pay cut to get back on the field so his kids could see him play. It would have been very intriguing to see what Gardner couldve done in a true spread offense, or even todays current offense. But he also praised his leadership traits, a part of the game that you cant teach. A two year starter, Dorow went 17-1, and finished his career as an All-American, a national champion, and wound up coming back to East Lansing as an assistant to legendary coach Duffy Daugherty where he was a part of two more national titles in 1965 and 1966. The eventual winner of the quarterback battle can then get four full quarters under his belt before the Wolverines host Maryland in their Big Ten opener on Sept. 24. An impressive 0-8 TD-INT ratio. 318 yards and 2 TDs with 0 INTs? Michigan fell behind early, in part thanks to an ill-advised pick-6 interception thrown by McCarthy himself, an event that played out a second time later on in the game. Backing up both Jeff Smoker, and Drew Stanton in his 1st season starting, Dowdell threw 10 or more attempts in 13 games over his career, most of which came in 2002 when Jeff Smoker was suspended for a violation of team rules. Shoelace went 4-4 against the rivals, while going 1-1 against the Buckeyes. The rankings are all from the college days no high school nor professional ball will be considered in these rankings. IOL is Keegan/Nugent/Zinter. Behind these five programs is Michigan football, who spent the 6th-most nationally and more than anyone in the Big Ten on recruiting last year ($2.24M). Todd Schultz started 2 seasons under head coach Nick Saban, and finished his career with over 4,000 yards and 27 TDs. Were going to go back to 1995, when Coach Lloyd Carr first took the reins, and were going to rank the top 10 quarterbacks from 1995-present. Villari appeared in three games at Michigan and was the third-string quarterback to Cade McNamara and J.J. McCarthy during the 2021 season. Guys whizzing around the pocket, Aidan Hutchinson trying to knock the ball off of him. FILE - Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr throws a pass during the first half of an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams, Dec. 8, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. Carr said he will not . In 1953 he led them to Big Ten championship and a Rose Bowl victory over UCLA. Prior to the 2022 season, McCarthy competed with Cade McNamara for the role as Michigan's starting quarterback. Why the ranking? Griese led the Wolverines to an undefeated season in 1997 and helping the maize and blue to win the National Championship. Kirk Cousins was the catalyst for all the success weve come to experience under Mark Dantonio in the early-mid 2010s, and boy were there some awesome moments, including the hail mary against Wisconsin, and the comeback win against Georgia in the Outback bowl. [20], Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. As the architect of MSUs 1st national championship in 1951 under Biggie Munn, Dorows spot on this list is well deserved. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. Harbaugh recently said the competition is neck and neck with both players having their days in camp where they performed better than the other. The 1994 season officially goes down in the record books as a winless season due to a lack of institutional control causing MSU to forfeit the 5 wins they racked up on the year under George Perles last season. Kerry Reid and Jerramy Scott. The upcoming Big Ten football season will bring yet another year of uncertainty in the Big Ten West. Bowman doesnt have the third-string job wrapped up by any means. After almost transferring from Ann Arbor, he decided to come back in 1997 and battle once again, but becoming victorious. Brady played for Michigan from 1996-1999 and went 20-5 as a starter. [5][6] He appeared in 11 games during the 2021 season, completing 34 of 59 passes for 516 yards, five touchdowns, and two interceptions.[7]. Michigan's career leader in rushing yards is Mike Hart with 5,040 rushing yards from 2004 to 2007. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images), Career statistics: 214-374 attempts (57.2%), 2,946 yards, 24 TDs and 7 INTs; 67 carries, 46 yards and 4 TDs. Michigan does not include total offense records in its current statistical database. In 2009 Nichol threw 4+ passes in 6 games, including a win against Illinois in which he took over as the full starter for an injured Kirk Cousins. The starving fan base hopes both are right. Together, forever, whatever life brings," J.J. said on Instagram. [10] Definitive tracking of most defensive statistics dates only to 1965, and tracking of sacks did not start until 1979. As far as anything that you tell him, any coaching point that you give, he absorbs it and will make the correction immediately. His first two seasons saw him come in for relief for Bill Burke for moments, but 2000 he saw quite a bit of time throwing for greater than 10 attempts in 5 games, including 292 yards on 70% passing in a loss to Michigan. In his final year of 1986, Harbaugh earned All-American honors,. Never heard of Tom Yewcic? Its an incredibly subjective process that involves a lot of players I wasnt around to see, but as a football historian it was incredibly fun and insightful to go through Spartan football history and put together my list of the top 40 QBs in program history. [11] In the 2022 Fiesta Bowl, he completed 20 of 34 passes for a career-high 343 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. Staff of WolverineDigest.com Jan 15, 2021 8:00 AM EST Jim Harbaugh has. New Michigan quarterbacks coach Kirk Campbell recently inked a two-year, $750,000 deal that makes him a full-time assistant on staff, according to documents. The career leader in both passing yards and touchdowns, Cook led MSU to 2 Big Ten championships, a Rose Bowl win, and a college football playoff berth. Its tremendous.. He also started during the forgettable Muddy Waters years, going 10-23 in his three years in East Lansing. Buckeyes best opponents, No. The facts are that Brady went 20-5 as the starting quarterback while having Drew Henson in the fold, which couldve killed his confidence. Coach Jim Harbaugh announced Saturday that McNamara, the incumbent starter, will start the season opener against the Rams while McCarthy, last year's backup, will take the first-team snaps in Week 2 vs. Hawaii. It's one thing to decide between two top-end studs who have proven to be difference-makers in college. McNamara is a Big Ten Championship winning quarterback, hes the quarterback to beat Ohio State since the beginning of the Harbaugh era, the first quarterback to lead Michigan to the College Football Playoff. Who are the greatest quarterbacks in Michigan's history? Elvis Grbac 5. Michigan's top 10 rushing leaders of all time 10. If TD-INT ratio is your thing, Jim Miller likely isnt your guy (he finished his career with 17 TDs and 29 INTs). Henson played from 1998-2000 while going 6-2 as the starting quarterback. Rated as one of the top quarterback recruits, McCarthy had offers from 33 schools including LSU, Michigan State, Ohio State, Texas, and Wisconsin. Remember Lombardis first start against Purdue? 1 prospect. Predicting Michigans QB depth chart for 2022, Discussing the latest recruiting rankings for Michigan commits, targets. Field goal statistics have only been included since 1984, and a complete database of field goal statistics (i.e., down to the level of individual games) dates only to 1997. Kostner arrives at Central Michigan after spending one year as the Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks coach at Limestone University in Gaffney, S.C. under Head Coach Mike Furrey. It all went downhill from there in Lombardis 2018 season coming in for an injured Brian Lewerke, partly to blame is the coaching staff for failing to put him in positions to succeed, but he didnt exactly look the part of a high level college QB. After two seasons at Michigan, Bowman has appeared in just six games - making five appearances at quarterback and accounting for eight completions for 69 yards and one touchdown. There were so many great moments we can point to, the MVP performance against Ohio State in the B1G championship, the MVP performance at the Rose Bowl, the MVP performance against Iowa in his 2. Hes a really good player, and hes gonna be really good, were excited about him and his future, Weiss said. After two years with Charles Rodgers, Smoker actually had his best season as a QB in his senior season throwing for 3,400 yards and 21 TDs with an 8-5 team record. Gambling problem? Her name is Katya Kuropas. For example, Dick Rifenburg's career receiving statistics are not included in the official database despite the fact that his 16 career and eight single-season touchdowns were recognized as school records until 1980.[11]. In that season Juday finished 6th in Heisman voting throwing for over 1,200 yards and 7 TDs. Unfortunately the access to box scores arent too easy to find, but Brown put together just over 800 yards and 4 TDs in that year which included a win on the road against #4 Notre Dame in the 2, There are places on this list for career backups, but as far as backups go, Dowdell played quite a bit. Cade McNamara, who started for Michigan last year en route to a Big Ten championship and College. Did McCarthy create a culture of competition that raised the bar for both player, or has the former five-star prospect in the Class of 2021 not lived up to the hype? Statistics accumulated after transferring from or before transferring to Michigan are not included here. Jim Harbaugh disputes tift with AD Warde Manuel, Watch: Jim Harbaugh helps Ann Arbor police move fallen tree during ice storm, Harbaugh explains Broncos interview: Calls come in, calls are taken, Injury updates: Blake Corum, two transfer offensive linemen not full-go, Sights, sounds from Day 1 of U-M footballs spring practice, Buy Wolverines gear: Fanatics, Nike, Amazon, Lids, Buy Wolverines tickets: StubHub, SeatGeek, Ticketmaster, Stream Wolverines games live: fuboTV, ESPN+, Sling. Harbaugh was afforded the luxury of not being pressed to make a premature decision, and he took it. Visit ESPN to view the Michigan Wolverines team stats for the 2022 season. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. For the 2022 season, he completed 208 of 322 passes for 2,719 yards, 22 touchdowns, five interceptions, and a 155.0 quarterback rating. Ann Arbor There is no quarterback controversy at Michigan heading into this season as J.J. McCarthy returns from leading the Wolverines to a 13-1 record last fall in his first year as full . They're all on this comprehensive list of University of Michigan footballplayers who have played as quarterback. All rights reserved (About Us). Is that all McNamara can provide, or is there more in the tank that he didn't show last season? Chad Henne 6. A duel-threat, Mihaiu finished his career with 684 passing yards and 560 rushing yards. Lucas Barner is a former four year starting Quarterback from Lansing Everett High School where he led the team to a Conference Championship and the first 9-0 record in school history during the 2012 season. Unfortunately in that season the Spartans went 3-7 and Feraco didnt have a great year. Before the opening game, Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh announced that the competition was close and would continue at least for the first two games, with McNamara starting in the first week against Colorado State and McCarthy starting in the second week against Hawaii. 14 Michigan hangs on for 48-41 win over Indiana in 2OT", "Devin Gardner, Jeremy Gallon set records in Michigan's shootout win", "Ohio State survives when Michigan's 2-point attempt fails", "Michigan's Denard Robinson caps stellar performance with winning TD", "Denard Robinson scores with 17 seconds left as Michigan breaks Indiana", "Michigan erases 10-point halftime deficit to beat Northwestern", "Michigan scores with 2 seconds left, stuns Irish", "Denard Robinson carries Michigan to hard-fought win over Air Force", "Denard Robinson accounts for 4 TDs as No. Panitchs place on this list comes largely due to his role in the 1957 national title year. In 1990 Enos led the Spartans to a Big Ten championship, and remains 4th all time in completion percentage in program history. Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh named the starting quarterback for the Wolverines' first game of the 2021 season against Western Michigan on Saturday. McCarthy started and played most of the first half against Hawaii, completing 11 of 12 passes for 229 yards and three touchdowns while leading the Wolverines to a 420 halftime lead. Photo: Isaiah Hole, Career statistics: 249-389 attempts (64%), 3,017 yards, 20 TDs and 9 INTs; 58 carries, 166 yards and 4 TDs. Robinson is second in rushing yards for a career in Michigan history behind Mike Hart. But with two very capable quarterbacks in Cade McNamara and J.J. McCarthy, Michigan. 17 Michigan routs Umass", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michigan_Wolverines_football_statistical_leaders&oldid=1132998536, This page was last edited on 11 January 2023, at 19:33. In that season Juday finished 6, The year was 2017, Brian Lewerke just finished his 1, Before he became a coach, Dan Enos was quite the QB at Michigan State. The top 10 teams in the Michigan Associated Press high school girls basketball final poll, with records in parentheses. [1][2] He became Michigan's starting quarterback in the second week of the 2022 season. Michigan has a favorable schedule to start the season, and theres no major rush to pick McCarthy over McNamara right out of the gate unless McCarthy is leading the competition by a distinguishable margin. When Edwards finished, he held the records for most career receiving yards (3,541),[1] receptions (252),[2] and touchdowns (39). That was a really good question and something Ive really thought about, Harbaugh told reporters. Top 10 University of Michigan Quarterbacks of All-Time By AJ Janetzke | Jul 23, 2020, 8:36am 1. Blessed and extremely grateful for your love and pure heart. Carrer statistics: 424-706 attempts (60.1%), 5,661 yards, 45 TDs and 15 INTs; 163 carries, 323 yards, and 7 TDs. High school sweethearts, but feels like Ive known you since the play pen. For his career Clark finished with about 2,700 yards and 20 TDs (with 20 INTs). Welcome to the least interesting spring in memory. McNamarawas 15-3 (Milton was 1-3 as a starter-transferred to Tennessee), 3-3 as a starter, 6 starts; Peters was 2-2 in 4 starts, transferred to Illinois, (Milton was 1-3 as a starter-transferred to Tennessee), Peters was 2-2 in 4 starts, transferred to Illinois, Best Michigan Football Players By Jersey Number, Michigan Ends, Wide Recievers, Tight Ends and Wingbacks (Slots), later became Assistant Coach under Schembecher, then West Virginia and Arizona State, later became an Assistant Coach under Crisler, then USC, Crisler called Evashevski his "greatest quarterback" and became Athletic Director at Iowa, later became an Assistant Coach under Crisler, Grbac-10 starts/Collins-2/Big Ten Championship, Taylor-8 starts/Grbac-4/Big Ten Championship, Taylor-9 starts/Brown-3/Big Ten Championship. Henne put up gigantic numbers while playing in Ann Arbor he has the most passing yards and passing touchdowns in school history during his four year career. Behind, come back really behind, come back, Harbaugh recalled. TEs are Loveland, Barner, and Bredeson. A highly touted transfer from Oklahoma, Nichol ended his career with 1,588 total yards and 10 TDs. Michigan has another deep offensive line, but whos going to start. Why the ranking? Eight hypothetical position switches for current Michigan football players, Every five-star recruit that Michigan football has had since 2001, Media reacts to Michigan basketball OT win over Wisconsin, Jim Harbaugh confident that J.J. McCarthy's TCU performance will pay dividends in 2023, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Even if McNamara is the starter, McCarthy will see the field more than he did a season ago. Michigan's 2021 Quarterback Picture There isn't much clarity at quarterback for Michigan heading into the 2021 season. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). There were so many great moments we can point to, the MVP performance against Ohio State in the B1G championship, the MVP performance at the Rose Bowl, the MVP performance against Iowa in his 2nd B1G championship game, ripping the trophy away from Archie Griffin. The official 2023 Football Roster for the Michigan Wolverines. McNamara said hes improved his footwork and mechanics, that hes faster and stronger than he was last season. Below are the top 10 passing yards leaders in Wolverines history, according to the Michigan record book. The year was 2017, Brian Lewerke just finished his 1st season as the starting quarterback, going 10-3 with 3,352 total yards and 25 TDs capped off by a bowl performance for the ages. 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