The Maize and Blue returned to the grass of the Rose Bowl after a four-year drought to face seventhranked Arizona State. The Sun Devils rolled to the Pac-10 title by
running through its schedule unbeaten before slipping in their final game against Arizona.
Michigan made its first drive look easy. After Jim Harbaugh
passed 24 yards to Greg McMurtry on the second play from scrimmage, the Wolverines quickly moved into
scoring position. Jamie Morris took the handoff at the 18-yard line, broke two tackles, and smashed into the end zone. On the point-after attempt, the Sun Devils were caught when kicker Mike Gillette took the snap and passed to Gerald White in the end zone while the rest of the team remained huddled to the side. As the ecstatic Wolverine contingent cheered, the scoreboard flashed
the score: Michigan 8, ASU 0.
Early in the second quarter, the Sun Devils’ Kent Bostrom booted a 37-yard field goal. Michigan roared right back by powering the ball to the two-yard line before Harbaugh
plunged to paydirt. Gillette kicked the conversion, and Michigan led 15-3. After adding a 27-yard field goal, Arizona State used the last four minutes of the half to mount a 60-yard drive that commenced when Jeff Van Raaphorst passed to Bruce Hill for the Sun Devils’ first touch-down. As the teams took to the locker room, the Wolverines held a 15-13 advantage.
Opening the second half, Arizona State launched an 80-yard drive. Van Raaphorst again found Hill in the end zone, and after the twopoint conversion failed, Michigan trailed by four. The Wolverines only touched the ball twice in the entire quarter, and netted just 22 yards, all from Harbaugh's pass completion in the third quarter. With 14:16 to go in the game, Bostrom added a 25-yard field goal and Arizona State had all the points needed for the victory.
Despite the disappointment of the final game, the 1986 season was a good one for Michigan Football. Wolverine fans were treated to the 32nd Big Ten title in school history, Bo Schembechler’s 200th career victory and the passing of Fielding H. Yost as the winningest coach in Michigan history.
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SCORING
First Quarter
M Morris, 18-yard run (White 2-yard pass from Gillette)
Second Quarter
ASU Bostrom, 37-yard field goal
M Harbaugh, 2-yard run (Gillette kick)
ASU Bostrom, 27-yard field goal
ASU Hill, 4-yard pass from Van
Raaphorst (Bostrom kick)
Third Quarter
ASU Hill, 1-yard pass from Van
Raaphorst (Pass failed)
Fourth Quarter
ASU Bostrom, 25-yard field goal
Team Stats UM ASU
First Downs 13 22
Net Yards Rushing 59 188
Net Yards Passing 172 193
Total Plays 52 81
Total Yards 225 381
PA/PC/Int 23/13/3 30/16/0
Punts/Avg. 6/40.8 4/39.0
Return Yards 11 8
Fumbles/Lost 3/0 1/0
Penalties/Yards 6/42 6/26
Rushing— (M):Morris 16-47; Perryman 5-14; G. White 1-2;
Harbaugh 7-(-10)
(A): Harris 23-109; Williams 18-69; Day 2-9
Passing— (M): Harbaugh 13-23-172
(A): Van Raaphorst 16-30-193
Receiving— (M): Morris 4-47; McMurtry 3-59; G. White 3-23;
Jokisch 1-22; Higgins 1-15
(A): Cox 6-104; Hill 4-30; Harris 3-34
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