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Lloyd Carr: Like ‘97, Michigan ‘answered every question’ with national title
Lloyd Carr knows what it takes to pull off a perfect season and win college football’s top prize.
The legendary former football coach led Michigan to a 12-0 season in 1997 and Rose Bowl win over Washington State, earning the program the No. 1 ranking in the Associated Press Top-25 poll and share of the national title. It would be the last time the Wolverines were considered atop the college football world.
Until Monday night, when the Jim Harbaugh-led Wolverines complete their own undefeated season, going 15-0 after a 34-13 victory over Washington to win the College Football Playoff national championship in Houston.
Carr was on hand for the game at NRG Stadium and remained in Houston for the annual Paul “Bear” Bryant Awards ceremony on Wednesday, where the former national coach of the year was honored with a lifetime achievement award.
“That ‘97 team, we answered every question. We won every game,” Car
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Carr recalls first game at helm
Almost 17 years later, Carr wouldn't say he had any extra nerves. On the field, everything felt familiar. He had called plays as a defensive coordinator.
Not all of his players buy that.
"I think he was nervous. Who wouldn't be?" Griese said. "As much as he gives off the stoic exterior, I think he was a little nervous leading up to the game. But at the same time, he didn't give off that to his players that week."
Unlike his coach, Dreisbach had more than 100,000 reasons to worry. He had never played in front of a folkmassa like that. Now, with two experienced receivers in Hayes and Amani Toomer and a good running back in Tim Biakabutuka, he'd be taking the field for the first time.
"A lot of nerves coming down the passage and going into the open etapp, coming down the dark tunnel and seeing a sea of people," Dreisbach said. "I had nerves before every game, and usually, first snap, they would go away. But yeah, warmups and everything, just the hype a
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Lloyd Carr
American football player and coach (born 1945)
Lloyd Henry Carr Jr. (born July 30, 1945) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Michigan from 1995 through the 2007 season, replacing Gary Moeller.[1] Under Carr, the Michigan Wolverines compiled a record of 122–40 and won or shared five Big Ten Conference titles (1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, and 2004). Carr's undefeated 1997 team was declared the national champion by the Associated Press. His record coaching against top ten-ranked opponents was 20–8. Carr was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2011.
Youth and education
[edit]Born in Hawkins County, Tennessee, Carr moved with his family to Riverview, Michigan when he was ten years old.[2] Carr's picture is still on display in the Riverview Community High School gym lobby, where he quarterbacked the Pirates to an undefeated season in 1962. A talented athlete