The 1996 Wolverines finished the season with an 8–4 record (5–3 in the Big Ten) and lost 17–14 to the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 1997 Outback Bowl.
Clarence Williams added 95 yards rushing and Remy Hamilton kicked two field goals.
The Buffaloes held a 13-10 halftime lead, but the Wolverine defense shut Colorado out in the 2nd half and scored on a Remy Hamilton 42-yard field goal and a 3-yard TD pass from Scott Dreisbach to Matt Tuman to complete the comeback.
They called the same (Hail Mary) play that worked in 1994 only to have it knocked down in the end zone by Charles Woodson.
Chris Howard ran for 109 yards and scored 4 touchdowns as the #7 ranked Wolverines routed UCLA 38-9 before over 106,000 fans at Michigan Stadium.
Michigan took a 16–0 lead into the 4th quarter only to see the #22 Wildcats storm back and score 17 straight points to upset the #5 Wolverines, 17–16.
Brian Gowins kicked three field goals and LaValle Brown ran for a touchdown as Northwestern stunned Michigan with their 4th quarter comeback.
Michigan forged a lead on Chris Howard's touchdown run and three Remy Hamilton field goals.
The game was tied 3-3 heading into the 4th quarter and the Boilermakers scored on a Brian Alford 5-yard pass to Rick Trefzger to upset the #9 ranked Wolverines at Ross-Ade Stadium.
Chris Howard ran for 120 yards and a touchdown, but it wasn't enough for the Wolverines to overcome the staunch Penn State defense.
Remy Hamilton of Michigan answered in the second quarter with 44 and 22 yard field goals to take a 6–3 advantage at the half.
Roster On October 5, Tai Streets tied the school record of 12 single-game receptions set in 1958 by Brad Myers and broken in 2001 by Marquise Walker.
[3] Hamilton concluded his career with the 1st (25, 1994), 2nd (19, 1995) and 3rd (18, 1996) highest single-season field goal totals in Michigan history, but Garrett Rivas has tied him for second twice (2005 & 2006).
[3] Hamilton also established the Michigan career field goals made record (63), which Rivas has since surpassed by one.