1916 Michigan Wolverines football team
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The 1916 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan
in the 1916 college football season
. The team's head football coach was Fielding H. Yost. The Wolverines played their home games at Ferry Field
.
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
in the 1916 college football season
1916 college football season
The 1916 college football season had a very clear cut champion, with the Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book listing Army and Pittsburgh as national champions. Only Pittsburgh claims a national championship for the 1916 season....
. The team's head football coach was Fielding H. Yost. The Wolverines played their home games at Ferry Field
Ferry Field
Ferry Field is a multi-purpose stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It opened in 1906 and was home to the Michigan Wolverines football team prior to the Michigan Stadium opening in 1927. It had a capacity of 46,000....
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Schedule
Varsity letter winners
- Alan W. Boyd - started 5 games at left guard
- Maurice F. Dunne - started 9 games at left end
- Clifford C. Gracey - started 2 games at left guard
- Albert C. Martens - right end
- John MaulbetschJohn MaulbetschJohn F. "Johnny" Maulbetsch was an All-American football halfback at Adrian College in 1911 and for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1914 to 1916...
- started 9 games at left halfback - Walter Niemann - started 9 games at center
- Willard L. Peach - started 9 games at right end
- Philip T. Raymond, - started 5 games at right halfback, 1 game at fullback
- Fred RehorFred RehorFrederick Lee "Fritz" Rehor was an American football player. He played college football for Fielding H. Yost's Michigan Wolverines football teams from 1914 to 1916. He also played professional football and was a member of the 1917 professional football champion Massillon Tigers, coached by Knute...
- started 6 games at right guard, 2 games at left guard - Cedric C. SmithCedric C. SmithCedric Crawford "Pat" Smith was an American football fullback who played for the University of Michigan , the Great Lakes Naval Training Station, and the Buffalo All-Americans...
- started 7 games at fullback - Cliff SparksCliff SparksClifford Maurice Sparks was an American football player. He played quarterback for the University of Michigan Wolverines football team and was selected in 1916 as a first-team All-American by the New York sports writer, Monty.-Biography:Sparks was a native of Jackson, Michigan...
- started 7 games at quarterback - Richard F. "Dick" Weske - started 9 games at right tackle
- Elton WiemanElton WiemanElton Ewart "Tad" Wieman was an American football player and coach and college athletic director. He played football for the University of Michigan from 1915 to 1917 and 1920 under head coach Fielding H. Yost. He was a coach and administrator at Michigan from 1921 to 1929, including two years as...
- started 7 games at left tackle - Harold M. Zeiger - started 2 games at quarterback, 1 game at right halfback
aMa letter winners
- Nicholas J. Brazell, Jr., - started 1 game at right halfback
- Roland G. Dunn - started 2 games at right guard
- Sidney V. Eggert - left halfback
- John O. Goodsell - started 1 game at right guard
- Joseph Anthony Hanish - started 1 game at fullback
- Alvin E. Loucks - right halfback
- Harry B. McCallum - left tackle
- James H. Sharpe, - started 1 game at right halfback
- Clarence O. Skinner - right guard
- Jim Whalen - started 2 game at left tackle
- Frank A. Willard - center
Awards and honors
- Captain: John MaulbetschJohn MaulbetschJohn F. "Johnny" Maulbetsch was an All-American football halfback at Adrian College in 1911 and for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1914 to 1916...
- All-American1916 College Football All-America TeamThe 1916 College Football All-America team consists of American football players selected to the College Football All-America Teams selected by various organizations in 1916...
s: Cliff SparksCliff SparksClifford Maurice Sparks was an American football player. He played quarterback for the University of Michigan Wolverines football team and was selected in 1916 as a first-team All-American by the New York sports writer, Monty.-Biography:Sparks was a native of Jackson, Michigan...
(Monty, 1st team), John MaulbetschJohn MaulbetschJohn F. "Johnny" Maulbetsch was an All-American football halfback at Adrian College in 1911 and for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1914 to 1916...
(Fielding Yost, 1st team)
Coaching staff
- Head coach: Fielding H. Yost
- Assistant coaches: Prentiss Douglass, Miller PontiusMiller PontiusMiller Hall Pontius was an All-American football tackle and end for the Michigan Wolverines from 1911 to 1913. He also played baseball with coach Branch Rickey and pitcher George Sisler while a student at the University of Michigan. He later served as an assistant football coach at Michigan and...
- Trainer: Harry Tuthill
- Manager: John C. Robbins