1935 Michigan Wolverines football team
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The 1935 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan
in the 1935 college football season
. The team's head coach was Harry G. Kipke
. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium
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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 1935 college football season
1935 college football season
The 1935 college football season was the last one before the Associated Press writers' poll was used in selecting the national champion. The Dickinson System, consisting of the calculations of University of Illinois Professor Frank Dickinson, crowned Southern Methodist University as the best in...
. The team's head coach was Harry G. Kipke
Harry G. Kipke
Harry George Kipke was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach. He was the head football coach at Michigan State College in 1928 and at the University of Michigan from 1929–1937, compiling a career record of 49–30–5...
. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium
Michigan Stadium
Michigan Stadium, nicknamed "The Big House," is the football stadium for the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Michigan Stadium was built in 1927 at a cost of $950,000 and had an original capacity of 72,000. Before playing football at the stadium, the Wolverines played on Ferry Field...
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Schedule
Starters
- Robert Amrine - 1 game at right guard
- Frank Bissell - 7 games at left guard, 1 game at right guard
- Robert Campbell - 1 game at left halfback
- Chris Everhardus - 5 games at left halfback
- Jesse Garber - 1 game at right guard
- Cloyce Hanshue - 2 games at right tackle
- Ernest Johnson - 1 game at right end
- Melvin G. Kramer - 6 games at right tackle
- Earle Luby - 1 game at left tackle
- Earl Meyers - 1 game at right guard
- Matt PatanelliMatt PatanelliMatthew L. "Matt" Patanelli was an American football, baseball and basketball player and coach. He played and coached all three sports at the University of Michigan and was selected as the Most Valuable Player on the 1936 Michigan Wolverines football team. He was also the first University of...
- 8 games at left end - Steve Remias - 1 game at fullback
- William RennerWilliam RennerWilliam Renner was an American football player. He played at the quarterback position for the University of Michigan teams from 1931 to 1935. He was a member of the undefeated national champion 1933 Michigan football team also the captain of the 1935 Michigan football team.-University of...
- 8 games at quarterback - Joe Rinaldi - 1 game at right guard
- Stark Ritchie - 2 games at left halfback
- Mike Savage - 5 games at right end
- Stanton Schuman - 1 game at left guard, 1 game at right guard
- John Smithers - 8 games at right halfback
- Solomon Sobsey - 3 games at right guard
- Cedric Sweet - 7 games at fullback
- Arthur ValpeyArthur ValpeyArthur L. Valpey was an American football player and coach.A native of Dayton, Ohio, Valpey was an all-state halfback at Dayton's Steele High School. Valpey enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1934, where freshman football coach Wally Weber moved him to the end position...
- 2 games at right end - John Viergever - 7 games at left tackle
- Harry Wright - 6 games at center
- Fred Ziem - 1 game at right guard
Awards and honors
- Captain: William RennerWilliam RennerWilliam Renner was an American football player. He played at the quarterback position for the University of Michigan teams from 1931 to 1935. He was a member of the undefeated national champion 1933 Michigan football team also the captain of the 1935 Michigan football team.-University of...
- All-Conference: Matt PatanelliMatt PatanelliMatthew L. "Matt" Patanelli was an American football, baseball and basketball player and coach. He played and coached all three sports at the University of Michigan and was selected as the Most Valuable Player on the 1936 Michigan Wolverines football team. He was also the first University of...
- Most Valuable Player: Bill Renner
- Meyer Morton Award: Bob Cooper
Coaching staff
- head coach: Harry G. KipkeHarry G. KipkeHarry George Kipke was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach. He was the head football coach at Michigan State College in 1928 and at the University of Michigan from 1929–1937, compiling a career record of 49–30–5...
- Assistant coaches: William BorgmannWilliam F. BorgmannWilliam F. "Bill" Borgmann was an American football player and coach and businessman. He was a lineman for the undefeated national champion 1932 and 1933 Michigan Wolverines football teams and a line-mate of future President Gerald Ford on the 1934 team...
, Franklin CapponFranklin CapponFranklin C. "Cappy" Cappon was a college athlete and coach. He played football and basketball at Phillips University and the University of Michigan and coached basketball and football at Luther College , the University of Kansas , the University of Michigan , and Princeton University .The son of a...
, Ray Courtright, Ray FisherRay FisherRay Lyle Fisher was an American professional baseball pitcher. He pitched all or part of ten seasons in Major League Baseball. His debut game took place on July 2, 1910. His final game took place on October 2, 1920...
, Cliff KeenCliff KeenClifford Patrick Keen was an American coach who served as the head coach of the University of Michigan collegiate wrestling team from 1925 to 1970. He led the Michigan Wolverines to 13 Big Ten Conference championships, and coached 68 All-American wrestlers...
, Bennie OosterbaanBennie OosterbaanBenjamin Gaylord "Bennie" Oosterbaan was a three-time first team All-American football end for the Michigan Wolverines football team, two-time All-American basketball player for the basketball team and an All-Big Ten Conference baseball player for the baseball team...
, Carl Savage, Walter WeberWally WeberWalter J. Weber was an American football player and coach at the University of Michigan. He played halfback and fullback for the Wolverines in 1925 and 1926 on the same teams as Benny Friedman and Bennie Oosterbaan. He later became an assistant football coach at Michigan for 28 years from 1931 to... - Trainer: Ray Roberts
- Manager: Daniel F. Hulgrave, William Bates (assistant), Robert Weisert (assistant), Herbert Seegal (assistant), John Becker (assistant)