1936 Michigan Wolverines football team
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The 1936 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan
in the 1936 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 1936 college football season
1936 college football season
The 1936 college football season was the first in which the Associated Press writers' poll selected a national champion. The first AP poll, taken of 35 writers, was released on October 20, 1936...
. 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
Letter winners
The following players won varsity letters for their participation in the 1936 football team.- William C. Barclay, '38, Flint, Michigan - started 7 games at quarterback
- John C. BrennanJohn Brennan (American football)John Carter "Jack" Brennan was an American football player. He played at the guard position for the University of Michigan from 1936 to 1938 and for the Green Bay Packers in 1939.-Early years:...
, '39, Racine, Wisconsin - started 2 games at left guard - Robert E. Cooper, '38, Detroit, Michigan - started 4 games at left halfback
- Jesse G. Garber, '37, Brookline, Mass. - started 6 games at left guard
- Elmer GedeonElmer GedeonElmer John Gedeon is one of only two Major League Baseball players killed in action during World War II. He was also a multi-sport star in college at the University of Michigan...
, '39, Cleveland, Ohio - end - R. Wallace Hook, Jr., '39, Grand Rapids, Michigan - started 1 game at left halfback
- Fred JankeFred JankeFred C. Janke was an American football player, business executive and politician. He played football for the University of Michigan from 1936 to 1938 and was the captain of the 1938 Michigan Wolverines football team under first-year head coach Fritz Crisler. He later became the president and...
, '39, Jackson, Michigan - started 3 games at left tackle - John D. Jordan, '39, Evanston, Illinois - center
- Melvin Kramer - 1 game at right tackle
- Louis Levine, '39, Muskegon, Michigan - started 1 game at quarterback
- James H. LincolnJames H. LincolnJames H. Lincoln was a Detroit City councilman, Juvenile Justice Court judge, and author residing in Harbor Beach, Michigan.- Life and career :...
, '38, Harbor Beach, Michigan - started 3 games at right tackle - Alex Loiko - started 1 game a right end
- Earle B. Luby, '38, Chicago, Illinois - started 2 games at right tackle
- George A. Marzonie, '38, Flint, Michigan - started 5 games 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...
, '37, Elkhart, Indiana - started 8 games at left end - Edward J. Phillips, '39, Bradford, Pennsylvania - started 1 game at right halfback
- Joseph M. Rinaldi, '38, Elkhart, Indiana - started 8 games at center
- Stark C. Ritchie, '38, Battle Creek, Michigan - started 2 games at left halfback, started 1 game at right halfback
- Don J. Siegal, '39, Royal Oak, Michigan - started 5 games at left tackle
- Dan Smick, '39, Hazel Park, Michigan - started 5 games at right end
- John A. Smithers, '38, Elkhart, Indiana - started 6 games at right halfback, 1 game at left halfback
- Chester C. Stabovitz, '37, Chicago, Illinois - end
- Edward C. Stanton, '39, Charleston, West Virginia - started 1 game at fullback
- Cedric C. Sweet, '37, Fremont, Michigan - started 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...
, '38, Detroit, Michigan - started 2 games at right end - Fred C. Ziem, '38, Pontiac, Michigan - started 1 game at right guard
Minor awards
The following players received "minor awards" for their participation on the 1936 football team.- Frank Bissell - starter in 1 game at right guard
- Robert M. Campbell
- Robert C. Curren
- Douglas FarmerDouglas FarmerDouglas Alexander Farmer was an American football player, medical doctor, and professor of medicine. He was a quarterback for the University of Michigan football team, attended Harvard Medical School, and later served as a professor of medicine at the Yale School of Medicine and as chief of the...
- Harold J. Floersch
- Edward Greenwald
- Ralph HeikkinenRalph HeikkinenRalph Isaac “Hike” Heikkinen was an All-American guard for the University of Michigan Wolverines football team from 1936-1938. He was a consensus All-American in 1938, the first player from the Gogebic Range area of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to win the honor...
- Forrest A. Jordan - starter in 2 games at right tackle
- Melvin Kramer
- Alex Loiko
- Norman Nickerson
- Donald M. Paquette
- Robert Piotrowski
- Ernest A. Pederson, Jr.
- Norman Purucker
Awards and honors
- Captain: 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: 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...
- Meyer Morton Award: John Jordan
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: 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...
, 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...
, Francis Wistert - Trainer: Ray Roberts
- Manager: William Bates, Fred Colombo (assistant), Ned A. Kilmer (assistant), Lee Moore (assistant), Edward M. Watson (assistant)