1939 Michigan Wolverines football team

The 1939 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1939 college football season. The team's head coach was Fritz Crisler. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium.

Starters

 * Norm Call - 1 game at right halfback
 * Edward W. Czak - 1 game at left end
 * Forest Evashevski - 6 games at quarterback
 * Harlin E. Fraumann - 1 game at right end
 * Ralph Fritz - 7 games at left guard
 * Ed Frutig - 4 games at left end, 1 game at right end
 * Tom Harmon - 7 games at right halfback
 * Don Ingalls - 1 game at center, 1 game at quarterback
 * Archie Kodros - 7 games at center
 * Harry Kohl - 1 game at quarterback
 * Paul Kromer - 3 games at left halfback
 * John Nicholson - 4 games at right end, 1 game at left end
 * Fred Olds - 1 game at left guard
 * George Ostroot - 1 game at left tackle
 * Hercules Renda - 1 game at left halfback
 * Joe Rogers - 2 games at left end, 2 games at right end
 * Roland Savilla - 7 games at left tackle
 * William Smith - 8 games at right tackle
 * Milo Sukup - 8 games at right guard
 * Fred Trosko - 4 games at left halfback
 * Bob Westfall - 7 games at fullback
 * Bob Zimmerman - 1 game at fullback

Non-starters

 * Bennett, Arthur L., Schenectady, NY
 * Bosza, Joseph, end, Pittsburgh, PA
 * Butler, Jack W., G, Port Huron, MI
 * Christy, Edward, FB, Gary, IN
 * Cunningham, Leo P., G,	Revere, MA
 * Flora, Robert L., T, Muskegon, MI
 * Ford, Thomas G, C, East Grand Rapids, MI
 * Funk, William K., HB/QB, Athens, MI
 * Galles, James,	G, Chicago, IL
 * Gannatal, Paul H., HB, Detroit, MI
 * Grissen, James, FB, Holland, MI
 * Heuman, Philip W., Allentown, PA
 * Jordan, Forrest R., G, Clare, MI
 * Kelto, Reuben W., T, Bessemer, MI
 * Kennedy, Theodore, Jr., E, Saginaw, MI
 * Kitti, Walter I., HB, Calumet, MI
 * Kuhn, Dennis A., T, River Rouge, MI
 * Laine, John T., G, Puritan, MI
 * Langstaff, Harold A., Pittsburgh, PA
 * Laskey, Derwood D., HB, Milan, MI
 * Luther, William A., HB, Toledo, OH
 * Mehaffey, Howard H., FB, Pittsburgh, PA
 * Melzow, William, G, Flint, MI
 * Meyer, Jack, QB, Elyria, OH
 * Morrow, Ned, G, Elkhart, IN
 * Nelson, David M., HB, Detroit, MI
 * Nielsen, Paul, E, Ann Arbor, MI
 * Paddy, Arthur, G, Benton Harbor, MI
 * Purcell, George A., Marshall, MI
 * Roberts, Harris W., QB, Shaker Heights, OH
 * Salvaterra, Arnold, HB, Bellaire, OH
 * Smith, William A., T, Riverside, CA
 * Thomas, Robert L., G, Muskegon, MI
 * Tinker, Horace, C, Battle Creek, MI
 * Vollmer, William E., T, Manistee, MI
 * Weber, Marwood A., HB, Saginaw, MI
 * Wicker,Larry D., FB, Toledo, OH
 * Wilson, John L., C, Monroe, MI
 * Wistert, Albert A., T, Chicago, IL
 * Zielinski, Ernest P., T, Bay City, MI

Yale

 * Tom Harmon 19 Rush, 206 Yds

Penn

 * Tom Harmon 29 Rush, 202 Yds

Awards and honors

 * Captain: Archie Kodros
 * All-Americans: Tom Harmon
 * All-Conference: Forest Evashevski, Tom Harmon
 * Most Valuable Player: Tom Harmon
 * Meyer Morton Award: Ralph Fritz

Coaching staff

 * Head coach: Fritz Crisler
 * Assistant coaches: Campbell Dickson, Earl Martineau, Clarence "Biggie" Munn, Bennie Oosterbaan, Walter Weber
 * Trainer: Ray Roberts
 * Manager: Carl D. Wheeler, Frederick Howarth (assistant), William Blanchard (assistant), Roger Yepsen (assistant), John Durr (assistant)