1944 Michigan Wolverines football team

The 1944 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1944 college football season. The team's head coach was Fritz Crisler. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium.

Varsity letter winners
The following 30 players received varsity letters for their participation on the 1944 Michigan football team. For players who were starters, the list also includes the number of games started by position.
 * James J. Aliber, quarterback, Detroit, Michigan
 * Clement "Clem" L. Bauman, tackle, Dayton, Ohio - started 10 games at right tackle
 * Warren W. Bentz, halfback, Washington, D.C.
 * Gerald E. Brielmaier, tackle, Detroit, Michigan
 * George Burg, guard, Winnetka, Illinois - started 10 games at left guard
 * George Chiaverini, guard, Detroit, Michigan
 * Ralph L. Chubb, fullback, Ann Arbor, Michigan - started 3 games at right halfback
 * William L. Culligan, halfback, Detroit, Michigan - started 1 game at left halfback
 * Gene Derricotte, halfback, Defiance, Ohio - started 9 games at left halfback
 * Cecil Freihofer, end, Indianapolis, Indiana
 * Edward Greer, end, Wayzata, Minnesota
 * Bruce Hilkene, end, Indianapolis, Indiana - started 9 games at left end
 * Milan Lazetich, tackle, Anaconda, Montana - started 8 games at left tackle
 * Arthur N. LeRoux, tackle, Muskegon Heights, Michigan - started 2 games at left tackle
 * John Lintol, center, Detroit, Michigan - started 5 games at center
 * Don Lund, fullback, Detroit, Michigan - started 3 games at fullback
 * Howard Mehaffey, guard, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
 * Bob Nussbaumer, running back, Oak Park, Illinois - started 7 games at right halfback
 * Thomas R. Peterson, fullback, Racine, Wisconsin
 * Joe Ponsetto, quarterback, Flint, Michigan - started 10 games at quarterback
 * Art Renner, end, Sturgis, Michigan - started 9 games at right end, 1 game at left end
 * Dick Rifenburg, end, Saginaw, Michigan - started 1 game at right end
 * Quentin Sickels, guard, Benton Harbor, Michigan - started 10 games at right guard
 * Thomas Swift, guard, Kansas City, Missouri
 * Charles Wahl, center, Defiance, Ohio
 * Harold Watts, center, Birmingham, Michigan - started 5 games at center
 * Jack Weisenburger, halfback, Muskegon Heights, Michigan - halfback
 * John Weyers, guard, Page, North Dakota
 * Bob Wiese, fullback, Jamestown, North Dakota - started 7 games at fullback
 * Howard Yerges, quarterback, Point Pleasant, West Virginia

Non-varsity letter winners
The following 36 players appeared on the roster of the 1944 Michigan football team but did not receive varsity letters.
 * George Abbott, end, Lansing, Michigan
 * Dave Adams, quarterback, Shawano, Michigan
 * James M. Artley, quarterback, Savannah, Georgia
 * George Babe, guard, Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania
 * John Babyak, halfback, Campbell, Ohio
 * Richard DeMark, halback, Detroit, Michigan
 * Donald Drake, center, Ypsilanti, Michigan
 * Maurice Dunne, tackle, Winnetka, Illinois
 * Roger Ely, halfback, Montpelier, Ohio
 * Don Farrand, end, Los Angeles, California
 * Donald Fate, tackle, Bellaire, Michigan
 * Henry Fonde, halfback, Knoxville, Tennessee
 * Jack Hackstadt, end, Saginaw, Michigan
 * Claude Hessee, end, Bellward, Illinois
 * Frank Honigsbaum, end, Troy, New York
 * George Hutter, quarterback, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
 * Shelden M. Kavieff, end, Detroit, Michigan
 * Max Kelly, end, Loda, Illinois
 * William Kerr, guard, Melbourne, Florida
 * John Lunenschloss, tackle, Madison, Wisconsin
 * Robert Mann, guard, New Bern, North Carolina
 * Henry L. Mantho, guard, Alliance, Ohio
 * Fred Matthei, end, Ann Arbor, Michigan
 * Henry Milczuk, tackle, Hamtramck, Michigan
 * Frank Nakamura, guard, Ann Arbor, Michigan
 * Joseph A. Oeming, guard, Saginaw, Michigan
 * Robert Oren, tackle, Evart, Michigan
 * Joseph Pullo, tackle, Cleveland, Ohio
 * Charles Sampson, end, Wausau, Wisconsin
 * Marvin Shebel, guard, Marshall, Michigan
 * Richard Smith, guard, LaGrange, Illinois
 * Edward Sohacki, guard, Detroit, Michigan
 * Don Spink, defensive back, Rochester, New York
 * William Wenzlau, halfback, Toledo, Ohio
 * D.E. Williamson, tackle, Utica, New York
 * Thomas Wright, tackle, Fairfield, Ohio

Awards and honors

 * Captain: Bob Wiese
 * All-Conference: Bob Wiese, Milan Lazetich, Joseph Ponsetto
 * Most Valuable Player: Don Lund

Coaching staff

 * Head coach: Fritz Crisler
 * Assistant coaches: William Barclay, Ray Fisher, Earl Martineau, Clarence "Biggie" Munn, Bennie Oosterbaan, Arthur Valpey, Walter Weber
 * Trainer: Ray Roberts
 * Manager: William Hart, Rawland Sylvester