1956 Michigan Wolverines football team

The 1956 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1956 college football season. The team's head coach was Bennie Oosterbaan. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium.

Varsity letter winners

 * Terry Barr, halfback, senior, Grand Rapids, Michigan - started 7 games at right halfback
 * Thomas E. Berger, guard, junior, Detroit, Michigan
 * Alex Bochnowski, guard, junior, Munster, Indiana
 * David C. Bowers, end, junior, Traverse City, Michigan
 * Charles Books, end, senior, Marshall, Michigan
 * James Byers, fullback, sophomore, Evansville, Indiana
 * Clement Corona, guard, senior, Berwick, Pennsylvania
 * James H. Davies, tackle, senior, Muskegon Heights, Michigan
 * James A. Dickey, fullback, junior, Miamisburg, Ohio
 * Lawrence Faul, guard, junior, River Forest, Illinois
 * John Greenwood, halfback, senior, Bay City, Michigan
 * John Herrnstein, fullback, sophomore, Chillicothe, Ohio - started 9 games at fullback
 * Richard B. Heynen, tackle, senior, Grand Rapids, Michigan
 * Dick Hill, guard, sophomore, Gary, Indiana - started 9 games at left guard
 * Walter N. Johnson, end, sophomore, Dearborn, Michigan
 * Ron Kramer, end, senior, East Detroit, Michigan - started 9 games at left end
 * Jack Lousma, quarterback, sophomore, Ann Arbor, Michigan
 * Jim Maddock, quarterback, senior, Chicago, Illinois
 * Tom Maentz, end, senior, Holland, Michigan - started 9 games at right end
 * Jerry Marciniak, fullback, sophomore, Chicago, Illinois
 * Marvin R. Nyren, guard, junior, Des Plaines, Illinois - started 9 games at right guard
 * James B. Orwig, tackle, senior, Toledo, Ohio - started 9 games at left tackle
 * Jim Pace, halfback, junior, Little Rock, Arkansas - started 7 games at left halfback
 * Gary Prahst, end, sophomore, Berea, Ohio
 * Bob Ptacek, halfback, sophomore, Cleveland, Ohio - started 2 games at left halfback
 * David F. Rentschler, halfback, junior, Detroit, Michigan
 * Mike Rotunno, center, senior, Canton, Ohio - started 8 games at center
 * Edward J. Shannon, running back, senior, River Forest, Illinois - started 2 games at right halfback
 * Michael Shatusky, halfback, senior, Menominee, Michigan
 * Lionel Albert Sigman, tackle, senior, Ann Arbor, Michigan - started 9 games at right tackle
 * Eugene Sisinyak, fullback, sophomore, Monroe, Michigan
 * Willie Smith, tackle, sophomore, Little Rock, Arkansas - tackle
 * Eugene "Gene" Snider, center, junior, Hamtramck, Michigan - started 1 game at center
 * John Spidel, quarterback, sophomore, Greenville, Ohio
 * Jim Van Pelt, quarterback, junior, Evanston, Illinois - started 9 games at quarterback
 * Raymond L. Wine, center, sophomore, Port Huron, Michigan

Awards and honors

 * Captain: Tom Maentz
 * All-Americans: Ron Kramer
 * All-Conference: Ron Kramer
 * Most Valuable Player: Dick Hill
 * Meyer Morton Award: John Herrnstein
 * John Maulbetsch Award: John Herrnstein

Coaching staff

 * Head coach: Bennie Oosterbaan
 * Assistant coaches: Jack Blott, Don Dufek, Robert Hollway, Cliff Keen, Pete Kinyon, Matt Patanelli, Don Robinson, Walter Weber
 * Trainer: Jim Hunt
 * Manager: Dave Lundquist