1931 Michigan Wolverines football team

The 1931 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1931 college football season. The head coach was former Michigan star, 32-year-old Harry Kipke, in his third season as head coach. The team compiled a record of record of 8–1–1 (5–1). They finished tied for the Big Ten Conference championship.

Varsity letter winners

 * Howard Auer, Bay City, Michigan - 8 games at left tackle, 1 game at right tackle
 * Chuck Bernard - center
 * Cecil Cantrill, Lexington, Kentucky - 1 game at right tackle
 * Norm Daniels, Detroit, Michigan, Southeastern H.S. - 1 game at right end
 * Charles DeBaker - halfback
 * Leslie H. Douglass, Gary, Indiana, Emerson H.S. - 1 game at left guard
 * Herman Everhardus, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Central H.S. - 1 game at left halfback
 * Stanley Fay, Detroit, Michigan, Northwestern H.S. - 4 games at left halfback, 5 games at right halfback
 * Leslie L. Frisk, Rock Island, Illinois - 1 game at right guard
 * DuVal P. Goldsmith, Christiansburg, Virginia, Fishburne Military Academy - 1 game at left tackle
 * John P. "Jack" Heston, Detroit, Michigan, Northwestern H.S. - 4 games at left halfback, 3 games at right halfback
 * Bill Hewitt, Bay City, Michigan - 4 games at left end, 5 games at fullback
 * Stanley Hozer, Muskegon, Michigan - 3 games at left guard, 3 games at right guard
 * Roy Hudson, Girard, Ohio - 4 games at fullback, 2 games at quarterback, 1 game at left halfback, 1 game at right halfback
 * John Kowalik, Chicago, Illinois, Carl Schurz H.S. - 2 games at left guard, 2 games at right guard
 * Omer LaJeunesse, Iron Mountain, Michigan - 4 games at left guard, 4 games at right guard
 * Maynard Morrison, Royal Oak, Michigan - 9 games at center
 * Harry Newman, Detroit, Michigan, Northern H.S. - 3 games at quarterback
 * Ted Petoskey, St. Charles, Michigan - 6 games at left end
 * Tom Samuels, Canton, Ohio, McKinley H.S. - 8 games at right tackle
 * Jay H. Sikkenga - guard
 * Estel Tessmer, Ann Arbor, Michigan - 3 games at quarterback, 1 game at right halfback
 * Louis Westover, Bay City, Michigan, Central H.S. - 2 games at quarterback
 * Ivan Williamson, Toledo, Ohio, Bowling Green Central - 9 games at right end
 * Francis Wistert, Chicago, Illinois, Carl Schurz H.S. - 1 game at left tackle
 * Fielding H. Yost, Jr. - end

Varsity reserves

 * George K. Bremen, halfback, Detroit, Michigan
 * Harvey E. Chapman, tackle, Detroit, Michigan
 * Frederick P. Clohset, tackle, Bay City, Michigan
 * James Conover, guard, Ann Arbor, Michigan
 * Thomas M. Cooke, tackle, Chicago, Illinois, Senn H.S. - 1 game at center
 * Roderick Cox, fullback, Birmingham, Michigan - 1 game at left end, 1 game at right end, 1 game at fullback
 * Russell Damm, tacke, Muskegon, Michigan
 * Harry Eastman, Jr., halfback, Detroit, MIchigan
 * Harold Ellerby, end, Birmingham, Michigan
 * Leslie L. Frisk, tackle, Rock Island, Illinois
 * Francis Hazen, tackle, Bellingham, Washington
 * William Horner, end, Jackson, Michigan
 * Bethel B. Kelley, end, Bardstown, Kentucky
 * Harold D. Lindsay, Detroit, Michigan
 * Abe Marcovsky, guard, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
 * Louis E. McCrath, tackle, Grand Rapids, Michigan
 * Donald T. McGuire, end, South Haven, Michigan
 * Leonard Meldman, tackle, Detroit, Michigan
 * Robert E. Miller, tackle, Highland Park, Michigan
 * Wallace B. Miller, tackle, Wilmette, Illinois
 * Ward H. Oehmann, guard, Washington, D.C.
 * William Renner, halfback, Youngstown, Ohio
 * Carl Savage, tackle, Flint, Michigan
 * Harry A. Shick, Jackson, Michigan
 * Oscar A. Singer, guard, Jackson Heights, New York
 * Harry Stinespring, quarterback, Chicago, Illinois
 * Charles E. Stone, end, Detroit, Michigan
 * Harry A. Tillotson, Ann Arbor, Michigan
 * J. Leo Winston, center, Washington, D.C.

Awards and honors

 * Captain: Roy Hudson
 * All-American: Maynard Morrison (first team selection by Colliers and NEA; third team selection by AP and Central Press), Bill Hewitt (third team selection by NEA)
 * All-Conference: Maynard Morrison, Harry Newman, Ivan Williamson, Bill Hewitt
 * Most Valuable Player: Bill Hewitt
 * Meyer Morton Award: Herman Everhardus

Coaching staff

 * Head coach: Harry Kipke
 * Assistant coaches: Jack Blott, Franklin Cappon, Bennie Oosterbaan, Wally Weber
 * Trainer: Ray Roberts
 * Manager: John Sauchuck, Rehn Nelson (assistant), Louis Columbo (assistant), Elbert Gage (assistant), William Jones (assistant)