1931 Michigan Wolverines football team

1931 Michigan Wolverines football
Big Ten Co-Champions
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1931 record	8–1–1 (5–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Harry Kipke (3rd season)
MVP	Bill Hewitt
Captain	Roy Hudson
Home stadium	Michigan Stadium
Seasons

1931 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#10 Purdue §	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Michigan §	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	1
#4 Northwestern §	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	1
Ohio State	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Indiana	1	–	4	–	1			2	–	5	–	1
Chicago	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
Iowa	0	–	3	–	1			1	–	6	–	1
Illinois	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
§ – Conference co-champions Rankings from Dickinson System

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
October 3, 1931*		Central State Teachers	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	W 27–0	13,169
October 3, 1931*		Michigan State Normal	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	W 34–0	13,169
October 10, 1931		Chicago	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	W 13–7	17,284
October 17, 1931		Ohio State	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	L 20–7	58,026
October 24, 1931		at Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	W 35–0	33,496
October 31, 1931*		at Princeton	Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ	W 21–0	14,797
November 7, 1931		Indiana	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	W 22–0	26,410
November 14, 1931*		Michigan State	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	T 0–0	35,844
November 21, 1931†		Minnesota	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	W 6–0	37,251
November 28, 1931		Wisconsin	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	W 16–0	9,190
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. All times are in Eastern Time.

Players

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)

External links

• 1931 Football Team -- Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History