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.
Schedule[]
| Date
|
Time
|
Opponent#
|
Rank#
|
Site
|
TV
|
Result
|
Attendance
|
| September 29, 1956*
|
|
UCLA
|
#13/NA
|
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
|
|
W 42–13
|
70,159
|
| October 6, 1956
|
|
#2/2 Michigan State
|
#5/4
|
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
|
|
L 9–0
|
101,001
|
| October 13, 1956*
|
|
#15/11 Army
|
#12/10
|
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
|
|
W 48–14
|
93,402
|
| October 20, 1956
|
|
Northwestern
|
#8/7
|
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
|
|
W 34–20
|
81,718
|
| October 27, 1956†
|
|
#NR/14 Minnesota
|
#5/5
|
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
|
|
L 20–7
|
85,566
|
| November 3, 1956
|
|
at #7/8 Iowa
|
#17/13
|
Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA
|
|
W 17–14
|
55,896
|
| November 10, 1956
|
|
Illinois
|
#10/9
|
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
|
|
W 17–7
|
75,735
|
| November 17, 1956
|
|
Indiana
|
#10/9
|
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
|
|
W 49–26
|
58,515
|
| November 24, 1956
|
|
at #12/13 Ohio State
|
#9/10
|
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
|
|
W 19–0
|
78,830
|
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
|
Statistical leaders[]
Rushing[]
Passing[]
| Player |
Attempts |
Completions |
Interceptions |
Comp % |
Yards |
Yds/Comp |
TD |
Long
|
| Bob Ptacek |
23 |
15 |
2 |
65.2 |
245 |
16.3 |
3 |
25
|
| Jim Van Pelt |
33 |
15 |
1 |
45.5 |
221 |
14.7 |
1 |
37
|
| Jim Maddock |
42 |
19 |
3 |
45.2 |
213 |
11.2 |
0 |
18
|
Receiving[]
Kickoff returns[]
Punt returns[]
| Player |
Returns |
Yards |
Yds/Return |
TD |
Long
|
| Terry Barr |
6 |
118 |
19.7 |
0 |
51
|
| Ed Shannon |
7 |
38 |
5.4 |
0 |
9
|
| Bob Ptacek |
6 |
36 |
6.0 |
0 |
12
|
Players[]
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[]
References[]
External links[]
