The 1929 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1929 college football season. The team's head coach was Harry Kipke. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium.
The 1928 Michigan team compiled a disappointing 3–4–1 record under head coach Elton Wieman. After months of strained relations between Wieman and athletic director Fielding H. Yost, Wieman was removed as the team's head coach in late May 1929. Two weeks later, Harry Kipke was hired as Michigan's new head coach. Kipke was an All-American halfback at Michigan in 1924 and had served as the head coach at Michigan Agricultural College in 1928. Upon being hired by Michigan, Kipke said, "Coaching Michigan is the greatest football job in America. I would be foolish to turn down such an offer. It has been one of my greatest ambitions in life."
The following players won varsity letters for their work on the 1929 football team:
Howard Auer - started 5 games at right tackle, 2 games at left tackleAlan Bovard - started 9 games at centerFrancis M. Cornwell - started 1 game at right endNorman J. Daniels - started 2 games at right halfbackAlvin G. Dahlem - started 3 games at right halfback, 2 games at left halfbackLeo Draveling - started 8 games at right end, 1 game at right tackleJoe Gembis - started 5 games at fullback, 3 games at right halfbackEdward W. Hayden - started 5 games at left tackle, 1 game at right tackleWilliam M. Heston - halfbackBill Hewitt - started 2 games at left end, 1 game at right endMartin R. "Roy" Hudson - started 6 games at left halfbackMaynard Morrison - started 2 games at fullback, 1 game at left tackleRay F. Parker - guardHoward W. Poe - guard; started 8 games at left guard, 1 game at right guardEdwin B. Poorman - tackle; started 1 game at left tackle, 1 game at right tackleThomas G. Roach - started 1 game at right tackleJames Simrall - started 8 games at quarterback, 1 game at left halfbackThorvald C. Sorenson - tackleAlfred E. Steinke - started 8 games at right guard, 1 games at left guardJoe Truskowski - end; started 7 games at left end, 1 game at quarterback, 1 game at right halfbackJack Wheeler - started 2 games at fullbackDonald L. Wilson - halfbackThe following players won aMa letters for their work on the 1929 football team:
Carl J. Bauer - guardMilton Bergman - tackleAlbert Berkowitz - backMax BlaineFrank P. Brown - quarterbackWilliam A. Brown - centerArthur W. Decker - guardIra L. Grinnell - guardNyal R. Hayes - endKirk Holland - quarterbackThomas G. Justice - endOmer LaJeunesse - fullbackHarold D. Lindsay - backHarold Miller - backR. O. Morgan - guardMurray Mosser - endS. H. PreoulmanRaymond Priest - backKarl S. Richardson - guardTom C. Samuels - guardFrederick B. Schantz - backJay H. Sikkenga - endIvan C. Smith - endJohn C. Widman - backRalph Wills - backAwards and honors
Captain: Joseph TruskowskiAll-Conference: Alan BovardMost Valuable Player: James SimrallMeyer Morton Award: Roy HudsonHead coach: Harry KipkeAssistant coaches: Jack Blott, Franklin Cappon, Ray Courtright, Cliff Keen, Bennie Oosterbaan, George F. VeenkerTrainer: Charles B. HoytManager: Richard B. Fogarty, Arthur Highfield (assistant), Charles Reynolds (assistant), Herbert Grosberg (assistant), Hugh Clarke (assistant)
