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 tackle
Alan Bovard - started 9 games at center
Francis M. Cornwell - started 1 game at right end
Norman J. Daniels - started 2 games at right halfback
Alvin G. Dahlem - started 3 games at right halfback, 2 games at left halfback
Leo Draveling - started 8 games at right end, 1 game at right tackle
Joe Gembis - started 5 games at fullback, 3 games at right halfback
Edward W. Hayden - started 5 games at left tackle, 1 game at right tackle
William M. Heston - halfback
Bill Hewitt - started 2 games at left end, 1 game at right end
Martin R. "Roy" Hudson - started 6 games at left halfback
Maynard Morrison - started 2 games at fullback, 1 game at left tackle
Ray F. Parker - guard
Howard W. Poe - guard; started 8 games at left guard, 1 game at right guard
Edwin B. Poorman - tackle; started 1 game at left tackle, 1 game at right tackle
Thomas G. Roach - started 1 game at right tackle
James Simrall - started 8 games at quarterback, 1 game at left halfback
Thorvald C. Sorenson - tackle
Alfred E. Steinke - started 8 games at right guard, 1 games at left guard
Joe Truskowski - end; started 7 games at left end, 1 game at quarterback, 1 game at right halfback
Jack Wheeler - started 2 games at fullback
Donald L. Wilson - halfback
The following players won aMa letters for their work on the 1929 football team:
Carl J. Bauer - guard
Milton Bergman - tackle
Albert Berkowitz - back
Max Blaine
Frank P. Brown - quarterback
William A. Brown - center
Arthur W. Decker - guard
Ira L. Grinnell - guard
Nyal R. Hayes - end
Kirk Holland - quarterback
Thomas G. Justice - end
Omer LaJeunesse - fullback
Harold D. Lindsay - back
Harold Miller - back
R. O. Morgan - guard
Murray Mosser - end
S. H. Preoulman
Raymond Priest - back
Karl S. Richardson - guard
Tom C. Samuels - guard
Frederick B. Schantz - back
Jay H. Sikkenga - end
Ivan C. Smith - end
John C. Widman - back
Ralph Wills - back
Awards and honors
Captain: Joseph Truskowski
All-Conference: Alan Bovard
Most Valuable Player: James Simrall
Meyer Morton Award: Roy Hudson
Head coach: Harry Kipke
Assistant coaches: Jack Blott, Franklin Cappon, Ray Courtright, Cliff Keen, Bennie Oosterbaan, George F. Veenker
Trainer: Charles B. Hoyt
Manager: Richard B. Fogarty, Arthur Highfield (assistant), Charles Reynolds (assistant), Herbert Grosberg (assistant), Hugh Clarke (assistant)
