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1936 Michigan Wolverines football team

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Conference
  
Big Ten Conference

Head coach
  
Harry Kipke (8th year)

Captain
  
Matt Patanelli

1936 record
  
1–7 (0–5 Big Ten)

MVP
  
Matt Patanelli

Home stadium
  
Michigan Stadium

The 1936 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1936 college football season. The team's head coach was Harry Kipke. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium.

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Varsity letter winners

The following 27 players won varsity letters for their participation in the 1936 football team.

  • William C. Barclay, '38, Flint, Michigan - started 7 games at quarterback
  • John C. Brennan, '39, Racine, Wisconsin - started 2 games at left guard
  • Robert E. Cooper, '38, Detroit, Michigan - started 4 games at left halfback
  • Jesse G. Garber, '37, Brookline, Mass. - started 6 games at left guard
  • Elmer Gedeon, '39, Cleveland, Ohio - end
  • R. Wallace Hook, Jr., '39, Grand Rapids, Michigan - started 1 game at left halfback
  • Fred Janke, '39, Jackson, Michigan - started 3 games at left tackle
  • John D. Jordan, '39, Evanston, Illinois - center
  • Melvin Kramer - 1 game at right tackle
  • Louis Levine, '39, Muskegon, Michigan - started 1 game at quarterback
  • James H. Lincoln, '38, Harbor Beach, Michigan - started 3 games at right tackle
  • Alex Loiko - started 1 game a right end
  • Earle B. Luby, '38, Chicago, Illinois - started 2 games at right tackle
  • George A. Marzonie, '38, Flint, Michigan - started 5 games at right guard
  • Matt Patanelli, '37, Elkhart, Indiana - started 8 games at left end
  • Edward J. Phillips, '39, Bradford, Pennsylvania - started 1 game at right halfback
  • Joseph M. Rinaldi, '38, Elkhart, Indiana - started 8 games at center
  • Stark Ritchie, '38, Battle Creek, Michigan - started 2 games at left halfback, started 1 game at right halfback
  • Don J. Siegal, '39, Royal Oak, Michigan - started 5 games at left tackle
  • Dan Smick, '39, Hazel Park, Michigan - started 5 games at right end
  • John A. Smithers, '38, Elkhart, Indiana - started 6 games at right halfback, 1 game at left halfback
  • Chester C. Stabovitz, '37, Chicago, Illinois - end
  • Edward C. Stanton, '39, Charleston, West Virginia - started 1 game at fullback
  • Cedric C. Sweet, '37, Fremont, Michigan - started 7 games at fullback
  • Arthur Valpey, '38, Detroit, Michigan - started 2 games at right end
  • Clarence H. Vandewater, guard, sophomore, Holland, Michigan - starter in 1 game at right guard
  • Fred C. Ziem, '38, Pontiac, Michigan - started 1 game at right guard

    • Minor awards

    The following players received "minor awards" for their participation as varsity reserves on the 1936 football team.

  • Frank S. Bissell, guard, senior, Hyannisport, Massachusetts - starter in 1 game at right guard
  • Robert Campbell, halfback, junior, Ionia, Michigan
  • Robert Curren, fullback, sophomore, Warren, Pennsylvania
  • Douglas Farmer, fullback, junior, Hinsdale, Illinois
  • Harold J. Floersch, end, sophomore, Wyandotte, Michigan
  • Edward Greenwald, tackle, junior, Whiting, Indiana
  • Ralph Heikkinen, guard, sophomore, Ramsay, Michigan
  • Forrest Jordan, guard, sophomore, Clare, Michigan - starter in 2 games at right tackle
  • Melvin G. Kramer, tackle, junior, Toledo, Ohio
  • Alex Loiko, halfback, sophomore, Hamtramck, Michigan
  • Norman J. Nickerson, fullback, sophomore, Detroit, Michigan
  • Donald M. Paquette, halfback, sophomore, Superior, Wisconsin
  • Ernest A. Pederson, Jr., guard, junior, Grand Blanc, Michigan
  • Robert P. Piotrowski, halfback, sophomore, Manistee, Michigan
  • Norm Purucker, halfback, sophomore, Poland, Ohio

    • Awards and honors

  • Captain: Matt Patanelli
  • Most Valuable Player: Matt Patanelli
  • Meyer Morton Award: John Jordan

    • Coaching staff

  • Head coach: Harry Kipke
  • Assistant coaches: Franklin Cappon, Ray Courtright, Ray Fisher, Cliff Keen, Bennie Oosterbaan, Walter Weber, Francis Wistert
  • Trainer: Ray Roberts
  • Manager: William Bates, Fred Colombo (assistant), Ned A. Kilmer (assistant), Lee Moore (assistant), Edward M. Watson (assistant)

    • References

    1936 Michigan Wolverines football team Wikipedia
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