1949 Michigan Wolverines football team

1949 Michigan Wolverines football
Big Ten co-champion
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
AP	#7
1949 record	6–2–1 (4–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bennie Oosterbaan (2nd year)
MVP	Dick Kempthorn
Captain	Alvin Wistert
Home stadium	Michigan Stadium

1949 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#6 Ohio State +	4	–	1	–	1	7	–	1	–	2
#7 Michigan +	4	–	1	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
#8 Minnesota	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	2	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Illinois	3	–	3	–	1	3	–	4	–	2
Iowa	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Purdue	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Indiana	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1949 college football season. The team's head coach was Bennie Oosterbaan. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium. The 3rd game of the season against Army was the first loss in 25 games.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 24, 1949	Michigan State*		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	W 7–3	97,239
October 1, 1949	at Stanford*		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 27–7	87,123
October 8, 1949	#7 Army*	#1	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	L 7–21	97,239
October 15, 1949	at Northwestern	#7	Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL	L 20–21	54,816
October 22, 1949	#3 Minnesota	#12	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	W 14–7	97,239
October 29, 1949	at Illinois	#6	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Il	W 13–0	71,119
November 5, 1949	Purdue	#5	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	W 20–12	95,207
November 12, 1949	Indiana	#5	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	W 20–7	79,200
November 19, 1949	#7 Ohio State	#5	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	T 7–7	97,239
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Statistical leaders

Rushing

Player	Attempts	Net yards	Yards per attempt	Touchdowns
Don Dufek	122	392	3.2	2
Chuck Ortmann	105	329	3.1	0
Leo Koceski	55	247	4.5	2

Passing

Player	Attempts	Completions	Interceptions	Comp %	Yards	Yds/Comp	TD	Long
Chuck Ortmann	126	45	3	35.7	627	13.9	2	51
Wally Teninga	32	8	4	25.0	62	7.8	1	16
Bill Putich	8	5	0	62.5	45	9.0	2	12

Receiving

Player	Receptions	Yards	Yds/Recp	TD	Long
Harry Allis	23	338	14.7	2	51
Irv Wisniewski	11	126	11.4	1	14
John Ghindia	8	77	9.6	0	16

Kickoff returns

Player	Returns	Yards	Yds/Return	TD	Long
Leo Koceski	8	158	19.8	0	24
Chuck Ortmann	4	149	37.3	0	82

Punt returns

Player	Returns	Yards	Yds/Return	TD	Long
Charlie Lentz	17	169	9.9	0	17
Wally Teninga	16	160	10.0	0	13

Players

Harry Allis, Flint, Michigan - started 9 games at left end; also placekicker and punter
James L. Atchinson, Cleveland, Ohio^[1] - started 3 games at right tackle
Oswald V. Clark, Montclair, New Jersey^[2] - started 2 games at right end
Don Dufek, Evanston, Illinois - started 2 games at fullback, 1 game at right halfback
Robert F. Erben, Akron, Ohio - started 6 games at center
John Ghindia, Ecorse, Michigan - started 7 games at quarterback
Lloyd A. Heneveld, Holland, Michigan^[3] - started 3 games at left guard, 1 game at right guard
Allen M. Jackson, Dearborn, Michigan - started 4 games at left guard; later, wrote a watershed article for the Atlantic Monthly, "Too Much Football", decrying overemphasis of football in universities.
Thomas Johnson, Muskegon Heights, Michigan - started 3 games at left tackle
Dick Kempthorn, Canton, Ohio - started 7 games at fullback
Leo Koceski, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania - started 5 games at right halfback
Donald B. McClelland, Calumet, Michigan - started 8 games at right guard, 1 game at left guard
Tony Momsen - started 3 games at center
Chuck Ortmann, Milwaukee, Wisconsin - started 7 games at left halfback
Wally Teninga, Chicago, Illinois - started 3 games at right halfback
Robert Wahl, Oak Park, Illinois - started 4 games at right tackle
Irv Wisniewski, Lambertville, Michigan - started 7 games at right end, 2 games at right tackle
Alvin Wistert, Chicago, Illinois - started 6 games at left tackle

Awards and honors

Captain: Alvin Wistert
All-Americans: Alvin Wistert, Robert Wahl
All-Conference: Alvin Wistert, Lloyd Heneveld, Chuck Ortmann
Most Valuable Player: Dick Kempthorn
Meyer Morton Award: Don Dufek

Coaching staff

Head coach: Bennie Oosterbaan
Assistant coaches: Jack Blott, George Ceithaml, Cliff Keen, Ernest McCoy, Bill Orwig, Don Robinson, Walter Weber, J. T. White
Trainer: Jim Hunt
Manager: Howard Cooper

References

↑ James L. Atchison, born March 19, 1927, died June 14, 2010, SSN issued Ohio, last address Roswell, Georgia
↑ Oswald V. Clark, born November 18, 1927, died October 29, 2006, SSN issued New Jersey, last address Traverse City, Michigan
↑ Lloyd A. Heneveld, born March 1, 1925, died November 24, 2000, SSN issued Michigan, last address Baldwin, Lake, Michigan

External links

1949 Football Team -- Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History

Michigan Wolverines football

Venues	Washtenaw County Fairgrounds (1883–1892) Regents Field (1893–1905) Ferry Field (1906–1926) Michigan Stadium (1927–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Chicago (defunct) Michigan State (Paul Bunyan Trophy) Minnesota (Little Brown Jug) Notre Dame Ohio State (The Ten Year War) Illinois

Culture & lore	Early years Yost era Kipke years Crisler years Oosterbaan years Elliott years Short punt The Ten Year War 1922 Vanderbilt game 24–12 The Vote for the Rose Bowl Miracle at Michigan 2006 "Game of the Century" 2007 Appalachian State game Biff "The Victors" Marching band

People	Head coaches Trainers Players All-Americans NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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