1930 Football Team
| Overall Record: 8-0-1 | Conference Record: 5-0 |
| Conference Finish: 1st place tie (Northwestern) | |
| Coach: Harry G. Kipke | |
| Captain: James Simrall | |
| All-Conference: Maynard Morrison, Harry Newman | |
| Most Valuable Player: Jack Wheeler | |
| Meyer Morton Award: Estil Tessmer | |
| Trainer: Ray Roberts | |
| Assistant coaches: Jack Blott, Allan Bovard, Franklin Cappon, Ray Courtwright, Ray Fisher, Clifford Keen, Bennie Oosterbaan, George Veenker | |
| Manager: Arthur W. Highfield, Austin Humber (ass't), William Burt (ass't), John Sauchuck (ass't), William Belknap (ass't) | |
| Opponent | Date | Site | Result | Attend. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denison | 09/27 | H | W | 33-0 | 12,760 |
| Michigan Normal | 09/27 | H | W | 7-0 | 12,760 |
| Michigan State | 10/04 | H | T | 0-0 | 22,571 |
| Purdue | 10/11 | H | W | 14-13 | 38,851 |
| Ohio State | 10/18 | A | W | 13-0 | 68,459 |
| Illinois (HC) | 10/25 | H | W | 15-7 | 63,191 |
| Harvard | 11/08 | A | W | 6-3 | 43,913 |
| Minnesota | 11/15 | H | W | 7-0 | 54,944 |
| Chicago | 11/22 | H | W | 16-0 | 42,078 |
| Totals | 111-23 | 346,767 | |||
| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| left end |
Stanley Hozer (4) William Hewitt (2) Roderick Cox Jay Sikkenga Ivan Williamson | |
| left tackle |
Howard Auer (3) Tom Samuels (3) Claire Purdum (2) William Gitman | |
| left guard |
Omer LaJeunesse (5) Stanley Hozer (2) Francis Cornwell Leslie Douglass | |
| center |
Maynard Morrison Carlton Soelberg | |
| right guard |
Francis Cornwell (7) Omer LaJeunesse Leslie Avery | |
| right tackle |
Leo Draveling (3) Tom Samuels (3) Claire Purdum (2) Howard Auer | |
| right end |
Ivan Williamson (5) Norman Daniels (2) Leo Draveling Roderick Cox | |
| quarterback |
Harry Newman (5) Estel Tessmer (3) Jack Wheeler | |
| fullback |
Roy Hudson (8) DuVal Goldsmith | |
| left halfback |
William Heston (3) Jack Wheeler (2) Claude Stoll (2) Ralph Wills James Simrall | |
| right halfback |
James Simrall (7) Jack Wheeler Claude Stoll |
View full 1930 roster (from all-time roster database, includes non-lettermen and freshmen)
1930 Team Photo
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[Note: photo includes only varsity letter winners]
- Back Row
- Charles DeBaker, Omer LaJeunesse, Ivan Williamson, Wallace Miller, Norm Daniels, Roderick Cox, William Hewitt
- Third Row
- Trainer Ray Roberts, Claire Purdum, Robert Morgan, Roy Hudson, Howard Auer, Tom Samuels, Maynard Morrison, manager Arthur Highfield
- Second Row
- Francis Cornwell, Leo Draveling, Director Fielding Yost, captain James Simrall, Coach Harry Kipke, Clare Wheeler, Stan Hozer
- Front Row
- Harry Newman, Harry Eastman, Leslie Douglass, William Heston, Estel Tessmer