Hugh White (November 7, 1876 – June 11, 1936) was an American college football player and coach.

His father had run away from home as a boy, crewed on a whaling ship, participated in the California Gold Rush, and fought in the American Civil War.

[5] As a senior, he captained the 1901 Michigan Wolverines football team, the first of Fielding H. Yost's famous "Point-a-Minute" teams, which went undefeated with an 11–0 record, outscored their opponents 550–0, and defeated Stanford in the inaugural Rose Bowl, 49–0.

In the Rose Bowl, Michigan put the ball in play 142 times for 1,463 offensive yards.

[9] With eight minutes left in the game, White agreed with Stanford captain, R. S. Fisher, to stop play.