1941 Michigan Wolverines football team
The 1941 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1941 college football season. The 1941 team compiled a record of 6–1–1 and was ranked No. 5 in the final Associated Press poll.
Schedule
| Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
Result |
Attendance |
| September 27, 1941 |
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Michigan State* |
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Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI |
W 19–7 |
66,389 |
| October 4, 1941 |
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Iowa |
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Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI |
W 6–0 |
29,807 |
| October 11, 1941 |
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Pittsburgh* |
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Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI |
W 40–0 |
33,848 |
| October 18, 1941 |
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at #5 Northwestern |
#6 |
Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL |
W 14–7 |
43,264 |
| October 25, 1941 |
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Minnesota |
#3 |
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI |
L 7–0 |
84,658 |
| November 1, 1941 |
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at Illinois |
#7 |
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL |
W 20–0 |
31,554 |
| November 15, 1941 |
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at Columbia* |
#7 |
Baker Field • New York, NY |
W 28–0 |
31,181 |
| November 22, 1941 |
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#14 Ohio State |
#7 |
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI |
T 20–20 |
84,581 |
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Players
Starters
Non-starters
- John G. Allerdice, halfback, Indianapolis, IN
- Ralph H. Amstutz, guard, Oak Park, IL
- Harry F. Anderson, guard, Chicago, IL
- Donald P. Boor,[5] fullback, Dearborn, MI
- James J. Brown, halfback, St. Ignace, MI
- Norman D. Call, halfack, Norwalk, OH
- Harrison H. Caswell, tackle, Ann Arbor, MI
- Otto E. Chady, end, Highland Park, Mich.
- Leo P. Cunningham, tackle, Revere, MA
- Fred M. Dawley, quarterback, Detroit, MI
- Theodore E. Denise, tackle, Lansing, MI
- Robert L. Flora, tackle, Muskegon, MI
- Julius Franks, guard, Hamtramck, MI
- Walter B. Freihofer, end, Indianapolis, IN
- John J. Greene, quarterback, Pittsburgh, PA
- James Grissen, fullback, Holland, MI
- John F. Harrigan, quarterback, Detroit MI
- Charles J. Haslam, quarterback, Duluth, MN
- George H. Hildebrandt, tackle, Hamburg, NY
- Joseph Joseph, fullback, Highland Park, MI
- Jack Karwales, end, Chicago, IL
- Charles F. Kennedy, halfback, Van Wert, OH
- Theodore Kennedy, center, Saginaw, MI
- William E. Kuyper, tackle, Newtonville, MA
- John T. Laine, guard, Puritan, MI
- William M. MacConnachie, end, Upper Mt. Clair, NJ
- William J. MacDougall, tackle, Highland Park, MI
- Elmer Madar, quarterback, Detroit
- Robert L. McFaddin, center, Detroit
- Austin S. Miller, fullback, Mt. Pleasant, MI
- Robert L. Morrison, halfback, Minocqua, WI
- Jack Petoskey, end, Dearborn, MI
- William Pritula, center, Detroit
- Don W. Robinson, halfback, Detroit
- Reino J. Romo, halfback, Bessemer, MI
- Vincent C. Secontine, tackle, Detroit
- Robert W. Shemky, end, Crystal Falls, MI
- Ray B. Sowers, halfback, Bay City, MI
- Robert P. Stenberg, fullback, Chicago
- Alfred S. Thomas, halfback, Detroit
- Angelo E. Trogan, guard, Saginaw, MI
- Clifford C. Wise, halfback, Grand Haven, MI
- Louis K. Woytek, center
Awards and honors
Coaching and training staff
- Head coach: Fritz Crisler
- Assistant coaches: Cliff Keen, Archie Kodros, Earl Martineau, Ernest McCoy, Clarence "Biggie" Munn, Bennie Oosterbaan, Hercules Renda, Walter Weber
- Manager: William L. Hurley, Edward K. Aldworth (assistant), James D. Kline (assistant), Howard F. DeYoung (assistant), Albert L. Gruenewald (assistant)
References
- ^ Harlin E. Fraumann, born March 3, 1919, died December 2, 2006, last residence Clinton, Michigan
- ^ Harold Lockard, February 7, 1920, died February 1971, SSN issued Ohio
- ^ William Melzow, born December 6, 1919, died September 30, 2001, last address, Holt, Michigan
- ^ Philip E. Sharpe, born July 17, 1921, died September 1, 2005, SSN issued Ohio, last address Seattle, Washington
- ^ Donald Boor, born July 16, 1920, died June 1985, SSN issued Michigan, last address Northville, Michigan
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