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1942 Michigan

7–⁠3 (3–⁠2 Western Conference), coached by Fritz Crisler, finished No. 9 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Michigan in 1942, game by game: won vs. Great Lakes Navy 9–0; won vs. Michigan State 20–0; lost vs. Iowa Pre-Flight 14–26; won vs. Northwestern 34–16; lost at No. 13 Minnesota 14–16; won vs. No. 12 Illinois 28–14; won vs. Harvard 35–7; won at No. 4 Notre Dame 32–20; lost at No. 5 Ohio State 7–21; won vs. Iowa 28–14+28−14Won 9–0 vs. Great Lakes Navy+9Great Lakes NavyWon 20–0 vs. Michigan State+20Michigan StateLost 14–26 vs. Iowa Pre-Flight-12Iowa Pre-FlightWon 34–16 vs. Northwestern+18NorthwesternLost 14–16 at No. 13 Minnesota-2No. 13 MinnesotaWon 28–14 vs. No. 12 Illinois+14No. 12 IllinoisWon 35–7 vs. Harvard+28HarvardWon 32–20 at No. 4 Notre Dame+12No. 4 Notre DameLost 7–21 at No. 5 Ohio State-14No. 5 Ohio StateWon 28–14 vs. Iowa+14Iowa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsGreat Lakes NavyW 9–⁠087%
Oct 3vsMichigan StateW 20–⁠072%
Oct 10vsIowa Pre-FlightL 14–⁠2668%
Oct 17vsNorthwesternW 34–⁠1666%
Oct 24at13MinnesotaL 14–⁠1641%
Oct 31vs12IllinoisW 28–⁠1477%
Nov 7vsHarvardW 35–⁠781%
Nov 14at4Notre DameW 32–⁠2037%
Nov 21at5Ohio StateL 7–⁠2147%
Nov 28vsIowaW 28–⁠1478%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Iowa 28–⁠14; No. 9 in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 65th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 140 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 3
  2. Wk 2: 4
  3. Wk 3: 13
  4. Wk 4: 11
  5. Wk 5: 6
  6. Wk 6: 4
  7. Wk 7: 9
  8. Final: 9

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1942.

2 consensus All-AmericansAl Wistert, OT; Julius Franks, OG

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
3–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Western Conference
AP final
No. 9 peak No. 3
Points
221–⁠134
Coach
Fritz Crisler
Elo
1672 +37 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
18.1 No. 11 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
George Ceithaml
Most valuable player
Al Wistert
Offense
Single-wing

Drafted in 1943

The 1943 draft
Rd 3George Ceithaml BBrooklyn Dodgers
Rd 5Al Wistert OTPhiladelphia Eagles

All-Big Ten

3 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1942 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1942 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ohio State5–⁠19–⁠11
Wisconsin4–⁠18–⁠1–⁠13
Michigan3–⁠27–⁠39
Illinois3–⁠26–⁠4
Iowa3–⁠36–⁠4
Minnesota3–⁠35–⁠419
Indiana2–⁠27–⁠3
Purdue1–⁠41–⁠8
Northwestern0–⁠61–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.