1942 Football Team
| Overall Record: 7-3 | Conference Record: 3-2 |
| Conference Finish: 3rd place tie | |
| National Ranking: AP - No. 9 | |
| Coach: Herbert O. "Fritz" Crisler | |
| Captain: George Ceithaml | |
| All-Americans: Albert Wistert, Julius Franks | |
| All-Conference: Albert Wistert, Julius Franks, George Ceithaml | |
| Most Valuable Player: Albert Wistert | |
| Meyer Morton Award: Bob Wiese | |
| Trainer: Charles Hoyt | |
| Assistant coaches: Earl Martineau, Ernest McCoy, Clarence Munn, Bennie Oosterbaan, Walter Weber | |
| Manager: James D. Kline, Howard DeYoung (ass't), Merritt Bigelow (ass't), Samuel Emmons (ass't), Donald Howell (ass't), Robert Oberfelder (ass't) | |
| Opponent | Rank | Date | Site | Result | Attend. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Lakes | 09/26 | H | W | 9-0 | 17,031 | |
| Michigan State | 10/03 | H | W | 20-0 | 40,023 | |
| Iowa Pre-Flight | 10/10 | H | L | 14-26 | 36,839 | |
| Northwestern | 3/- | 10/17 | H | W | 34-16 | 32,188 |
| Minnesota | 4/13 | 10/24 | A | L | 14-16 | 49,181 |
| Illinois (HC) | 13/12 | 10/31 | H | W | 28-14 | 33,826 |
| Harvard | 11/- | 11/07 | H | W | 35-7 | 25,305 |
| Notre Dame | 6/4 | 11/14 | A | W | 32-20 | 54,412 |
| Ohio State | 4/5 | 11/21 | A | L | 7-21 | 71,691 |
| Iowa | 9/- | 11/28 | H | W | 28-14 | 20,923 |
| Totals | 221-134 | 381,419 | ||||
| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| left end |
Philip Sharpe (8) Elmer Madar (2) | |
| left tackle | Albert Wistert (10) | |
| left guard | Robert Kolesar (10) | |
| center | Mervin Pregulman (10) | |
| right guard | Julius Franks (10) | |
| right tackle | Bill Pritula (10) | |
| right end |
Elmer Madar (8) Philip Sharpe (2) | |
| quarterback |
George Ceithaml (10)
| |
| fullback |
Bob Wiese (8) Don Boor Don Lund | |
| left halfback |
Tom Kuzma (5) Don Robinson (2) Cliff Wise Bob Chappuis Paul White | |
| right halfback |
Paul White (9) Don Robinson |
View full 1942 roster (from all-time roster database, includes non-lettermen and freshmen)
1942 Team Photo
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[Note: photo includes only varsity letter winners]
- Back Row
- Jim Kline (manager), Bob Stenberg, Bob Chappuis, Cliff Wise, Frank Wardley, trainer Charles Hoyt
- Third Row
- Bob Wiese, Jim Brieske, Bob Vernier, Ralph Amstutz, Don Robinson, Julius Franks, Don Lund
- Second Row
- Donald Boor, Bill Pritula, John Karwales, Tom Kuzma, Merv Pregulman, Bob Derleth, Charles Kennedy, Walter Friehofer
- Front Row
- Rudy Smeja, Elmer Madar, Bob Kolesar, George Ceithaml (capt.), Fritz Crisler, Paul White, Philip Sharpe
1942 Team Photo
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