1941 Michigan Wolverines football team

1941 Michigan Wolverines football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 5
1941 record	6–1–1 (3–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Fritz Crisler (4th year)
Offensive scheme	Single-wing formation
MVP	Reuben Kelto
Captain	Bob Westfall
Home stadium	Michigan Stadium
Seasons ← 1940 1942 →

1941 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#1 Minnesota $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	0
#5 Michigan	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
#13 Ohio State	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
#11 Northwestern	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Iowa	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Purdue	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	5	–	1
Indiana	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Illinois	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Week 1: Michigan State at Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total Michigan State 7 0 0 0 7 • Michigan 0 7 12 0 19 Date: September 27, 1941 Location: Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI Game attendance: 67,079

Week 2: Iowa at Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total Iowa 0 0 0 0 0 • Michigan 6 0 0 0 6 Date: October 4, 1941 Location: Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI Game attendance: 29,909 Referee: Mike Layden (Notre Dame)

Week 3: Pittsburgh at Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total Pitt 0 0 0 0 0 • Michigan 6 0 14 20 40 Date: October 11, 1941 Location: Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI Game attendance: 34,403 Referee: Frank Lane (Cincinnati)

Week 4: Michigan at Northwestern

1 2 3 4 Total • Michigan 7 0 0 7 14 Northwestern 0 7 0 0 7 Date: October 18, 1941 Location: Dyche Stadium, Evanston, IL Referee: W. A. Blake (Loras)

Week 5: Minnesota at Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total • Minnesota 0 7 0 0 7 Michigan 0 0 0 00 0 Date: October 25, 1941 Location: Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI Game attendance: 85,753 Referee: Frank Birch (Earlham)

Week 6: Michigan at Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total • Michigan 7 6 0 7 20 Illinois 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 1, 1941 Location: Memorial Stadium, Champaign, IL Game attendance: 30,101 Referee: Frank Lane (Cincinnati)

Week 7: Michigan at Columbia

1 2 3 4 Total • Michigan 14 7 7 0 28 Columbia 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 15, 1941 Location: Baker Field, New York, NY Game attendance: 35,000

Week 8: Ohio State at Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total Ohio State 7 0 7 6 20 Michigan 0 7 7 6 20 Date: November 22, 1941 Location: Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI Game attendance: 85,757 Referee: Frank Birch (Earlham)

The 1941 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1941 Big Ten Conference football season. Under fourth-year head coach Fritz Crisler, Michigan compiled a record of 6–1–1 (3–1–1 Big Ten), outscored opponents 147 to 41 and was ranked #5 in the final AP Poll. The team played three ranked opponents, defeating #5 Northwestern (14–7), playing to a tie with #14 Ohio State (20–20), and losing by a 7–0 score to the 1941 Minnesota team that won the 1941 national championship. With a strong, veteran line, the Wolverines also shut out four of their eight opponents: Pittsburgh (40–0); Columbia (28–0); Illinois (20–0); and Iowa (6–0).

Fullback Bob Westfall was selected as a consensus first-team player on both the 1941 College Football All-America Team and the All-Big Ten Conference team. Halfback Tom Kuzma was the team's leading scorer with 48 points, and tackle Reuben Kelto received the team's Most Valuable Player award. Tackle Al Wistert received second-team All-America honors, and center Robert Ingalls was selected as a first-team All-Big Ten honoree.

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