1942 Michigan Wolverines football team

1942 Michigan Wolverines football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
APNo. 9
Record7–3 (3–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
MVPAl Wistert
CaptainGeorge Ceithaml
Home stadiumMichigan Stadium
Seasons
← 1941
1943 →
1942 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Ohio State $ 5 1 0 9 1 0
No. 3 Wisconsin 4 1 0 8 1 1
No. 9 Michigan 3 2 0 7 3 0
Illinois 3 2 0 6 4 0
Iowa 3 3 0 6 4 0
No. 19 Minnesota 3 3 0 5 4 0
Indiana 2 2 0 7 3 0
Purdue 1 4 0 1 8 0
Northwestern 0 6 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1942 Big Ten Conference football season. The 1942 team compiled a record of 7–3 and was ranked No. 9 in the final Associated Press poll. The team's line that included Albert Wistert, Merv Pregulman, Julius Franks (U-M's first African-American All-American), Elmer Madar, Robert Kolesar, Bill Pritula and Philip Sharpe and was known as the "Seven Oak Posts."[1]

  1. ^ "University of Michigan Football All-American: Julius Franks". The Regents of the University of Michigan. February 10, 2007. Archived from the original on November 27, 2007. Retrieved November 26, 2007.