1944 Michigan Wolverines football team information
American college football season
1944Michigan Wolverines football
Conference
Big Ten Conference
Ranking
AP
No. 8
Record
8–2 (5–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Fritz Crisler (7th season)
Offensive scheme
Single-wing
MVP
Don Lund
Captains
Bob Wiese (until November 1)
Don Lund (after November 1)
Joseph Ponsetto (after November 1)
Home stadium
Michigan Stadium
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
1944 Big Ten Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 2 Ohio State $
6
–
0
–
0
9
–
0
–
0
No. 8 Michigan
5
–
2
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Purdue
4
–
2
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Minnesota
3
–
2
–
1
5
–
3
–
1
Indiana
4
–
3
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
No. 15 Illinois
3
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
1
Wisconsin
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Northwestern
0
–
5
–
1
1
–
7
–
1
Iowa
0
–
6
–
0
1
–
7
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1944 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1944 Big Ten Conference football season. Under seventh-year head coach Fritz Crisler, Michigan compiled a record of 8–2 (5–2 Big Ten Conference), outscored opponents 204 to 91, finished in second place in the Big Ten Conference, and was ranked #8 in the final AP Poll.[1] The team opened the season with a victory over an Iowa-Pre-Flight team that won all of its remaining games and ended the season ranked #6 in the final AP Poll. The Wolverines then shut out four opponents: Marquette (14-0); Northwestern (27-0); Illinois (14-0); and Wisconsin (14-0). The team's two losses came against Indiana and an undefeated Ohio State team that was ranked #2 in the final AP Poll.
Michigan's left tackle Milan Lazetich was selected by both the Associated Press (AP) and United Press (UP) as a first-team player on the All-Big Ten Conference team and was also selected by multiple selectors as a second-team player on the 1944 College Football All-America Team. Two other players on the 1944 Michigan team were selected as first-team All-Big Ten players: quarterback Joe Ponsetto (AP) and fullback Bob Wiese (UP). Wiese also served as the team's captain, and fullback Don Lund received the team's Most Valuable Player award.
^"1944 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
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