1943 Football Team
| Overall Record: 8-1 | Conference Record: 6-0 |
| Conference Finish: 1st place tie (Purdue) | |
| National Ranking: AP - No. 3 | |
| Coach: Herbert O. &Fritz" Crisler | |
| Captain: Paul White | |
| All-Americans: William Daley, Mervin Pregulman | |
| All-Conference: Fred Negus, Bill Daley, Bob Wiese | |
| Most Valuable Player: Bob Wiese | |
| Meyer Morton Award: Clem Bauman | |
| Trainer: Ray Roberts | |
| Assistant coaches: William Barclay, Ray Fisher, Earl Martineau, Clarence Munn, Bennie Oosterbaan, Arthur Valpey, Walter Weber | |
| Manager: James D. Kline | |
| Opponent | Rank | Date | Site | Result | Attend. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Grant | 09/18 | A | W | 26-0 | 11,000 | |
| Western Michigan | 09/25 | H | W | 57-6 | 14,008 | |
| Northwestern | 10/02 | A | W | 21-7 | 32,077 | |
| Notre Dame | 2/1 | 10/09 | H | L | 12-35 | 86,408 |
| Minnesota (HC) | 10/11 | 10/23 | H | W | 49-6 | 42,966 |
| Illinois | 10/30 | A | W | 42-6 | 15,724 | |
| Indiana | 6/- | 11/06 | H | W | 23-6 | 19,759 |
| Wisconsin | 4/- | 11/13 | H | W | 27-0 | 15,047 |
| Ohio State | 4/- | 11/20 | H | W | 45-7 | 39,139 |
| Total | 302-73 | 276,128 | ||||
| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| left end | Rudy Smeja (8) | |
| left tackle | Robert Hanzlik (8) | |
| left guard |
John Gallagher (5) George Kraeger (3) | |
| center | Fred Negus (8) | |
| right guard |
George Kraeger (3) John Gallagher (3) Rex Wells (2) | |
| right tackle |
Mervin Pregulman (5) Robert Derleth (3) | |
| right end |
Arthur Renner (5) Bob Rennebohm Henry Olshanski Jack Petoskey | |
| quarterback |
Bob Wiese (5) Jack Wink (2) Don Lund | |
| fullback |
Bill Daley (5) Bob Wiese (3) | |
| left halfback |
Elroy Hirsch (5) | |
| right halfback |
Walter Dreyer (4) Paul White (4) | |
| (Missing Camp Grant lineup) | ||
View full 1943 roster (from all-time roster database, includes non-lettermen and freshmen)
1943 Team Photo
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[Note: photo includes only varsity letter winners]
- Back Row
- Trainer Ray Roberts, Howie Wikel, Jack Trump, Cliff Myll, Vince Mroz, Fenwick Crane, Fred Bryan, Bob Kennedy, Henry Hatch
- Third Row
- Earl Maves, Wally Dreyer, Bob Nussbaumer, Joe Ponsetto, Don Lund, John Greene, Frank Kern, Jim Aliber, Harold Watts
- Second Row
- Bob Rennebohm, Farnham Johnson, Rex Wells, Fred Negus, Art Renner, Elroy Hirsch, George Kraeger, Hank Olshanski
- Front Row
- Johnny Gallagher, Jack Wink, Bob Wiese, Coach Fritz Crisler, Rudy Smeja, Bob Hanzlik, Bob Derleth
1943 Full Squad Photo
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