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- 1940_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team abstract "The 1940 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1940 college football season. Under third-year head coach Fritz Crisler, Michigan compiled a 7–1 record and finished the season ranked No. 3 in the final AP Poll. The team outscored opponents 196 to 34. The team's sole setback was a 7–6 loss on the road against a Minnesota team that finished the season No. 1 in the final AP poll.The 1940 team featured one of the greatest backfield in football history with all four principal starters going on to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as either a player or coach. Left halfback Tom Harmon was a consensus All-American and the winner of the Heisman Trophy as the best overall player in college football. Harmon became the focus of nationwide media coverage, even appearing on the cover of Life magazine in November 1940. Quarterback Forest Evashevski won the Big Ten Medal as the school's best senior student-athlete and was later referred to by Coach Crisler as "the greatest quarterback I ever had." Fullback Bob Westfall, known as "Bullet Bob," was the country's fourth leading rusher in 1940, gaining 808 yards in eight games. (Harmon had 852 rushing yards.) Westfall went on to become a consensus All-American in 1941 and also won All-Pro honors for the Detroit Lions in 1945. David M. Nelson, who started the most games at right halfback, went on to a 20-year career as a college football coach and was inducted into the Hall of Fame as a coach. The line playing in front of Michigan's Hall of Fame backfield was also one of the best in school history with four of the seven starters going on to play in the NFL. Left tackle Al Wistert had his jersey retired at Michigan, was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, and was an eight-time All-Pro selection for the Philadelphia Eagles. Left guard Ralph Fritz was a first-team All-Big Nine player in 1940 and later played for the Philadelphia Eagles. Center Robert Ingalls played for the Green Bay Packers and later served for 12 years as the head football coach at Connecticut. End Ed Frutig, who was Harmon's principal receiver, was selected as a first-team member of the 1940 College Football All-America Team and later played for the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions. A fifth starter on the 1940 line, Milo Sukup, was the running guard and one of the principal blockers for Harmon and Westfall. Harmon in 1940 publicly praised Sukup and Fritz as "two big reasons for Harmon." Sukup was reportedly on track for selection as an All-American until he suffered a career-ending injury late in the season. In a November 1940 game against Illinois, Sukup suffered a blow to the head while blocking for Harmon. He was knocked unconscious, suffered from temporary amnesia and was later hospitalized for several days after suffering recurring headaches. Sukup was propped up in a bed at University Hospital when the Wolverines left to play Minnesota and listened by radio from his hospital bed as the team suffered its only loss of the season. Sukup missed the last three games of the season due to the concussion and did not compete further as a football player. Robert Kolesar, who replaced Sukup at right guard for the last two games, went on to play for the Cleveland Browns.".
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- 1940_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team conference "Big Ten Conference".
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- 1940_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team date "1940-09-28".
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- 1940_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team host 1940_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team.
- 1940_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team location California_Memorial_Stadium.
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- 1940_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team location "Berkeley, CA".
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- 1940_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team oscheme Single-wing_formation.
- 1940_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team poll "AP Poll released prior to game".
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- 1940_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team siteCityst Allston.
- 1940_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team siteCityst Ann_Arbor,_Michigan.
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- 1940_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team siteCityst Minneapolis.
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- 1940_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team siteStadium California_Memorial_Stadium.
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- 1940_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team team "Michigan Wolverines".
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- 1940_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team title "Week 1: Michigan at California".
- 1940_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team title "Week 8: Michigan at Ohio State".
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- 1940_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team subject Category:1940_NCAA_football_season.
- 1940_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team subject Category:1940_in_Michigan.
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- 1940_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team comment "The 1940 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1940 college football season. Under third-year head coach Fritz Crisler, Michigan compiled a 7–1 record and finished the season ranked No. 3 in the final AP Poll. The team outscored opponents 196 to 34. The team's sole setback was a 7–6 loss on the road against a Minnesota team that finished the season No.".
- 1940_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team label "1940 Michigan Wolverines football team".
- 1940_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team sameAs Q4564723.