Michigan Tech Huskies football, 1940–1949

1940–1949 Michigan Tech Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Head coach
  • Don Sherman (1936–1942)
  • Rex Benoit (1946)
  • Alan Bovard (1947–1956)

The Michigan Tech Huskies football program, 1940–1949 represented the Michigan College of Mines and Technology (now known as Michigan Technological University) as an independent team during the 1940s.[1]

Don Sherman was the head coach from 1936 to 1942. Michigan Tech did not field a football team from 1943 to 1945. The program returned in 1946 with Rex Benoit as head coach. Alan Bovard served as head coach from 1947 to 1956.

1940

1940 Michigan Tech Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–1
Head coach
  • Don Sherman (5th season)
1940 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Michigan Tech   –   5 – 1 – 0
Detroit   –   7 – 2 – 0
Notre Dame   –   7 – 2 – 0
Xavier   –   7 – 3 – 0
Ohio   –   5 – 2 – 2
Wayne   –   4 – 1 – 3
Dayton   –   6 – 3 – 0
Cincinnati   –   5 – 3 – 1
Wichita   –   6 – 4 – 0
Central Michigan   –   4 – 3 – 1
Marquette   –   4 – 4 – 0
Michigan State   –   3 – 4 – 1
Ohio Wesleyan   –   2 – 4 – 3
Akron   –   2 – 5 – 2
Western State Teachers   –   2 – 5 – 0
Michigan State Normal   –   1 – 5 – 1
Miami (OH)   –   0 – 7 – 1

The 1940 Michigan Tech Huskies football team represented the Michigan College of Mines and Technology (now known as Michigan Technological University) as an independent during the 1940 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Don Sherman, the Huskies compiled a 5–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 137 to 21.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28at Superior StateSuperior, WIL 6–15
October 5Grand GrapidsHoughton, MIW 45–0
October 12at Northern MichiganMarquette, MIW 6–0
October 19Mission HouseHoughton, MIW 26–0
October 26Northern MichiganHoughton, MIW 13–0
November 2at Northland (WI)Ashland, WIW 41–6

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1941

1941 Michigan Tech Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–3
Head coach
  • Don Sherman (6th season)
1941 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western Michigan   –   8 – 0 – 0
No. 3 Notre Dame   –   8 – 0 – 1
Youngstown   –   7 – 0 – 1
Xavier   –   9 – 1 – 0
Detroit   –   7 – 2 – 0
Ohio   –   5 – 2 – 1
Dayton   –   7 – 3 – 0
Cincinnati   –   6 – 3 – 0
Akron   –   5 – 3 – 1
Michigan State   –   5 – 3 – 1
Central Michigan   –   4 – 3 – 0
Ohio Wesleyan   –   5 – 4 – 0
Michigan Tech   –   3 – 3 – 0
Marquette   –   4 – 5 – 0
Carthage   –   1 – 5 – 2
Wayne   –   2 – 6 – 0
Miami (OH)   –   2 – 7 – 0
Western Ontario   –   1 – 4 – 0
Wichita   –   1 – 6 – 1
Michigan State Normal   –   0 – 5 – 2
Detroit Tech   –   0 – 7 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 Michigan Tech Huskies football team represented the Michigan College of Mines and Technology (now known as Michigan Technological University) as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Don Sherman, the Huskies compiled a 3–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 58 to 53.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27Superior StateHoughton, MIW 12–0
October 4Northland (WI)Houghton, MIW 32–0
October 11Northern MichiganHoughton, MIW 14–0
October 18at St. NorbertDe Pere, WIL 0–9
October 25at Northern MichiganMarquette, MIL 0–25
November 1ShurtleffHoughton, MIL 0–19

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1942

1942 Michigan Tech Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–3
Head coach
  • Don Sherman (7th season)
1942 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Central Michigan   –   6 – 0 – 0
Western Michigan   –   5 – 1 – 0
Cincinnati   –   8 – 2 – 0
Dayton   –   8 – 2 – 0
Marquette   –   7 – 2 – 0
No. 6 Notre Dame   –   7 – 2 – 2
Bowling Green   –   6 – 2 – 1
Ohio   –   5 – 3 – 0
Detroit   –   5 – 4 – 0
Wichita   –   5 – 4 – 0
Michigan State   –   4 – 3 – 2
Michigan State Normal   –   3 – 3 – 1
Ohio Wesleyan   –   4 – 4 – 0
Xavier   –   4 – 5 – 0
Carthage   –   3 – 4 – 0
Miami (OH)   –   3 – 6 – 0
Wayne   –   1 – 6 – 1
Akron   –   0 – 7 – 2
Michigan Tech   –   0 – 3 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 Michigan Tech Huskies football team represented the Michigan College of Mines and Technology (now known as Michigan Technological University) as an independent during the 1942 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Don Sherman, the Huskies compiled a 0–3 record, scored only six points for the season, and were outscored opponents by a total of 46 to 6.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 10at Northern MichiganMarquette, MIL 6–26
October 17St. NorbertHoughton, MIL 0–7
October 24Northern MichiganHoughton, MIL 0–13

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1943–1945

Michigan Tech did not field football teams between 1943 and 1945.

1946

1946 Michigan Tech Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–2
Head coach
  • Rex Benoit (1st season)
1946 Midwestern non-major college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
St. Norbert   –   8 – 0 – 0
Youngstown   –   7 – 1 – 0
Bradley   –   7 – 2 – 0
Central Michigan   –   6 – 2 – 0
Defiance   –   6 – 2 – 0
Western Michigan   –   5 – 2 – 1
Miami (OH)   –   7 – 3 – 0
Dayton   –   6 – 3 – 0
Carroll (WI)   –   4 – 2 – 1
Bowling Green   –   5 – 3 – 0
Ohio Wesleyan   –   5 – 4 – 1
Michigan Tech   –   3 – 2 – 0
Northern Michigan   –   3 – 2 – 1
Michigan State Normal   –   3 – 4 – 1
Xavier   –   3 – 7 – 0
Detroit Tech   –   1 – 6 – 1
Valparaiso   –   1 – 7 – 0
Sterling   –   1 – 8 – 0
Haskell   –   0 – 7 – 0

The 1946 Michigan Tech Huskies football team represented Michigan College of Mining and Technology (later renamed Michigan Technological University) as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In their first and only year under head coach Rex Benoit, the Huskies compiled a 3–2 record and were outscored by a total of 54 to 49.[5]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 5at Eau Claire*
L 2–34[6]
October 12at Detroit Tech
W 8–0[7]
October 19Northern MichiganHoughton, MIL 13–14[8]
October 26Northland (WI)Houghton, MIW 14–0[9][10]
November 2at Northern MichiganMarquette, MIW 12–6[11]
  • *Non-conference game

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1947

1947 Michigan Tech Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–3–1
Head coach
1947 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Youngstown   –   8 – 2 – 0
Ball State   –   5 – 1 – 2
Ohio Wesleyan   –   6 – 2 – 1
Wayne   –   5 – 2 – 0
Dayton   –   6 – 3 – 0
Washington University   –   5 – 3 – 0
Bowling Green   –   5 – 5 – 0
Xavier   –   4 – 4 – 1
Central Michigan   –   2 – 5 – 1
Valparaiso   –   2 – 5 – 1
Michigan State Normal   –   1 – 6 – 0

The 1947 Michigan Tech Huskies football team represented the Michigan College of Mines and Technology (now known as Michigan Technological University) as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In their first season under head coach Alan Bovard, the Huskies compiled a 3–3–1 record and were outscored by a total of 54 to 49.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27at St. NorbertDe Pere, WIL 7–41
October 4Eau Claire StateHoughton, MIW 7–0
October 11at Northern MichiganMarquette, MIT 7–7
October 18Ferris InstituteHoughton, MIL 0–2
October 25at Northland (WI)Ashland, WIW 13–0
November 1Northern MichiganHouhgton, MIW 18–7
November 8Duluth StateHoughton, MIL 0–12

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1948

1948 Michigan Tech Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–0
Head coach
CaptainJohn Donald[14]
Home stadiumSherman Field
1948 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Michigan Tech   –   7 – 0 – 0
No. 2 Notre Dame   –   9 – 0 – 1
Bowling Green   –   8 – 0 – 1
Washington University   –   9 – 1 – 0
John Carroll   –   7 – 1 – 2
Ball State   –   6 – 2 – 0
Michigan State   –   6 – 2 – 2
Baldwin–Wallace   –   5 – 2 – 2
Detroit   –   6 – 3 – 0
Indiana State   –   4 – 4 – 0
Wabash   –   4 – 4 – 0
Wayne   –   4 – 4 – 0
Valparaiso   –   4 – 5 – 0
Toledo   –   5 – 6 – 0
Michigan State Normal   –   3 – 5 – 0
Xavier   –   4 – 6 – 0
Central Michigan   –   3 – 6 – 0
Marquette   –   2 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Michigan Tech Huskies football team represented the Michigan College of Mining and Technology (later renamed Michigan Technological University) as an independent during the 1948 college football season. In their second year under head coach Alan Bovard, the Huskies compiled a perfect 7–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 209 to 58.

The Houghton Daily Mining Gazette wrote of the Huskies' perfect season: "It is an accomplishment unique in the annals of Michigan Tech football and will stand as a monument to Coach Bovard, his staff, and the members of a great team."[15] It was one of two perfect seasons for the Michigan Tech football program, the other occurring 26 years later by the 1974 team. Other schools compiling perfect seasons in 1948 included Michigan, Clemson, Occidental, and Alma.[16]

Key players on the 1948 team included quarterback Carl Stenson, left halfback Dick Peterson, end John Winkel, tackles George Bianchi and John Donald, guard Jack Patek, and center Hal Smith.[17] The team's assistant coaches were Chuck Bernard (line coach), Rex Benoit (end coach), and Ken Hawk (backfield coach).[18]

The team played its home games on Sherman Field in Houghton, Michigan.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Duluth StateDuluth, MNW 19–13
September 25Cornell (IA)
W 32–14[19][20]
October 9Detroit Tech
  • Sherman Field
  • Houghton, MI
W 33–6[21]
October 16at Ferris InstituteBig Rapids, MIW 21–6
October 23Northern Michigan
  • Sherman Field
  • Houghton, MI
W 44–13[22]
October 30Northland (WI)
  • Sherman Field
  • Houghton, MI
W 47–0
November 11at Stout Institute
W 13–6[23]

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1949

1949 Michigan Tech Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3
Head coach
1949 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –   10 – 0 – 0
Ball State   –   8 – 0 – 0
Xavier   –   10 – 1 – 0
Valparaiso   –   8 – 1 – 1
Washington University   –   7 – 2 – 0
Baldwin–Wallace   –   6 – 2 – 0
Wabash   –   5 – 2 – 1
Dayton   –   6 – 3 – 0
John Carroll   –   6 – 3 – 0
No. 19 Michigan State   –   6 – 3 – 0
Toledo   –   6 – 4 – 0
Michigan Tech   –   4 – 3 – 0
Youngstown   –   4 – 3 – 1
Bowling Green   –   4 – 5 – 0
Marquette   –   4 – 5 – 0
Central Michigan   –   3 – 4 – 0
Wayne   –   3 – 5 – 0
Indiana State   –   1 – 9 – 0
Michigan State Normal   –   0 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Michigan Tech Huskies football team represented the Michigan College of Mines and Technology (now known as Michigan Technological University) as an independent during the 1949 college football season. In their third season under head coach Alan Bovard, the Huskies compiled a 4–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 162 to 121.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 17at Superior StateSuperior, WIL 18–33
September 24Western IllinoisHoughton, MIL 0–33[25]
October 8Central MichiganHoughton, MIL 6–35[26]
October 15Ferris InstituteHouhgton, MIW 28–6
October 22at Northern MichiganMarquette, MIW 27–7
October 29at Northland (WI)Ashland, WIW 57–0
November 5at Detroit TechDetroit, MIW 26–7

[27]

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  6. ^ "Blugolds Roll Over Michigan Tech, 34 to 2: Washburn, Toutant Pace Rout; Fagan Uses Complete Roster". Eau Claire Sunday Leader. October 6, 1946. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
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