▁Rose ▁Bowl ▁game . ▁ ▁Although ▁ranked ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁AP ▁Pol l ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁regular ▁season , ▁the ▁Wol ver ines ▁were ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁team ▁by ▁a ▁ 2 2 6 – 1 1 9 ▁margin ▁over ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁in ▁an ▁un pre ced ented ▁( and ▁uno fficial ) ▁AP ▁Pol l ▁taken ▁after ▁the ▁bow l ▁games . ▁The ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁team ▁out sc ored ▁its ▁oppon ents , ▁ 3 9 4 – 5 3 , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁best ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Michigan ▁football . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁Michigan ▁Wol ver ines ▁included ▁five ▁players ▁who ▁have ▁been ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁College ▁or ▁Pro ▁Football ▁H alls ▁of ▁Fame : ▁left ▁half back ▁Bob ▁Ch app uis ▁( who ▁finished ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁He is man ▁Tro phy ▁voting ), ▁right ▁half back ▁B ump ▁Elli ott ▁( who ▁received ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Trib une ▁tro phy ▁as ▁the ▁Big ▁Ten ▁M VP ), ▁def ensive ▁quarter back ▁P ete ▁Elli ott , ▁def ensive ▁end ▁Len ▁Ford , ▁and ▁tack le ▁Al ▁W ister t . ▁Off ensive ▁tack le ▁Bruce ▁Hil k ene ▁was ▁the ▁team ▁captain , ▁and ▁quarter back ▁Howard ▁Y er ges ▁was ▁the ▁field ▁general ▁who ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁" C ris ler ' s ▁' second ▁brain .' " ▁ ▁Jack ▁We