The 1943 Michigan Wolverines football team finished the season with an 8–1 record, outscored its opponents 302 to 73, tied with Purdue for the Big Ten Conference championship, and was ranked No.

Wiese led the team to a 6–1 record in the first seven games of the season, including victories over Big Ten foes Minnesota (28–13), Northwestern (27–0), and Purdue (40–14).

[5] He completed bachelor's and master's degrees in engineering, was inducted into Tau Beta Pi, and went on to play for the Detroit Lions in the 1947 and 1948 football seasons.

[1] In his later years, Wiese worked as a managing engineer for North American Rockwell Co. (Molded Fiberglass Division) in Ashtabula, Ohio.

Wiese and two other Rockwell executives had chartered a twin-engine plane to take them to Detroit for a company meeting and attend the Michigan/Ohio football game.