1943 All-Big Nine Conference football team

The 1943 All-Big Nine Conference football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Big Nine Conference teams selected by the Associated Press (AP) and United Press (UP) for the 1943 Big Ten Conference football season.

All Big-Ten selections

Ends

Herb Hein, Northwestern (AP-1; UP-1)
Pete Pihos, Indiana (AP-1; UP-1)
Frank Bauman, Purdue (AP-2; UP-2)
Rudy Smeja, Michigan (AP-2)
Barbour, Iowa (UP-2)

Tackles

Paul A. Mitchell, Minnesota (AP-1; UP-1)
Bill Willis, Ohio State (AP-1; UP-1)
Merv Pregulman, Michigan (AP-2; UP-2)
Genis, Purdue (UP-2)
Mike Kasap, Purdue (AP-2)

Guards

Dick Barwegen, Purdue (AP-1; UP-1)
Alex Agase, Purdue (AP-1; UP-1)
Alex Kapter, Northwestern (AP-2; UP-2)
Coffee, Indiana (UP-2)
Robert Liddy, Iowa (AP-2)

Centers

Fred Negus, Michigan (AP-1; UP-1)
John Tavener, Indiana (AP-2; UP-2)

Quarterbacks

Bob Hoernschemeyer, Indiana (AP-1; UP-1 [halfback])
Bob Wiese, Michigan (AP-2; UP-1)
Jack Wink, Michigan (UP-2)

Halfbacks

Otto Graham, Northwestern (AP-1; UP-1)
Tony Butkovich, Purdue (AP-1; UP-2 [fullback])
Elroy Hirsch, Michigan (AP-2; UP-2)
Ernie Parks, Ohio State (AP-2)
Bray, Illinois (UP-2)

Fullbacks

Bill Daley, Michigan (AP-1, UP-1)
Don Buffmire, Northwestern (AP-2)

Key

AP = Associated Press, chosen by conference coaches^[1]

UP = United Press^[2]

Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UP

See also

1943 College Football All-America Team

References

↑ "Western Conference All Star Grid Squad Picked". Sarasota Herald-Tribune (AP story). November 30, 1943. p. 6.
↑ "Michigan Places Three on Big Ten Conference Team". The News-Herald (Franklin, Penn.). November 26, 1943. p. 10.

All-Big Ten Conference football teams

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