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1941 All Big Ten Conference football team

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The 1941 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Big Ten Conference teams selected by the Associated Press (AP) and United Press (UP) for the 1941 Big Ten Conference football season.

Contents

Ends

  • Dave Schreiner, Wisconsin (AP-1; UP-1)
  • Bob Motl, Northwestern (AP-1; UP-2)
  • Bob Fitch, Minnesota (AP-2; UP-1)
  • Bob Shaw, Ohio State (AP-2; UP-2)
  • Joe Rogers, Michigan (AP-2)
  • Tackles

  • Alf Bauman, Northwestern (AP-1; UP-1)
  • Dick Wildung, Minnesota (AP-1; UP-1)
  • Al Wistert, Michigan (AP-2; UP-2)
  • James Daniell, Ohio State (AP-2; UP-2)
  • Guards

  • Tom Melton, Purdue (AP-1; UP-1)
  • Leonard Levy, Minnesota (AP-1; UP-1)
  • Lin Houston, Ohio State (AP-2)
  • Merv Pregulman, Michigan (UP-2)
  • Helge Pukema, Minnesota (AP-2)
  • Charles A. Steele, Indiana (AP-2)
  • George Zorich, Northwestern (UP-2)
  • Centers

  • Robert Ingalls, Michigan (AP-1; UP-1)
  • Bill Diehl, Iowa (AP-2)
  • Iron Man Bob Johnson, Purdue (UP-2)
  • Quarterbacks

  • Billy Hillenbrand, Indiana (AP-1; UP-1 [back])
  • Tom Farris, Wisconsin (AP-2)
  • Bill Garnaas, Minnesota (UP-2)
  • Halfbacks

  • Bill Daley, Minnesota (AP-1; UP-1 [back])
  • Bruce Smith, Minnesota (AP-1; UP-2) (1941 Heisman Trophy winner)
  • Otto Graham, Northwestern (AP-2)
  • Richard Fisher, Ohio State (AP-2)
  • Bill Garnaas, Minnesota (AP-2)
  • Tom Kuzma, Michigan (UP-2)
  • Fullbacks

  • Bob Westfall, Michigan (AP-1; UP-1 [back])
  • Pat Harder, Wisconsin (AP-2; UP-1 [back])
  • Jack Graf, Ohio State (UP-2)
  • Key

    AP = Associated Press, chosen by conference coaches

    UP = United Press, selected "by experts representing every section blanketed by the western conference"

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

    References

    1941 All-Big Ten Conference football team Wikipedia