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1943 All Big Nine Conference football team

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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.

Contents

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

    UP = United Press

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

    References

    1943 All-Big Nine Conference football team Wikipedia