1943 All-Big Ten Conference football team

The 1943 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 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 Barwegan, Purdue (AP-1; UP-1)
• Alex Agase, Purdue (AP-1; UP-1)
• Alex Kapter, Northwestern (AP-2; UP-2)
• J. C. 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[]