1942 Big Ten Conference football season information
Sports season
1942 Big Ten Conference football season
Sport
Football
Number of teams
9
Top draft pick
Bill Daley
Champion
Ohio State
Season MVP
Dave Schreiner
Football seasons
← 1941
1943 →
1942 Big Ten Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 1 Ohio State $
5
–
1
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
No. 3 Wisconsin
4
–
1
–
0
8
–
1
–
1
No. 9 Michigan
3
–
2
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Illinois
3
–
2
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Iowa
3
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
No. 19 Minnesota
3
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Indiana
2
–
2
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Purdue
1
–
4
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
Northwestern
0
–
6
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
$ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1942 Big Ten Conference football season was the 47th season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference (also known as the Western Conference) and was a part of the 1942 college football season.
The 1942 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, led by head coach Paul Brown, compiled a 9–1, led the Big Ten in scoring offense (33.7 points per game), won the conference championship, and was ranked No. 1 in the final AP Poll. The Buckeyes' only loss was by a 17–7 score against Wisconsin at Camp Randall Stadium. Tackle Charles Csuri received the team's most valuable player award. Halfback Les Horvath went on to win the 1943 Heisman Trophy.
Wisconsin, under head coach Harry Stuhldreher, compiled an 8–1–1 record, led the conference in scoring defense (6.8 points per game allowed), and was ranked No. 3 in the final AP Poll. The Badgers played Notre Dame to a 7–7 and suffered its sole loss on the road against Iowa. End Dave Schreiner was a consensus first-team All-American and received the Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy as the most valuable player in the conference. The Helms Athletic Foundation selected Wisconsin as 1942 national champions following the season's bowl games.[1]
Michigan, under head coach Fritz Crisler, compiled a 7–3 record and was ranked No. 9 in the final AP Poll. Two Michigan linemen, tackle Al Wistert and guard Julius Franks (Michigan's first African-American All-American), were selected as consensus first-team All-Americans.
^"Badgers Rated Nation's No. 1". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. January 11, 1943. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
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