1943 Big Ten Conference football season information
Sports season
1943 Big Ten Conference football season
Sport
Football
Number of teams
9
Top draft pick
Pat Harder
Co-champions
Purdue, Michigan
Season MVP
Otto Graham
Football seasons
← 1942
1944 →
1943 Big Ten Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 5 Purdue +
6
–
0
–
0
9
–
0
–
0
No. 3 Michigan +
6
–
0
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
No. 9 Northwestern
5
–
1
–
0
6
–
2
–
0
Indiana
2
–
3
–
1
4
–
4
–
2
Minnesota
2
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Illinois
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Ohio State
1
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Wisconsin
1
–
6
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
Iowa
0
–
4
–
1
1
–
6
–
1
+ – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1943 Big Ten Conference football season was the 48th 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 1943 college football season.
The 1943 Purdue Boilermakers football team compiled a perfect 9–0 record, tied for the Big Ten championship, led the conference in scoring defense (6.1 points per game), and were ranked No. 5 in the final AP Poll. Guard Alex Agase was a consensus first-team pick on the 1943 College Football All-America Team. Another guard, Dick Barwegen, received the team's most valuable player award.
Michigan, under head coach Fritz Crisler, compiled an 8–1, tied with Purdue for the conference championship, led the conference in scoring offense (33.6 points per game), and was ranked No. 3 in the final AP Poll. The team's sole loss was to consensus national champion Notre Dame. Bill Daley was a consensus first-team All-American and finished seventh in the voting for the Heisman Trophy. Bob Wiese received the team's most valuable player award.
Northwestern, under head coach Pappy Waldorf, compiled a 6–2 record and was ranked No. 9 in the final AP Poll. Quarterback Otto Graham received the Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy as the most valuable player in the Big Ten. Northwestern's two losses were to No. 1 Notre Dame and No. 3 Michigan.
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