1944 Big Ten Conference football season information
Sports season
1944 Big Ten Conference football season
Sport
Football
Number of teams
9
Top draft pick
Elroy Hirsch
Champion
Ohio State
Season MVP
Les Horvath
Football seasons
← 1943
1945 →
1944 Big Ten Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 2 Ohio State $
6
–
0
–
0
9
–
0
–
0
No. 8 Michigan
5
–
2
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Purdue
4
–
2
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Minnesota
3
–
2
–
1
5
–
3
–
1
Indiana
4
–
3
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
No. 15 Illinois
3
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
1
Wisconsin
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Northwestern
0
–
5
–
1
1
–
7
–
1
Iowa
0
–
6
–
0
1
–
7
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1944 Big Ten Conference football season was the 49th 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 1944 college football season.
The 1944 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, under head coach Carroll Widdoes, compiled a perfect 9–0 record, won the Big Ten championship, led the conference in scoring offense (31.9 points per game), and was ranked No. 2 in the final AP Poll. The team was retroactively selected as a national champion by the National Championship Foundation. Quarterback Les Horvath was a consensus first-team pick for the 1944 College Football All-America Team and received the Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy as the most valuable player in the Big Ten and . End Jack Dugger and center John Tavener were also consensus first-team All-Americans.
Michigan, under head coach Fritz Crisler, compiled an 8–2 record, finished in second place in the conference, and was ranked No. 8 in the final AP Poll. Fullback Don Lund received the team's most valuable player award.
Indiana, under head coach Bo McMillin, compiled a 7–3 record and led the conference in scoring defense (7.9 points per game). Center John Tavener was a consensus first-team All-American and received Indiana's most valuable player award.
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