1946 Big Nine Conference football season information
Sports season
1946 Big Nine Conference football season
Sport
Football
Number of teams
9
Top draft pick
Vic Schwall
Champion
Illinois
Season MVP
Alex Agase
Football seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Big Nine Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 5 Illinois $
6
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
No. 6 Michigan
5
–
1
–
1
6
–
2
–
1
No. 20 Indiana
4
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Iowa
3
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Minnesota
3
–
4
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Ohio State
2
–
3
–
1
4
–
3
–
2
Northwestern
2
–
3
–
1
4
–
4
–
1
Wisconsin
2
–
5
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Purdue
0
–
5
–
1
2
–
6
–
1
$ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1946 Big Nine Conference football season was the 51st season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Nine Conference (also known as the Big Ten Conference and the Western Conference) and was a part of the 1946 college football season.
The 1946 Illinois Fighting Illini football team, under head coach Ray Eliot, won the Big Nine championship, compiled an 8–2 record, was ranked No. 5 in the final AP Poll, and defeated UCLA, 45–14, in the 1947 Rose Bowl. Illinois guard Alex Agase was a consensus first-team All-American and received the Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy as the most valuable player in the conference.
Michigan, under head coach Fritz Crisler, compiled a 6-2-1 record, led the conference in both scoring offense (25.9 points per game) and scoring defense (8.1 points allowed per game), and was ranked No. 6 in the final AP Poll. The team's two losses came against No. 2 Army and No. 5 Illinois. Halfback Bob Chappuis received the team's most valuable player award.
Indiana, under head coach Bo McMillin, compiled a 6–3 record, finished third in the conference, and was ranked No. 20 in the final AP Poll. End Pete Pihos received the team's most valuable player award. Quarterback Ben Raimondi won first team All-Big Nine honors.
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