The 1930 Big Ten Conference football season was the 35th season of

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played by the member schools of the

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(also known as the Western Conference) and was a part of the

1930 college football season The 1930 college football season saw Notre Dame repeat as national champion under the Dickinson System, as well as claim the No. 1 position from each of the other three contemporary major selectors, (the Boand, Dunkel, and Houlgate Systems). The ...

. The 1930 Michigan Wolverines football team, under head coach

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, compiled an 8-0-1 record, led the conference in scoring defense (2.6 points allowed per game), and was ranked No. 5 in the

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. Quarterback

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and center Maynard Morrison won first-team All-Big Ten honors. The 1930 Michigan team was the first of four consecutive Michigan teams to win or tie for the Big Ten championship, losing only one game from 1930 to 1933. The 1930 Northwestern Wildcats football team, under head coach Dick Hanley, compiled a 7–1 record, tied with Michigan for the Big Ten championship, and was ranked No. 4 in the Dickinson System. End

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was a consensus first-team All-American. Guard

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and fullback

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also received first-team All-American honors from multiple selectors. Ohio State end

Wes Fesler Wesley Eugene Fesler (June 29, 1908 – July 30, 1989) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach of football and basketball. He was a three-sport athlete at Ohio State University and a consensus first-team selection to ...

won the ''Chicago Tribune'' Silver Football trophy as the most valuable player in the Big Ten and was also selected as a consensus first-team All-American.

Season overview

Results and team statistics

Key
DS = Rankings from

. See

PPG = Average of points scored per game
PAG = Average of points allowed per game
MVP = Most valuable player as voted by players on each team as part of the voting process to determine the winner of the

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trophy

Regular season

Bowl games

No Big Ten teams participated in any bowl games during the 1930 season.

All-Big Ten players

The following players were picked by the

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(AP), the

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(UP), the

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(NEA), and/or the conference coaches (Coaches) as first-team players on the 1930 All-Big Ten Conference football team.

All-Americans

Three Big Ten players were selected as consensus first-team players on the 1930 College Football All-America Team. They were: Other Big Ten players received first-team honors from at least one selector. They were:

References

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