The 1931 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of

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players selected to the All-Big Ten Conference teams chosen by various selectors for the 1931 Big Ten Conference football season.

All Big-Ten selections

Ends

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, Purdue (AP-1, CPT, UP-1) *

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, Michigan (AP-1, UP-1) * Bill Hewitt, Michigan (AP-2, CPT, UP-1 alfback * Bradbury N. Robinson, III, Minnesota (AP-2) * Dick Fencl, Northwestern (UP-2) *

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, Michigan (UP-2)

Tackles

* Jack Riley, Northwestern (AP-1, CPT, UP-1) *

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, Northwestern (AP-1, CPT, UP-1) * William M. Bell, Ohio State (AP-2) * Patrick H. Boland, Minnesota (AP-2) * Howie Auer, Michigan (UP-2)

Guards

Biggie Munn Clarence Lester "Biggie" Munn (September 11, 1908 – March 18, 1975) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He was the head football coach at Albright College (1935–1936), Syracuse University (1946), and mo ...

, Minnesota (AP-1, CPT, UP-1 *

Greg Kabat Gregory Stanley Kabat (May 21, 1911 – January 12, 1994) was an American gridiron football player and coach. He played Canadian football professionally as a running back for eight seasons with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football Le ...

, Wisconsin (AP-1, CPT, UP-2 ackle *

Joe Zeller Joseph Thomas Zeller (May 2, 1908 – September 23, 1983) was an American football player. He played professional in the National Football League (NFL) with the Green Bay Packers for one season and the Chicago Bears for six seasons. College sp ...

, Indiana (AP-2, UP-1) * James R. Evans, Northwestern (AP-2) * Sam Horwitz, Chicago (UP-2) * Joseph T. Gailus, Ohio State (UP-2)

Centers

* Maynard Morrison, Michigan (AP-1, CPT, UP-2) *

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, Purdue (AP-2, UP-1)

Quarterbacks

* Carl Cramer, Ohio State (AP-1, CPT, UP-1) *

Harry Newman Harry Lawrence Newman (September 5, 1909 – May 2, 2000) was an All-Pro American football quarterback. He played for the University of Michigan Wolverines (1930–32), for whom in 1932 he was a unanimous first-team All-American, and the reci ...

, Michigan (AP-2) * Paul Pardonner, Purdue (UP-2)

Halfbacks

Pug Rentner Ernest John "Pug" Rentner (September 18, 1910 – August 24, 1978) was an American football halfback and quarterback who played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the Boston Redskins and the Chicago Bears. He was inducted ...

, Northwestern (AP-1, CPT, UP-1) * Lew Hinchman, Ohio State (AP-1) * Jim Purvis, Purdue (CPT) * Stanley Fay, Michigan (AP-2, UP-2) * Fred Hecker, Purdue (AP-2, UP-2)

Fullbacks

Jack Manders John Albert "Automatic Jack" Manders (January 13, 1909 – January 29, 1977) was an American football player. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears from 1933 to 1940. He's considered pro football's f ...

, Minnesota (AP-1, CPT, UP-1) * Ollie Olson, Northwestern (AP-2, UP-2)

Key

AP =

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CPT = Captain's team, chosen by votes of captains of Big Ten football teams UP =

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Bold = Consensus first-team selection of the AP and UP

References

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