The 1943 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of

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players selected to the All-Big Ten Conference teams selected by the

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(UP) for the 1943 Big Ten Conference football season.

All Big-Ten selections

Ends

* Herb Hein, Northwestern (AP-1; UP-1) *

Pete Pihos Peter Louis Pihos (; October 22, 1923August 16, 2011) was an American football player and coach. Pihos played college football, principally as an end and fullback, for Indiana University from 1942 to 1943 and 1945 to 1946. He was selected as a ...

, Indiana (AP-1; UP-1) * Frank Bauman, Purdue (AP-2; UP-2) *

Rudy Smeja Rudolph M. Smeja (December 1, 1920 – October 1982) was an American football player. Smeja played at the End (American football), end position for the University of Michigan from 1941 to 1943. In November 1943, Smeja intercepted a pass and ...

, Michigan (AP-2) * Barbour, Iowa (UP-2)

Tackles

* Paul A. Mitchell, Minnesota (AP-1; UP-1) * Bill Willis, Ohio State (AP-1; UP-1) *

Merv Pregulman Mervin Pregulman (October 10, 1922 – November 30, 2012) was an All-American football player, businessman, and philanthropist. He played football as a tackle and center for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1941 to 1943 and was se ...

, Michigan (AP-2; UP-2) * Genis, Purdue (UP-2) * Mike Kasap, Purdue (AP-2)

Guards

* Dick Barwegan, Purdue (AP-1; UP-1) *

Alex Agase Alexander Arrasi Agase (March 27, 1922 – May 3, 2007) was an American football guard and linebacker who was named an All-American three times in college and played on three Cleveland Browns championship teams before becoming head football coac ...

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

Alex Kapter Alexander Joe Kapter ( – ) was a professional American football guard who played one season for the Cleveland Browns in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). Kapter attended Northwestern University and joined the Browns after a stint ...

, Northwestern (AP-2; UP-2) * J. C. Coffee, Indiana (UP-2) * Robert Liddy, Iowa (AP-2)

Centers

Fred Negus Frederick Wilson Negus (November 7, 1923 – April 18, 2005) was an American football player. He played college football for Wisconsin and Michigan and professional football in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and the National Footbal ...

, Michigan (AP-1; UP-1) * John Tavener, Indiana (AP-2; UP-2)

Quarterbacks

* Bob Hoernschemeyer, Indiana (AP-1; UP-1 alfback *

Bob Wiese Robert Lee Wiese (January 25, 1923 – November 19, 1971) was an American football player. He played college football for Fritz Crisler's University of Michigan Wolverines football teams in 1942, 1943, 1944 and 1946—missing the 1945 season du ...

, Michigan (AP-2; UP-1) *

Jack Wink Jack S. Wink (August 3, 1922 – September 16, 1995) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at the University of Wisconsin–Madison (1942, 1946–1947) and University of Michigan (1943). He served in the United Stat ...

, Michigan (UP-2)

Halfbacks

Otto Graham Otto Everett Graham Jr. (December 6, 1921 – December 17, 2003) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback for the Cleveland Browns in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and National Football League (NFL). Graha ...

, Northwestern (AP-1; UP-1) * Tony Butkovich, Purdue (AP-1; UP-2 ullback *

Elroy Hirsch Elroy Leon "Crazylegs" Hirsch (June 17, 1923 – January 28, 2004) was an American professional football player, sport executive and actor. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1967 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 197 ...

, Michigan (AP-2; UP-2) * Ernie Parks, Ohio State (AP-2) * Bray, Illinois (UP-2)

Fullbacks

* Bill Daley, Michigan (AP-1, UP-1) * Don Buffmire, Northwestern (AP-2)

Key

AP =

, chosen by conference coaches UP =

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

References

{{All-Big Ten Conference football teams 1943 Big Nine Conference football season All-Big Ten Conference football teams