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, Indiana (AP-1; UP-1) * Frank Bauman, Purdue (AP-2; UP-2) * Rudy Smeja, Michigan (AP-2) * William Barbour, Iowa (UP-2)

Tackles

* Paul Mitchell, Minnesota (AP-1; UP-1) * Bill Willis, Ohio State (AP-1; UP-1) * Merv Pregulman, Michigan (AP-2; UP-2) * John Genis, Purdue (UP-2) * Mike Kasap, Purdue (AP-2)

Guards

* Dick Barwegan, Purdue (AP-1; UP-1) * Alex Agase, Purdue (AP-1; UP-1) * Alex Kapter, Northwestern (AP-2; UP-2) * J. C. Coffee, Indiana (UP-2) * Robert Liddy, Iowa (AP-2)

Centers

* Fred Negus, Michigan (AP-1; UP-1) *

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, Indiana (AP-2; UP-2)

Quarterbacks

* Bob Hoernschemeyer, Indiana (AP-1; UP-1 alfback * Bob Wiese, Michigan (AP-2; UP-1) * Jack Wink, Michigan (UP-2)

Halfbacks

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

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