1942 Big Ten Conference football season

August 2023 1942 Big Ten Conference football season Football 9 Bill Daley Ohio State Champion Dave Schreiner Football 1941 1943 The 1942 Big Ten Conference football season was the 47th season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference (also known as the Western Conference) and was a part of the 1942 college football season. The 1942 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, led by head coach Paul Brown, compiled a 9–1, led the Big Ten in scoring offense (33.7 points per game), won the conference championship, and was ranked No. 1 in the final AP Poll. The Buckeyes' only loss was by a 17–7 score against Wisconsin at Camp Randall Stadium. Tackle Charles Csuri received the team's most valuable player award. Halfback Les Horvath went on to win the 1943 Heisman Trophy. Wisconsin, under head coach Harry Stuhldreher, compiled an 8–1–1 record, led the conference in scoring defense (6.8 points per game allowed), and was ranked No. 3 in the final AP Poll. The Badgers played Notre Dame to a 7–7 and suffered its sole loss on the road against Iowa. End Dave Schreiner was a consensus first-team All-American and received the Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy as the most valuable player in the conference. The Helms Athletic Foundation selected Wisconsin as 1942 national champions following the season's bowl games.January 11, 1943 Badgers Rated Nation's No. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113302523/badgers-rated-nations-no-1-1942-helms/ Wisconsin State Journal Madison, Wisconsin November 18, 2022 Michigan, under head coach Fritz Crisler, compiled a 7–3 record and was ranked No. 9 in the final AP Poll. Two Michigan linemen, tackle Al Wistert and guard Julius Franks (Michigan's first African-American All-American), were selected as consensus first-team All-Americans. Season overview Results and team statistics Conf. RankTeamHead coachAP finalAP highOverall recordConf. recordPPGPAGMVP1Ohio StatePaul Brown#1#19–15–133.711.4Charles Csuri2WisconsinHarry Stuhldreher#3#28–1–14–114.96.8Dave Schreiner3 (tie)MichiganFritz Crisler#9#37–33–222.113.4Al Wistert3 (tie)IllinoisRay EliotNRNR6–43–222.712.6Elmer Engel5 (tie)IndianaBo McMillinNRNR7–32–225.67.9Lou Saban5 (tie)IowaEddie AndersonNR#126–43–314.713.5Tom Farmer5 (tie)MinnesotaGeorge Hauser#19#75–43–316.910.1Dick Wildung8PurdueElmer BurnhamNRNR1–81–43.019.9Bill Buffington9NorthwesternPappy WaldorfNRNR1–90–69.620.9Ed Hirsch Key PPG = Average of points scored per game PAG = Average of points allowed per game1942 Big Ten Conference Year Summary Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football January 5, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/western/1942.html MVP = Most valuable player as voted by players on each team as part of the voting process to determine the winner of the Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophySchreiner Named Most Valuable In Big Nine: Tribune Silver Football Won By Badger End Chicago Tribune December 20, 1942 2-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8210229/schreiner_named_most_valuable_in_big/ Regular season Bowl games During the 1942 season, the Big Ten maintained its long-standing ban on postseason games. Accordingly, no Big Ten teams participated in any bowl games. All-Big Ten players the complete All-Big Ten selections 1942 All-Big Ten Conference football team The following players were picked by the Associated Press (AP) and/or the United Press (UP) as first-team players on the 1942 All-Big Ten Conference football team.Four Badgers Placed On All Big Ten Grid Team The Milwaukee Sentinel (AP story) November 29, 1942 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19421128&id=dk5QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FQ0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6363,4680737July 2026 InternetArchiveBot Wisconsin End Top Gridder On All Big Ten Eleven Tommy Devine Reading Eagle (UP story) December 1, 1942 15 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19421201&id=Zr8hAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7JwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2875,540714 Dave Schreiner, end, Wisconsin (AP, UP) Bob Shaw, end, Ohio State (AP, UP) Dick Wildung, tackle, Minnesota (AP, UP) Al Wistert, tackle, Michigan (AP, UP) Julius Franks, guard, Michigan (AP, UP) Lin Houston, guard, Ohio State (AP, UP) Fred Negus, center, Wisconsin (AP, UP) George Ceithaml, quarterback, Michigan (AP, UP) Billy Hillenbrand, halfback, Indiana (AP, UP) Elroy Hirsch, halfback, Wisconsin (AP) Paul Sarringhaus, halfback, Ohio State (UP) Pat Harder, fullback, Wisconsin (AP, UP) All-Americans the complete All-America selections 1942 College Football All-America Team At the end of the 1942 season, Big Ten players secured five of the 12 consensus first-team picks for the 1942 College Football All-America Team.2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2014 August 16, 2014 5–6 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/Awards.pdf December 22, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141222163944/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/Awards.pdf dead The Big Ten's consensus All-Americans were: Dave Schreiner, end, Wisconsin (AAB, AP, CO, INS, LK, NEA, NW, SN, UP, CP, NYS, WC, MS) Dick Wildung, tackle, Minnesota (AAB, AP, CO, LK, NEA, NW, SN, UP, CP, NYS, WC, MS) Al Wistert, tackle, Michigan (AAB, LK, NW, UP, NYS, WC, MS) Julius Franks, guard, Michigan (CO, INS, NW, CP) Billy Hillenbrand, halfback, Indiana (AAB, UP, SN, CP, NEA, CO, NYS, WC) Other Big Ten players who were named first-team All-Americans by at least one selector were: Bob Shaw, end, Ohio State (AP, CP) Chuck Csuri, tackle, Ohio State (INS) Merv Pregulman, guard, Michigan (NEA, MS) Lindell Houston, guard, Ohio State (AAB, CO, NYS, WC) Alex Agase, guard, Illinois (LK, UP, SN, MS) Bill Daley, halfback, Minnesota (MS) Pat Harder, fullback, Wisconsin (AAB, WC, MS) 1943 NFL draft The following Big Ten players were selected in the first 10 rounds of the 1943 NFL draft:1943 NFL Draft: Full Draft National Football League NFL.com January 4, 2017 http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?season=1943 NamePositionTeamRoundOverall pickBill DaleyFullbackMinnesota17 Dick WildungTackleMinnesota18Dave SchreinerEndWisconsin211Tom FarmerBackIowa215George CeithamlBackMichigan319Al WistertTackleMichigan532Les HorvathQuarterbackOhio State645Bill ParkerEndIowa865Bob MotlEndNorthwestern980 References