1948 All-Big Nine Conference football team

August 2023 25em 1948 All-Big Nine team border-top:#aaa 1px solid 1948 Big Nine Conference football season Selectors Associated Press (coaches)United PressInternational News Service border-top:1px #aaa solid 1946 1947 ← → 1949 1950 The 1948 All-Big Nine Conference football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Big Nine Conference teams selected by the Associated Press (AP), United Press (UP) and the International News Service (INS) for the 1948 Big Nine Conference football season. Players selected as first-team honorees by the AP, UP and INS are displayed in bold. Michigan compiled a 9–0 record, won both the Big Nine Conference and national football championships, and had four players who were selected as consensus first-team All-Big Nine players. Michigan's consensus first-team honorees were quarterback Pete Elliott, end Dick Rifenburg, tackle Alvin Wistert, guard Dominic Tomasi. Other players receiving first-team honors from at least two of the three major selectors were Indiana halfback George Taliaferro, Purdue halfback Harry Szulborski, Northwestern fullback Art Murakowski, Minnesota end Bud Grant, Minnesota guard Leo Nomellini, and Northwestern center Alex Sarkisian. All Big-Nine selections Ends Dick Rifenburg, Michigan (AP-1, INS-1; UP-1) Bud Grant, Minnesota (AP-1, INS-1; UP-1) Bob McKenzie, Iowa (AP-2, UP-2) Walt Kersulis, Illinois (AP-2, UP-2) Charles Hagmann, Northwestern (INS-2) Tony Klimek, Illinois (INS-2) Tackles Alvin Wistert, Michigan (AP-1, INS-1; UP-1) Bill Kay, Iowa (AP-1, INS-2; UP-1) Phil O'Reilly, Purdue (AP-2, INS-1, UP-2) John Goldsberry, Indiana (AP-2, UP-2) William S. "Steve" Sawle, Northwestern (INS-2) Guards Dominic Tomasi, Michigan (AP-1, INS-1; UP-1) Leo Nomellini, Minnesota (AP-1, INS-1; UP-1) Dave Templeton, Ohio State (AP-2, INS-2, UP-2) Herb Siegert, Illinois (AP-2, INS-2, UP-2) Centers Alex Sarkisian, Northwestern (AP-1, INS-1; UP-1) Clayton Tonnemaker, Minnesota (AP-2, UP-2) Bob Wilson, Wisconsin (INS-2) Quarterbacks Pete Elliott, Michigan (AP-1, INS-1; UP-1) Don Burson, Northwestern (AP-2, UP-2) Halfbacks Harry Szulborski, Purdue (AP-1, INS-1; UP-1) George Taliaferro, Indiana (AP-1, INS-1; UP-1) Frank Aschenbrenner, Northwestern (AP-2, INS-2, UP-2) Chuck Ortmann, Michigan (AP-2, INS-2, UP-2) Everett Faunce, Minnesota (INS-2) Al DiMarco, Iowa (INS-2) Dwight Eddleman, Illinois (INS-2) Fullbacks Art Murakowski, Northwestern (AP-1, INS-1; UP-1) Joe Whisler, Ohio State (AP-2, INS-1, UP-2) Key AP = Associated Press, chosen by conference coachesAll Big 9 Gridders Lawrence Daily Journal-World (AP story) November 23, 1948 10 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2199&dat=19481123&id=_TZRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xd8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=3178,4744685Wolves Land 4, Illini None On First All-Big 9 Eleven Daily Illini November 23, 1948 http://idnc.library.illinois.edu/cgi-bin/illinois?a=d&d=DIL19481123.2.62# UP = United PressAll Big Nine Record Eagle, Traverse City, Michigan November 23, 1948 15 https://www.newspapers.com/image/55712687/?terms=rifenburg%2Bwistert%2Bnomellini%2Bsarkisian INS = International News ServiceINS Big Nine Honorees Milwaukee Sentinel (INS story) November 21, 1948 B2 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19481121&id=cmAaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_AwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2928,5791830July 2026 InternetArchiveBot Bold = Consensus first-team selection by the AP, UP and INS See also 1948 College Football All-America Team References All-Big Nine Conference Category:All-Big Ten Conference football teams