1933 Big Ten Conference football season

August 2023 1933 Big Ten Conference football season Football 10 Michigan, Minnesota Co-champions Joe Laws Football 1932 1934 The 1933 Big Ten Conference football season was the 38th 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 1933 college football season. Michigan compiled a 7–0–1 record, extended its unbeaten streak to 22 games, shut out five of eight opponents, gave up an average of 2.3 points per game, outscored opponents 131 to 18, and was the Big Ten champion. In December 1933, Michigan was awarded the Knute K. Rockne Trophy as the No. 1 team in the country under the Dickinson System. Two other Big Ten teams also finished among the top five teams in the post-season Dickinson ratings: Minnesota at No. 3 and Ohio State at No. 5. Center Chuck Bernard and tackle Francis Wistert were consensus first-team picks for the 1933 College Football All-America Team. Ohio State finished in third place with a 7–1 and its sole loss being against Michigan. Iowa quarterback/halfback Joe Laws received the Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy as the most valuable player in the conference. Season overview Results and team statistics Conf. RankTeamHead coachDSOverall recordConf. recordPPGPAGMVP1 (tie)MichiganHarry Kipke#17–0–15–0–116.42.3H. Everhardus1 (tie)MinnesotaBernie Bierman#34-0-42-0-48.04.0Pug Lund3Ohio StateSam Willaman#57–14–120.13.3M. Vuchinich4PurdueNoble Kizer#106–1–13–1–113.64.6Fred Hecker5 (tie)IllinoisRobert ZuppkeNR5–33–29.64.0Dave Cook5 (tie)IowaOssie SolemNR5–33–216.47.0Joe Laws7NorthwesternDick HanleyNR1–5–21–4–13.15.3Ed Manske8ChicagoC. ShaughnessyNR3–3–20–3–214.87.0Jay Berwanger9IndianaEarl C. HayesNR1–5–20–3–23.112.0Bob Jones10WisconsinClarence SpearsNR2–5–10–5–16.89.9Robert Schiller Key DS = Ranking in the Dickinson System, a system used at the time to rank the country's best college football teams and to award the Knute Rockne Trophy to the national championDickinson Rates Michigan Eleven First in the Nation Detroit Free Press December 10, 1933 39 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8006078/dickinson_rates_michigan_eleven_first/ PPG = Average of points scored per game PAG = Average of points allowed per game1933 Big Ten Conference Year Summary Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football December 26, 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/western/1933.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 trophyMost Valuable Player Ballots Sent to Judges Chicago Tribune December 10, 1933 2-2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8005986/most_valuable_player_ballots_sent_to/ All-conference players the complete All-Big Ten selections 1933 All-Big Ten Conference football team The following players received first-team honors from either the Associated Press (AP) or United Press (UP) on the 1933 All-Big Ten Conference football team: Ted Petoskey, end, Michigan (AP, UP) Frank Larson, end, Minnesota (AP, UP) Whitey Wistert, tackle, Michigan (AP, UP) Ted Rosequist, tackle, Ohio State (UP) Dutch Fehring, tackle, Purdue (AP) Zud Schammel, guard, Iowa (AP, UP) Joseph T. Gailus, guard, Ohio State (AP, UP) Chuck Bernard, center, Michigan (UP) Jack Beynon, quarterback, Illinois (UP) Joe Laws, quarterback/halfback, Iowa (AP, UP) Pug Lund, halfback, Minnesota (AP, UP) Herman Everhardus, halfback, Michigan (AP) Duane Purvis, fullback, Purdue (AP, UP) All-Americans the complete All-America selections 1933 College Football All-America Team Three Big Ten players were consensus first-team picks on the 1933 College Football All-America Team:2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2014 August 16, 2014 5 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 Chuck Bernard, center, Michigan (AAB, AP, CO, FWAA, INS, LIB, NANA, NEA, UP, CP, DJW, MP, NYS, WC, WD) Francis Wistert, tackle, Michigan (AAB, CO, FWAA, UP, DJW, NYS, WC) Duane Purvis, fullback, Purdue (AAB, CO, LIB, NANA, UP, WC, WD) Other Big Ten players receiving first-team All-American honors from at least one selector were: Ted Petoskey, end, Michigan (INS, CP, MP) Frank Larson, end, Minnesota (CO, NEA, NYS) Edgar Manske, end, Northwestern (UP) Zud Schammel, guard, Iowa (AP, LIB, NANA, UP) Joseph Gailus, guard, Ohio State (MP) Pug Lund, halfback, Minnesota (AP, FWAA, INS, CP, DJW, MP) References