1940 All-Big Ten Conference football team

American college football all-star team August 2023 The 1940 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Big Ten Conference teams selected by the Associated Press (AP) and United Press (UP) for the 1940 Big Ten Conference football season. All Big-Ten selections Ends Ed Frutig, Michigan (AP-1, UP-1) Dave Rankin, Purdue (AP-1, UP-1) Charles Anderson, Ohio State (AP-2) Archie Harris, Indiana (AP-2) Tackles Alf Bauman, Northwestern (AP-1, UP-1) Urban Odson, Minnesota (AP-1, UP-1) Mike Enich, Iowa (AP-2) Al Wistert, Michigan (AP-2) Guards Ralph Fritz, Michigan (AP-1, UP-1) Joe Lokane, Northwestern (AP-1, UP-1) Richard P. Embick, Wisconsin (AP-2) Bill Kuusisto, Minnesota (AP-2) Centers Paul Hiemenz, Northwestern (AP-1, UP-1) Claude White, Ohio State (AP-2) Quarterbacks Forest Evashevski, Michigan (AP-1, UP-2) Don Scott, Ohio State (AP-2, UP-1) Halfbacks Tom Harmon, Michigan (AP-1, UP-1) (1940 Heisman Trophy winner) George Franck, Minnesota (AP-1, UP-1) Bruce Smith, Minnesota (AP-2, UP-2) Ollie Hahnenstein, Northwestern (AP-2, UP-2) Fullbacks George Paskvan, Wisconsin (AP-1, UP-1) Bob Westfall, Michigan (UP-2) William C. Green, Iowa (AP-2) Key AP = Associated Press, chosen by conference coachesHilligan Earl Harmon and Evashevski Repeat on AP's All-Big Ten: Michigan Stars Named for Third Year in a Row https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19401125&id=-jRPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Y00DAAAAIBAJ&pg=7034,7963950 St. Petersburg Times St. Petersburg, Florida Associated Press November 24, 1940 12 November 9, 2020 Google News UP = United PressBig Ten Honors Won By Rankin Toledo Blade (UP story) November 23, 1940 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=19401123&id=VtdOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5_4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3860,3648584 Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UP See also 1940 College Football All-America Team References Category:1940 Big Ten Conference football season Category:All-Big Ten Conference football teams