1926 Big Ten Conference football season

August 2023 1926 Big Ten Conference football season Football 10 Michigan, Northwestern Co-champions Benny Friedman Football 1925 1927 The 1926 Big Ten Conference football season was the 31st 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 1926 college football season. Season overview Results and team statistics Conf. RankTeamHead coachDSOverall recordConf. recordPPGPAG1 (tie)MichiganFielding H. Yost#37–15–023.94.81 (tie)NorthwesternG. Thistlethwaite#117–15–022.42.83Ohio StateJohn Wilce#87–13–124.55.44PurdueJames PhelanNR5–2–12–1–1 18.38.45WisconsinGeorge LittleNR5–2–13–2–115.39.06 (tie)IllinoisRobert Zuppke#126–22–215.15.86 (tie)MinnesotaClarence SpearsNR5-32-233.68.08IndianaHarlan PageNR3–50–410.017.19 (tie)IowaOssie SolemNR3–50–514.114.69 (tie)ChicagoAmos A. StaggNR2–60–55.914.5 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 championStanford Best Eleven, Claim Los Angeles Times December 17, 1926 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8010223/stanford_best_eleven_claim/ PPG = Average of points scored per game PAG = Average of points allowed per game1926 Big Ten Conference Year Summary Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football December 26, 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/western/1926.html All-conference players the complete All-Big Ten selections 1926 All-Big Ten Conference football team The following players received first-team honors on the 1932 All-Big Ten Conference football team from at least two of the following selectors: Associated Press (AP), United Press (UP), Billy Evans (BE), and Walter Eckersall (WE). Bennie Oosterbaan, end, Michigan (AP, UP, BE, WE) Roger B. Wheeler, end, Minnesota (AP, BE, WE) Spike Nelson, tackle, Iowa (AP, BE) Leo Raskowski, tackle, Ohio State (UP, WE) Robert W. Johnson, tackle, Northwestern (BE, WE) Ed Hess, guard, Ohio State (AP, UP, BE, WE) Bernie Shively, guard, Illinois (AP, BE, WE) Robert Reitsch, center, Illinois (AP, UP, WE) Benny Friedman, quarterback, Michigan (AP, UP, BE, WE) Ralph Baker, halfback, Northwestern (AP, UP, BE, WE) Marty Karow, halfback, Ohio State (AP, UP, WE) Herb Joesting, Minnesota (AP, UP, BE, WE) All-Americans the complete All-America selections 1926 College Football All-America Team Five Big Ten players were recognized as consensus first-team players on the 1926 College Football All-America Team: Bennie Oosterbaan, end, Michigan (AAB, COL, NEA, UP, CEP, WC, BE, ES, WE) Bernie Shively, guard, Illinois (AAB, AP, COL, INS, NEA, WC, BE, WE) Benny Friedman, quarterback, Michigan (AP, COL, INS, NEA, CP, NYS, BE, HF, LP, RG, ES, WE) Ralph Baker, halfback, Northwestern (AP, COL, CP, NYS, LP, WE) Herb Joesting, fullback, Minnesota (AAB, AP, COL, INS, NEA, BE, CP, ES, NYS, RG, LP, WC, WE) References