1939 All-Big Ten Conference football team

American college football all-star team August 2023 The 1939 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 1939 Big Ten Conference football season. All Big-Ten selections Ends Esco Sarkkinen, Ohio State (AP-1; UP-1) Dave Rankin, Purdue (AP-2; UP-1) Erwin Prasse, Iowa (AP-1) John Mariucci, Minnesota (AP-2) Tackles Jim Reeder, Illinois (AP-1; UP-1) Mike Enich, Iowa (AP-2; UP-1) Win Pedersen, Minnesota (AP-1) Nick Cutlich, Northwestern (AP-2) Guards Hal Method, Northwestern (AP-1; UP-1) Frank Bykowski, Purdue (UP-1) Vic Marino, Ohio State (AP-1) Mel Brewer, Illinois (AP-2) James Logan, Indiana (AP-2) Centers Jack Haman, Northwestern (AP-1; UP-1) Steve Andrako, Ohio State (AP-2) Quarterbacks Don Scott, Ohio State (AP-1; UP-1) Forest Evashevski, Michigan (AP-2) Halfbacks Tom Harmon, Michigan (AP-1; UP-1) (1940 Heisman Trophy winner) Nile Kinnick, Iowa (AP-1; UP-1) (1939 Heisman Trophy winner) Hal Van Every, Minnesota (AP-2) George Franck, Minnesota (AP-2) Jimmy Strausbaugh, Ohio State (AP-2) Fullbacks George Paskvan, Wisconsin (AP-1; UP-1) Jim Langhurst, Ohio State (AP-2) Key AP = Associated Press, chosen by conference coachesNile Kinnick Tops Annual Big Ten All-Star Team Selection The Palm Beach Post (AP story) November 28, 1939 10 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1964&dat=19391128&id=ESsyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=X7YFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1383,2656821July 2026 InternetArchiveBot UP = United Press: "Coaches, scouts, players, campus correspondents and sports editors in every Big Ten center, participating in one of the most thorough investigations of football talent ever attempted in the midwest"Tom Harmon Named on United Press Big Ten Team The Evening Chronicle (Marshall, Michigan) November 24, 1939 6 https://www.newspapers.com/image/15221965/?terms=harmon%2Bkinnick%2B%22united%2Bpress%22 Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UP See also 1939 College Football All-America Team References Category:1939 Big Ten Conference football season Category:All-Big Ten Conference football teams