1941 All-Big Ten Conference football team
The 1941 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 1941 college football season.
All Big-Ten selections
Ends
- Dave Schreiner, Wisconsin (AP-1; UP-1)
- Bob Motl, Northwestern (AP-1; UP-2)
- Bob Fitch, Minnesota (AP-2; UP-1)
- Bob Shaw, Ohio State (AP-2; UP-2)
- Joe Rogers, Michigan (AP-2)
Tackles
- Alf Bauman, Northwestern (AP-1; UP-1)
- Dick Wildung, Minnesota (AP-1; UP-1)
- Al Wistert, Michigan (AP-2; UP-2)
- James Daniell, Ohio State (AP-2; UP-2)
Guards
- Tom Melton, Purdue (AP-1; UP-1)
- Leonard Levy, Minnesota (AP-1; UP-1)
- Lin Houston, Ohio State (AP-2)
- Merv Pregulman, Michigan (UP-2)
- Helge Pukema, Minnesota (AP-2)
- Charles A. Steele, Indiana (AP-2)
- George Zorich, Northwestern (UP-2)
Centers
- Robert Ingalls, Michigan (AP-1; UP-1)
- Bill Diehl, Iowa (AP-2)
- Iron Man Bob Johnson, Purdue (UP-2)
Quarterbacks
- Billy Hillenbrand, Indiana (AP-1; UP-1 [back])
- Tom Farris, Wisconsin (AP-2)
- Bill Garnaas, Minnesota (UP-2)
Halfbacks
- Bill Daley, Minnesota (AP-1; UP-1 [back])
- Bruce Smith, Minnesota (AP-1; UP-2) (1941 Heisman Trophy winner)
- Otto Graham, Northwestern (AP-2)
- Richard Fisher, Ohio State (AP-2)
- Bill Garnaas, Minnesota (AP-2)
- Tom Kuzma, Michigan (UP-2)
Fullbacks
- Bob Westfall, Michigan (AP-1; UP-1 [back])
- Pat Harder, Wisconsin (AP-2; UP-1 [back])
- Jack Graf, Ohio State (UP-2)
Key
AP = Associated Press, chosen by conference coaches[1]
UP = United Press, selected "by experts representing every section blanketed by the western conference"[2]
Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UPI
See also
References
- ↑ "Four Minnesotans On Big Ten Team". The Independent, St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP story). November 27, 1941. p. 16.
- ↑ "Eleven Best in Big Ten Circles on Honor Rolls". Freeport Journal-Standard (Freeport, Illinois). November 21, 1941. p. 13.
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