The 1941 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Big Ten Conference team for the 1941 Big Ten Conference football season. The organizations selecting All-Big Ten teams in 1941 were: the Associated Press (AP), selected by the conference coaches; the United Press (UP), chosen by experts from the conference region; and International News Service (INS), selected based on input from scouts and scribes from the conference region.
Five players were selected on the first team by all three selectors: quarterback Billy Hillenbrand of Indiana; fullback Bob Westfall of Michigan; end Dave Schreiner of Wisconsin; and tackles Alf Bauman of Northwestern and Dick Wildung of Minnesota. Westfall was the only Big Ten player selected in the first round of the 1942 NFL Draft. Schreiner was killed in action during the Battle of Okinawa in June 1945.
Three Big Ten players were also selected as consensus first-team players on the 1941 All-America team: Bob Westfall; Dick Wildung; and Minnesota halfback Bruce Smith.[1] Smith also won the 1941 Heisman Trophy.
The 1941 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team was selected as the national champion in the final AP Poll and led all other teams with seven players named to the first and second teams: quarterback Bill Garnaas (AP-2, UP-2); halfbacks Bill Daley (AP-1, UP-1, INS-2) and Bruce Smith (AP-1, UP-2, INS-1); end Bob Fitch (AP-2, UP-1, INS-2); tackle Dick Wildung (AP-1, UP-1, INS-1); and guards Butch Levy (AP-1, UP-1) and Helge Pukema (AP-2, INS-2).
Though not picked for the first team by any of the selectors, Ohio State fullback Jack Graf won the Chicago Tribune Silver Football award as the conference's most valuable player.[2]
^"Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 8. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
^"Graf Wins Big Ten's 'Most Valuable' Poll". Evening Huronite. December 14, 1941. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
^Earl Hilligan (November 24, 1941). "Big Ten Coaches Announce 1941 All-Star Football Team Selections". Evening Huronite. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
^Steve Snider (November 22, 1941). "Ohio State Fails To Place Player On Big 9 Honor Roll". The Dayton Herald. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Three Sophs On Western Conference Team". Daily Dispatch. November 25, 1941. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
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1941, conference, football, team, consists, american, football, players, selected, conference, team, 1941, conference, football, season, organizations, selecting, teams, 1941, were, associated, press, selected, conference, coaches, united, press, chosen, exper. The 1941 All Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players selected to the All Big Ten Conference team for the 1941 Big Ten Conference football season The organizations selecting All Big Ten teams in 1941 were the Associated Press AP selected by the conference coaches the United Press UP chosen by experts from the conference region and International News Service INS selected based on input from scouts and scribes from the conference region Five players were selected on the first team by all three selectors quarterback Billy Hillenbrand of Indiana fullback Bob Westfall of Michigan end Dave Schreiner of Wisconsin and tackles Alf Bauman of Northwestern and Dick Wildung of Minnesota Westfall was the only Big Ten player selected in the first round of the 1942 NFL Draft Schreiner was killed in action during the Battle of Okinawa in June 1945 Three Big Ten players were also selected as consensus first team players on the 1941 All America team Bob Westfall Dick Wildung and Minnesota halfback Bruce Smith 1 Smith also won the 1941 Heisman Trophy The 1941 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team was selected as the national champion in the final AP Poll and led all other teams with seven players named to the first and second teams quarterback Bill Garnaas AP 2 UP 2 halfbacks Bill Daley AP 1 UP 1 INS 2 and Bruce Smith AP 1 UP 2 INS 1 end Bob Fitch AP 2 UP 1 INS 2 tackle Dick Wildung AP 1 UP 1 INS 1 and guards Butch Levy AP 1 UP 1 and Helge Pukema AP 2 INS 2 Though not picked for the first team by any of the selectors Ohio State fullback Jack Graf won the Chicago Tribune Silver Football award as the conference s most valuable player 2 Contents 1 All Big Ten selections 1 1 Ends 1 2 Tackles 1 3 Guards 1 4 Centers 1 5 Quarterbacks 1 6 Halfbacks 1 7 Fullbacks 2 Key 3 See also 4 ReferencesAll Big Ten selections editEnds edit Dave Schreiner Wisconsin AP 1 UP 1 INS 1 Bob Motl Northwestern AP 1 UP 2 INS 1 Bob Fitch Minnesota AP 2 UP 1 INS 2 Bob Shaw Ohio State AP 2 UP 2 Joe Rogers Michigan AP 2 Leon Schoenbaum Ohio State INS 2 Tackles edit Alf Bauman Northwestern AP 1 UP 1 INS 1 Dick Wildung Minnesota AP 1 UP 1 INS 1 Al Wistert Michigan AP 2 UP 2 INS 1 as guard James Daniell Ohio State AP 2 UP 2 INS 2 Jim Walker Iowa INS 2 Guards edit Tom Melton Purdue AP 1 UP 1 Butch Levy Minnesota AP 1 UP 1 Fritz Howard Ohio State INS 1 Lin Houston Ohio State AP 2 Merv Pregulman Michigan UP 2 Helge Pukema Minnesota AP 2 INS 2 Charles A Steele Indiana AP 2 George Zorich Northwestern UP 2 Nick Burke Northwestern INS 2 Centers edit Robert Ingalls Michigan AP 1 UP 1 Bill Diehl Iowa AP 2 INS 2 Iron Man Bob Johnson Purdue UP 2 INS 1 Quarterbacks edit Billy Hillenbrand Indiana AP 1 UP 1 back INS 1 back Tom Farris Wisconsin AP 2 Bill Garnaas Minnesota AP 2 UP 2 Halfbacks edit Bill Daley Minnesota AP 1 UP 1 back INS 2 back Bruce Smith Minnesota AP 1 UP 2 INS 1 back 1941 Heisman Trophy winner Otto Graham Northwestern AP 2 Richard Fisher Ohio State AP 2 INS 2 back Tom Kuzma Michigan UP 2 INS 2 back Bill DeCorrevont Northwestern INS 2 back Fullbacks edit Bob Westfall Michigan AP 1 UP 1 back INS 1 back Pat Harder Wisconsin AP 2 UP 1 back INS 1 back Jack Graf Ohio State UP 2 Key editAP Associated Press chosen by conference coaches 3 UP United Press selected by experts representing every section blanketed by the western conference 4 INS International News Service with the assistance of scouts and scribes from all parts of the conference 5 Bold Consensus first team selection of the AP UPI and INSSee also edit1941 College Football All America TeamReferences edit Football Award Winners PDF National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA 2016 p 8 Retrieved October 21 2017 Graf Wins Big Ten s Most Valuable Poll Evening Huronite December 14 1941 p II 1 via Newspapers com Earl Hilligan November 24 1941 Big Ten Coaches Announce 1941 All Star Football Team Selections Evening Huronite p Sports 1 via Newspapers com Steve Snider November 22 1941 Ohio State Fails To Place Player On Big 9 Honor Roll The Dayton Herald p 8 via Newspapers com Three Sophs On Western Conference Team Daily Dispatch November 25 1941 p 14 via Newspapers com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1941 All Big Ten Conference football team amp oldid 1184106242, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
