1945 All-Big Ten Conference football team
The 1945 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of
United Press (UP) for the 1945 Big Ten Conference football season
. The UP released the point total for each player in its polling; each player's UP point total is listed below.
All Big-Ten selections
Ends
- Max Morris, Northwestern (AP-1; UP-1 [80 points])
- Ted Kluszewski, Indiana (AP-1; UP-1 [60 points])
- Bob Ravensberg, Indiana (AP-2; UP-2 [50 points])
- Bob Carley, Minnesota (AP-2; UP-2 [20 points])
Tackles
- Russ Thomas, Ohio State (AP-1; UP-1 [60 points])
- Clarence Esser, Wisconsin (AP-1; UP-2 [35 points])
- Tom Hughes, Purdue (AP-2; UP-1 [40 points])
- John Goldsberry, Indiana (UP-2 [15 points])
- Thornton Dison, Ohio State (AP-2)
Guards
- Warren Amling, Ohio State (AP-1; UP-1 [85 points])
- Jim Lecture, Northwestern (AP-1; UP-1 [40 points])
- Les Bingaman, Illinois (AP-2; UP-2 [35 points])
- Paul Schuetz, Northwestern (AP-2; UP-2 [25 points])
Centers
- Harold Watts, Michigan (AP-1; UP-1 [60 points])
- Dick Van Dusen, Minnesota (UP-2 [15 points])
- John Cannady, Indiana (AP-2)
Quarterbacks
- Pete Pihos, Indiana (AP-1; UP-1 [50 points])
- Joe Ponsetto, Michigan (AP-2; UP-2 [35 points])
Halfbacks
- George Taliaferro, Indiana (AP-1; UP-1 [55 points])
- Ed Cody, Purdue (AP-1; UP-1 [60 points])
- Dick Connors, Northwestern (AP-2; UP-2 [40 points])
- Bob DeMoss, Purdue (AP-2; UP-2 [35 points])
Fullbacks
- Ollie Cline, Ohio State (AP-1; UP-1 [80 points])
- Dick Fisher, Ohio State (AP-2; UP-2 [50 points])
Key
AP = Associated Press[1] [2]
UP =
United Press[3]
Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UPI
See also
References
- ^ "All-Big Ten Grid Team Selected". The Decatur Herald. Associated Press. November 27, 1945. p. 9. Retrieved April 26, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Indiana and Ohio State Land 3 Berths on Honor Eleven". The Telegraph-Herald. Associated Press. November 26, 1945. p. 6. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
- ^ Walter Byers (November 26, 1945). "Indiana and Ohio State Each Get Three Men on United Press All Star Big Ten Team". The Daily Register (Harrisburg,Illinois). p. 5.