1945 All-Big Ten Conference football team

The 1945 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 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 edit

Ends edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Harold Watts, Michigan (AP-1; UP-1 [60 points])
Dick Van Dusen, Minnesota (UP-2 [15 points])
John Cannady, Indiana (AP-2)

Quarterbacks edit

Pete Pihos, Indiana (AP-1; UP-1 [50 points])
Joe Ponsetto, Michigan (AP-2; UP-2 [35 points])

Halfbacks edit

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 edit

Ollie Cline, Ohio State (AP-1; UP-1 [80 points])
Dick Fisher, Ohio State (AP-2; UP-2 [50 points])

Key edit

AP = Associated Press^[1] ^[2]

UP = United Press^[3]

Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UPI

References edit

^ "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.

[1] "All-Big Ten Grid Team Selected". The Decatur Herald. Associated Press. November 27, 1945. p. 9. Retrieved April 26, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] "Indiana and Ohio State Land 3 Berths on Honor Eleven". The Telegraph-Herald. Associated Press. November 26, 1945. p. 6. Retrieved April 14, 2024.

[3] 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.

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