The 1943 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1943 Big Ten Conference football season. The participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Bo McMillin, in his 10th year as head coach of the Hoosiers.
| 1943 Indiana Hoosiers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 4–4–2 (2–3–1 Big Ten) |
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| MVP | John Tavener |
| Captain | John Tavener |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Purdue + | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Michigan + | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Northwestern | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Indiana ranked 16th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 100.7.[1]
Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | Miami (OH)* | T 7–7 | [2] | ||
| September 25 | at Northwestern | L 6–14 | |||
| October 2 | Wabash* |
| W 52–0 | ||
| October 9 | at Nebraska | W 54–13 | |||
| October 16 | at Iowa | T 7–7 | |||
| October 23 | Wisconsin |
| W 34–0 | ||
| October 30 | at Ohio State | W 20–14 | 25,458 | ||
| November 6 | at No. 6 Michigan | L 6–23 | 20,000 | ||
| November 13 | Great Lakes Navy* |
| L 7–21 | 7,500 | [3] |
| November 20 | No. 3 Purdue |
| L 0–7 | 15,000 | |
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1944 NFL draftees edit
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Billy Hillenbrand | Back | 1 | 6 | New York Giants |
| Jack Tavener | Center | 4 | 28 | Chicago Cardinals |
| Lou Saban | Back | 10 | 88 | Chicago Cardinals |
| Chuck Jacoby | Back | 24 | 244 | Detroit Lions |
| Bob Zimny | Guard | 28 | 287 | Green Bay Packers |
| Russ Deal | Tackle | 31 | 319 | Brooklyn Tigers |
References edit
- ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Indiana Ties Miami, 7-7". The Indianapolis Star. September 19, 1943. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Great Lakes Triumphs, 21 to 7; Indiana's Weak Line Is a Help". Chicago Sunday Tribune. November 14, 1943. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1943 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
- ^ "1943 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
- ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 13. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
- ^ "1944 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
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