1943 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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1943 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record4–4–2 (2–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVP John Tavener
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
(capacity: 20,000)
Seasons
←  1942
1944  →
1943 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Purdue + 6 –0 –09 –0 –0
No. 3 Michigan + 6 –0 –08 –1 –0
No. 9 Northwestern 5 –1 –06 –2 –0
Indiana 2 –3 –14 –4 –2
Minnesota 2 –3 –05 –4 –0
Illinois 2 –4 –03 –7 –0
Ohio State 1 –4 –03 –6 –0
Wisconsin 1 –6 –01 –9 –0
Iowa 0 –4 –11 –6 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Contents

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Indiana ranked 16th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 100.7. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18 Miami (OH) *
T 7–7 [2]
September 25at Northwestern
L 6–14
October 2 Wabash *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 52–0
October 9at Nebraska
W 54–13
October 16at Iowa
T 7–7
October 23 Wisconsin
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 34–0
October 30at Ohio State
W 20–1425,458
November 6at No. 6 Michigan
L 6–2320,000
November 13 Great Lakes Navy *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 7–217,500 [3]
November 20No. 3 Purdue
L 0–715,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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1944 NFL draftees

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Billy Hillenbrand Back 16 New York Giants
Jack Tavener Center 428 Chicago Cardinals
Lou Saban Back 1088 Chicago Cardinals
Chuck Jacoby Back 24244 Detroit Lions
Bob Zimny Guard 28287 Green Bay Packers
Russ Deal Tackle 31319 Brooklyn Tigers

[5]

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References

  1. ↑ 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 Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  2. ↑ "Indiana Ties Miami, 7-7". The Indianapolis Star. September 19, 1943. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "1943 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  5. ↑ "1944 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
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