1943 Indiana Hoosiers football team

1943 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	4–4–2 (2–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bo McMillin (10th season)
MVP	John Tavener
Captain	John Tavener [1]
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1942 1944  →

1943 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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
+ – 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.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Indiana ranked 16th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 100.7. ^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Miami (OH) *	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	T 7–7		[3]
September 25	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 6–14
October 2	Wabash *	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 52–0
October 9	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	W 54–13
October 16	at Iowa	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	T 7–7
October 23	Wisconsin	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 34–0
October 30	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 20–14	25,458
November 6	at No. 6 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 6–23	20,000
November 13	Great Lakes Navy *	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 7–21	7,500	[4]
November 20	No. 3 Purdue	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	L 0–7	15,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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1944 NFL draftees

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

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References

1. "Year-by-Year Results". Indiana Football Record Book. 2023. p. 13. Retrieved May 25, 2024– via Internet Archive.
2. 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 .
3. "Indiana Ties Miami, 7-7". The Indianapolis Star. September 19, 1943. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "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.
5. "1943 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved December 31, 2023.
6. "1943 Football Schedule". Indiana University . Retrieved December 31, 2023.
7. "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 13. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
8. "1944 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved November 5, 2015.