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1943 Indiana Hoosiers football team

1943 Indiana Hoosiers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–4–2 (2–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPJohn Tavener
CaptainJohn Tavener[1]
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1942
1944 →
1943 Big Ten Conference football standings
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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Miami (OH)*
T 7–7[3]
September 25at Northwestern
L 6–14
October 2Wabash*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 52–0
October 9at Nebraska
W 54–13
October 16at Iowa
T 7–7
October 23Wisconsin
  • 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 13Great Lakes Navy*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 7–217,500[4]
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

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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

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  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 Open access icon.
  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.
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