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
Ends
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Harold Watts, Michigan (AP-1; UP-1 [60 points])
- Dick Van Dusen, Minnesota (UP-2 [15 points])
- John Cannady, Indiana (AP-2)
Quarterbacks
Halfbacks
- 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
- Ollie Cline, Ohio State (AP-1; UP-1 [80 points])
- Dick Fisher, Ohio State (AP-2; UP-2 [50 points])
Key
AP = Associated Press
UP = United Press
Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UPI
See also
References