The 1930 Big Ten Conference football season was the 35th season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference (also known as the Western Conference) and was a part of the 1930 college football season.
The 1930 Michigan Wolverines football team, under head coach Harry Kipke, compiled an 8-0-1 record, led the conference in scoring defense (2.6 points allowed per game), and was ranked No. 5 in the Dickinson System. Quarterback Harry Newman and center Maynard Morrison won first-team All-Big Ten honors. The 1930 Michigan team was the first of four consecutive Michigan teams to win or tie for the Big Ten championship, losing only one game from 1930 to 1933.
The 1930 Northwestern Wildcats football team, under head coach Dick Hanley, compiled a 7–1 record, tied with Michigan for the Big Ten championship, and was ranked No. 4 in the Dickinson System. End Frank Baker was a consensus first-team All-American. Guard Wade Woodworth and fullback Lafayette Russell also received first-team All-American honors from multiple selectors.
Ohio State end Wes Fesler won the Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy as the most valuable player in the Big Ten and was also selected as a consensus first-team All-American.
Season overview
Results and team statistics Conf. RankTeamHead coachOverall recordConf. recordDSrankPPGPAGMVP 1 (tie)MichiganHarry Kipke8–0–15–0#512.32.6Jack Wheeler1 (tie)NorthwesternDick Hanley7–15–0#422.84.5Bob Clark3PurdueNoble Kizer6–24–2NR18.85.1George Stearns4 (tie)WisconsinGlenn Thistlethwaite6–2–12–2–1NR25.24.4Bill Lusby4 (tie)Ohio StateSam Willaman5–2–12–2–1NR17.46.0Wes Fesler6 (tie)MinnesotaFritz Crisler3–4–11–3NR15.810.1Biggie Munn6 (tie)IndianaHarlan Page2–5–11–3NR3.515.1Joe Zeller8IllinoisRobert Zuppke3–51–4NR9.812.1Stan Bodman9IowaBurt Ingwersen4–40–1NR11.09.3Oliver Sansen10ChicagoAmos Alonzo Stagg2–5–20–4NR3.714.3Wally Knudson Key DS = Rankings from Dickinson System. See 1930 college football season PPG = Average of points scored per game PAG = Average of points allowed per game MVP = Most valuable player as voted by players on each team as part of the voting process to determine the winner of the Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy
Regular season
Bowl games No Big Ten teams participated in any bowl games during the 1930 season.
All-Big Ten players
The following players were picked by the Associated Press (AP), the United Press (UP), the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), and/or the conference coaches (Coaches) as first-team players on the 1930 All-Big Ten Conference football team.
PositionNameTeamSelectorsQuarterbackHarry NewmanMichiganAP, UP, Coaches [halfback]QuarterbackJack WhitePurdueNEA, CoachesHalfbackLee HanleyNorthwesternAP, UP, NEAHalfbackEddie RiskPurdueAP, CoachesHalfbackLew HinchmanOhio StateUPFullbackLafayette RussellNorthwesternUP, NEAFullbackPug RentnerNorthwesternAP, CoachesEndFrank BakerNorthwesternAP, UP, NEA, CoachesEndWes FeslerOhio StateAP, UP, NEA, CoachesTackleMilo LubratovichWisconsinAP, UP, NEA, CoachesTackleGeorge Van BibberPurdueAP, UP, NEA, CoachesGuardWade WoodworthNorthwesternAP, UP, NEA, CoachesGuardBiggie MunnMinnesotaUP, NEA, CoachesGuardGreg KabatWisconsinAPCenterMaynard MorrisonMichiganAP, UP, NEA, Coaches
All-Americans
Three Big Ten players were selected as consensus first-team players on the 1930 College Football All-America Team. They were:
PositionNameTeamSelectorsEndWes FeslerOhio StateAAB, AP, COL, INS, NANA, NEA, UPEndFrank BakerNorthwesternAP, INS, UPTackleMilo LubratovichWisconsinNEA, UP
Other Big Ten players received first-team honors from at least one selector. They were:
PositionNameTeamSelectorsGuardWade WoodworthNorthwesternAP, NEA, NYEP, LATFullbackLafayette RussellNorthwesternAAB, NANA, NYEP
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