1949 Big Nine Conference football season
Results and team statistics
Key AP final = Team's rank in the final AP Poll of the 1949 season AP high = Team's highest rank in the AP Poll throughout the 1949 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; trophy winner in bold

1949 Big Nine Conference football season

Section Title: Results and team statistics
Table Section Text: Key AP final = Team's rank in the final AP Poll of the 1949 season AP high = Team's highest rank in the AP Poll throughout the 1949 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; trophy winner in bold

Conf. Rank	Team	Head coach	AP final	AP high	Overall record	Conf. record	PPG	PAG	MVP

1 (tie)	Ohio State	Wes Fesler	#6	#5	7–1–2	4–1–1	20.7	13.6	Jack Lininger

1 (tie)	Michigan	Bennie Oosterbaan	#7	#1	6–2–1	4–1–1	15.0	9.4	Dick Kempthorn

3	Minnesota	Bernie Bierman	#8	#3	7–2	4–2	25.7	8.9	Bud Grant John Lundin

4	Wisconsin	Ivy Williamson	NR	NR	5–3–1	3–2–1	23.0	14.3	Red Wilson

5	Illinois	Ray Eliot	NR	NR	3–4–2	3–3–1	16.6	15.6	Johnny Karras

6 (tie)	Iowa	Eddie Anderson	NR	#15	4–5	3–3	20.4	27.4	Jack Dittmer

7	Northwestern	Robert Voigts	NR	#13	4–5	3–4	15.2	17.3	Don Burson Gaspar Perricone

8	Purdue	Stu Holcomb	NR	NR	4–5	2–4	13.2	15.0	Lou Karras

9	Indiana	Bo McMillin	NR	NR	1–8	0–6	13.0	28.2	Nick Sebek

Sentence(s)

Michigan, under head coach Bennie Oosterbaan, compiled a 6–2–1 record and was ranked No. 7 in the final AP Poll.

final_sentence: Michigan, under head coach Bennie Oosterbaan, compiled a 6–2–1 record and was ranked No. 7 in the final AP Poll.