<page_title> 1943 Big Ten Conference football season </page_title> <section_title> Results and team statistics </section_title> <table> <cell> 1 (tie) <col_header> Conf. Rank </col_header> </cell> <cell> Purdue <col_header> Team </col_header> </cell> <cell> 6–0 <col_header> Conf. record </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1 (tie) <col_header> Conf. Rank </col_header> </cell> <cell> Michigan <col_header> Team </col_header> </cell> <cell> Fritz Crisler <col_header> Head coach </col_header> </cell> <cell> #3 <col_header> AP final </col_header> </cell> <cell> 8–1 <col_header> Overall record </col_header> </cell> <cell> 6–0 <col_header> Conf. record </col_header> </cell> <cell> 33.6 <col_header> PPG </col_header> </cell> </table>
Michigan, under head coach Fritz Crisler, compiled an 8–1, tied with Purdue for the conference championship and led the conference in scoring averaging 33.6 points per game and were ranked No. 3 in the final AP poll.