Pigskin Dispatch Podcast... The 1931 Big Ten Championship Game
Pigskin Dispatch podcaster Darin Hayes and I discuss a Tidbit from December 2022 about the 1931 season when the Big Ten decided to play extra games at the end of the season to raise money for Depression-era charity games. Northwestern finished the regular season as undefeated champs, but their extra game counted in the league’s championship standings. Listen in to hear what happened.
Click here to listen to the podcast. You can also read the original Tidbit below.
Today's Tidbit... The Big Ten's First Conference Championship Game (in 1931)
The outcomes of this weekend's game determined various conference champs and the bowl destinations for every team fortunate to continue playing. Michigan outpaced Purdue to claim a conference championship in Big Ten country, but that was not Purdue's first post-season conference football championship game. The outcome also differed last time.
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