1981 All-Big Ten Conference football team

American college football all-star team August 2023 25em 1981 All-Big Ten team border-top:#aaa 1px solid 1981 Big Ten Conference football season Selectors Associated Press (media)United Press International (coaches) border-top:1px #aaa solid 1979 1980 ← → 1982 1983 The 1981 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Ten Conference teams for the 1981 college football season. Two players were unanimous first-team selections by the Associated Press (AP) media panel: Butch Woolfolk of Michigan and Tim Krumrie of Wisconsin. Three players missed being unanimous AP selections by one vote Anthony Carter of Michigan and Reggie Roby and Andre Tippett of Iowa. Offensive selections Quarterbacks Tony Eason, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-2) Art Schlichter, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-1) Running backs Butch Woolfolk, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1) Tim Spencer, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-2) Dave Mohapp, Wisconsin (AP-2; UPI-1) Stan Edwards, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2) Wide receivers Steve Bryant, Purdue (AP-1; UPI-1) Anthony Carter, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1) Oliver Williams, Illinois (AP-2) Chester Cooper, Minnesota (AP-2) Dwayne Gunn, Indiana (UPI-2) Gary Williams, Ohio State (UPI-2) Tight ends Bob Stephenson, Indiana (AP-1; UPI-1) John E. Frank, Ohio State (AP-2) Norm Betts, Michigan (UPI-2) Centers Tom Piette, Michigan State (AP-2; UPI-1) Greg Boeke, Illinois (AP-1) Ron Versnik, Wisconsin (UPI-2) Guards Kurt Becker, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1) Joe Lukens, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-2) Ron Hallstrom, Iowa (AP-2; UPI-1) Mike Carrington, Illinois (AP-2) Bill Humphries, Minnesota (UPI-2) Tackles Ed Muransky, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1) Bubba Paris, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-2) Ken Dallafior, Minnesota (AP-2; UPI-1) Bob Winckler, Wisconsin (AP-2) Tom Jelesky, Purdue (UPI-2) Defensive selections Defensive linemen Tim Krumrie, Wisconsin (AP-1; UPI-1) Andre Tippett, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1) Pat Dean, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1) Mark Bortz, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-2) Jerome Foster, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-1) Karl Mecklenburg, Minnesota (AP-2; UPI-2) Mark Butkus, Illinois (AP-2) Mark Shumate, Wisconsin (AP-2) Robert Thompson, Michigan (UPI-2) Fred Orgas, Minnesota (UPI-2) Linebackers Mel Cole, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1) Jim Fahnhorst, Minnesota (AP-1; UPI-1) Marcus Marek, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1) Carl Banks, Michigan State (AP-2; UPI-1) Brock Spack, Purdue (AP-1) Dave Levenick, Wisconsin (AP-2; UPI-2) Jack Squirek, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-2) Paul Girgash, Michigan (AP-2) Glen Cobb, Ohio State (UPI-2) Todd Simonsen, Iowa (UPI-2) Defensive backs David Greenwood, Wisconsin (AP-1; UPI-1) Matt Vanden Boom, Wisconsin (AP-1; UPI-1) Jim Burroughs, Michigan State (AP-2; UPI-1) Lou King, Iowa (AP-1) Keith Bostic, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2) Tony Jackson, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2) Brian Carpenter, Michigan (UPI-2) Special teams Placekicker Morten Andersen, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1) Bob Atha, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-2) Punter Reggie Roby, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1) Don Bracken, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2) Key Bold = Selected as a first-team player by both the media (AP) and coaches (UPI) AP = Associated Press, selected by the AP's media panelEason Edges Schlichter on All-Big Ten The Argus-Press, Owosso, Michigan (AP story) Joe Mooshil December 1, 1981 14 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1988&dat=19811201&id=vUMiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Uq0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1357,2601449 UPI = United Press International, selected by the Big Ten Conference coachesRandy Minkoff Name All Big Ten The Bryan Times (UPI story) November 25, 1981 19 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=799&dat=19811124&id=23NNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-FEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6379,5449453 See also 1981 College Football All-America Team References All-Big Ten Conference Category:All-Big Ten Conference football teams