1997 All-Big East Conference football team

American college football all-star team October 2026 25em 1997 All-Big East team border-top:#aaa 1px solid 1997 Big East Conference football season Selectors Coaches border-top:1px #aaa solid 1995 1996 ← → 1998 1999 The 1997 All-Big East Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big East Conference players for the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The organizations selecting All-Big East teams in 1997 included the conference coaches. Offensive selections Quarterbacks Donovan McNabb, Syracuse (Coaches-1) Pete Gonzalez, Pitt (Coaches-2) Running backs Edgerrin James, Miami (FL) (Coaches-1) Amos Zereoué, West Virginia (Coaches-1) Ken Oxendine, Virginia Tech (Coaches-2) Dwayne Schulters, Pitt (Coaches-2) Wide receivers Shawn Foreman, West Virginia (Coaches-1) Quinton Spotwood, Syracuse (Coaches-1) Terry Murphy, Pitt (Coaches-2) Reggie Wayne, Miami (FL) (Coaches-2) Tight ends Todd Pollack, Boston College (Coaches-1) Bubba Franks, Miami (FL) (Coaches-2) Roland Williams, Syracuse (Coaches-2) Offensive line Solomon Page, West Virginia (Coaches-1) Gennaro DiNapoli, Virginia Tech (Coaches-1) Todd Washington, Virginia Tech (Coaches-1) Doug Brzezinski, Boston College (Coaches-1) Tony Orlandini, Pitt (Coaches-1) Jon Marzoch, Pitt (Coaches-2) Eric de Groh, West Virginia (Coaches-2) Damien Woody, Boston College (Coaches-2) Kerlin Blaise, Miami (FL) (Coaches-2) Brad Patkochis, Syracuse (Coaches-2) Defensive selections Defensive line Kerwin Hairston, Virginia Tech (Coaches-1) Chris Hovan, Boston College (Coaches-1) Henry Slay, West Virginia (Coaches-1) John Thornton, West Virginia (Coaches-1) Larry Chester, Temple (Coaches-2) John Engelberger, Virginia Tech (Coaches-2) Frank Moore, Pitt (Coaches-2) Linebackers Antwaune Ponds, Syracuse (Coaches-1) Gary Stills, West Virginia (Coaches-1) Erik Storz, Boston College (Coaches-1) Phil Clarke, Pitt (Coaches-2) John Hadley, West Virginia (Coaches-2) Brian Sheridan, Rutgers (Coaches-2) Steve Tate, Virginia Tech (Coaches-2) Cornerbacks Duane Starks, Miami (FL) (Coaches-1) Nate Terry, West Virginia (Coaches-1) Rod Gadson, Syracuse (Coaches-2) Excel Lucas, Temple (Coaches-2) Safeties Donovan Darius, Syracuse (Coaches-1) Pierson Prioleau, Virginia Tech (Coaches-1) Pedro Cinno, Boston College (Coaches-2) Tebucky Jones, Syracuse (Coaches-2) Special teams Kickers Shayne Graham, Virginia Tech (Coaches-1) Jay Taylor, West Virginia (Coaches-2) Punters Jimmy Kibble, Virginia Tech (Coaches-1) Josh Boles, Temple (Coaches-2) Jared Slovan, Rutgers (Coaches-2) Return specialist Quinton Spotwood, Syracuse (Coaches-1) Kevin Johnson, Syracuse (Coaches-2) Key Coaches, selected by the conference coachesAll-Big East Sarasota Herald-Tribune December 4, 1997 2C https://www.newspapers.com/article/sarasota-herald-tribune-all-big-east/208242839/ Newspapers.com See also 1997 All-America college football team References All-Big East Conference Category:All-Big East Conference football teams