1971 All-Big Ten Conference football team

American college football all-star team August 2023 25em 1971 All-Big Ten team border-top:#aaa 1px solid 1971 Big Ten Conference football season Selectors Associated Press (media)United Press International (coaches) border-top:1px #aaa solid 1969 1970 ← → 1972 1973 The 1971 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Ten Conference teams for the 1971 Big Ten Conference football season. Offensive selections Quarterbacks Maurie Daigneau, Northwestern (AP-1; UPI-1) Craig Curry, Minnesota (AP-2; UPI-2) Running backs Eric Allen, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1) Rufus Ferguson, Wisconsin (AP-1; UPI-1) Billy Taylor, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1) Otis Armstrong, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2) Ernie Cook, Minnesota (AP-2; UPI-2) Al Robinson, Northwestern (AP-2) Ed Shuttlesworth, Michigan (UPI-2) Ends Doug Kingsriter, Minnesota (AP-1; UPI-1 [tight end]) Barry Pearson, Northwestern (AP-1; UPI-1 [wide receiver]) Billy Joe Dupree, Michigan State (AP-2) Rick Sayers, Purdue (AP-2) Glenn Doughty, Michigan (UPI-2 [wide receiver]) Paul Seymour, Michigan (UPI-2 [tight end]) Tackles Tom Luken, Purdue (AP-1; UPI-1) Tom McCreight, Northwestern (AP-1) Rick Simon, Ohio State (UPI-1) Jack Babcock, Minnesota (AP-2) Curtis Tucker, Michigan (AP-2) Jim Brandstatter, Michigan (UPI-2) Jim Coode, Michigan (UPI-2) Tom Bove, Indiana (AP-2) Guards Joe DeLamielleure, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1) Reggie McKenzie, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1) Tom Coyle, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2) Tom Kruyer, Indiana (AP-2; UPI-2) Centers Tom DeLeone, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1) Guy Murdock, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2) Defensive selections Ends Tab Bennett, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-1) Mike Keller, Michigan (AP-1) Gary Hrivnak, Purdue (UPI-1) Alden Carpenter, Michigan (UPI-2) Wil Hemby, Northwestern (UPI-2) Tackles Ron Curl, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1) George Hasenohrl, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1) Tom Beckman, Michigan (AP-2) Dave Butz, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2) Jim Anderson, Northwestern (UPI-2) Guards Gregg Bingham, Purdue (UPI-1) Ernest Hamilton, Michigan State (UPI-2) Linebackers Mike Taylor, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1) Bill Light, Minnesota (AP-1; UPI-2) Stan White, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-2) Randy Gradishar, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-1) Dave Lokanc, Wisconsin (AP-2) John Voorhees, Northwestern (AP-2) Defensive backs Thom Darden, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1) Eric Hutchinson, Northwestern (AP-1; UPI-1) Brad Van Pelt, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1) Craig Clemons, Iowa (UPI-1) Jerry Brown, Northwestern (AP-2) John Graham, Illinois (AP-2) Neovia Greyer, Wisconsin (AP-2) Chuck Piebes, Purdue (AP-2) Tom Campana, Ohio State (UPI-2) Jack Duston, Northwestern (UPI-2) Harry Howard, Ohio State (UPI-2) Willie Osley, Illinois (UPI-2) Key AP = Associated Press, selected by the AP's Midwest board and Big Ten football expertsAll Big Ten Selected Daily Illini November 24, 1971 http://idnc.library.illinois.edu/cgi-bin/illinois?a=d&d=DIL19711124.1.16&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------#Sports Whirl The Daily News of the Virgin Islands November 24, 1971 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=757&dat=19711126&id=qXdSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=y60DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4157,1383396 UPI = United Press International, selected by the conference coachesUnbeaten Michigan Dominate UPI Team Picked by Coaches: Ohio State Places 7 On All-Big Ten Teams The Times Recorder, Zanesville, OH November 25, 1971 9D https://www.newspapers.com/image/79039790/?terms=Daigneau%2Bferguson%2Bkingsriter%2B%22united%2Bpress%22 Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both AP and UPI See also 1971 College Football All-America Team References All-Big Ten Conference Category:All-Big Ten Conference football teams