1974 All-Big Ten Conference football team

College football honors August 2023 25em 1974 All-Big Ten team border-top:#aaa 1px solid 1974 Big Ten Conference football season Selectors Associated PressUnited Press International (coaches) border-top:1px #aaa solid 1972 1973 ← → 1975 1976 right|thumb|145px|Ohio State running back Archie Griffin The 1974 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Ten Conference teams for the 1974 Big Ten Conference football season. The teams selected by the Big Ten coaches for the United Press International (UPI) were led by Ohio State with nine first-team selections. Michigan placed five players on the coaches' All-Big Ten first team. Running back Archie Griffin, who won his first Heisman Trophy in 1974, was the only player unanimously selected by the coaches as a first-team All-Big Ten player. Offensive selections Quarterbacks Cornelius Greene, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1) Dennis Franklin, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2) Running backs Archie Griffin, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1) Billy Marek, Wisconsin (AP-1; UPI-1) Courtney Snyder, Indiana (AP-1; UPI-2) Levi Jackson, Michigan State (UPI-1) Gordon Bell, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2) Jim Pooler, Northwestern (AP-2) Rick Upchurch, Minnesota (AP-2) Gil Chapman, Michigan (UPI-2) Ends/receivers right|thumb|140px|Second-team running back Gordon Bell of Michigan Larry Burton, Purdue (AP-1 [end]; UPI-1 [wide receiver]) Doug France, Ohio State (AP-1 [end]; UPI-2 [tight end]) Jack Novak, Wisconsin (AP-2 [end]; UPI-1 [tight end]) Brian Baschnagel, Ohio State (UPI-2 [wide receiver]) Steve Yelvington, Northwestern (AP-2 [end]) Tackles Dennis Lick, Wisconsin (AP-1; UPI-1) Kurt Schumacher, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-1) Paul Hiemenz, Northwestern (AP-1; UPI-2) Steve King, Michigan (AP-2) Guards Ralph Perretta, Purdue (AP-1; UPI-1) Dick Mack, Ohio State (UPI-1) Terry Stieve, Wisconsin (AP-2; UPI-2) Revie Sorey, Illinois (AP-2) Joe Devlin, Iowa (UPI-2) Centers Steve Myers, Ohio State (AP-1 [guard]; UPI-1) Dennis Franks, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-2) Charlie Ane, Michigan State (AP-2) Defensive selections Linemen right|thumb|140px|Michigan's Don Dufek Pete Cusick, Ohio State (AP-1 [front 5]; UPI-1 [def. tackle]) Tim Davis, Michigan (AP-1 [front 5]; UPI-1 [middle guard]) Otto Smith, Michigan State (AP-1 [front 5]; UPI-1 [def. end]) James Taubert, Michigan State (AP-2 [front 5]; UPI-1 [def. tackle]) Van DeCree, Ohio State (AP-2 [front 5]; UPI-1 [def. end]) Dan Jilek, Michigan (UPI-1 [def. end]) Ken Novak, Purdue (AP-1 [front 5]) Jeff Perlinger, Michigan (AP-1 [front 5]) Greg Schaum, Michigan State (AP-2 [front 5]; UPI-2 [def. tackle]) Keith Simons, Minnesota (AP-2 [front 5]; UPI-2 [def. tackle]) Jim Cope, Ohio State (UPI-2 [def. end]) Arnie Jones, Ohio State (UPI-2 [middle guard]) Lynn Heil, Iowa (AP-2 [front 5]) Linebackers Terrence McClowry, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1) Steve Strinko, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1) Tom Hicks, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-2) Ollie Bakken, Minnesota (UPI-2) Bruce Elia, Ohio State (AP-2) Rick Jakious, Wisconsin (AP-2) Donnie Thomas, Indiana (AP-2) Defensive backs Dave Brown, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1) Neal Colzie, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1) Don Dufek, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-1) Earl Douthitt, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-2) Steve Luke, Ohio State (UPI-1) Mike Gow, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-2) Fred Cooper, Purdue (UPI-2) Tom Graves, Michigan State (AP-2) Key Associated PressAll-Big Ten selections The Daily Northwestern November 26, 1974 13 https://www.newspapers.com/image/38642016/?terms=griffin%2Blick%2Bperretta%2B%22associated%2Bpress%22 UPI = United Press International, selected by the Big Ten Conference coachesBuckeyes Dominate All-Big Ten Team Ludington Daily News (UPI story) November 27, 1974 6 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=110&dat=19741123&id=z5BaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Q0oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6547,4952659Many Buckeyes on all Big Ten Ed Sainsbury The Bryan Times (UPI story) November 27, 1974 9 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=799&dat=19741126&id=KcAwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-VEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2549,5033986 Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UPI See also 1974 College Football All-America Team 1974 Ohio State Buckeyes football team References All-Big Ten Conference Category:All-Big Ten Conference football teams