1977 All-Big Ten Conference football team

American college football all-star team August 2023 25em 1977 All-Big Ten team border-top:#aaa 1px solid 1977 Big Ten Conference football season Selectors Associated Press (media)United Press International (coaches) border-top:1px #aaa solid 1975 1976 ← → 1978 1979 The 1977 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Ten Conference teams for the 1977 Big Ten Conference football season. Conference co-champions Ohio State and Michigan led with eight and six first-team selections, respectively. Ohio State's first-team selections included running back Ron Springs and linebacker Tom Cousineau. Michigan's first-team selections included quarterback Rick Leach and offensive guard Mark Donahue. Offensive selections Quarterbacks right|thumb|135px|Quarterback Rick Leach Rick Leach, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-2) Rod Gerald, Ohio State (UPI-1) Mark Herrmann, Purdue (AP-2) Running backs Ron Springs, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1) Ric Enis, Indiana (AP-1; UPI-1) Jeff Logan, Ohio State (UPI-1) Russell Davis, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2) John Skibinski, Purdue (AP-2) Harlan Huckleby, Michigan (UPI-2) Flankers Keith Calvin, Indiana (AP-1) David Charles, Wisconsin (AP-2) Wide receivers Reggie Arnold, Purdue (AP-1; UPI-1) Jim Harrell, Ohio State (AP-2) Kirk Gibson, Michigan State (UPI-2) Tight ends Jimmy Moore, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1) Gene Johnson, Michigan (AP-2) Mark Brammer, Michigan State (UPI-2) Centers Walt Downing, Michigan (AP-1) Al Pitts, Michigan State (AP-2; UPI-1) Mark Slater, Minnesota (UPI-2) Guards right|thumb|140px|Guard Mark Donahue Mark Donahue, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1) Kevin Pancratz, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-1) Frank Malec, Northwestern (AP-2; UPI-2) Gary Jurczyk, Illinois (AP-2) Mark Lang, Ohio State (UPI-2) Tackles Chris Ward, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1) Mike Kenn, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-2) Charles Peal, Indiana (AP-2; UPI-1) Joe Robinson, Ohio State (AP-2) Tony Ardizzone, Northwestern (UPI-2) Defensive selections Front five Larry Bethea, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1 [def. tackle]) Aaron Brown, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1 [middle guard]) Kelton Dansler, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1 [def. end]) Steve Midboe, Minnesota (AP-1; UPI-1 [def. tackle]) Dennis Stejskal, Wisconsin (AP-1; UPI-1 [def. end]) John Anderson, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-1 [def. end]) Paul Ross, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-2 [def. end]) John Harty, Iowa (AP-2) Tom Schremp, Wisconsin (AP-2) Mark Merrill, Minnesota (AP-2) Eddie Beamon, Ohio State (UPI-2 [def. tackle]) Byron Cato, Ohio State (UPI-2 [def. tackle]) Steve Graves, Michigan (UPI-2 [middle guard]) Linebackers Tom Cousineau, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1) Tom Rusk, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1) John Sullivan, Illinois (AP-1) Ron Simpkins, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-1) Dom Tedesco, Michigan (AP-2) Paul Maly, Northwestern (AP-2) Paul Rudzinski, Michigan State (UPI-2) Defensive backs right|thumb|135px|Defensive back Dwight Hicks Ray Griffin, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1) Mike Guess, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1) Dwight Hicks, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1) Jim Pickens, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-1) Derek Howard, Michigan (UPI-2) Lawrence Johnson, Wisconsin (UPI-2) Mark Anderson, Michigan State (AP-2; UPI-2) Bobby Weber, Minnesota (AP-2) Dave Abrams, Indiana (UPI-2) Special teams Placekicker Paul Rogind, Minnesota (AP-1) Hans Nielsen, Michigan State (UPI-1) Vlade Janakievski, Ohio State (AP-2) Keith Calvin, Indiana (UPI-2) Punter Ray Stachowicz, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1) John Anderson, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2) Key AP = Associated Press, selected by a panel of 12 sports writers and broadcastersBlue places five on AP's Big Ten squad The Michigan Daily November 29, 1977 12 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2706&dat=19771129&id=ewFKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QR4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=4302,4106663 1977 All-Big Ten Football The Times Recorder November 29, 1977 13 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-recorder-1977-all-big-ten-foot/41716963/ UPI = United Press International, selected by the Big Ten coachesOSU, Michigan Dominate Big 10 The Salem News (Salem, Ohio) November 23, 1977 9 https://www.newspapers.com/image/85973380/?terms=leach%2Bcousineau%2Bbethea%2B%22united%2Bpress%22 Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UPI See also 1977 College Football All-America Team References All-Big Ten Conference Category:All-Big Ten Conference football teams