1985 All-Big Ten Conference football team

The 1985 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big Ten Conference players for the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Running back Lorenzo White and linebacker Larry Station were the only players unanimously selected as first-team players on the All-Big Ten team on all 20 ballots submitted by the members of the Associated Press (AP) media panel. Defensive end Mike Hammerstein followed with 19 first-team votes.^[1]

The Iowa Hawkeyes won the Big Ten championship and led the conference with eight first-team players, including quarterback Chuck Long and linebacker Larry Station. The Michigan Wolverines led the nation in scoring defense and placed six players on the first-team units, including defensive linemen Mike Hammerstein and Mark Messner and linebacker Mike Mallory.^[1]

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

• Chuck Long, Iowa (AP-1)
• Jim Everett, Purdue (AP-2)

Running backs

• Lorenzo White, Michigan State (AP-1)
• Ronnie Harmon, Iowa (AP-1)
• Larry Emery, Wisconsin (AP-2)
• Rodney Carter, Purdue (AP-2)

Centers

• Bob Maggs, Ohio State (AP-1)
• Ray Hitchcock, Minnesota (AP-2)

Guards

• Jim Juriga, Illinois (AP-1)
• John Wojciechowski, Michigan State (AP-1)
• Bob Landsee, Wisconsin (AP-2)
• Jon Lilleberg, Minnesota (AP-2)

Tackles

• Mike Haight, Iowa (AP-1)
• Clay Miller, Michigan (AP-1)
• Rory Graves, Ohio State (AP-2)
• Steve Bogdalek, Michigan State (AP-2)

Tight ends

• Eric Kattus, Michigan (AP-1)
• Mike Flagg, Iowa (AP-2)

Receivers

• David Williams, Illinois (AP-1)
• Cris Carter, Ohio State (AP-1)
• Bill Happel, Iowa (AP-2)
• Kenny Allen, Indiana (AP-2)

Defensive selections

Defensive linemen

• Jerry Drost, Iowa (AP-1)
• Mike Hammerstein, Michigan (AP-1)
• Mark Messner, Michigan (AP-1)
• Hap Peterson, Iowa (AP-1)
• Tim Jordan, Wisconsin (AP-2)
• Larry Joyner, Minnesota (AP-2)
• Eric Kumerow, Ohio State (AP-2)
• Guy Teafatiller, Illinois (AP-2)

Linebackers

• Pepper Johnson, Ohio State (AP-1)
• Mike Mallory, Michigan (AP-1)
• Chris Spielman, Ohio State (AP-1)
• Larry Station, Iowa (AP-1)
• Shane Bullough, Michigan State (AP-2)
• Andy Moeller, Michigan (AP-2)
• Peter Najarian, Minnesota (AP-2)
• Craig Raddatz, Wisconsin (AP-2)

Defensive backs

• Brad Cochran, Michigan (AP-1)
• Jay Norvell, Iowa (AP-1)
• Rod Woodson, Purdue (AP-1)
• Devon Mitchell, Iowa (AP-2)
• Garland Rivers, Michigan (AP-2)
• Craig Swoope, Illinois (AP-2)

Special teams

Kickers

• Rob Houghtlin, Iowa (AP-1)
• Chris White, Illinois (AP-2)

Punters

• Greg Montgomery, Michigan State (AP-1)
• Tom Tupa, Ohio State (AP-2)

Key

AP = Associated Press, selected by a panel of 20 sports writers and broadcasters covering the Big Ten^[1]

See also

• 1985 College Football All-America Team

References