1986 All-Big Ten Conference football team

The 1986 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big Ten Conference players for the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Three players were unanimously chosen as first-team players by the Associated Press media panel: quarterback Jim Harbaugh, receiver Cris Carter, and linebacker Chris Spielman.[1]

Conference co-champions Michigan and Ohio State led the way with seven first-team players each. Michigan's first-team selections included Harbaugh, Jumbo Elliott, Mark Messner and Andy Moeller. Ohio State's first-team selections included unanimous choices Carter and Spielman. Iowa followed with four first-team honorees, including running back Rick Bayless.[1]

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Centers

Guards

Tackles

Tight ends

Receivers

Defensive selections

Linemen-outside linebackers

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Kickers

Punters

Key

AP = Associated Press, selected by a panel of 17 sports writers and broadcasters covering the Big Ten[1]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Harbaugh heads All-Big Ten team". The Michigan Daily. November 26, 1986. p. 8.