1977 All-Big Ten Conference football team

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.^[1]

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

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 (UPI-2)
Harlan Huckleby, Michigan (UPI-2)

Flankers

Keith Calvin, Indiana (AP-1)

Wide receivers

Reggie Arnold, Purdue (AP-1; UPI-1)
Kirk Gibson, Michigan State (UPI-2)

Tight ends

Jimmy Moore, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
Mark Brammer, Michigan State (UPI-2)

Centers

Walt Downing, Michigan (AP-1)
Al Pitts, Michigan State (UPI-1)
Mark Slater, Minnesota (UPI-2)

Guards

Guard Mark Donahue

Mark Donahue, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
Kevin Pancratz, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-1)
Mark Lang, Ohio State (UPI-2)
Frank Malec, Northwestern (UPI-2)

Tackles

Chris Ward, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
Mike Kenn, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-2)
Charles Peal, Indiana (UPI-1)
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 (UPI-1 [def. end])
Paul Ross, Ohio State (UPI-2 [def. end])
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 (UPI-1)
Paul Rudzinski, Michigan State (UPI-2)

Defensive backs

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 (UPI-1)
Derek Howard, Michigan (UPI-2)
Lawrence Johnson, Wisconsin (UPI-2)
Mark Anderson, Michigan State (UPI-2)
Dave Abrams, Indiana (UPI-2)

Special teams

Placekicker

Paul Rogind, Minnesota (AP-1)
Hans Nielsen, Michigan State (UPI-1)
Keith Calvin, Indiana (UPI-2)

Punter

Ray Stachowicz, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)
John Anderson, Michigan (UPI-2)

Key

AP = Associated Press, selected by a panel of 12 sports writers and broadcasters^[1]

UPI = United Press International, selected by the Big Ten coaches^[2]

Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UPI

References

1 2 "Blue places five on AP's Big Ten squad". The Michigan Daily. November 29, 1977. p. 12.
↑ "OSU, Michigan Dominate Big 10". The Salem News (Salem, Ohio). November 23, 1977. p. 9.

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