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
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
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
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 broadcasters
UPI = United Press International, selected by the Big Ten coaches
Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UPI
See also 1977 College Football All-America Team
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