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

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References

"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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[AP-1] "Blue places five on AP's Big Ten squad". The Michigan Daily. November 29, 1977. p. 12.

[2] "OSU, Michigan Dominate Big 10". The Salem News (Salem, Ohio). November 23, 1977. p. 9.