1966 All-Big Ten Conference football team

The 1966 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Ten Conference teams for the 1966 Big Ten Conference football season. Players from the 1966 Michigan State Spartans football team dominated the All-Big Ten team in 1966, taking eight of the 22 first-team spots. Players from Purdue and Michigan each received four spots.

1966 All-Big Ten team
1966 Big Ten Conference football season
Selectors
Associated Press (sportswriters)
United Press International (coaches)
1964 1965 ← → 1967 1968

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

Running backs
  • Clinton Jones, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1 [halfback])
  • Jim Detwiler, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1 [halfback])
  • Dave Fisher, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-1 [fullback])
  • Bob Apisa, Michigan State (AP-1)
  • Bo Rein, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-2 [halfback])
  • Carl Ward, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2 [halfback])
  • Mike Krivoshia, Indian (UPI-2 [fullback])

Ends
  • Gene Washington, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Jack Clancy, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • John Wright, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-2)
  • Jim Beirne, Purdue (AP-2)
  • Casimir Banalzek, Northwestern (UPI-2)

Tackles
  • Jack Calcaterra, Purdue (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Jerry West, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Mike Barnes, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2)
  • John Przybcki, Michigan State (AP-2)
  • James Hribal, Michigan (AP-2)

Guards
  • Chuck Erlenbaugh, Purdue (AP-1)
  • Tom Schuette, Indiana (AP-1)
  • Donald Bailey, Michigan (UPI-1)
  • Anthony Conti, Michigan State (UPI-1)
  • Henry Hanna, Michigan (AP-2)
  • Bob Sebeck, Purdue (AP-2)
  • Ron Guenther, Illinois (UPI-2)
  • Bruce Gunstra, Northwestern (UPI-2)

Centers
  • Ray Pryor, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Charles Killian, Minnesota (AP-2)
  • Bob Van Pelt, Indiana (UPI-2)

Defensive selections

Ends
  • Bubba Smith, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Ken Kmiec, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-2)
  • George Olion, Purdue (UPI-1)
  • Philip Hoag, Michigan State (AP-2)
  • John McCambridge, Northwestern (UPI-2)
  • Jim Sniadecki, Indiana (AP-2)

Tackles
  • Lance Olssen, Purdue (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Nick Jordan, Michigan State (AP-1)
  • Richard Himes, Ohio State (UPI-1)
  • Pat Gallinagh, Michigan State (AP-2; UPI-2)
  • Fred Harms, Illinois (AP-2)
  • Jeff Richardson, Michigan State (UPI-2)

Guards
  • Chuck Kyle, Purdue (UPI-1)
  • Edward Duren, Minnesota (UPI-2)

Linebackers
  • Frank Nunley, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Chuck Thornhill, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • George Webster, Michigan State (AP-1 [def. back]; UPI-1)
  • Bob Richter, Wisconsin (AP-1)
  • Dave Moreland, Iowa (AP-2; UPI-2)
  • Frank Burke, Purdue (AP-2)
  • Gary Reierson, Minnesota (AP-2)
  • Bob Richter, Wisconsin (UPI-2)
  • Dave Tomasula, Illinois (UPI-2)

Defensive backs
  • Bruce Sullivan, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Rich Volk, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Phil Clark, Northwestern (AP-1; UPI-2)
  • Jess Philips, Michigan State (UPI-1)
  • Leroy Keyes, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2)
  • Dick Gibbs, Iowa (AP-2)
  • Phil Knell, Illinois (AP-2)
  • John Rowser, Michigan (UPI-2)
  • Tom Schinke, Wisconsin (AP-2)

Key

AP = Associated Press, "selected by a board of sports writers covering the Big Ten scene"[1][2]

UPI = United Press International, selected by the conference coaches[3]

Bold = First-team selection of both the AP and UPI

See also

References
  1. "Spartans Put Eight On All-Big Ten". Sarasota Herald-Tribune (AP story). November 24, 1966. p. 29.
  2. "MSU Dominates All-Big Ten Team". The Pantagraph. November 23, 1966. p. 13.
  3. "Eight Spartans, Six From Michigan All Big Ten". The Holland, Michigan Evening Sentinel. November 23, 1966. p. 17.
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