1971 All-Big Ten Conference football team

The 1971 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Ten Conference teams for the 1971 Big Ten Conference football season.

1971 All-Big Ten team
1971 Big Ten Conference football season
Selectors
Associated Press (media)
United Press International (coaches)
1969 1970 ← → 1972 1973

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks
  • Maurie Daigneau, Northwestern (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Craig Curry, Minnesota (AP-2; UPI-2)

Running backs
  • Eric Allen, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Rufus Ferguson, Wisconsin (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Billy Taylor, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Otis Armstrong, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2)
  • Ernie Cook, Minnesota (AP-2; UPI-2)
  • Al Robinson, Northwestern (AP-2)
  • Ed Shuttlesworth, Michigan (UPI-2)

Ends
  • Doug Kingsriter, Minnesota (AP-1; UPI-1 [tight end])
  • Barry Pearson, Northwestern (AP-1; UPI-1 [wide receiver])
  • Billy Joe Dupree, Michigan State (AP-2)
  • Rick Sayers, Purdue (AP-2)
  • Glenn Doughty, Michigan (UPI-2 [wide receiver])
  • Paul Seymour, Michigan (UPI-2 [tight end])

Tackles
  • Tom Luken, Purdue (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Tom McCreight, Northwestern (AP-1)
  • Rick Simon, Ohio State (UPI-1)
  • Jack Babcock (AP-2)
  • Curtis Tucker, Michigan (AP-2)
  • Jim Brandstatter, Michigan (UPI-2)
  • Jim Coode, Michigan (UPI-2)
  • Tom Bove, Indiana (AP-2)

Guards

Centers

Defensive selections

Ends
  • Tab Bennett, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Mike Keller, Michigan (AP-1)
  • Gary Hrivnak, Purdue (UPI-1)
  • Alden Carpenter, Michigan (UPI-2)
  • Wil Hemby, Northwestern (UPI-2)

Tackles
  • Ron Curl, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • George Hasenhorhl, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Tom Beckman, Michigan (AP-2)
  • Dave Butz, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2)
  • Jim Anderson, Northwestern (UPI-2)

Guards
  • Greg Bingham, Purdue (UPI-1)
  • Ernest Hamilton, Michigan State (UPI-2)

Linebackers
  • Mike Taylor, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Bill Light, Minnesota (AP-1; UPI-2)
  • Stan White, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-2)
  • Randy Gradishar, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-1)
  • Dave Lokanc, Wisconsin (AP-2)
  • John Voorhees, Northwestern (AP-2)

Defensive backs
  • Thom Darden, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Eric Hutchinson, Northwestern (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Brad Van Pelt, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Craig Clemons, Iowa (UPI-1)
  • Jerry Brown, Northwestern (AP-2)
  • John Graham, Illinois (AP-2)
  • Neovia Greyer, Wisconsin (AP-2)
  • Chuck Piebes, Purdue (AP-2)
  • Tom Campana, Ohio State (UPI-2)
  • Jack Duston, Northwestern (UPI-2)
  • Harry Howard, Ohio State (UPI-2)
  • Willis Osley, Illinois (UPI-2)

Key

AP = Associated Press, selected by the AP's Midwest board and Big Ten football experts[1][2]

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

Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both AP and UPI

See also

References
  1. "All Big Ten Selected". Daily Illini. November 24, 1971.
  2. "Sports Whirl". The Daily News of the Virgin Islands. November 24, 1971.
  3. "Unbeaten Michigan Dominate UPI Team Picked by Coaches: Ohio State Places 7 On All-Big Ten Teams". The Times Recorder, Zanesville, OH. November 25, 1971. p. 9D.
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