1975 All-Big Ten Conference football team

The1975 All-Big Ten Conference football teamconsists ofAmerican footballplayers chosen by various organizations for All-Big Ten Conferenceteams for the1975 Big Ten Conference football season.

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

Cornelius Greene,Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
Tony Dungy,Minnesota (AP-2; UPI-2)

Running backs

Gordon Bell,Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
Archie Griffin,Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
Billy Marek,Wisconsin (AP-1; UPI-2)
Pete Johnson,Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-1)
Mike Pruitt,Purdue (UPI-2)
Courtney Snyder, Indiana (UPI-2)
Greg Boykin,Northwestern (AP-2)
Lonnie Perrin,Illinois (AP-2)

Wide receivers

Jim Smith,Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
Scott Yelvington, Northwestern (AP-2; UPI-2)

Tight ends

Joe Smalzer, Illinois (AP-1)
Mike Cobb,Michigan State (AP-2; UPI-1)
Brandt Yocum, Iowa (UPI-2)

Centers

Paul Jasinskis, Northwestern (AP-1; UPI-2)
Jim Czirr, Michigan (UPI-1)
Jim Shuck,Indiana (AP-2)

Guards

Terry Stieve,Wisconsin (AP-1; UPI-1)
Ted Smith,Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-2)
Joe Devlin,Iowa (AP-2; UPI-1)
Mark Donahue,Michigan (UPI-2)
Bill Lukens, Ohio State (AP-2)

Tackles

Scott Dannelley, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-2)
Rod Walters,Iowa (AP-1)
Dennis Lick,Wisconsin (UPI-1)
Chris Ward,Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-1)
Ken Long,Purdue (UPI-2)
Stu Levenick, Illinois (AP-2)

Defensive selections

Defensive ends

Dan Jilek,Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
Bob Brudzinski,Ohio State (UPI-1)
Pat Curto, Ohio State (UPI-2)
Dennis Stejskal, Wisconsin (AP-2; UPI-2)

Defensive tackles

Nick Buonamici,Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
Keith Simons,Minnesota (AP-1; UPI-2)
Greg Morton,Michigan (AP-2; UPI-1)
Greg Schaum,Ohio State (UPI-2)
Ken Novak,Purdue (AP-2)
Ed Beamon, Ohio State (AP-2)
Dave Bryant, Iowa (AP-2)

Nose guards

Tim Davis,Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
Aaron Brown,Ohio State (UPI-2)

Linebackers

Donnie Thomas,Indiana (AP-1; UPI-1)
Ed Thompson, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-2)
Blane Smith,Purdue (AP-1)
Calvin O'Neal,Michigan (AP-2; UPI-1)
Andre Jackson, Iowa (AP-2; UPI-2)
Scott Studwell,Illinois (AP-2)

Defensive backs

Don Dufek,Michigan (AP-1 [linebacker]; UPI-1)
Tim Fox,Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
Tom Hannon,Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)
Pete Shaw,Northwestern (AP-1; UPI-1)
Bruce Beaman, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-2)
Doug Beaudoin,Minnesota (AP-2; UPI-2)
Craig Cassady,Ohio State (UPI-2)
Jim Pickens, Michigan (UPI-2)
Steve Wagner,Wisconsin (AP-2)

Special teams

Placekicker

Dan Beaver,Illinois (AP-1; UPI-1)

Punter

Tom Skladany,Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)

Key

AP =Associated Press,selected by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters from throughout the Midwest^[1] ^[2]

UPI =United Press International,as chosen by the Big Ten coaches for the UPI^[3]

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

References

^"Ohio State, Michigan dominate all-Big Ten selections".Daily Illini.December 3, 1975.
^"OSU Puts 7, U-M 5 On All-Big 10 Teams".The Argus-Press.December 2, 1975.
^"Buckeyes dominate All-Big Ten squad".The Bryan Times (UPI story).November 25, 1975. p. 8.

[1] "Ohio State, Michigan dominate all-Big Ten selections".Daily Illini.December 3, 1975.

[2] "OSU Puts 7, U-M 5 On All-Big 10 Teams".The Argus-Press.December 2, 1975.

[3] "Buckeyes dominate All-Big Ten squad".The Bryan Times (UPI story).November 25, 1975. p. 8.

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