2005 All-Big Ten Conference football team

The2005 All-Big Ten Conference football teamconsists ofAmerican footballplayers chosen as All-Big Ten Conferenceplayers for the2005 NCAA Division I-A football season.The conference recognizes two official All-Big Ten selectors: (1) the Big Ten conference coaches selected separate offensive and defensive units and named first- and second-team players (the "Coaches" team); and (2) a panel of sports writers and broadcasters covering the Big Ten also selected offensive and defensive units and named first- and second-team players (the "Media" team).

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

Brett Basanez,Northwestern (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Michael Robinson,Penn State (Coaches-2; Media-2)

Running backs

Brian Calhoun,Wisconsin (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Laurence Maroney,Minnesota (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Tyrell Sutton,Northwestern (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Tony Hunt,Penn State (Coaches-2)
Albert Young,Iowa (Media-2)

Receivers

Jason Avant,Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Santonio Holmes,Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Mark Philmore, Northwestern (Coaches-2)
Brandon Williams,Wisconsin (Coaches-2)
James Hardy,Indiana (Media-2)
Dorien Bryant,Purdue (Media-2)

Centers

Greg Eslinger,Minnesota (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Nick Mangold,Ohio State (Coaches-2; Media-2)

Guards

Mark Setterstrom,Minnesota (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Rob Sims,Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-2)
Matt Lentz,Michigan (Coaches-2; Media-1)
Jordan Grimes, Purdue (Coaches-2)
Leo Henige, Michigan (Media-2)

Tackles

Joe Thomas,Wisconsin (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Levi Brown,Penn State (Coaches-1; Media-2)
Adam Stenavich,Michigan (Coaches-2; Media-1)
Zach Strief,Northwestern (Coaches-2; Media-2)

Tight ends

Matt Spaeth,Minnesota (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Tim Massaquoi,Michigan (Coaches-2; Media-2)

Defensive selections

Defensive linemen

Mike Kudla,Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Tamba Hali,Penn State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Gabe Watson,Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Scott Paxson,Penn State (Coaches-1)
Kenny Iwebema,Iowa (Media-1)
Victor Adeyanju,Indiana (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Anthony Montgomery,Minnesota (Coaches-2)
Barry Cofield,Northwestern (Coaches-2)
Quinn Pitcock,Ohio State (Coaches-2)
Rob Ninkovich,Purdue (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Jay Alford,Penn State (Media-2)
Matthew Rice,Penn State (Media-2)

Linebackers

Chad Greenway,Iowa (Coaches-1; Media-1)
A. J. Hawk,Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Paul Posluszny,Penn State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Abdul Hodge,Iowa (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Tim McGarigle,Northwestern (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Bobby Carpenter,Ohio State (Coaches-2; Media-2)

Defensive backs

Nate Salley,Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Ashton Youboty,Ohio State (tie) (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Alan Zemaitis,Penn State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Calvin Lowry,Penn State (tie) (Coaches-1; Media-2)
Jovon Johnson,Iowa (Coaches-2; Media-1)
Donte Whitner,Ohio State (Coaches-1)
Leon Hall,Michigan (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Eric Smith,Michigan State (Coaches-2)
Marquise Cole, Northwestern (Media-2)
Roderick Rogers,Wisconsin (Media-2)

Special teams

Kickers

Josh Huston,Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Kyle Schlicher, Iowa (Coaches-2; Media-s)

Punters

Ken Debauche,Wisconsin (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Steve Weatherford,Illinois (Coaches-2; Media-2)

Key

Bold= selected as a first-team player by both the coaches and media panel

Coaches = selected by Big Ten Conference coaches^[1]

Media = selected by a media panel^[1]

HM = Honorable mention

References

^^a ^b"Four Wolverines Receive First Team All-Big Ten Honors".University of Michigan. November 22, 2005. Archived fromthe originalon April 2, 2015.RetrievedMarch 4,2015.

[B10-1] "Four Wolverines Receive First Team All-Big Ten Honors".University of Michigan. November 22, 2005. Archived fromthe originalon April 2, 2015.RetrievedMarch 4,2015.

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