# 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.

## Offensive selections
### Quarterbacks

* 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 (AP-2; UPI-2)
* John Skibinski, Purdue (AP-2)
* Harlan Huckleby, Michigan (UPI-2)

### Flankers

* Keith Calvin, Indiana (AP-1)
* David Charles, Wisconsin (AP-2)

### Wide receivers

* Reggie Arnold, Purdue (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Jim Harrell, Ohio State (AP-2)
* Kirk Gibson, Michigan State (UPI-2)

### Tight ends

* Jimmy Moore, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Gene Johnson, Michigan (AP-2)
* Mark Brammer, Michigan State (UPI-2)

### Centers

* Walt Downing, Michigan (AP-1)
* Al Pitts, Michigan State (AP-2; UPI-1)
* Mark Slater, Minnesota (UPI-2)

### Guards

* Mark Donahue, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Kevin Pancratz, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Frank Malec, Northwestern (AP-2; UPI-2)
* Gary Jurczyk, Illinois (AP-2)
* Mark Lang, Ohio State (UPI-2)

### Tackles

* Chris Ward, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Mike Kenn, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-2)
* Charles Peal, Indiana (AP-2; UPI-1)
* Joe Robinson, Ohio State (AP-2)
* 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 (AP-2; UPI-1 [def. end])
* Paul Ross, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-2 [def. end])
* John Harty, Iowa (AP-2)
* Tom Schremp, Wisconsin (AP-2)
* Mark Merrill, Minnesota (AP-2)
* 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 (AP-2; UPI-1)
* Dom Tedesco, Michigan (AP-2)
* Paul Maly, Northwestern (AP-2)
* Paul Rudzinski, Michigan State (UPI-2)

### Defensive backs

* 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 (AP-2; UPI-1)
* Derek Howard, Michigan (UPI-2)
* Lawrence Johnson, Wisconsin (UPI-2)
* Mark Anderson, Michigan State (AP-2; UPI-2)
* Bobby Weber, Minnesota (AP-2)
* Dave Abrams, Indiana (UPI-2)

## Special teams
### Placekicker

* Paul Rogind, Minnesota (AP-1)
* Hans Nielsen, Michigan State (UPI-1)
* Vlade Janakievski, Ohio State (AP-2)
* Keith Calvin, Indiana (UPI-2)

### Punter

* Ray Stachowicz, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)
* John Anderson, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2)

## Key

AP = Associated Press, selected by a panel of 12 sports writers and broadcasters
UPI = United Press International, selected by the Big Ten coaches
Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UPI