# 2004 All-Big Ten Conference football team

The 2004 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big Ten Conference players for the 2004 Big Ten Conference 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

* Drew Tate, Iowa (Coaches-1; Media-2)
* Kyle Orton, Purdue (Coaches-2; Media-1)

### Running backs

* Mike Hart, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Laurence Maroney, Minnesota (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Noah Herron, Northwestern (Coaches-2; Media-2)
* Anthony Davis, Wisconsin (Coaches-2; Media-2)

### Receivers

* Braylon Edwards, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Taylor Stubblefield, Purdue (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Jason Avant, Michigan (Coaches-2)
* Santonio Holmes, Ohio State (Coaches-2)
* Courtney Roby, Indiana (Media-2)
* Clinton Solomon, Iowa (Media-2)

### Centers

* Greg Eslinger, Minnesota (Coaches-1 [tie]; Media-1)
* David Baas, Michigan (Coaches-1 [tie]; Media-2)

### Guards

* Dan Buenning, Wisconsin (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Matt Lentz, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-2)
* Mark Setterstrom, Minnesota (Coaches-2; Media-1)
* Jonathan Clinkscale, Wisconsin (Coaches-2)
* William Whitticker, Michigan State (Media-2)

### Tackles

* Rian Melander, Minnesota (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Adam Stenavich, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-2)
* Sean Poole, Michigan State (Coaches-2; Media-1)
* Zach Strief, Northwestern (Coaches-2; Media-2)
* Jake Long, Michigan (Coaches-2)

### Tight ends

* Tim Massaquoi, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Jason Randall, Michigan State (Coaches-2)
* Charles Davis, Purdue (Media-2)

## Defensive selections
### Defensive linemen

* Matt Roth, Iowa (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Anttaj Hawthorne, Wisconsin (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Erasmus James, Wisconsin (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Gabe Watson, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-2)
* Jonathan Babineaux, Iowa (Coaches-2; Media-1)
* Luis Castillo, Northwestern (Coaches-2; Media-2)
* Tamba Hali, Penn State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
* Simon Fraser, Ohio State (Coaches-2)
* Darrell Reid, Minnesota (Media-2)

### Linebackers

* Chad Greenway, Iowa (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* A. J. Hawk, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Abdul Hodge, Iowa (Coaches-1; Media-2)
* Tim McGarigle, Northwestern (Coaches-2; Media-1)
* Paul Posluszny, Penn State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
* LaMarr Woodley, Michigan (Coaches-2)
* Kyle Killion, Indiana (Media-2)

### Defensive backs

* Marlin Jackson, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Ernest Shazor, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Jim Leonhard, Wisconsin (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Scott Starks, Wisconsin (Coaches-1; Media-2)
* Ukee Dozier, Minnesota (Media-1)
* Kelvin Hayden, Illinois (Coaches-2; Media-2)
* Alan Zemaitis, Penn State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
* Nate Salley, Ohio State (Coaches-2)
* Bernard Pollard, Purdue (Coaches-2)
* Herana-Daze Jones, Indiana (Media-2)

## Special teams
### Kickers

* Mike Nugent, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Dave Rayner, Michigan State (Coaches-2; Media-2)

### Punters

* Steve Weatherford, Illinois (Coaches-1; Media-2)
* Brandon Fields, Michigan State (Coaches-2; Media-1)

## Key

Bold = selected as a first-team player by both the coaches and media panel
Coaches = selected by Big Ten Conference coaches
Media = selected by a media panel
HM = Honorable mention