# 1986 All-Big Ten Conference football team

The 1986 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big Ten Conference players for the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season.
Three players were unanimously chosen as first-team players by the Associated Press media panel: quarterback Jim Harbaugh, receiver Cris Carter, and linebacker Chris Spielman.
Conference co-champions Michigan and Ohio State led the conference with seven first-team players each. Michigan's first-team selections included Harbaugh, Jumbo Elliott, Mark Messner and Andy Moeller. Ohio State's first-team selections included unanimous choices Carter and Spielman. Iowa followed with four first-team honorees, including running back Rick Bayless.

## Offensive selections
### Quarterbacks

* Jim Harbaugh, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Jim Karsatos, Ohio State (AP-2)
* Dave Yarema, Michigan State (UPI-2)

### Running backs

* Darrell Thompson, Minnesota (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Rick Bayless, Iowa (AP-1)
* Jamie Morris, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-1)
* Larry Emery, Wisconsin (AP-2; UPI-2)
* Lorenzo White, Michigan State (UPI-2)

### Centers

* Bob Maggs, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Ray Hitchcock, Minnesota (AP-2; UPI-2)

### Guards

* Mark Hammerstein, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Jeff Uhlenhake, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-2)
* Bob Kratch, Iowa (UPI-1)
* Troy Wolcrow, Minnesota (AP-2)
* Scott Kehoe, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-2)

### Tackles

* Dave Croston, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Jumbo Elliott, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Jim Hobbins, Minnesota (AP-2)
* Bob Riley, Indiana (AP-2; UPI-2)
* Paul Gruber, Wisconsin (UPI-2)

### Tight ends

* Ed Taggert, Ohio State (AP-1)
* Rich Borresen, Northwestern (AP-2; UPI-1)
* Mike Flagg, Iowa (UPI-2)

### Receivers

* Cris Carter, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Andre Rison, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Mark Ingram Sr., Michigan State (AP-2; UPI-2)
* Steve Pierce, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-2)

## Defensive selections
### Linemen-outside linebackers

* Jeff Drost, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Eric Kumerow, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Van Waiters, Indiana (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Dave Haight, Iowa (AP-1)
* Mark Messner, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-2)
* Bob Dirkes, Northwestern (AP-2)
* John Budde, Michigan State (AP-2)
* Kevin Holley, Purdue (AP-2)
* Mark Nichols, Michigan State (AP-2; UPI-2)
* Darryl Lee, Ohio State (AP-2)
* Rick Graf, Wisconsin (UPI-2)
* Scott Davis, Illinois (UPI-2)

### Linebackers

* Andy Moeller, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Chris Spielman, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Shane Bullough, Michigan State (AP-2; UPI-1)
* Bruce Holmes, Minnesota (AP-2; UPI-1)
* Michael Reid, Wisconsin (AP-1; UPI-2)
* Fred Strickland, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2)
* Larry Joyner, Minnesota (UPI-2)
* Michael Kee, Ohio State (UPI-2)

### Defensive backs

* Nate Odomes, Wisconsin (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Rod Woodson, Purdue (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Garland Rivers, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-1)
* Sonny Gordon, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-2)
* Leonard Bell, Indiana (AP-2; UPI-2)
* Alex Green, Indiana (AP-2)
* Greg Rogan, Ohio State (UPI-2)

## Special teams
### Kickers

* John Duvic, Northwestern (AP-1; UPI-2)
* Chip Lohmiller, Minnesota (UPI-1)
* Rob Houghtlin, Iowa (AP-2)

### Punters

* Greg Montgomery, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Tom Tupa, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-2)

## Key

AP = Associated Press, selected by a panel of 17 sports writers and broadcasters covering the Big Ten
UPI = United Press International, selected by the conference coaches
Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UPI