1975 All-Big Ten Conference football team

1975 All-Big Ten team
1975 Big Ten Conference football season
Selectors
Associated Press
United Press International (coaches)
1973 1974 ← → 1976 1977

The 1975 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Ten Conference teams for the 1975 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

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

See also

References

  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.