1977 All-Big Ten Conference football team

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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. [1]

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Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

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Quarterback Rick Leach

Running backs

Flankers

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Centers

Guards

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Guard Mark Donahue

Tackles

Defensive selections

Front five

Linebackers

Defensive backs

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Defensive back Dwight Hicks

Special teams

Placekicker

Punter

Key

AP = Associated Press, selected by a panel of 12 sports writers and broadcasters [1]

UPI = United Press International, selected by the Big Ten coaches [2]

Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UPI

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References

  1. 1 2 "Blue places five on AP's Big Ten squad". The Michigan Daily. November 29, 1977. p. 12.
  2. "OSU, Michigan Dominate Big 10". The Salem News (Salem, Ohio). November 23, 1977. p. 9.