1985 All-Big Ten Conference football team

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The 1985 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big Ten Conference players for the 1985 Big Ten Conference football season.

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Running back Lorenzo White and linebacker Larry Station were the only players unanimously selected as first-team players on all 20 ballots submitted by the members of the Associated Press (AP) media panel. Defensive end Mike Hammerstein followed with 19 first-team votes. [1] In the UPI balloting among conference coaches, Illinois wide receiver David Williams received the most votes, having been named to the first team by nine of the conference's ten coaches. [2] In the UPI voting, Iowa's Chuck Long edged Jim Everett by one vote for the first-team quarterback position. [2]

The Iowa Hawkeyes won the Big Ten championship and led the conference with eight first-team players, including quarterback Chuck Long and linebacker Larry Station. The Michigan Wolverines led the nation in scoring defense and placed six players on the first-team units, including defensive linemen Mike Hammerstein and Mark Messner and linebacker Mike Mallory. [1]

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Centers

Guards

Tackles

Tight ends

Receivers

Defensive selections

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Kickers

Punters

Key

AP = Associated Press, selected by a panel of 20 sports writers and broadcasters covering the Big Ten [1]

UPI = United Press International, selected by the conference coaches [2] [3]

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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Soph White, Station, Unanimous Choices". Toledo Blade (AP story). December 3, 1985. p. 33.
  2. 1 2 3 "Long nips Everett for UPI first team". The Indianapolis Star. November 26, 1985. p. 22.
  3. "Long Nips Everett For Spot On All-Big Ten First Team". Logansport Pharos-Tribune. November 26, 1985. p. 10.