1968 All-Big Ten Conference football team explained

The 1968 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Ten Conference teams for the 1968 Big Ten Conference football season.

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

• Dennis Brown, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Harry Gonso, Indiana (AP-2; UPI-2)

Running backs

• Ron Johnson, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Leroy Keyes, Purdue (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Ed Podolak, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-2)
• Perry Williams, Purdue (UPI-1)
• Rich Johnson, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-2)
• Rex Kern, Ohio State (AP-2)
• Jim Otis, Ohio State (AP-2)
• John Isenbarger, Indiana (UPI-2)

Ends

• Jade Butcher, Indiana (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Jim Mandich, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Bruce Jankowski, Ohio State (AP-2)
• Ray Parson, Minnesota (AP-2)
• Al Bream, Iowa (UPI-2)

Tackles

• Rufus Mayes, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Dave Foley, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Clanton King, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2)
• Dan Dierdorf, Michigan (AP-2)
• Ezell Jones, Minnesota (UPI-2)

Guards

• Gary Roberts, Purdue (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Jon Meskimen, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-2)
• Dick Enderle, Minnesota (UPI-1)
• Stan Broadnax, Michigan (AP-2)
• Ron Saul, Ohio State (AP-2)
• Angelo Loukas, Northwestern (UPI-2)

Centers

• Jack Rudnay, Northwestern (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Mike Frame, Northwestern (AP-2; UPI-2)

Defensive selections

Ends

• Phil Seymour, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Bob Stein, Minnesota (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Dave Whitfield, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-2)
• Tom Bilunas, Indiana (AP-2)
• Bill McCoy, Purdue (UPI-2)

Tackles

• Charles Bailey, Michigan State (AP-1)
• Tom Goss, Michigan (AP-1)
• Bill Yanchar, Purdue (UPI-1)
• Paul Schmidlin, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-2)
• Henry Hill, Michigan (AP-2)
• Ron Kamzelski, Minnesota (UPI-2)

Middle guard

• Chuck Kyle, Purdue (AP-1; UPI-1 [tackle])
• Jim Stillwagon, Ohio State (UPI-2)

Linebackers

• Ken Criter, Wisconsin (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Jack Tatum, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Noel Jenke, Minnesota (AP-1; UPI-2)
• Tom Stincic, Michigan (UPI-1)
• Rich Saul, Michigan State (AP-2 [middle guard]; UPI-2)
• Mark Stier, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-2)
• Jim Sniadecki, Indiana (AP-2)
• Bob Yunaska, Purdue (AP-2)

Defensive backs

• Al Brenner, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1; UPI-2 [offensive end])
• Tom Curtis, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Ted Provost, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-2)
• Nate Cunningham, Indiana (UPI-1)
• Dennis White, Northwestern (AP-2; UPI-2)
• Doug Roalstad, Minnesota (AP-2)
• Steve Wilson, Iowa (AP-2)
• Mike Sensibaugh, Ohio State (UPI-2)

Key

AP = Associated Press (AP), selected by a "board of sportswriters covering the Big Ten scene"^{[1] [2] [3]}

UPI = United Press International (UPI), selected by the league's coaches^[4]

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

See also

• 1968 College Football All-America Team

Notes and References

1. News: Podolak and Meskimen Named All-Big 10. The Daily Iowan. November 27, 1968. 3.
2. News: Podolak, Meskimen Make All-Big 10: 4 Ohio State, 6 Michigan Men Picked. Cedar Rapids Gazette. 1968-11-26.
3. News: Criter All-Big Ten Again. Janesville Daily Gazette (AP story). 1968-11-26.
4. News: Big Ten All-Conference Team. Record-Eagle, Traverse City, Michigan. November 30, 1968. 13.