1975 All-Big Ten Conference football team explained

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

• Tom Skladany, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)

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

• 1975 College Football All-America Team

Notes and References

1. News: Ohio State, Michigan dominate all-Big Ten selections. Daily Illini. December 3, 1975.
2. News: OSU Puts 7, U-M 5 On All-Big 10 Teams. The Argus-Press. December 2, 1975.
3. News: Buckeyes dominate All-Big Ten squad. The Bryan Times (UPI story). November 25, 1975. 8.