1966 All-Big Ten Conference football team

The 1966 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Ten Conference teams for the 1966 Big Ten Conference football season. Players from the 1966 Michigan State Spartans football team dominated the All-Big Ten team in 1966, taking eight of the 22 first-team spots. Players from Purdue and Michigan each received four spots.

Quarterbacks

 * Bob Griese, Purdue (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Jimmy Raye II, Michigan State (AP-2; UPI-2)

Running backs

 * Clinton Jones, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1 [halfback])
 * Jim Detwiler, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1 [halfback])
 * Dave Fisher, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-1 [fullback])
 * Bob Apisa, Michigan State (AP-1)
 * Bo Rein, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-2 [halfback])
 * Carl Ward, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2 [halfback])
 * Mike Krivoshia, Indiana (UPI-2 [fullback])

Ends

 * Gene Washington, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Jack Clancy, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * John Wright, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-2)
 * Jim Beirne, Purdue (AP-2)
 * Cas Banaszek, Northwestern (UPI-2)

Tackles

 * Jack Calcaterra, Purdue (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Jerry West, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Mike Barnes, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2)
 * John Przybcki, Michigan State (AP-2)
 * James Hribal, Michigan (AP-2)

Guards

 * Chuck Erlenbaugh, Purdue (AP-1)
 * Tom Schuette, Indiana (AP-1)
 * Donald A. Bailey, Michigan (UPI-1)
 * Anthony Conti, Michigan State (UPI-1)
 * Henry Hanna, Michigan (AP-2)
 * Bob Sebeck, Purdue (AP-2)
 * Ron Guenther, Illinois (UPI-2)
 * Bruce Gunstra, Northwestern (UPI-2)

Centers

 * Ray Pryor, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Charles Killian, Minnesota (AP-2)
 * Bob Van Pelt, Indiana (UPI-2)

Ends

 * Bubba Smith, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Ken Kmiec, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-2)
 * George Olion, Purdue (UPI-1)
 * Philip Hoag, Michigan State (AP-2)
 * John McCambridge, Northwestern (UPI-2)
 * Jim Sniadecki, Indiana (AP-2)

Tackles

 * Lance Olssen, Purdue (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Nick Jordan, Michigan State (AP-1)
 * Dick Himes, Ohio State (UPI-1)
 * Pat Gallinagh, Michigan State (AP-2; UPI-2)
 * Fred Harms, Illinois (AP-2)
 * Jeff Richardson, Michigan State (UPI-2)

Guards

 * Chuck Kyle, Purdue (UPI-1)
 * Edward Duren, Minnesota (UPI-2)

Linebackers

 * Frank Nunley, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Chuck Thornhill, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * George Webster, Michigan State (AP-1 [def. back]; UPI-1)
 * Bob Richter, Wisconsin (AP-1; UPI-2)
 * Dave Moreland, Iowa (AP-2; UPI-2)
 * Frank Burke, Purdue (AP-2)
 * Gary Reierson, Minnesota (AP-2)
 * Dave Tomasula, Illinois (UPI-2)

Defensive backs

 * Bruce Sullivan, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Rich Volk, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Phil Clark, Northwestern (AP-1; UPI-2)
 * Jess Phillips, Michigan State (UPI-1)
 * Leroy Keyes, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2)
 * Dick Gibbs, Iowa (AP-2)
 * Phil Knell, Illinois (AP-2)
 * John Rowser, Michigan (UPI-2)
 * Tom Schinke, Wisconsin (AP-2)

Key
AP = Associated Press, "selected by a board of sports writers covering the Big Ten scene"

UPI = United Press International, selected by the conference coaches

Bold = First-team selection of both the AP and UPI