1977 All-Big Ten Conference football team

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.

Quarterbacks

 * Rick Leach, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-2)
 * Rod Gerald, Ohio State (UPI-1)
 * Mark Herrmann, Purdue (AP-2)

Running backs

 * Ron Springs, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Ric Enis, Indiana (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Jeff Logan, Ohio State (UPI-1)
 * Russell Davis, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2)
 * John Skibinski, Purdue (AP-2)
 * Harlan Huckleby, Michigan (UPI-2)

Flankers

 * Keith Calvin, Indiana (AP-1)
 * David Charles, Wisconsin (AP-2)

Wide receivers

 * Reggie Arnold, Purdue (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Jim Harrell, Ohio State (AP-2)
 * Kirk Gibson, Michigan State (UPI-2)

Tight ends

 * Jimmy Moore, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Gene Johnson, Michigan (AP-2)
 * Mark Brammer, Michigan State (UPI-2)

Centers

 * Walt Downing, Michigan (AP-1)
 * Al Pitts, Michigan State (AP-2; UPI-1)
 * Mark Slater, Minnesota (UPI-2)

Guards

 * Mark Donahue, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Kevin Pancratz, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Frank Malec, Northwestern (AP-2; UPI-2)
 * Gary Jurczyk, Illinois (AP-2)
 * Mark Lang, Ohio State (UPI-2)

Tackles

 * Chris Ward, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Mike Kenn, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-2)
 * Charles Peal, Indiana (AP-2; UPI-1)
 * Joe Robinson, Ohio State (AP-2)
 * Tony Ardizzone, Northwestern (UPI-2)

Front five

 * Larry Bethea, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1 [def. tackle])
 * Aaron Brown, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1 [middle guard])
 * Kelton Dansler, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1 [def. end])
 * Steve Midboe, Minnesota (AP-1; UPI-1 [def. tackle])
 * Dennis Stejskal, Wisconsin (AP-1; UPI-1 [def. end])
 * John Anderson, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-1 [def. end])
 * Paul Ross, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-2 [def. end])
 * John Harty, Iowa (AP-2)
 * Tom Schremp, Wisconsin (AP-2)
 * Mark Merrill, Minnesota (AP-2)
 * Eddie Beamon, Ohio State (UPI-2 [def. tackle])
 * Byron Cato, Ohio State (UPI-2 [def. tackle])
 * Steve Graves, Michigan (UPI-2 [middle guard])

Linebackers

 * Tom Cousineau, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Tom Rusk, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * John Sullivan, Illinois (AP-1)
 * Ron Simpkins, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-1)
 * Dom Tedesco, Michigan (AP-2)
 * Paul Maly, Northwestern (AP-2)
 * Paul Rudzinski, Michigan State (UPI-2)

Defensive backs

 * Ray Griffin, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Mike Guess, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Dwight Hicks, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Jim Pickens, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-1)
 * Derek Howard, Michigan (UPI-2)
 * Lawrence Johnson, Wisconsin (UPI-2)
 * Mark Anderson, Michigan State (AP-2; UPI-2)
 * Bobby Weber, Minnesota (AP-2)
 * Dave Abrams, Indiana (UPI-2)

Placekicker

 * Paul Rogind, Minnesota (AP-1)
 * Hans Nielsen, Michigan State (UPI-1)
 * Vlade Janakievski, Ohio State (AP-2)
 * Keith Calvin, Indiana (UPI-2)

Punter

 * Ray Stachowicz, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * John Anderson, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2)

Key
AP = Associated Press, selected by a panel of 12 sports writers and broadcasters

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

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