1988 All-Big Ten Conference football team

The 1988 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big Ten Conference players for the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The 1988 Michigan Wolverines football team captured seven of the first-team spots on the All-Big Ten teams selected by the conference coaches for the United Press International. The Iowa Hawkeyes followed with six first-team spots, including quarterback Chuck Hartlieb.

Quarterbacks

 * Chuck Hartlieb, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Jeff George, Illinois (AP-2)
 * Dave Schnell, Indiana (UPI-2)

Running backs

 * Anthony Thompson, Indiana (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Tony Boles, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Keith Jones, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-2)
 * Blake Ezor, Michigan State (AP-2; UPI-2)

Centers

 * John Vitale, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Jeff Uhlenhake, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-2)

Guards

 * Don Shrader, Indiana (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Mike Husar, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Bob Kula, Michigan State (AP-2; UPI-2)
 * Tim Radtke, Indiana (AP-2; UPI-2)

Tackles

 * Tony Mandarich, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Bob Kratch, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Mark McGowan, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-2)
 * Kevin Robbins, Michigan State (AP-2)

Tight ends

 * Marv Cook, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Tim Jorden, Indiana (AP-2)
 * Jeffrey Brown, Michigan (UPI-2)

Receivers

 * Andre Rison, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Deven Harberts, Iowa (AP-1)
 * John Kolesar, Michigan (UPI-1)
 * Greg McMurtry, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2)
 * Steven Williams, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-2)

Linemen

 * Morris Gardner, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Dave Haight, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Mark Messner, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Joe Mott, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Joe Huff, Indiana (AP-1; UPI-2)
 * Travis Davis, Michigan State (AP-2; UPI-2)
 * Kurt Larson, Michigan State (AP-2; UPI-2)
 * Mel Agee, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-2)
 * Jeff Koeppel, Iowa (AP-2)
 * Jerrol Williams, Purdue (AP-2)

Linebackers

 * Brad Quast, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Percy Snow, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Darrick Brownlow, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-2)
 * Willie Bates, Indiana (AP-2; UPI-1)
 * J. J. Grant, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2)
 * Darrin Trieb, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2)

Defensive backs

 * Marc Foster, Purdue (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * John Miller, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Glenn Cobb, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * David Arnold, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-1)
 * Zack Dumas, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-2)
 * Ronnie Beeks, Purdue (AP-2)
 * Marc Ferry, Indiana (UPI-2)
 * Marlon Primous, Illinois (UPI-2)
 * Derrick Reed, Michigan State (UPI-2)

Kickers

 * Pete Stoyanovich, Indiana (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Mike Gillette, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-1)
 * Pat O'Morrow, Ohio State (UPI-2)

Punters

 * Mike Gillette, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Ed Sutter, Northwestern (AP-2)
 * Brent Herbel, Minnesota (UPI-2)

Key
AP = Associated Press

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

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