1974 All-Big Ten Conference football team
The 1974 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Ten Conference teams for the 1974 Big Ten Conference football season. The teams selected by the Big Ten coaches for the United Press International were led by Ohio State with nine first-team selections. Michigan placed five players on the coaches' All-Big Ten first team. Running back Archie Griffin, who won his first Heisman Trophy in 1974, was the only player unanimously selected by the coaches as a first-team All-Big Ten player.Offensive selections
Quarterbacks
- Cornelius Greene, Ohio State
- Dennis Franklin, Michigan
Running backs
- Archie Griffin, Ohio State
- Billy Marek, Wisconsin
- Courtney Snyder, Indiana
- Levi Jackson, Michigan State
- Gordon Bell, Michigan
- Jim Pooler, Northwestern
- Rick Upchurch, Minnesota
- Gil Chapman, Michigan
Ends/receivers
- Larry Burton, Purdue
- Doug France, Ohio State
- Jack Novak, Wisconsin
- Brian Baschnagel, Ohio State
- Jack Novak, Wisconsin
- Steve Yelvington, Northwestern
Tackles
- Dennis Lick, Wisconsin
- Kurt Schumacher, Ohio State
- Paul Hiemenz, Northwestern
- Steve King, Michigan
Guards
- Ralph Perretta, Purdue
- Dick Mack, Ohio State
- Terry Stieve, Wisconsin
- Revie Sorey, Illinois
- Joe Devlin, Iowa
Centers
- Steve Myers, Ohio State
- Dennis Franks, Michigan
- Charles Ane, Michigan State
Defensive selections
Linemen
- Pete Cusick, Ohio State
- Tim Davis, Michigan
- Otto Smith, Michigan State
- James Taubert, Michigan State
- Van DeCree, Ohio State
- Dan Jilek, Michigan
- Ken Novak, Purdue
- Jeff Perlinger, Michigan
- Greg Schaum, Michigan State
- Keith Simons, Minnesota
- Jim Cope, Ohio State
- Arnie Jones, Ohio State
- Lynn Heil, Iowa
Linebackers
- Terrence, McClowry, Michigan State
- Steve Strinko, Michigan
- Tom Hicks, Illinois
- Ollie Bakken, Minnesota
- Bruce Elia, Ohio State
- Rick Jakious, Wisconsin
- Donnie Thomas, Indiana
Defensive backs
- Dave Brown, Michigan
- Neal Colzie, Ohio State
- Don Dufek, Michigan
- Earl Douthitt, Iowa
- Steve Luke, Ohio State
- Mike Gow, Illinois
- Fred Cooper, Purdue
- Tom Graves, Michigan State
Key
UPI = United Press International, selected by the Big Ten Conference coaches
Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UPI
