1976 All-Big Ten Conference football team
The 1976 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Ten Conference teams for the 1976 Big Ten Conference football season.
Seven players were unanimously selected as first-team players by the Associated Press : flanker Jim Smith ; running backs Scott Dierking and Rob Lytle ; defensive linemen Bob Brudzinski and Greg Morton ; and linebackers Calvin O'Neal and Scott Studwell.
The Michigan Wolverines dominated the offensive unit, taking six of eleven places on the first team selected by the Associated Press, including Lytle, Smith, and quarterback Rick Leach. The Ohio State Buckeyes, on the other hand, dominated the defensive unit, taking five of the eleven places on the AP first team, including Brudzinski and linebacker Tom Cousineau.Offensive selections
Quarterbacks
- Rick Leach, Michigan
- Tony Dungy, Minnesota
Running backs
- Scott Dierking, Purdue
- Rob Lytle, Michigan
- Pete Johnson, Ohio State
- Jeff Logan, Ohio State
Flankers
- Jim Smith, Michigan
- Kirk Gibson, Michigan State
Wide receivers
- Scott Yelvington, Northwestern
- Ron Kullas, Minnesota
- David Charles, Wisconsin
Tight ends
- Mike Cobb, Michigan State
- Jim Moore, Ohio State
- Gene Johnson, Michigan
Centers
- Walt Downing, Michigan
- Al Pitts, Michigan State
Guards
- Mark Donahue, Michigan
- Connie Zelencik, Purdue
- Bill Lukens, Ohio State
- Kirk Lewis, Michigan
- Kevin Pancratz, Illinois
Tackles
- Bill Dufek, Michigan
- Chris Ward, Ohio State
- Jerry Finis, Illinois
- Tony Bruggenthies, Michigan State
- Mike Kenn, Michigan
Defensive selections
Front five
- Aaron Brown, Ohio State
- Bob Brudzinski, Ohio State
- Nick Buonomici, Ohio State
- Greg Morton, Michigan
- Blane Smith, Purdue
- John Anderson, Michigan
- Larry Bethea, Michigan State
- John DiFeliciantonio, Illinois
- Paul Maly, Northwestern
- George Washington, Minnesota
- Otto Smith, Michigan State
- Eddie Beamon, Ohio State
Linebackers
- Calvin O'Neal, Michigan
- Scott Studwell, Illinois
- Tom Cousineau, Ohio State
- Dave Crossen, Wisconsin
- Steve Sanders, Indiana
- Ed Thompson, Ohio State
- Tom Rusk, Iowa
Defensive backs
- Ray Griffin, Ohio State
- Pete Shaw, Northwestern
- Tom Hannon, Michigan State
- George Adzick, Minnesota
- Paul Beery, Purdue
- Dwight Hicks, Michigan
- Jim Stauner, Illinois
- Jim Pickens, Michigan
- Jerry Zuver, Michigan
Special teams
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