The 1917 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Big Ten Conference teams chosen by various selectors for the 1917 college football season.
Charles Bolen, Ohio State (BB, JV, LA, LGS, LH, PD)W. M. Kelley, Wisconsin (BB, GWA, LA, LGS, PD)Dwight V. Peabody, Ohio State (LH)Charles Laun, Iowa (GWA)George Hauser, Minnesota (BB, GWA, JV, LA, LGS, LH, PD)Ray Eklund, Minnesota (BB [guard], GWA [guard], JV, LGS [guard], LH, PD)Elmert T. Rundquist, Illinois (BB, GWA, LA [guard], LGS [guard])Harold J. Courtney, Ohio State (LA, LGS, PD [guard])Charles Higgins, Chicago (BB, GWA, LA, PD)Frank Culver, Michigan (JV, LH)Harry R. Shlaudeman, Illinois (JW, LH)Oscar Lambert, Michigan (JV, LGS, LH)Charles Carpenter, Wisconsin (GWA, PD)Russell G. Hathaway, Indiana (LA)Dutch Gorgas, Chicago (BB)Archie Weston, Michigan (JV, LA [halfback], LGS, LH)Eber Simpson, Wisconsin (BB, GWA [halfback], LA, PD)Howard Yerges, Sr., Ohio State (GWA)Chic Harley, Ohio State (BB, GWA, JV, LA, LGS, LH, PD)Cliff Sparks, Michigan (JV, LH)Lloyd Ellingwood, Northwestern (LGS, PD)Elton Wieman, Michigan (BB)Bob Koehler, Northwestern (BB, GWA, LA, LGS, PD)Higgins, Chicago (JV, LH)Bold = consensus choice by a majority of the selectors
BB = Bill Bailey in Chicago American
FM = Frank G. Menke, sporting editor of Newspaper Feature Service
GWA = G. W. Axelson in Chicago Herald
JV = Jack Veiock
LA = Leonard Adams, football editor of Chicago Journal
LGS = Lambert G. Sullivan, football editor of Chicago Daily News
LH = Luther A. Huston
PD = Paddy Driscoll in Chicago Examiner
