The 1929 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 1929 college football season.
Wes Fesler, Ohio State (AP-1; NEA-1; UP-1; WE-1)Robert E. Tanner, Minnesota (AP-1; NEA-1; UP-1; WE-1)Frank L. Baker, Northwestern (NEA-2; UP-3; WE-2)Milt Gantenbein, Wisconsin (NEA-2; UP-3)Joe Truskowski, Michigan (UP-2)Wilbert O. Catterton, Indiana (UP-2)Arnold E. Wolgast, Illinois (WE-2)Bronko Nagurski, Minnesota (AP-1; NEA-1; UP-1; WE-1)Elmer Sleight, Purdue (AP-1; NEA-2; UP-1; WE-1)Lou Gordon, Illinois (NEA-1; UP-2)Unger, Indiana (UP-2)John H. Riley, Northwestern (WE-2)Peter Westra, Iowa (NEA-1; WE-2)Milo Lubratovich, Wisconsin (UP-3)George Van Bibber, Purdue (NEA-2; UP-3)Fred Roberts, Iowa (AP-1; UP-1; WE-2)Henry J. Anderson, Northwestern (AP-1; NEA-1 [tackle]; UP-2; WE-1)John Parks, Wisconsin (UP-1)Russell J. Crane, Illinois (UP-2; WE-1)Howard W. Poe, Michigan (NEA-2)Sam Selby, Ohio State (NEA-2)George Stears, Purdue (WE-2)Denny Myers, Iowa (UP-3)Alfred E. Steinke, Michigan (UP-3)Mickey Erickson, Northwestern (AP-1; UP-1; WE-2)Alan Bovard, Michigan (NEA-1; WE-1)Ed Kawal, Illinois (NEA-2; UP-2)Weaver, Chicago, (UP-3)Glen Harmeson, Purdue (AP-1; NEA-1 [hb]; UP-1; WE-1)Forrest Peters, Illinois (NEA-1)Alan M. Holman, Ohio State (UP-2; WE-2)Win Brockmeyer, Minnesota (UP-3)Willis Glassgow, Iowa (AP-1; NEA-1; UP-1; WE-1)Ralph Welch, Purdue (AP-1; NEA-1 [fb]; UP-1; WE-1)Oran Pape, Iowa (NEA-2; UP-2)Art Pharmer, Minnesota (NEA-2 [hb]; UP-2)Frank H. Walker, Illinois (WE-2)Van Nice, Chicago (NEA-2)Jud Timm, Illinois (UP-3)George O. Ross, Indiana (UP-3)Russell Bergherm, Northwestern (AP-1; NEA-2; UP-1; WE-1)Joe Gembis, Michigan (UP-2; WE-2 [hb])Alex Yunevich, Purdue (WE-2)Harold Rebholz, Wisconsin (UP-3)AP = Associated Press "selected with the aid of nine conference coaches"
NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association selected by William Bracher, sports expert for NEA
UP = United Press, based on consultations with coaches and football experts and "the consensus of its own men who have been covering games all season"
WE = Walter Eckersall of the Chicago Tribune; his 1929 selections were his last, as he died of a heart attack in March 1930 at age 43
Bold = Consensus first-team selection of at least two of the listed selectors (AP, NEA, UP and Eckersall)
