The 1966 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Ten Conference teams for the 1966 Big Ten Conference football season. Players from the 1966 Michigan State Spartans football team dominated the All-Big Ten team in 1966, taking eight of the 22 first-team spots. Players from Purdue and Michigan each received four spots.
Bob Griese, Purdue (AP-1; UPI-1)Jimmy Raye II, Michigan State (AP-2; UPI-2)Clinton Jones, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1 [halfback])Jim Detwiler, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1 [halfback])Dave Fisher, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-1 [fullback])Bob Apisa, Michigan State (AP-1)Bo Rein, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-2 [halfback])Carl Ward, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2 [halfback])Mike Krivoshia, Indian (UPI-2 [fullback])Gene Washington, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)Jack Clancy, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)John Wright, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-2)Jim Beirne, Purdue (AP-2)Casimir Banalzek, Northwestern (UPI-2)Jack Calcaterra, Purdue (AP-1; UPI-1)Jerry West, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)Mike Barnes, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2)John Przybcki, Michigan State (AP-2)James Hribal, Michigan (AP-2)Chuck Erlenbaugh, Purdue (AP-1)Tom Schuette, Indiana (AP-1)Donald Bailey, Michigan (UPI-1)Anthony Conti, Michigan State (UPI-1)Henry Hanna, Michigan (AP-2)Bob Sebeck, Purdue (AP-2)Ron Guenther, Illinois (UPI-2)Bruce Gunstra, Northwestern (UPI-2)Ray Pryor, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)Charles Killian, Minnesota (AP-2)Bob Van Pelt, Indiana (UPI-2)Bubba Smith, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)Ken Kmiec, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-2)George Olion, Purdue (UPI-1)Philip Hoag, Michigan State (AP-2)John McCambridge, Northwestern (UPI-2)Jim Sniadecki, Indiana (AP-2)Lance Olssen, Purdue (AP-1; UPI-1)Nick Jordan, Michigan State (AP-1)Richard Himes, Ohio State (UPI-1)Pat Gallinagh, Michigan State (AP-2; UPI-2)Fred Harms, Illinois (AP-2)Jeff Richardson, Michigan State (UPI-2)Chuck Kyle, Purdue (UPI-1)Edward Duren, Minnesota (UPI-2)Frank Nunley, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)Chuck Thornhill, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)George Webster, Michigan State (AP-1 [def. back]; UPI-1)Bob Richter, Wisconsin (AP-1)Dave Moreland, Iowa (AP-2; UPI-2)Frank Burke, Purdue (AP-2)Gary Reierson, Minnesota (AP-2)Bob Richter, Wisconsin (UPI-2)Dave Tomasula, Illinois (UPI-2)Bruce Sullivan, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-1)Rich Volk, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)Phil Clark, Northwestern (AP-1)Jess Philips, Michigan State (UPI-1 [safety])Leroy Keyes, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2)Phil Clark, Northwestern (UPI-2)Dick Gibbs, Iowa (AP-2)Phil Knell, Illinois (AP-2)John Rowser, Michigan (UPI-2)Tom Schinke, Wisconsin (AP-2)AP = Associated Press, "selected by a board of sports writers covering the Big Ten scene"
UPI = United Press International, selected by the conference coaches
Bold = First-team selection of both the AP and UPI
