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
