The 1971 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Ten Conference teams for the 1971 Big Ten Conference football season.
Maurie Daigneau, Northwestern (AP-1; UPI-1)Craig Curry, Minnesota (AP-2; UPI-2)Eric Allen, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)Rufus Ferguson, Wisconsin (AP-1; UPI-1)Billy Taylor, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)Otis Armstrong, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2)Ernie Cook, Minnesota (AP-2; UPI-2)Al Robinson, Northwestern (AP-2)Ed Shuttlesworth, Michigan (UPI-2)Doug Kingsriter, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-1 [tight end])Barry Pearson, Northwestern (AP-1; UPI-1 [wide receiver])Billy Joe Dupree, Michigan State (AP-2)Rick Sayers, Purdue (AP-2)Glenn Doughty, Michigan (UPI-2 [wide receiver])Paul Seymour, Michigan (UPI-2 [tight end])Tom Luken, Purdue (AP-1; UPI-1)Tom McCreight, Northwestern (AP-1)Rick Simon, Ohio State (UPI-1)Jack Babcock (AP-2)Curtis Tucker, Michigan (AP-2)Jim Brandstatter, Michigan (UPI-2)Jim Coode, Michigan (UPI-2)Joe DeLamielleure, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)Reggie McKenzie, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)Tom Coyle, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2)Tom Kruyer, Indiana (AP-2; UPI-2)Tom DeLeone, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)Guy Murdock, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2)Tab Bennett, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-1)Mike Keller, Michigan (AP-1)Gary Hrivnak, Purdue (UPI-1)Alden Carpenter, Michigan (UPI-2)Wil Hemby, Northwestern (UPI-2)Ron Curl, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)George Hasenhorhl, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)Tom Beckman, Michigan (AP-2)Dave Butz, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2)Tim Anderson, Northwestern (UPI-2)Greg Bingham, Purdue (UPI-1)Ernest Hamilton, Michigan State (UPI-2)Mike Taylor, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)Bill Light, Minnesota (AP-1; UPI-2)Stan White, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-2)Randy Gradishar, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-1)Dave Lokanc, Wisconsin (AP-2)John Voorhees, Northwestern (AP-2)Thom Darden, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)Eric Hutchinson, Northwestern (AP-1; UPI-1)Brad Van Pelt, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)Craig Clemons, Iowa (UPI-1)Jerry Brown, Northwestern (AP-2)John Graham, Illinois (AP-2)Neovia Greyer, Wisconsin (AP-2)Chuck Piebes, Purdue (AP-2)Tom Campana, Ohio State (UPI-2)Jack Duston, Northwestern (UPI-2)Harry Howard, Ohio State (UPI-2)Willis Osley, Illinois (UPI-2)AP = Associated Press, selected by the AP's Midwest board and Big Ten football experts
UPI = United Press International, selected by the conference coaches
Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both AP and UPI
