The 1977 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Ten Conference teams for the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Conference co-champions Ohio State and Michigan led with eight and six first-team selections, respectively. Ohio State's first-team selections included running back Ron Springs and linebacker Tom Cousineau. Michigan's first-team selections included quarterback Rick Leach and offensive guard Mark Donahue.
Rick Leach, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-2)Rod Gerald, Ohio State (UPI-1)Mark Herrmann, Purdue (AP-2)Ron Springs, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)Ric Enis, Indiana (AP-1; UPI-1)Jeff Logan, Ohio State (UPI-1)Russell Davis, Michigan (UPI-2)Harlan Huckleby, Michigan (UPI-2)Keith Calvin, Indiana (AP-1)Reggie Arnold, Purdue (AP-1; UPI-1)Kirk Gibson, Michigan State (UPI-2)Jimmy Moore, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)Mark Brammer, Michigan State (UPI-2)Walt Downing, Michigan (AP-1)Al Pitts, Michigan State (UPI-1)Mark Slater, Minnesota (UPI-2)Mark Donahue, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)Kevin Pancratz, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-1)Mark Lang, Ohio State (UPI-2)Frank Malec, Northwestern (UPI-2)Chris Ward, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)Mike Kenn, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-2)Charles Peal, Indiana (UPI-1)Tony Ardizzone, Northwestern (UPI-2)Larry Bethea, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1 [def. tackle])Aaron Brown, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1 [middle guard])Kelton Dansler, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1 [def. end])Steve Midboe, Minnesota (AP-1; UPI-1 [def. tackle])Dennis Stejskal, Wisconsin (AP-1; UPI-1 [def. end])John Anderson, Michigan (UPI-1 [def. end])Paul Ross, Ohio State (UPI-2 [def. end])Eddie Beamon, Ohio State (UPI-2 [def. tackle])Byron Cato, Ohio State (UPI-2 [def. tackle])Steve Graves, Michigan (UPI-2 [middle guard])Tom Cousineau, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)Tom Rusk, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1)John Sullivan, Illinois (AP-1)Ron Simpkins, Michigan (UPI-1)Paul Rudzinski, Michigan State (UPI-2)Ray Griffin, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)Mike Guess, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)Dwight Hicks, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)Jim Pickens, Michigan (UPI-1)Derek Howard, Michigan (UPI-2)Lawrence Johnson, Wisconsin (UPI-2)Mark Anderson, Michigan State (UPI-2)Dave Abrams, Indiana (UPI-2)Paul Rogind, Minnesota (AP-1)Hans Nielsen, Michigan State (UPI-1)Keith Calvin, Indiana (UPI-2)Ray Stachowicz, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)John Anderson, Michigan (UPI-2)AP = Associated Press, selected by a panel of 12 sports writers and broadcasters
UPI = United Press International, selected by the Big Ten coaches
Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UPI
