The 1996 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big Ten Conference players for the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The conference recognizes two official All-Big Ten selectors: (1) the Big Ten conference coaches selected separate offensive and defensive units and named first- and second-team players (the "Coaches" team); and (2) a panel of sports writers and broadcasters covering the Big Ten also selected offensive and defensive units and named first- and second-team players (the "Media" team).
Steve Schnur, Northwestern (Coaches-1; Media-1)Matt Sherman, Iowa (Coaches-2)Todd Schultz, Michigan St. (Media-2)Darnell Autry, Northwestern (Coaches-1; Media-1)Ron Dayne, Wisconsin (Coaches-2; Media-1)Sedrick Shaw, Iowa (Coaches-1 [tie]])Curtis Enis, Penn State (Coaches-1 [tie])Robert Holcombe, Illinois (Coaches-2 [tie]; Media-2)Pepe Pearson, Ohio State (Coaches-2 [tie]; Media-2)Rod Payne, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1)Juan Porter, Ohio State (Coaches-2; Media-2)Justin Chabot, Northwestern (Coaches-1; Media-1)Damon Denson, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-2)Jamie Vanderveldt, Wisconsin (Media-1)Emmett Zitelli, Purdue (Coaches-2; Media-2)Zack Adami, Michigan (Coaches-2)Orlando Pace, Ohio St. (Coaches-1; Media-1)Ross Verba, Iowa (Coaches-1; Media-1)Jerry Wunsch, Wisconsin (Coaches-2; Media-2)Flozell Adams, Michigan St. (Coaches-2; Media-2)Jerame Tuman, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1)Keith Olsommer, Penn State (Coaches-2; Media-2)D'Wayne Bates, Northwestern (Coaches-1; Media-1)Brian Alford, Purdue (Coaches-1; Media-1)Tim Dwight, Iowa (Coaches-2; Media-2)Derrick Mason, Michigan St. (Coaches-2)Ryan Thelwell, Minnesota (Media-2)William Carr, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1)Matt Finkes, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-1 [tie])Mike Vrabel, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-1)Tarek Saleh, Wisconsin (Coaches-1; Media-1)Jared De Vries, Iowa (Coaches-2; Media-1 [tie])Luke Fickell, Ohio State (Coaches-2; Media-2)Brandon Noble, Penn State (Coaches-2; Media-2)David Bowens, Michigan (Coaches-2; Media-2)Matt Rice, Northwestern (Coaches-2)Nate Davis, Indiana (Media-2)Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern (Coaches-1; Media-1)Jarrett Irons, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1)Andy Katzenmoyer, OSU (Coaches-1 [tie]; Media-1)Pete Monty, Wisconsin (Coaches-1 [tie]; Media-2)Greg Bellisari, Ohio State (Coaches-2; Media-2)Chike Okeafor, Purdue (Coaches-2)Aaron Collins, Penn State (Coaches-2)Ike Reese, Michigan State (Media-2)Kim Herring, Penn State (Coaches-1; Media-1)Shawn Springs, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-1)Charles Woodson, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1)Damien Robinson, Iowa (Coaches-2; Media-1)Brian Miller, Penn State (Coaches-1)Eric Collier, Northwestern (Coaches-2; Media-2)Tom Knight, Iowa (Coaches-2; Media-2)Eric Allen, Indiana (tie) (Coaches-2; Media-2)Marcus Ray, Michigan (tie) (Coaches-2)Damon Moore, Ohio State (Media-2)Brett Conway, Penn State (Coaches-1; Media-1)John Hall, Wisconsin (Coaches-2; Media-2)Nick Gallery, Iowa (Coaches-1; Media-1)Paul Burton, Northwestern (Coaches-2)Alan Sutkowski, Indiana (Media-2)Bold = selected as a first-team player by both the coaches and media panel
Coaches = selected by Big Ten Conference coaches
Media = selected by a media panel
