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
