The 1997 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big Ten Conference players for the 1997 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).
Billy Dicken, Purdue (Coaches-1; Media-2)
Brian Griese, Michigan (Coaches-2; Media-1)
Tavian Banks, Iowa (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Curtis Enis, Penn State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Ron Dayne, Wisconsin (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Sedrick Irvin, Michigan State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Zach Adami, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Derek Rose, Iowa (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Phil Ostrowski, Penn State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Steve Hutchinson, Michigan (Coaches-2; Media-1)
Mike Golf, Iowa (Coaches-1)
Rob Murphy, Ohio State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Scott Shaw, Michigan State (Media-2)
Flozell Adams, Michigan State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Jon Jansen, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-2)
Eric Gohlstin, Ohio State (Coaches-2; Media-1)
Jeff Backus, Michigan (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Jerame Tuman, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Josh Keur, Michigan State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Brian Alford, Purdue (Coaches-1; Media-1)
David Boston, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Tim Dwight, Iowa (Coaches-2; Media-1)
Joe Jurevicius, Penn State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Tutu Atwell, Minnesota (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Casey Dailey, Northwestern (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Jared DeVries, Iowa (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Glen Steele, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Lamanzer Williams, Minnesota (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Adewale Ogunleye, Indiana (Coaches-1; Media-2)
Robaire Smith, Michigan State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Josh Williams, Michigan (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Rosevelt Colvin, Purdue (Media-2)
Courtney Brown, Penn State (Media-2)
Tom Burke, Wisconsin (Media-2)
Barry Gardner, Northwestern (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Andy Katzenmoyer, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Ike Reese, Michigan State (Coaches-1; Media-2)
Sam Sword, Michigan (Coaches-2; Media-1)
Aaron Collins, Penn State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Jim Nelson, Penn State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Marcus Ray, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Antoine Winfield, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Charles Woodson, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Damon Moore, Ohio State (Coaches-2; Media-1)
Andre Weathers, Michigan (Coaches-1)
Amp Campbell, Michigan State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Tyrone Carter, Minnesota (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Eric Collier, Northwestern (Coaches-2; Media)
Piez Atkins, Iowa (Coaches-2)
Ray Hill, Michigan State (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
