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
