1985 All-Big Ten Conference football team
The 1985 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big Ten Conference players for the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season.
Running back Lorenzo White and linebacker Larry Station were the only players unanimously selected as first-team players on all 20 ballots submitted by the members of the Associated Press (AP) media panel. Defensive end Mike Hammerstein followed with 19 first-team votes.[1] In the UPI balloting among conference coaches, Illinois wide receiver David Williams received the most votes, having been named to the first team by nine of the conference's ten coaches.[2] In the UPI voting, Iowa's Chuck Long edged Jim Everett by one vote for the first-team quarterback position.[2]
The Iowa Hawkeyes won the Big Ten championship and led the conference with eight first-team players, including quarterback Chuck Long and linebacker Larry Station. The Michigan Wolverines led the nation in scoring defense and placed six players on the first-team units, including defensive linemen Mike Hammerstein and Mark Messner and linebacker Mike Mallory.[1]
Offensive selections
Quarterbacks
- Chuck Long, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Jim Everett, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2)
Running backs
- Lorenzo White, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Ronnie Harmon, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Rodney Carter, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-1)
- Larry Emery, Wisconsin (AP-2; UPI-2)
- George Cooper, Ohio State (UPI-2)
- Bobby Howard, Indiana (UPI-2)
Centers
- Bob Maggs, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Ray Hitchcock, Minnesota (AP-2; UPI-2)
Guards
- Jim Juriga, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-1)
- John Wojciechowski, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-2)
- Bob Landsee, Wisconsin (AP-2; UPI-1)
- Jon Lilleberg, Minnesota (AP-2)
- Tom Humphrey, Iowa (UPI-2)
Tackles
- Mike Haight, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Clay Miller, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-2)
- Rory Graves, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-1)
- Steve Bogdalek, Michigan State (AP-2)
- Bob Riley, Indiana (UPI-2)
Tight ends
- Eric Kattus, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-2 [WR])
- Mike Flagg, Iowa (AP-2)
Receivers
- David Williams, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Cris Carter, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Bill Happel, Iowa (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Kenny Allen, Indiana (AP-2)
Defensive selections
Defensive linemen
- Jerry Drost, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Mike Hammerstein, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Hap Peterson, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Mark Messner, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-2)
- Eric Kumerow, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Tim Jordan, Wisconsin (AP-2)
- Larry Joyner, Minnesota (AP-2)
- Guy Teafatiller, Illinois (AP-2)
- Billy Harris, Michigan (UPI-2)
- Kelly Quinn, Michigan State (UPI-2)
Linebackers
- Pepper Johnson, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Mike Mallory, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Chris Spielman, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Larry Station, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Shane Bullough, Michigan State (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Andy Moeller, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Peter Najarian, Minnesota (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Craig Raddatz, Wisconsin (AP-2)
- Mark Tagart, Illinois (UPI-2)
Defensive backs
- Brad Cochran, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Rod Woodson, Purdue (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Jay Norvell, Iowa (AP-1)
- Phil Parker, Michigan State (UPI-1)
- Garland Rivers, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Craig Swoope, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Devon Mitchell, Iowa (AP-2)
- Terry White, Ohio State (UPI-2)
Special teams
Kickers
- Chris White, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-1)
- Rob Houghtlin, Iowa (AP-1)
- Rich Spangler, Ohio State (UPI-2)
Punters
- Greg Montgomery, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-2)
- Tom Tupa, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-1)
Key
AP = Associated Press, selected by a panel of 20 sports writers and broadcasters covering the Big Ten[1]
UPI = United Press International, selected by the conference coaches[2][3]
Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UPI
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Soph White, Station, Unanimous Choices". Toledo Blade (AP story). December 3, 1985. p. 33.
- 1 2 3 "UPI All-Big Ten Team". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 27, 1985. p. 5C.
- ↑ "Long Nips Everett For Spot On All-Big Ten First Team". Logansport Pharos-Tribune. November 26, 1985. p. 10.