1974 All-Big Ten Conference football team

Ohio State running back Archie Griffin

The 1974 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Ten Conference teams for the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The teams selected by the Big Ten coaches for the United Press International (UPI) were led by Ohio State with nine first-team selections. Michigan placed five players on the coaches' All-Big Ten first team. Running back Archie Griffin, who won his first Heisman Trophy in 1974, was the only player unanimously selected by the coaches as a first-team All-Big Ten player.^[1]

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

Cornelius Greene, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
Dennis Franklin, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2)

Running backs

Archie Griffin, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
Billy Marek, Wisconsin (AP-1; UPI-1)
Courtney Snyder, Indiana (AP-1; UPI-2)
Levi Jackson, Michigan State (UPI-1)
Gordon Bell, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2)
Jim Pooler, Northwestern (AP-2)
Rick Upchurch, Minnesota (AP-2)
Gil Chapman, Michigan (UPI-2)

Ends/receivers

Second-team running back Gordon Bell of Michigan

Larry Burton, Purdue (AP-1 [end]; UPI-1 [wide receiver])
Doug France, Ohio State (AP-1 [end]; UPI-2 [tight end])
Jack Novak, Wisconsin (UPI-1 [tight end])
Brian Baschnagel, Ohio State (UPI-2 [wide receiver])
Jack Novak, Wisconsin (AP-2 [end])
Steve Yelvington, Northwestern (AP-2 [end])

Tackles

Dennis Lick, Wisconsin (AP-1; UPI-1)
Kurt Schumacher, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-1)
Paul Hiemenz, Northwestern (AP-1; UPI-2)
Steve King, Michigan (AP-2)

Guards

Ralph Perretta, Purdue (AP-1; UPI-1)
Dick Mack, Ohio State (UPI-1)
Terry Stieve, Wisconsin (AP-2; UPI-2)
Revie Sorey, Illinois (AP-2)
Joe Devlin, Iowa (UPI-2)

Centers

Steve Myers, Ohio State (AP-1 [guard]; UPI-1)
Dennis Franks, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-2)
Charles Ane, Michigan State (AP-2)

Defensive selections

Linemen

Michigan's Don Dufek

Pete Cusick, Ohio State (AP-1 [front 5]; UPI-1 [def. tackle])
Tim Davis, Michigan (AP-1 [front 5]; UPI-1 [middle guard])
Otto Smith, Michigan State (AP-1 [front 5]; UPI-1 [def. end])
James Taubert, Michigan State (AP-2 [front 5]; UPI-1 [def. tackle])
Van DeCree, Ohio State (AP-2 [front 5]; UPI-1 [def. end])
Dan Jilek, Michigan (UPI-1 [def. end])
Ken Novak, Purdue (AP-1 [front 5])
Jeff Perlinger, Michigan (AP-1 [front 5])
Greg Schaum, Michigan State (AP-2 [front 5]; UPI-2 [def. tackle])
Keith Simons, Minnesota (AP-2 [front 5]; UPI-2 [def. tackle])
Jim Cope, Ohio State (UPI-2 [def. end])
Arnie Jones, Ohio State (UPI-2 [middle guard])
Lynn Heil, Iowa (AP-2 [front 5])

Linebackers

Terrence, McClowry, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)
Steve Strinko, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
Tom Hicks, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-2)
Ollie Bakken, Minnesota (UPI-2)
Bruce Elia, Ohio State (AP-2)
Rick Jakious, Wisconsin (AP-2)
Donnie Thomas, Indiana (AP-2)

Defensive backs

Defensive back Dave Brown

Dave Brown, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
Neal Colzie, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
Don Dufek, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-1)
Earl Douthitt, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-2)
Steve Luke, Ohio State (UPI-1)
Mike Gow, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-2)
Fred Cooper, Purdue (UPI-2)
Tom Graves, Michigan State (AP-2)

Key

Associated Press^[2]

UPI = United Press International, selected by the Big Ten Conference coaches^[1]^[3]

Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UPI

See also

References

1 2 "Buckeyes Dominate All-Big Ten Team". Ludington Daily News (UPI story). November 27, 1974. p. 6.
↑ "All-Big Ten selections". The Daily Northwestern. November 26, 1974. p. 13.
↑ Ed Sainsbury (November 27, 1974). "Many Buckeyes on all Big Ten". The Bryan Times (UPI story). p. 9.

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