The 1968 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Ten Conference teams for the 1968 Big Ten Conference football season.

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

  • Dennis Brown, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Harry Gonso, Indiana (AP-2; UPI-2)

Running backs

Ends

  • Jade Butcher, Indiana (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Jim Mandich, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Bruce Jankowski, Ohio State (AP-2)
  • Ray Parson, Minnesota (AP-2)
  • Al Bream, Iowa (UPI-2)

Tackles

  • Rufus Mayes, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Dave Foley, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Clanton King, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2)
  • Dan Dierdorf, Michigan (AP-2)
  • Ezell Jones, Minnesota (UPI-2)

Guards

  • Gary Roberts, Purdue (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Jon Meskimen, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-2)
  • Dick Enderle, Minnesota (UPI-1)
  • Stan Broadnax, Michigan (AP-2)
  • Ron Saul, Ohio State (AP-2)
  • Angelo Loukas, Northwestern (UPI-2)

Centers

  • Jack Rudnay, Northwestern (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Mike Frame, Northwestern (AP-2; UPI-2)

Defensive selections

Ends

  • Phil Seymour, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Bob Stein, Minnesota (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Dave Whitfield, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-2)
  • Tom Bilunas, Indiana (AP-2)
  • Bill McCoy, Purdue (UPI-2)

Tackles

  • Charles Bailey, Michigan State (AP-1)
  • Tom Goss, Michigan (AP-1)
  • Bill Yanchar, Purdue (UPI-1)
  • Paul Schmidlin, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-2)
  • Henry Hill, Michigan (AP-2)
  • Ron Kamzelski, Minnesota (UPI-2)

Middle guard

Linebackers

  • Ken Criter, Wisconsin (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Jack Tatum, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Noel Jenke, Minnesota (AP-1; UPI-2)
  • Tom Stincic, Michigan (UPI-1)
  • Rich Saul, Michigan State (AP-2 [middle guard]; UPI-2)
  • Mark Stier, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-2)
  • Jim Sniadecki, Indiana (AP-2)
  • Bob Yunaska, Purdue (AP-2)

Defensive backs

  • Al Brenner, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1; UPI-2 [offensive end])
  • Tom Curtis, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Ted Provost, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-2)
  • Nate Cunningham, Indiana (UPI-1)
  • Dennis White, Northwestern (AP-2; UPI-2)
  • Doug Roalstad, Minnesota (AP-2)
  • Steve Wilson, Iowa (AP-2)
  • Mike Sensibaugh, Ohio State (UPI-2)

Key

AP = Associated Press (AP), selected by a "board of sportswriters covering the Big Ten scene"[1][2][3]

UPI = United Press International (UPI), selected by the league's coaches[4]

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Podolak and Meskimen Named All-Big 10" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 27, 1968. p. 3.
  2. ↑ "Podolak, Meskimen Make All-Big 10: 4 Ohio State, 6 Michigan Men Picked". Cedar Rapids Gazette. November 26, 1968.
  3. ↑ "Criter All-Big Ten Again". Janesville Daily Gazette (AP story). November 26, 1968.
  4. ↑ "Big Ten All-Conference Team". Record-Eagle, Traverse City, Michigan. November 30, 1968. p. 13.
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