1985 All-Big Ten Conference football team

American college football all-star team

1985 All-Big Ten team

1985 Big Ten Conference football season
Selectors
Associated Press (media)
United Press International (coaches)
1983 1984 ← → 1986 1987

The 1985 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big Ten Conference players for the 1985 Big Ten Conference 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

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### Quarterbacks

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* Chuck Long, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Jim Everett, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2)

### Running backs

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* 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

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* Bob Maggs, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Ray Hitchcock, Minnesota (AP-2; UPI-2)

### Guards

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* 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

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* 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

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* Eric Kattus, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-2 [WR])
* Mike Flagg, Iowa (AP-2)

### Receivers

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* 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

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### Defensive linemen

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* Jeff 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)
* Guy Teafatiller, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-1)
* Eric Kumerow, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-2)
* Tim Jordan, Wisconsin (AP-2)
* Larry Joyner, Minnesota (AP-2)
* Billy Harris, Michigan (UPI-2)
* Kelly Quinn, Michigan State (UPI-2)

### Linebackers

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* 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

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* 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

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### Kickers

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* Chris White, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-1)
* Rob Houghtlin, Iowa (AP-1)
* Rich Spangler, Ohio State (UPI-2)

### Punters

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* Greg Montgomery, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-2)
* Tom Tupa, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-1)

## Key

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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

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* 1985 College Football All-America Team

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Soph White, Station, Unanimous Choices". Toledo Blade (AP story). December 3, 1985. p. 33.
2. ^ a b c "Long nips Everett for UPI first team". The Indianapolis Star. November 26, 1985. p. 22.
3. ^ "Long Nips Everett For Spot On All-Big Ten First Team". Logansport Pharos-Tribune. November 26, 1985. p. 10.

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