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1978 All-Big Ten team
1978 Big Ten Conference football season
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The 1978 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Ten Conference teams for the 1978 Big Ten Conference football season. The only player unanimously selected by the conference coaches as a first-team player was Michigan fullback Russell Davis. Michigan State flanker Kirk Gibson fell one point short of unanimity, and running back Marion Barber, Jr., fell two points short.

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

Quarterback Rick Leach
  • Rick Leach, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Ed Smith, Michigan State (AP-2; UPI-2)

Running backs

  • Marion Barber, Jr., Minnesota (AP-1; UPI-1 )
  • Russell Davis, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1 )
  • Mike Harkrader, Indiana (AP-2, UPI-2 )
  • John Macon, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2 )

Flankers/split ends

  • Kirk Gibson, Michigan State (AP-1 ; UPI-1 )
  • Eugene Byrd, Michigan State (AP-1 ; UPI-1 )
  • Brad Reid, Iowa (AP-2 )
  • David Charles, Wisconsin (AP-2 ; UPI-2 )
  • Ralph Clayton (UPI-2 )

Tight ends

Centers

  • Mark Heidel, Indiana (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Steve Nauta, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2)

Guards

  • Ken Fritz, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • John Arbeznik, Michigan (AP-2 ; UPI-1)
  • Greg Bartnick, Michigan (AP-2, UPI-2)
  • Dale Schwan, Purdue (AP-2)
  • John LeFeber, Purdue (UPI-2)

Tackles

  • Jon Giesler, Michigan (AP-1 ; UPI-1)
  • Jim Hinsley, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Joe Robinson, Ohio State (AP-1)
  • Steve McKenzie, Purdue (AP-2, UPI-2)
  • Keith Ferguson, Ohio State (UPI-2)

Defensive selections

Defensive linemen

  • Curtis Greer, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Melvin Land, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Ken Loushin, Purdue (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Keena Turner, Purdue (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Kelton Dansler, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-2 )
  • Stan Sytsma, Minnesota (AP-2; UPI-1)
  • Marcus Jackson, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2 )
  • Jerry Meter, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2 )
  • Dan Relich, Wisconsin (AP-2)
  • Jim Ronan, Minnesota (AP-2)
  • Byron Cato, Ohio State (UPI-2 )
  • Doug Friberg, Minnesota (UPI-2 )

Linebackers

  • Tom Cousineau, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Joe Norman, Indiana (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Ron Simpkins, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-2)
  • Dan Bass, Michigan State (AP-2)
  • Tom Rusk, Iowa (AP-2; UPI-2)
  • John Sullivan, Illinois (AP-2)

Defensive backs

  • Mike Jolly, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Tom Graves, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-2)
  • Vince Skillings, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-2)
  • Keith Brown, Minnesota (UPI-1)
  • Mike Guess, Ohio State (UPI-1)
  • Mike Harden, Michigan (UPI-1)
  • Mark Anderson, Michigan State (AP-2; UPI-2)
  • Dave Abrams, Indiana (AP-2)
  • Pat Geegan, Northwestern (AP-2)
  • Lawrence Johnson, Wisconsin (UPI-2)

Special teams

Placekicker

  • Paul Rogind, Minnesota (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Scott Sovereen, Purdue (AP-2)
  • Greg Willner, Michigan (UPI-2)

Punter

Key

AP = Associated Press

UPI = United Press International, selected by the Big Ten Conference coaches

See also

References

  1. ^ "Co-champs dominate all-Big Ten selections". The Pantagraph (Bloomington, IL). November 30, 1978. p. B3.
  2. "Leach leads All-Big Ten: Michigan, MSU dominate team". The Kokomo Tribune. December 7, 1978. p. 26.
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