1996 All-Big Ten Conference football team

The 1996 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big Ten Conference players for the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The conference recognizes two official All-Big Ten selectors: (1) the Big Ten conference coaches selected separate offensive and defensive units and named first- and second-team players (the "Coaches" team); and (2) a panel of sports writers and broadcasters covering the Big Ten also selected offensive and defensive units and named first- and second-team players (the "Media" team).^[1]

Offensive selections[]

Quarterbacks[]

Steve Schnur, Northwestern (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Matt Sherman, Iowa (Coaches-2)
Todd Schultz, Michigan St. (Media-2)

Running backs[]

Darnell Autry, Northwestern (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Ron Dayne, Wisconsin (Coaches-2; Media-1)
Sedrick Shaw, Iowa (Coaches-1 tie)
Curtis Enis, Penn State (Coaches-1 [tie])
Robert Holcombe, Illinois (Coaches-2 [tie]; Media-2)
Pepe Pearson, Ohio State (Coaches-2 [tie]; Media-2)

Centers[]

Rod Payne, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Juan Porter, Ohio State (Coaches-2; Media-2)

Guards[]

, Northwestern (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Damon Denson, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-2)
Jamie Vanderveldt, Wisconsin (Media-1)
Emmett Zitelli, Purdue (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Zack Adami, Michigan (Coaches-2)

Tackles[]

Orlando Pace, Ohio St. (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Ross Verba, Iowa (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Jerry Wunsch, Wisconsin (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Flozell Adams, Michigan St. (Coaches-2; Media-2)

Tight ends[]

Jerame Tuman, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Keith Olsommer, Penn State (Coaches-2; Media-2)

Receivers[]

D'Wayne Bates, Northwestern (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Brian Alford, Purdue (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Tim Dwight, Iowa (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Derrick Mason, Michigan St. (Coaches-2)
Ryan Thelwell, Minnesota (Media-2)

Defensive selections[]

Defensive linemen[]

, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Matt Finkes, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-1 [tie])
Mike Vrabel, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Tarek Saleh, Wisconsin (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Jared DeVries, Iowa (Coaches-2; Media-1 [tie])
Luke Fickell, Ohio State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Brandon Noble, Penn State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
David Bowens, Michigan (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Matt Rice, Northwestern (Coaches-2)
Nate Davis, Indiana (Media-2)

Linebackers[]

Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Jarrett Irons, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Andy Katzenmoyer, OSU (Coaches-1 [tie]; Media-1)
Pete Monty, Wisconsin (Coaches-1 [tie]; Media-2)
Greg Bellisari, Ohio State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Chike Okeafor, Purdue (Coaches-2)
Aaron Collins, Penn State (Coaches-2)
, Minnesota(Media-2)

Defensive backs[]

Kim Herring, Penn State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Shawn Springs, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Charles Woodson, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Damien Robinson, Iowa (Coaches-2; Media-1)
Brian Miller, Penn State (Coaches-1)
Eric Collier, Northwestern (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Tom Knight, Iowa (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Eric Allen, Indiana (tie) (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Marcus Ray, Michigan (tie) (Coaches-2)
Damon Moore, Ohio State (Media-2)

Special teams[]

Kickers[]

Brett Conway, Penn State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
John Hall, Wisconsin (Coaches-2; Media-2)

Punters[]

Nick Gallery, Iowa (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Paul Burton, Northwestern (Coaches-2)
Alan Sutkowski, Indiana (Media-2)

Key[]

Bold = selected as a first-team player by both the coaches and media panel

Coaches = selected by Big Ten Conference coaches^[1]

Media = selected by a media panel^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c "1996 All-Big Ten Team". Purdue University. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2015.

[B10-1] "1996 All-Big Ten Team". Purdue University. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2015.

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