1981 All-Big Ten Conference football team

The 1981 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Ten Conference teams for the 1981 college football season. Two players were unanimous first-team selections by the Associated Press (AP) media panel: Butch Woolfolk of Michigan and Tim Krumrie of Wisconsin. Three players missed being unanimous AP selections by one vote Anthony Carter of Michigan and Reggie Roby and Andre Tippett of Iowa.^[1]

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

Tony Eason, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-2)
Art Schlichter, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-1)

Running backs

Butch Woolfolk, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
Tim Spencer, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-2)
Dave Mohapp, Wisconsin (AP-2; UPI-1)
Stan Edwards, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2)

Wide receivers

Steve Bryant, Purdue (AP-1; UPI-1)
Anthony Carter, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
Oliver Williams, Illinois (AP-2)
Chester Cooper, Minnesota (AP-2)
Dwayne Gunn, Indiana (UPI-2)
Gary Williams, Ohio State (UPI-2)

Tight ends

Bob Stephenson, Indiana (AP-1; UPI-1)
John E. Frank, Ohio State (AP-2)
Norm Betts, Michigan (UPI-2)

Centers

Tom Piette, Michigan State (AP-2; UPI-1)
Greg Boeke, Illinois (AP-1)
Ron Versnik, Wisconsin (UPI-2)

Guards

Kurt Becker, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
Joe Lukens, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-2)
Ron Hallstrom, Iowa (AP-2; UPI-1)
Mike Carrington, Illinois (AP-2)
Bill Humphries, Minnesota (UPI-2)

Tackles

Ed Muransky, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
Bubba Paris, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-2)
Ken Dallafior, Minnesota (AP-2; UPI-1)
Bob Winckler, Wisconsin (AP-2)
Tom Jelesky, Purdue (UPI-2)

Defensive selections

Defensive linemen

Tim Krumrie, Wisconsin (AP-1; UPI-1)
Andre Tippett, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1)
Pat Dean, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1)
Mark Bortz, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-2)
Jerome Foster, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-1)
Karl Mecklenburg, Minnesota (AP-2; UPI-2)
Mark Butkus, Illinois (AP-2)
Mark Shumate, Wisconsin (AP-2)
Robert Thompson, Michigan (UPI-2)
Fred Orgas, Minnesota (UPI-2)

Linebackers

Mel Cole, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1)
Jim Fahnhorst, Minnesota (AP-1; UPI-1)
Marcus Marek, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
Carl Banks, Michigan State (AP-2; UPI-1)
Brock Spack, Purdue (AP-1)
Dave Levenick, Wisconsin (AP-2; UPI-2)
Jack Squirek, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-2)
Paul Girgash, Michigan (AP-2)
Glen Cobb, Ohio State (UPI-2)
Todd Simonsen, Iowa (UPI-2)

Defensive backs

David Greenwood, Wisconsin (AP-1; UPI-1)
Matt Vanden Boom, Wisconsin (AP-1; UPI-1)
Jim Burroughs, Michigan State (AP-2; UPI-1)
Lou King, Iowa (AP-1)
Keith Bostic, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2)
Tony Jackson, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2)
Brian Carpenter, Michigan (UPI-2)

Special teams

Placekicker

Morten Andersen, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)
Bob Atha, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-2)

Punter

Reggie Roby, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1)
Don Bracken, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2)

Key

Bold = Selected as a first-team player by both the media (AP) and coaches (UPI)

AP = Associated Press, selected by the AP's media panel^[1]

UPI = United Press International, selected by the Big Ten Conference coaches^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Joe Mooshil (December 1, 1981). "Eason Edges Schlichter on All-Big Ten". The Argus-Press, Owosso, Michigan (AP story). p. 14.
^ Randy Minkoff (November 25, 1981). "Name All Big Ten". The Bryan Times (UPI story). p. 19.

[AP-1] Joe Mooshil (December 1, 1981). "Eason Edges Schlichter on All-Big Ten". The Argus-Press, Owosso, Michigan (AP story). p. 14.

[2] Randy Minkoff (November 25, 1981). "Name All Big Ten". The Bryan Times (UPI story). p. 19.

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