1968 All-Big Ten Conference football team

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

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Quarterbacks

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

Running backs

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Ends

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Tackles

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Guards

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Centers

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

Defensive selections

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Ends

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  • 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

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  • 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

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Linebackers

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Defensive backs

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  • 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)

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

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References

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  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.