1951 All-Big Ten Conference football team
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The 1951 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Big Ten Conference teams selected by the Associated Press (AP), United Press (UP) and the International News Service (INS) for the 1951 Big Ten Conference football season.
Offensive selections
=Quarterbacks=
- John Coatta, Wisconsin (AP-1; UP-1)
=Halfbacks=
- Johnny Karras, Illinois (AP-1; UP-1)
- Paul Giel, Minnesota (AP-1; UP-2)
- Vic Janowicz, Ohio State (UP-1)
=Fullbacks=
- Bill Reichardt, Iowa (AP-1; UP-1)
=Ends=
- Lowell Perry, Michigan (AP-1; UP-1)
- Rex Smith, Illinois (AP-1)
- Hal Faverty, Wisconsin (UP-2)
- Sonny Gandee, Ohio State (UP-2)
=Tackles=
- Tom Johnson, Michigan (AP-1; UP-1)
- Chuck Ulrich, Illinois (AP-1; UP-1)
=Guards=
- Don MacRae, Northwestern (AP-1; UP-1)
- Chuck Studley, Illinois (AP-1; UP-1)
- Joe Skibinski, Purdue (UP-2)
=Centers=
- Wayne Robinson, Minnesota (AP-1; UP-2)
Defensive selections
=Ends=
- Pat O'Donahue, Wisconsin (AP-1)
- Leo Sugar, Purdue (AP-1; UP-1)
=Tackles=
- Dick Logan, Ohio State (AP-1; UP-2)
- Jerry Smith, Wisconsin (AP-1; UP-2)
=Guards=
- Robert Kennedy, Wisconsin (AP-1; UP-2)
- Deral Teteak, Wisconsin (AP-1)
=Linebackers=
- Chuck Boerio, Illinois (AP-1; UP-1)
- Roger Zatkoff, Michigan (AP-1; UP-3)
=Backs=
- Vic Janowicz, Ohio State (AP-1)
- Al Brosky, Illinois (AP-1)
- Fred Bruney, Ohio State (AP-1)
Key
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AP = Associated Press, chosen by conference coaches{{cite news|title=Coaches Select All-Big Ten Team|newspaper=The Ludington Daily News |date=November 26, 1951|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=110&dat=19511126&id=I8gwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0jwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5164,4039615}}
UP = United Press{{cite web|title=UP Big Ten Team|newspaper=The Pantagraph|date=November 21, 1951|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/69426871/?terms=united%2Bperry%2Bcoatta}}
Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UP
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See also
References
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