1997 All-Big Ten Conference football team
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The 1997 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big Ten Conference players for the 1997 Big Ten Conference 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).
Offensive selections
=Quarterbacks=
- Billy Dicken, Purdue (Coaches-1; Media-2)
- Brian Griese, Michigan (Coaches-2; Media-1)
=Running backs=
- Tavian Banks, Iowa (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Curtis Enis, Penn State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Ron Dayne, Wisconsin (Coaches-2; Media-2)
- Sedrick Irvin, Michigan State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
=Center=
- Zach Adami, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Derek Rose, Iowa (Coaches-2; Media-2)
=Guards=
- Phil Ostrowski, Penn State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Steve Hutchinson, Michigan (Coaches-2; Media-1)
- Mike Golf, Iowa (Coaches-1)
- Rob Murphy, Ohio State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
- Scott Shaw, Michigan State (Media-2)
=Tackles=
- Flozell Adams, Michigan State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Jon Jansen, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-2)
- Eric Gohlstin, Ohio State (Coaches-2; Media-1)
- Jeff Backus, Michigan (Coaches-2; Media-2)
=Tight ends=
- Jerame Tuman, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Josh Keur, Michigan State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
=Receivers=
- Brian Alford, Purdue (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- David Boston, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Tim Dwight, Iowa (Coaches-2; Media-1)
- Joe Jurevicius, Penn State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
- Tutu Atwell, Minnesota (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Defensive selections
=Defensive linemen=
- Casey Dailey, Northwestern (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Jared DeVries, Iowa (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Glen Steele, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Lamanzer Williams, Minnesota (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Adewale Ogunleye, Indiana (Coaches-1; Media-2)
- Robaire Smith, Michigan State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
- Josh Williams, Michigan (Coaches-2; Media-2)
- Rosevelt Colvin, Purdue (Media-2)
- Courtney Brown, Penn State (Media-2)
- Tom Burke, Wisconsin (Media-2)
=Linebackers=
- Barry Gardner, Northwestern (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Andy Katzenmoyer, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Ike Reese, Michigan State (Coaches-1; Media-2)
- Sam Sword, Michigan (Coaches-2; Media-1)
- Aaron Collins, Penn State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
- Jim Nelson, Penn State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
=Defensive backs=
- Marcus Ray, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Antoine Winfield, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Charles Woodson, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Damon Moore, Ohio State (Coaches-2; Media-1)
- Andre Weathers, Michigan (Coaches-1)
- Amp Campbell, Michigan State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
- Tyrone Carter, Minnesota (Coaches-2; Media-2)
- Eric Collier, Northwestern (Coaches-2; Media)
- Plez Atkins, Iowa (Coaches-2)
- Ray Hill, Michigan State (Media-2)
Special teams
=Kickers=
- Matt Davenport, Wisconsin (Coaches-1; Media-2)
- Brian Gowins, Northwestern (Coaches-2; Media-1)
=Punters=
- Brent Bartholomew, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Jason Vinson, Michigan (Coaches-2)
- Kevin Stemke, Wisconsin (Media-2)
Key
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Bold = selected as a first-team player by both the coaches and media panel
Coaches = selected by Big Ten Conference coaches{{cite news|title=College Football|newspaper=Gettysburg Times|date=December 2, 1997|page=B2|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2202&dat=19971202&id=OCIyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U-YFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5658,146276}}
Media = selected by a media panel
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See also
References
{{Reflist}}
{{All-Big Ten Conference football teams}}