The 1971 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Ten Conference teams for the 1971 Big Ten Conference football season.

• Maurie Daigneau, Northwestern (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Craig Curry, Minnesota (AP-2; UPI-2)

• Eric Allen, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Rufus Ferguson, Wisconsin (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Billy Taylor, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Otis Armstrong, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2)
• Ernie Cook, Minnesota (AP-2; UPI-2)
• Al Robinson, Northwestern (AP-2)
• Ed Shuttlesworth, Michigan (UPI-2)

• Doug Kingsriter, Minnesota (AP-1; UPI-1 [tight end])
• Barry Pearson, Northwestern (AP-1; UPI-1 [wide receiver])
• Billy Joe Dupree, Michigan State (AP-2)
• Rick Sayers, Purdue (AP-2)
• Glenn Doughty, Michigan (UPI-2 [wide receiver])
• Paul Seymour, Michigan (UPI-2 [tight end])

• Tom Luken, Purdue (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Tom McCreight, Northwestern (AP-1)
• Rick Simon, Ohio State (UPI-1)
• Jack Babcock, Minnesota (AP-2)
• Curtis Tucker, Michigan (AP-2)
• Jim Brandstatter, Michigan (UPI-2)
• Jim Coode, Michigan (UPI-2)
• Tom Bove, Indiana (AP-2)

• Joe DeLamielleure, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Reggie McKenzie, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Tom Coyle, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2)
• Tom Kruyer, Indiana (AP-2; UPI-2)

• Tom DeLeone, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Guy Murdock, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2)

• Tab Bennett, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Mike Keller, Michigan (AP-1)
• Gary Hrivnak, Purdue (UPI-1)
• Alden Carpenter, Michigan (UPI-2)
• Wil Hemby, Northwestern (UPI-2)

• Ron Curl, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)
• George Hasenohrl, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Tom Beckman, Michigan (AP-2)
• Dave Butz, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2)
• Jim Anderson, Northwestern (UPI-2)

• Gregg Bingham, Purdue (UPI-1)
• Ernest Hamilton, Michigan State (UPI-2)

• Mike Taylor, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Bill Light, Minnesota (AP-1; UPI-2)
• Stan White, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-2)
• Randy Gradishar, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-1)
• Dave Lokanc, Wisconsin (AP-2)
• John Voorhees, Northwestern (AP-2)

• Thom Darden, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Eric Hutchinson, Northwestern (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Brad Van Pelt, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Craig Clemons, Iowa (UPI-1)
• Jerry Brown, Northwestern (AP-2)
• John Graham, Illinois (AP-2)
• Neovia Greyer, Wisconsin (AP-2)
• Chuck Piebes, Purdue (AP-2)
• Tom Campana, Ohio State (UPI-2)
• Jack Duston, Northwestern (UPI-2)
• Harry Howard, Ohio State (UPI-2)
• Willie Osley, Illinois (UPI-2)

AP = Associated Press, selected by the AP's Midwest board and Big Ten football experts^[1][2]

UPI = United Press International, selected by the conference coaches^[3]

Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both AP and UPI

• 1971 College Football All-America Team