The 2012 All-Big Ten Football Teams were announced Monday night on BTN.
| 2012 All-Big Ten Conference Football Team as Selected by Conference Coaches | ||
| FIRST TEAM | OFFENSE | SECOND TEAM |
| Taylor Martinez, Nebraska | Quarterback | Braxton Miller, Ohio State |
| Le’Veon Bell, Michigan State | Running Back | Ameer Abdullah, Nebr* |
| Montee Ball, Wisconsin | Running Back | Venric Mark, Northwestern* |
| Carlos Hyde, Ohio State* | ||
| Allen Robinson, Penn State | Receiver | Kenny Bell, Nebraska |
| Jared Abbrederis, Wisconsin | Receiver | Corey Brown, Ohio State |
| Matt Stankiewitch, Penn State | Center | James Ferentz, Iowa |
| Patrick Omameh, Michigan* | Guard | Ryan Groy, Wisconsin# |
| Spencer Long, Nebraska* | Guard | |
| John Urschel, Penn State* | ||
| Taylor Lewan, Michigan | Tackle | Hugh Thornton, Illinois |
| Rick Wagner, Wisconsin | Tackle | Jeremiah Sirles, Nebraska |
| Jacob Pedersen, Wisconsin | Tight End | Dion Sims, Michigan State |
| Jeff Budzien, Northwestern | Kicker | Brett Maher, Nebraska |
| FIRST TEAM | DEFENSE | SECOND TEAM |
| Johnathan Hankins, Ohio State | Line | Michael Buchanan, Illinois* |
| John Simon, Ohio State | Line | Adam Replogle, Indiana* |
| Jordan Hill, Penn State | Line | Craig Roh, Michigan* |
| Kawann Short, Purdue | Line | Eric Martin, Nebraska* |
| Baker Steinkuhler, Nebr.* | ||
| Max Bullough, Michigan State | Linebacker | Will Compton, Nebraska |
| Michael Mauti, Penn State | Linebacker | Ryan Shazier, Ohio State |
| Chris Borland, Wisconsin | Linebacker | Gerald Hodges, Penn State |
| Micah Hyde, Iowa | Defensive Back | Jordan Kovacs, Michigan |
| Johnny Adams, Michigan State | Defensive Back | Daimion Stafford, Nebr. |
| Darqueze Dennard, Michigan State | Defensive Back | Christian Bryant, Ohio State |
| Bradley Roby, Ohio State | Defensive Back | Ricardo Allen, Purdue |
| Mike Sadler, Michigan State | Punter | Brett Maher, Nebraska |
| HONORABLE MENTION: ILLINOIS: Akeem Spence; INDIANA: Ted Bolser; Dan Feeney; Cody Latimer; Jason Spriggs; IOWA: C.J. Fiedorowicz; Anthony Hitchens; Mike Meyer; Matt Tobin; MICHIGAN: J.T. Floyd; Jeremy Gallon; Brendan Gibbons; Will Hagerup; Roy Roundtree; Jake Ryan; MICHIGAN STATE: Denicos Allen; William Gholston; Isaiah Lewis; Chris McDonald; Marcus Rush; MINNESOTA: Michael Carter; NEBRASKA: Ben Cotton; Ciante Evans; Justin Jackson; P.J. Smith; NORTHWESTERN: Ibraheim Campbell; Brian Mulroe: Tyler Scott; Patrick Ward; OHIO STATE: C.J. Barnett; Travis Howard; Corey Linsley; Jack Mewhort; Andrew Norwell; PENN STATE: Adrian Amos; Deion Barnes; Kyle Carter; Mike Farrell; Matt McGloin; Stephon Morris; PURDUE: Antavian Edison; Josh Johnson; Cody Webster; WISCONSIN: Beau Allen; Marcus Cromartie; Travis Frederick; David Gilbert; Ethan Hemer; Drew Meyer; Devin Smith; Dezmen Southward; Mike Taylor. | ||
| Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Honorees: Nathan Scheelhaase, ILL; Nicholas Sliger, IND; James Vandenberg, IOWA; Jordan Kovacs, MICH; Keith Mumphery, MSU; Mike Rallis, MINN; Rex Burkhead, NEB; Demetrius Fields, NU; Zach Boren, OSU; Jordan Hill, PSU; Robert Maci, PUR; Shelton Johnson, WIS. | ||
| Unanimous selection in all caps; * Additional honorees due to ties; #Second team reduced by one due to additional first-team honoree | ||
Here’s a look at the Media Team:
| 2012 All-Big Ten Conference Football Team as Selected by Media | ||
| FIRST TEAM | OFFENSE | SECOND TEAM |
| Braxton Miller, Ohio State | Quarterback | Taylor Martinez, Nebraska |
| Le’Veon Bell, Michigan State | Running Back | Venric Mark, Northwestern |
| Montee Ball, Wisconsin | Running Back | Carlos Hyde, Ohio State |
| Allen Robinson, Penn State | Receiver | Cody Latimer, Indiana |
| Jared Abbrederis, Wisconsin | Receiver | Kenny Bell, Nebraska |
| Travis Frederick, Wisconsin | Center | Matt Stankiewitch, Penn State |
| Spencer Long, Nebraska | Guard | Brian Mulroe, Northwestern |
| Andrew Norwell, Ohio State | Guard | John Urschel, Penn State |
| Taylor Lewan, Michigan | Tackle | Jeremiah Sirles, Nebraska |
| Rick Wagner, Wisconsin | Tackle | Jack Mewhort, Ohio State |
| Kyle Carter, Penn State | Tight End | Dion Sims, Michigan State |
| Brett Maher, Nebraska | Kicker | Jeff Budzien, Northwestern |
| FIRST TEAM | DEFENSE | SECOND TEAM |
| Eric Martin, Nebraska | Line | Adam Replogle, Indiana |
| John Simon, Ohio State | Line | William Gholston, Michigan State |
| Jordan Hill, Penn State | Line | D.L. Wilhite, Minnesota |
| Kawann Short, Purdue | Line | Johnathan Hankins, Ohio State |
| Ryan Shazier, Ohio State | Linebacker | Jake Ryan, Michigan |
| Michael Mauti, Penn State | Linebacker | Max Bullough, Michigan State |
| Mike Taylor, Wisconsin | Linebacker | Gerald Hodges, Penn State |
| Micah Hyde, Iowa | Defensive Back | Johnny Adams, Michigan State |
| Daimion Stafford, Nebr. | Defensive Back | Darqueze Dennard, Michigan State |
| Travis Howard, Ohio State | Defensive Back | Josh Johnson, Purdue |
| Bradley Roby, Ohio State | Defensive Back | Devin Smith, Wisconsin |
| Will Hagerup, Michigan | Punter | Mike Sadler, Michigan State |
| HONORABLE MENTION: ILLINOIS: Jonathan Brown; Michael Buchanan; Terry Hawthorne; Graham Pocic; Akeem Spence; Hugh Thornton; INDIANA: Ted Bolser; Mitch Ewald; Dan Feeney; Greg Heban; Will Matte; Jason Spriggs; Shane Wynn; IOWA: C.J. Fiedorowicz; James Ferentz; Joe Gaglione; Anthony Hitchens; Mike Meyer; James Morris; MICHIGAN: William Campbell; J.T. Floyd; Devin Funchess; Jeremy Gallon; Brendan Gibbons; Jordan Kovacs; Patrick Omameh; Denard Robinson; Craig Roh; Roy Roundtree; MICHIGAN STATE: Denicos Allen; Isaiah Lewis; Chris McDonald; Marcus Rush; MINNESOTA: Michael Carter; Ra’Shede Hageman; Troy Stoudermire; NEBRASKA: Ameer Abdullah; Will Compton; Ben Cotton; Ciante Evans; Justin Jackson; Brett Maher (punter); Kyler Reed; P.J. Smith; Baker Steinkuhler; NORTHWESTERN: Chi Chi Ariguzo; Ibraheim Campbell; Kain Colter; David Nwabuisi; Damien Proby; Tyler Scott; Patrick Ward; OHIO STATE: C.J. Barnett; Corey Brown; Christian Bryant; Reid Fragel; Corey Linsley; Etienne Sabino; PENN STATE: Adrian Amos; Deion Barnes; Mike Farrell; Matt McGloin; Stephon Morris; Sean Stanley; Zach Zwinak; PURDUE: Ricardo Allen; Antavian Edison; Landon Feichter; Cody Webster; WISCONSIN: Beau Allen; Chris Borland; Marcus Cromartie; David Gilbert; Ryan Groy; Drew Meyer; Jacob Pedersen; Dezmen Southward. | ||