1985 Big Ten Conference football season
Position Name Team Selectors
Quarterback Chuck Long Iowa AP , UPI
Running back Lorenzo White Michigan State AP , UPI
Running back Ronnie Harmon Iowa AP , UPI
Running back Rodney Carter Purdue UPI
Center Bob Maggs Ohio State AP , UPI
Guard Jim Juriga Illinois AP , UPI
Guard John Wojciechowski Michigan State AP
Guard Bob Landsee Wisconsin UPI
Tackle Mike Haight Iowa AP , UPI
Tackle Clay Miller Michigan AP
Tackle Rory Graves Ohio State UPI
Tight end Eric Kattus Michigan AP
Receiver David Williams Illinois AP , UPI
Receiver Cris Carter Ohio State AP , UPI
Awards and honors -- All-conference players
For the complete All-Big Ten selections , see 1985 All-Big Ten Conference football team . The following players were picked by the Associated Press ( AP ) and/or the United Press International ( UPI ) as first-team players on the 1985 All-Big Ten Conference football team . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Offense
The 1985 Big Ten Conference football season was the 90th season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference and was a part of the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The 1985 Big Ten champion was the 1985 Iowa Hawkeyes football team. The Hawkeyes began the season 7-0 and rose to the No. 1 ranking, including a 12-10 win over No. 2 Michigan at Kinnick Stadium, before losing to Ohio State. Iowa entered the Rose Bowl at 10-1 with an outside shot at a national championship, but were upset by UCLA in the 1986 Rose Bowl, 45-28. Iowa quarterback Chuck Long received the Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy as the conference's most valuable player. Long and linebacker Larry Station were consensus first-team All-Americans. The 1985 Michigan Wolverines football team finished in second place in the Big Ten, compiled a 10-1-1 record, defeated Nebraska in the 1986 Fiesta Bowl, and was ranked No. 2 in the final AP and Coaches Polls. Quarterback Jim Harbaugh set a school record with 1,976 passing yards, and Jamie Morris rushed for 1,030 yards. Led by consensus first-team All-Americans Mike Hammerstein at defensive tackle and Brad Cochran at cornerback, the defense tallied three shutouts, gave up only 75 points in 11 regular season games (6.8 points per game), and led the nation in scoring defense.