The 2003 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of

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. 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

* John Navarre, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1) *

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, Michigan State (Coaches-2; Media-2)

Running backs

* Chris Perry, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Marion Barber III, Minnesota (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Fred Russell, Iowa (Coaches-2; Media-2) * Jason Wright, Northwestern (Coaches-2; Media-2)

Receivers

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, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Lee Evans, Wisconsin (Coaches-1; Media-1) * John Standeford, Purdue (Coaches-2; Media-2) * Jason Avant, Michigan (Coaches-2) * Taylor Stubblefield, Purdue (Media-2)

Centers

* Greg Eslinger, Minnesota (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Nick Hardwick, Purdue (Coaches-2) * Dave Pearson, Michigan (Media-2)

Guards

* David Baas, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Alex Stepanovich, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Joe Quinn, Minnesota (Coaches-2; Media-2) * Joe Tate, Michigan State (Coaches-2) * Dan Buenning, Wisconsin (Media-2)

Tackles

* Robert Gallery, Iowa (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Tony Pape, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Shane Olivea, Ohio State (Coaches-2; Media-2) * Steve Stewart, Michigan State (Coaches-2) * Rian Melander, Minnesota (Media-2)

Tight ends

* Ben Utecht, Minnesota (Coaches-1; Media-2) * Ben Hartsock, Ohio State (Coaches-2; Media-1)

Defensive selections

Defensive linemen

* Matt Roth, Iowa (Coaches-1; Media-1) *

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, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-1 * Shaun Phillips, Purdue (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Tim Anderson, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-2) * Anttaj Hawthorne, Wisconsin (Media-1) * Howard Hodges, Iowa (Coaches-2; Media-2) * Larry Stevens, Michigan (Coaches-2) * Clifford Dukes, Michigan State (Coaches-2) * Craig Terrill, Purdue (Coaches-2) * Grant Bowman, Michigan (Media-2) * Greg Taplin, Michigan State (Media-2)

Linebackers

* A. J. Hawk, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Niko Koutouvides, Purdue (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Alex Lewis, Wisconsin (Coaches-1; Media-2) * Abdul Hodge, Iowa (Coaches-2; Media-1) * Chad Greenway, Iowa (Coaches-2; Media-2) * Pierre Woods, Michigan (Coaches-2) * Gilbert Gardner, Purdue (Media-2)

Defensive backs

* Bob Sanders, Iowa (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Stuart Schweigert, Purdue (Coaches-1; Media-1) *

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, Wisconsin (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Will Allen, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-2) * Chris Gamble, Ohio State (Coaches-2; Media-1) * Jovon Johnson, Iowa (Coaches-2) * Jeremy LeSueur, Michigan (Coaches-2; Media-2) * Ernest Shazor, Michigan (Coaches-2) * Dustin Fox, Ohio State (Media-2) * Alan Zemaitis, Penn State (Media-2)

Special teams

Kickers

* Nate Kaeding, Iowa (Coaches-1; Media-1) *

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, Ohio State (Coaches-2; Media-2)

Punters

* B. J. Sander, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-2) * Brandon Fields, Michigan State (Coaches-2; Media-1)

Key

Bold = selected as a first-team player by both the coaches and media panel Coaches = selected by Big Ten Conference coaches Media = selected by a media panel HM = Honorable mention

References

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