The 1961 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Ten Conference teams for the 1961 Big Ten Conference football season.

All-Big Ten selections

Quarterbacks

• Sandy Stephens, Minnesota (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Ron Miller, Wisconsin (AP-2)

Halfbacks

• Bennie McRae, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
• George Saimes, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Sherman Lewis, Michigan State (AP-2)
• Dave Raimey, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2)
• Bill Munsey, Minnesota (UPI-2)

Fullbacks

• Bob Ferguson, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Marv Woodson, Indiana (AP-2)
• Bill Tunicliff, Michigan (UPI-2)

Ends

• Pat Richter, Wisconsin (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Jack Elwell, Purdue (AP-1)
• Tom Hall, Minnesota (AP-2; UPI-1)
• Tom Perdue, Ohio State (AP-2)

Tackles

• Bobby Bell, Minnesota (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Dave Behrman, Michigan State (AP-1)
• Fate Echols, Northwestern (AP-2; UPI-1)
• Don Brumm, Purdue (AP-2)
• Bob Vogel, Ohio State (UPI-2)

Guards

• Mike Ingram, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Stan Sezurek, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-2)
• Tony Parrilli, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-1)
• Sherwyn Thorson, Iowa (AP-2)

Centers

• Larry Onesti, Northwestern (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Bill Van Buren, Iowa (AP-2)

Key

AP = Associated Press^[1]

UPI = United Press International^[2]

Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UPI