Four decades, two honors
The Gophers are tied with Wisconsin for the least number of Big Ten QB honors for the 10 schools existing through this entire era. Here's a look at the number of different All-Big-Ten quarterback selections, per school, since 1977 (this includes AP, UPI, coaches and media selections, including third-team honors that began in 2015):
Ohio State11
Michigan11
Iowa7
Illinois7
Indiana5
Purdue5
Northwestern5
Michigan State4
Penn State (joined in 1993)4
Minnesota2
Wisconsin2
Nebraska (joined 2011)1
Rutgers (joined 2014)0
Maryland (joined 2014)0
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