1983 All-Big Eight Conference football team

The 1983 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The selectors for the 1983 season included the Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI).

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

  • Turner Gill, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • David Archer, Iowa State (AP-2)

Running backs

  • Mike Rozier, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Shawn Jones, Oklahoma State (AP-1)
  • Jason Jacobs, Iowa State (UPI-1)
  • Spencer Tillman, Oklahoma (AP-2)
  • Earl Johnson, Oklahoma (AP-2)

Tight ends

  • Dave Hestera, Colorado (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • John Chesley, Oklahoma State (AP-2)

Wide receivers

  • Irving Fryar, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Tracy Henderson, Iowa State (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Bobby Johnson, Kansas (AP-2)
  • Mike Wallace, Kansas State (AP-2)

Centers

  • Chuck Thomas, Oklahoma (AP-1)
  • Mark Traynowicz, Nebraska (UPI-1)
  • Chuck Meyers, Iowa State (AP-2)

Down linemen

  • Scott Raridon, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Conrad Goode, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Dean Steinkuhler, Nebraska (AP-1)
  • Kevin Igo, Oklahoma State (AP-1)
  • Dean Steinkuhler, Nebraska (UPI-1)
  • Paul Parker, Oklahoma (AP-2)
  • Bruce Reimers, Iowa State (AP-2; UPI-1)
  • Harry Grimminger, Nebraska (AP-2)

Defensive selections

Defensive ends

  • Kevin Murphy, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Bobby Bell, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Taft Sales, Missouri (AP-2)
  • L. E. Madison, Kansas State (AP-2)

Down linemen

  • Rick Bryan, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Leslie O'Neal, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Reggie Singletary, Kansas State (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Rodney Harding, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
  • Robert Curry, Missouri (AP-2)
  • Rob Stuckey, Nebraska (AP-2)

Linebackers

  • Mike Knox, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Jay Wilson, Missouri (AP-1)
  • Jackie Shipp, Oklahoma (AP-1)
  • Willie Pless, Kansas (AP-2; UPI-1)
  • James Spencer, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
  • Chris Washington, Iowa State (AP-2)

Defensive backs

  • Scott Case, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Victor Scott, Colorado (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Bret Clark, Nebraska (AP-1)
  • Terry Matichak, Missouri (UPI-1)
  • Chris Rockins, Oklahoma State (AP-2; UPI-1)
  • Adam Hinds, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
  • Keith Stanberry, Oklahoma (AP-2)

Special teams

Place-kicker

  • Bruce Kallmeyer, Kansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Larry Roach, Oklahoma State (AP-2)

Punter

  • John Conway, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Scott Fulhage, Kansas State (AP-2)

Key

AP = Associated Press[1]

UPI = United Press International[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kansas place-kicker is unanimous Big 8 pick". The Des Moines Register. November 22, 1983. p. 18.
  2. ^ "Rosier, Singletary Head 1983 All-Big Eight Team". Daily Leader. November 22, 1983. p. 2.