1981 All-Big Eight Conference football team
The 1981 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The selectors for the 1981 season included the Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI).
Offensive selections
[edit]Quarterbacks
[edit]- Turner Gill, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-2)
- John Quinn, Iowa State (AP-2; UPI-1)
Running backs
[edit]- Mike Rozier, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Stanley Wilson, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Dwayne Crutchfield, Iowa State (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Roger Craig, Nebraska (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Bob Meyer, Missouri (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Shawn Jones, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
- Phil Bales, Nebraska (UPI-2)
Tight ends
[edit]- Jamie Williams, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Andy Gibler, Missouri (AP-2; UPI-2)
Wide receivers
[edit]- Wayne Capers, Kansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
- James Caver, Missouri (AP-2; UPI-2)
Centers
[edit]- Dave Rimington, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Brad Edelman, Missouri (AP-2; UPI-2)
Offensive guards
[edit]- Terry Crouch, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Don Key, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
- David Lawrence, Kansas (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Mike Mandelko, Nebraska (AP-2)
- Vince Rafferty, Colorado (UPI-2)
Offensive tackles
[edit]- Dan Hurley, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Lyndle Byford, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-2)
- Karl Nelson, Iowa State (AP-2; UPI-1)
- Randy Theiss, Nebraska (AP-2)
- Conrad Goode, Missouri (UPI-2)
Defensive selections
[edit]Defensive ends
[edit]- Reggie Singletary, Kansas State (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Jimmy Williams, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Pete Perry, Colorado (AP-2; UPI-1)
- Bryan Horn, Kansas (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Tony Felici, Nebraska (UPI-2)
Defensive tackles
[edit]- Jeff Gaylord, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Rick Bryan, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-2)
- Shamus McDonough, Iowa State (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Henry Waechter, Nebraska (AP-2)
Nose guards
[edit]- Gary Lewis, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Greg Smith, Kansas (AP-2; UPI-2)
Linebackers
[edit]- Ricky Young, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Kyle McNorton, Kansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Mike Green, Oklahoma State (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Steve Damkroger, Nebraska (AP-2; UPI-2)
Defensive backs
[edit]- Kevin Potter, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Pete DiClementi, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Joe Brown, Iowa State (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Joe Krejci, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Gary Morrill, Kansas State (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Victor Scott, Colorado (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Demetrious Johnson, Missouri (AP-2)
- Ric Lindquist, Nebraska (UPI-2)
- Ronnie Osborne, Iowa State (UPI-2)
Special teams
[edit]Place-kicker
[edit]- Ron Verrilli, Missouri (AP-1)
- Larry Roach, Oklahoma State (UPI-1)
- Bruce Kallmeyer, Kansas (AP-2; UPI-2)
Punter
[edit]- Bucky Scribner, Kansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Grant Campbell, Nebraska (AP-2; UPI-2)
Key
[edit]AP = Associated Press[1]
UPI = United Press International[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Associated Press All-Big Eight". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 25, 1981. p. 68.
- ^ "UP - All-Big 8". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. November 24, 1981. p. 13B.