1982 All-Big Ten Conference football team
| 1982 All-Big Ten team |
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| 1982 Big Ten Conference football season |
| Selectors |
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Associated Press (media) United Press International (coaches) |
| 1980 1981 ← → 1983 1984 |
The 1982 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Ten Conference teams for the 1982 college football season.
Michigan receiver Anthony Carter was a first-team pick for the third consecutive year, a unanimous first-team selection by the conference coaches, and also a consensus All-American.[1] Eight Michigan players were selected as a first-team players, including Carter, running back Lawrence Ricks, offensive guard Stefan Humphries, defensive back Keith Bostic. Ohio State and Wisconsin followed with five first-team players each.
Offensive selections
[edit]Quarterbacks
[edit]- Tony Eason, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Steve Smith, Michigan (AP-2)
- Babe Laufenberg, Indiana (UPI-2)
Running backs
[edit]- Lawrence Ricks, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Tim Spencer, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Mel Gray, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Eddie Phillips, Iowa (AP-2)
- Ricky Edwards, Northwestern (UPI-2)
Wide receivers
[edit]- Anthony Carter, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Mike Martin, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-2)
- Duane Gunn, Indiana (AP-2; UPI-1)
- Gary Williams, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-2)
Tight ends
[edit]- Cliff Benson, Purdue (AP-1)
- John Frank, Ohio State (UPI-1)
- Jon Harvey, Northwestern (AP-2; UPI-2)
Centers
[edit]- Tom Dixon, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Joel Hilgenberg, Iowa (AP-2; UPI-2)
Guards
[edit]- Stefan Humphries, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Joe Lukens, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Bill Humphries, Minnesota (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Jim Sakanich, Indiana (AP-2)
- Randy Rasmussen, Minnesota (UPI-2)
Tackles
[edit]- Chris Hinton, Northwestern (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Rich Strenger, Michigan (AP-1)
- Bob Winckler, Wisconsin (AP-2; UPI-1)
- John Alt, Iowa (AP-2)
- Brett Miller, Iowa (UPI-2)
- William Roberts, Ohio State (UPI-2)
Defensive selections
[edit]Defensive linemen
[edit]- Mark Bortz, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Jerome Foster, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Tim Krumrie, Wisconsin (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Darryl Sims, Wisconsin (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Smiley Creswell, Michigan State (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Matt Hernandez, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Karl Mecklenburg, Minnesota (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Dan Gregus, Illinois (AP-2)
- Winfred Carraway, Michigan (UPI-2)
Linebackers
[edit]- Carl Banks, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Paul Girgash, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Marcus Marek, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Robert Thompson, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Mike Boren, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Mark Brown, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Glen Cobb, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Larry Station, Iowa (AP-2)
- David Frye, Purdue (UPI-2)
Defensive backs
[edit]- Keith Bostic, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
- David Greenwood, Wisconsin (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Bob Stoops, Iowa (AP-1)
- Matt Vanden Boom, Wisconsin (AP-2; UPI-1)
- Charles Armstead, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Craig Swoope, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Shaun Gayle, Ohio State (UPI-2)
Special teams
[edit]Placekicker
[edit]- Mike Bass, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Ali Haji-Sheikh, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2)
Punter
[edit]- Reggie Roby, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1)
- John Kidd, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2)
Key
[edit]Bold = Selected as a first-team player by both the media (AP) and coaches (UPI)
AP = Associated Press, "selected by a panel of sports writers and broadcasters throughout the Midwest"[2]
UPI = United Press International, selected by the Big Ten Conference coaches[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Barry Minkoff (November 23, 1982). "Michigan dominates All-Big Ten squads". The Bryan Times (UPI story). p. 13.
- ^ Joe Mooshil (November 30, 1982). "Carter, Bostic, Lukens Top All-Big Ten Football Team". The Blade, Toledo, Ohio (AP story). p. 26.