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
[edit]Quarterbacks
[edit]- Turner Gill, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
- David Archer, Iowa State (AP-2)
Running backs
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Dave Hestera, Colorado (AP-1; UPI-1)
- John Chesley, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
Wide receivers
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Chuck Thomas, Oklahoma (AP-1)
- Mark Traynowicz, Nebraska (UPI-1)
- Chuck Meyers, Iowa State (AP-2)
Down linemen
[edit]- 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
[edit]Defensive ends
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Place-kicker
[edit]- Bruce Kallmeyer, Kansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Larry Roach, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
Punter
[edit]- John Conway, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Scott Fulhage, Kansas State (AP-2)
Key
[edit]AP = Associated Press[1]
UPI = United Press International[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Kansas place-kicker is unanimous Big 8 pick". The Des Moines Register. November 22, 1983. p. 18.
- ^ "Rosier, Singletary Head 1983 All-Big Eight Team". Daily Leader. November 22, 1983. p. 2.