1975 All-Big Eight Conference football team explained

The 1975 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The selectors for the 1975 season included the Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI).

Offensive selections

Ends

• Henry Marshall, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Don Hasselbeck, Colorado (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Bobby Thomas, Nebraska (AP-2)
• Forry Smith, Iowa State (AP-2)

Offensive tackles

• Mike Koncar, Colorado (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Mike Vaughan, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Bob Lingenfelter, Nebraska (AP-2)
• Steve Hoins, Nebraska (AP-2)

Offensive guards

• Terry Webb, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Derrel Gofourth, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Dan Schmidt, Nebraska (AP-2)
• Bob Bos, Iowa State (AP-2)

Centers

• Rik Bonness, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Pete Brock, Colorado (AP-2)

Quarterbacks

• Nolan Cromwell, Kansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Steve Pisarkiewicz, Missouri (AP-2; UPI-2)
• Dave Williams, Colorado (UPI-2)

Backs

• Joe Washington, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Terry Miller, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Terry Kunz, Colorado (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Tony Galbreath, Missouri (AP-2; UPI-2)
• Tony Davis, Nebraska (AP-2; UPI-2)
• Laverne Smith, Kansas (AP-2)

Placekickers

• Tony DiRienzo, OKlahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Tim Gibbons, Missouri (AP-2)

Defensive selections

Defensive ends

• Jimbo Elrod, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Bob Martin, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Troy Archer, Colorado (AP-2)
• Bob McRoberts, Missouri (AP-2)

Defensive tackles

• Lee Roy Selmon, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Mike Butler, Kansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Phil Dokes, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
• Mike Fultz, Nebraska (AP-2)

Middle guards

• Dewey Selmon, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
• John Lee, Nebraska (AP-2)

Linebackers

• Gary Spani, Kansas State (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Gary Campbell, Colorado (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Wonder Monds, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Brent Robinson, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
• Carl Pennington, Kansas State (AP-2)
• Clete Pillen, Nebraska (AP-2)

Cornerbacks

• Ken Downing, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Kurt Knoff, Kansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Dave Butterfield, Nebraska (AP-2; UPI-1)
• Jerry Anderson, Oklahoma (AP-2)

Safeties

• Zac Henderson, Oklahoma (AP-1)
• Jim Burrow, Nebraska (AP-2)

Punter

• Cliff Parsley, Oklahoma State (UPI-1)

Key

AP = Associated Press^[1]

UPI = United Press International^[2]

See also

• 1975 College Football All-America Team

Notes and References

1. News: All-Big Eight team. Greeley (CO) Daily Tribune. November 21, 1975. 35.
2. News: Three players unanimous choices for all-Big Eight football honors. The Telegraph-Herald. November 25, 1975. 12.