1976 All-Big Eight Conference football team explained

The 1976 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The selectors for the 1976 season included the Associated Press (AP).

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

• Vince Ferragamo, Nebraska (AP-1)
• Wayne Stanley, Iowa State (AP-2)

Running backs

• Terry Miller, Oklahoma State (AP-1)
• Tony Reed, Colorado (AP-1)
• Laverne Smith, Kansas (AP-2)
• Dexter Green, Iowa State (AP-2)

Tight ends

• Don Hasselbeck, Colorado (AP-1)
• Kellen Winslow, Missouri (AP-2)

Centers

• Derrel Gofourth, Oklahoma State (AP-1)
• Larry McDevitt, Missouri (AP-2)

Offensive guards

• Dave Greenwood, Iowa State (AP-1)
• Dan Schmidt, Nebraska (AP-1)
• Joel Yearian, Missouri (AP-2)
• Jamie Melendez, Oklahoma (AP-2)

Offensive tackles

• Mike Vaughan, Oklahoma (AP-1)
• Bob Lingenfelter, Nebraska (AP-1)
• Morris Towns, Missouri (AP-2)
• Steve Hoins, Nebraska (AP-2)

Wide receivers

• Luther Blue, Iowa State (AP-1)
• Joe Stewart, Missouri (AP-1)
• Leo Lewis, Missouri (AP-2)
• Chuck Malito, Nebraska (AP-2)

Kicker

• Abby Daigle, Oklahoma State (AP-1)

Defensive selections

Defensive ends

• Ray Phillips, Nebraska (AP-1)
• Daria Butler, Oklahoma State (AP-1)
• Lorenzo Turner, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
• Mike Phillips, Oklahoma (AP-2)

Defensive tackles

• Phil Dokes, Oklahoma State (AP-1)
• Mike Fultz, Nebraska (AP-1)
• Mike Butler, Kansas (AP-2)
• Ron Pruitt, Nebraska (AP-2)

Middle guards

• Charlie Johnson, Colorado (AP-1)
• Mike Stensrud, Iowa State (AP-2)

Linebackers

• Clete Phillen, Nebraska (AP-1)
• Darryl Hunt, Oklahoma (AP-1)
• Terry Beeson, Kansas (AP-2)
• Gary Spani, Kansas State (AP-2)

Defensive backs

• Zac Henderson, Oklahoma (AP-1)
• Scott Hill, Oklahoma (AP-1)
• Mike Spivey, Colorado (AP-1)
• Dave Butterfield, Nebraska (AP-1)
• Odis McKinney, Colorado (AP-2)
• Willie Lester, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
• Skip Sharp, Kansas (AP-2)
• Tony Hawkins, Iowa State (AP-2)

Punter

• Cliff Parsley, Oklahoma State (AP-1)

Key

AP = Associated Press^[1]

See also

• 1976 College Football All-America Team

Notes and References

1. News: OSU's Miller heads Big Eight stars. Chillicothe (MO) Constitution-Tribune (AP story). December 1, 1976. 2.