1982 All-Big Eight Conference football team explained
The 1982 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. The selectors for the 1982 season included the Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI).
Offensive selections
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Tight ends
Wide receivers
- Mike Wallace, Kansas State (AP-1; UPI-1)
- James Caver, Missouri (UPI-1)
- Irving Fryar, Nebraska (AP-2)
Centers
Offensive guards
- Paul Parker, Oklahoma (AP-1)
- Mike Mandelko, Nebraska (AP-1)
- Steve Williams, Oklahoma (AP-2; UPI-1)
- Kevin Igo, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
Offensive tackles
- Randy Theiss, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Karl Nelson, Iowa State (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Russell Graham, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
- Conrad Goode, Missouri (AP-2)
Defensive selections
Defensive ends
- Kevin Murphy, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Reggie Singletary, Kansas State (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Tony Felici, Nebraska (AP-2; UPI-1)
- L. E. Madison, Kansas State (AP-2)
Defensive tackles
- Rick Bryan, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Shamus McDonough, Iowa State (AP-1)
- Toby Williams, Nebraska (AP-2)
- Randy Jostes, Missouri (AP-2)
Nose guards
- Gary Lewis, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Jeff Merrell, Nebraska (AP-2)
Linebackers
- Jackie Shipp, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Mike Green, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Steve Damkroger, Nebraska (AP-1)
- Dan Ruzich, Kansas State (AP-2)
- Jay Wilson, Missouri (AP-2)
- Chris Washington, Iowa State (AP-2)
Defensive backs
Special teams
Place-kicker
- Larry Roach, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Alex Giffords, Iowa State (AP-2)
Punter
Key
AP = Associated Press[1]
UPI = United Press International[2]
See also
Notes and References
- News: 1982 AP All-Big Eight team. The Des Moines Register. November 24, 1982. 2S.
- News: Mizzou's Caver, Gibler All Big Eight. Bulletin Journal. November 23, 1982. 10.