1984 All-Big Eight Conference football team explained

The 1984 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. The selectors for the 1984 season included the Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI).

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

• Danny Bradley, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Rusty Hilger, Oklahoma State (AP-2; UPI-2)

Running backs

• Jeff Smith, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Doug DuBose, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Shawn Jones, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
• Steve Sewell, Oklahoma (AP-2)
• Lee Rouson, Colorado (UPI-2)
• Lynn Williams, Kansas (UPI-2)

Tight ends

• Jon Embree, Colorado (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Tony Davis, Missouri (AP-2)
• Dave Smoldt, Iowa State (UPI-2)

Wide receivers

• Tracy Henderson, Iowa State (AP-1; UPI-1)
• George Shorthose, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-2)
• Ron Brown, Colorado (AP-2; UPI-1)
• Skip Peete, Kansas (AP-2; UPI-2)

Centers

• Mark Traynowicz, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Chuck Thomas, Oklahoma (AP-2; UPI-2)

Down linemen

• Harry Grimminger, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Mark Behning, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
• John Clay, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Paul Blair, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-2)
• Damian Johnson, Kansas State (AP-2; UPI-2)
• Ralph Partida, Oklahoma State (AP-2; UPI-1)
• Junior Ili, Colorado (AP-2)
• Brent Burks, Oklahoma (AP-2)
• Eric Pope, Oklahoma (UPI-2)
• Doug Certain, Kansas (UPI-2)

Defensive selections

Defensive ends

• Scott Strasburger, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Bill Weber, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-2)
• Darrell Reed, Oklahoma (AP-2; UPI-1)
• Lester Williams, Iowa State (AP-2; UPI-2)

Nose guard

• Tony Casillas, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
• John Washington, Oklahoma State (AP-2; UPI-2)

Defensive tackles

• Leslie O'Neal, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Rodney Harding, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Rob Stuckey, Nebraska (AP-2)
• Steve Little, Iowa State (AP-2)
• George Smith, Colorado (UPI-2)
• Phil Forte, Kansas (UPI-2)

Linebackers

• Brian Bosworth, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Willie Pless, Kansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Matt Manger, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-2)
• Jeff Brasswell, Iowa State (AP-2; UPI-2)
• Marc Munford, Nebraska (AP-2)
• Mark Daum, Nebraska (AP-2)

Defensive backs

• Barton Hundley, Kansas State (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Bret Clark, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Rod Brown, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Mark Moore, Oklahoma State (AP-2; UPI-1)
• Adam Hinds, Oklahoma State (AP-2; UPI-2)
• Anthony Mayze, Iowa State (AP-2; UPI-2)
• David Burke, Nebraska (UPI-2)
• Brad Lambert, Kansas State (UPI-2)

Special teams

Place-kicker

• Larry Roach, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Dodge Schwartzburg, Kansas (AP-2; UPI-2)

Punter

• Scott Livingston, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Mike Winchester, Oklahoma (AP-2)
• Marlon Adler, Missouri (UPI-2)

Key

AP = Associated Press^[1]

UPI = United Press International^[2]

See also

• 1984 College Football All-America Team

Notes and References

1. News: All-Big Eight. The Salina Journal. November 21, 1984. 13.
2. News: The 1984 United Press International All-Big Eight Conference football.... November 19, 1984.