1988 All-Big Eight Conference football team explained

The 1988 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The selectors for the 1988 season included the Associated Press (AP).

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

• Steve Taylor, Nebraska (AP-1)
• Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State (AP-2)

Running backs

• Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State (AP-1)
• Eric Bieniemy, Colorado (AP-1)
• Ken Clark, Nebraska (AP-1)
• Joe Henderson, Iowa State (AP-2)
• Mike Gaddis, Oklahoma (AP-2)

Tight ends

• Todd Millikan, Nebraska (AP-1)
• Mike Busch, Iowa State (AP-2)

Wide receivers

• Hart Lee Dykes, Oklahoma State (AP-1)
• Willie Vaughn, Kansas (AP-2)
• Greg Washington, Kansas State (AP-2)

Centers

• Jake Young, Nebraska (AP-1)
• Erik Norgard, Colorado (AP-2)

Offensive tackles

• Bob Sledge, Nebraska (AP-1)
• Byron Woodard, Oklahoma State (AP-1)
• Terron Manning, Oklahoma (AP-2)
• Mark Vander Poel, Colorado (AP-2)

Offensive guards

• Anthony Phillips, Oklahoma (AP-1)
• Chris Stanley, Oklahoma State (AP-1)
• Andy Keeler, Nebraska (AP-2)
• Carl Bax, Missouri (AP-2)

Defensive selections

Defensive ends

• Broderick Thomas, Nebraska (AP-1)
• Kanavis McGhee, Colorado (AP-1)
• Steve Vandergrift, Missouri (AP-2)
• Alfred Williams, Colorado (AP-2)

Defensive lineman

• Scott Evans, Oklahoma (AP-1)
• Willie Griffin, Nebraska (AP-1)
• Curtice Williams, Oklahoma (AP-2)
• Tony Woods, Oklahoma (AP-2)
• Arthur Walker, Colorado (AP-2)

Nose guards

• Lawrence Pete, Nebraska (AP-1)

Linebackers

• Mike Shane, Iowa State (AP-1)
• LeRoy Etienne, Nebraska (AP-1)
• Curtis Moore, Kansas (AP-2)
• Darren MacDonald, Missouri (AP-2)

Defensive backs

• Adrian Jones, Missouri (AP-1)
• Charles Fryar, Nebraska (AP-1)
• Tim Jackson, Nebraska (AP-1)
• Scott Garl, Oklahoma (AP-1)
• Peda Samuel, Kansas (AP-2)
• Reggie Cooper, Nebraska (AP-2)
• Ray Carreathers, Iowa State (AP-2)
• Jeff Dole, Iowa State (AP-2)

Special teams

Place-kicker

• Cary Blanchard, Oklahoma State (AP-1)
• Jeff Shudak, Iowa State (AP-2)

Punter

• Keith English, Colorado (AP-1)
• Todd Thomsen, Oklahoma (AP-2)

Key

AP = Associated Press^[1]

See also

• 1988 College Football All-America Team

Notes and References

1. News: All-Big Eight football. The Salina Journal. November 23, 1988. 11.