1990 All-Big Eight Conference football team explained

The 1990 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The selectors for the 1990 season included the Associated Press (AP).

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

• Darian Hagan, Colorado (AP-1)
• Carl Straw, Kansas State (AP-2)

Running backs

• Eric Bieniemy, Colorado (AP-1)
• Gerald Hudson, Oklahoma State (AP-1)
• Leodis Flowers, Nebraska (AP-2)
• Blaise Bryant, Iowa State (AP-2)

Tight ends

• Johnny Mitchell, Nebraska (AP-1)
• Tim Bruton, Missouri (AP-2)

Wide receivers

• Mike Pritchard, Colorado (AP-1)
• Linzy Collins, Missouri (AP-1)
• Frank Hernandez, Kansas State (AP-2)
• Michael Smith, Kansas State (AP-2)

Centers

• Jay Leeuwenburg, Colorado (AP-1)
• Chip Budde, Kansas (AP-2)

Offensive linemen

• Joe Garten, Colorado (AP-1)
• Mark Vander Poel, Colorado (AP-1)
• Tom Punt, Nebraska (AP-1)
• Gene Williams, Iowa State (AP-1)
• Will Shields, Nebraska (AP-2)
• Mike Sawatzky, Oklahoma (AP-2)
• Jim Wanek, Nebraska (AP-2)
• Chris Perez, Kansas (AP-2)

Defensive selections

Defensive ends

• Kanavis McGhee, Colorado (AP-1)
• Alfred Williams, Colorado (AP-1)
• Jason Gildon, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
• James Goode, Oklahoma (AP-2)

Defensive lineman

• Kenny Walker, Nebraska (AP-1)
• Joel Steed, Colorado (AP-1)
• Scott Evans, Oklahoma (AP-1)
• Garry Howe, Colorado (AP-1)
• Stacey Satterwhite, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
• Gilbert Brown, Kansas (AP-2)
• Pat Engelbert, Nebraska (AP-2)

Linebackers

• Mike Croel, Nebraska (AP-1)
• Pat Tyrance, Nebraska (AP-1)
• Chris Wilson, Oklahoma (AP-2)
• Brooks Barta, Kansas State (AP-2)
• Joe Bowden, Oklahoma (AP-2)

Defensive backs

• Reggie Cooper, Nebraska (AP-1)
• Harry Colon, Missouri (AP-1)
• Tim James, Colorado (AP-1)
• Mike Clark, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
• Bruce Pickens, Nebraska (AP-2)
• Marcus Robertson, Iowa State (AP-2)

Special teams

Place-kicker

• Jeff Shudak, Iowa State (AP-1)
• Dan Eichoff, Kansas (AP-2)

Punter

• Dan Eichoff, Kansas (AP-1)
• Cary Blanchard, Oklahoma State (AP-2)

Key

AP = Associated Press^[1]

See also

• 1990 College Football All-America Team

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1990 AP All-Big Eight. The Salina Journal. November 22, 1990. 33.