1995 All-Big Eight Conference football team explained

The 1995 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. The selectors for the 1995 season included the Associated Press (AP) and the Big Eight Conference coaches (Coaches). The 1995 team was the final All-Big Eight football team due to the conference's merger in 1996 with four teams from the Southwest Conference to form the Big 12 Conference.^[1]

Four teams from the Big Eight Conference finished among the top ten in the final AP Poll of the 1995 season, and players from those teams dominated the All-Big Eight selections. The four ranked teams were:

• The 1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team (12–0), led by head coach Tom Osborne, won the national championship and led the conference with 15 players who received first- or second-team honors. Three Nebraska players were consensus first-team selections by both the AP and the Coaches: quarterback Tommie Frazier; defensive tackle Christian Peter; and defensive back Tyrone Williams.
• The 1995 Colorado Buffaloes football team (10–2), led by head coach Rick Neuheisel, was ranked No. 5 in the final AP Poll and had 11 players who received first- or second-team All-Big Eight honors. Four Colorado players were consensus first-team selections: wide receiver Rae Carruth; offensive linemen Chris Naeole and Heath Irwin; and linebacker Matt Russell.
• The 1995 Kansas State Wildcats football team (10–2), led by head coach Bill Snyder, was ranked No. 7 in the final AP Poll and had nine players who received All-Big Eight honors. Defensive lineman Tim Colston and defensive back Chris Canty were consensus first-team selections.
• The 1995 Kansas Jayhawks football team (10–2), led by head coach Glen Mason, was ranked No. 9 in the final AP Poll and had nine players who received All-Big Eight honors. Offensive lineman Chris Banks and defensive back Dorian Brew were consensus first-team selections.

Troy Davis of Iowa State and David Thompson of Oklahoma State were the consensus first-team running backs. Stephen Alexander of Oklahoma was the consensus first-team tight end.

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

• Tommie Frazier, Nebraska (AP-1; Coaches-1)
• Matt Miller, Kansas State (AP-2)
• Mark Williams, Kansas (Coaches-2)

Running backs

• Troy Davis, Iowa State (AP-1; Coaches-1)
• David Thompson, Oklahoma State (AP-1; Coaches-1 [tie])
• Ahman Green, Nebraska (AP-2; Coaches-1 [tie])
• Jerald Moore, Oklahoma (AP-2)
• June Henley, Kansas (Coaches-2)

Tight ends

• Stephen Alexander, Oklahoma (AP-1; Coaches-1)
• Alonzo Mayes, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
• Matt Lepsis, Colorado (Coaches-2)

Wide receivers

• Rae Carruth, Colorado (AP-1; Coaches-1)
• Kevin Lockett, Kansas State (AP-1)
• Mitch Running, Kansas State (AP-2; Coaches-2 [tie])
• Phil Savoy, Colorado (AP-2)
• Ashaundai Smith, Kansas (Coaches-2 [tie])
• James Kidd, Colorado (Coaches-2 [tie])

Centers

• Aaron Graham, Nebraska (AP-1; Coaches-2)
• Bryan Stoltenberg, Colorado (AP-2; Coaches-1)

Offensive linemen

• Chris Naeole, Colorado (AP-1; Coaches-1 [OG])
• Heath Irwin, Colorado (AP-1; Coaches-1 [tie at OG])
• Chris Banks, Kansas (AP-1; Coaches-1 [tie at OG])
• Aaron Taylor, Nebraska (AP-1; Coaches-2 [OG])
• Chris Dishman, Nebraska (AP-2; Coaches-1 [OT])
• Eric Anderson, Nebraska (Coaches-1 [OT])
• Chris Oltmanns, Kansas State (AP-2; Coaches-2 [OT])
• Tim Kohn, Iowa State (AP-2; Coaches-2 [OT])
• Rod Jones, Kansas (AP-2)

Defensive selections

Defensive lineman

• Tim Colston, Kansas State (AP-1; Coaches-1)
• Cedric Jones, Oklahoma (AP-1; Coaches-1 [DE])
• Christian Peter, Nebraska (AP-1; Coaches-1)
• Jared Tomich, Nebraska (AP-1; Coaches-2 [tie at DE])
• Kerry Hicks, Colorado (AP-2; Coaches-1)
• Grant Wistrom, Nebraska (AP-2 [LB]; Coaches-1 [DE])
• Steve Martin, Missouri (AP-2; Coaches-2)
• Dirk Ochs, Kansas State (AP-2; Coaches-2 [tie at DE])
• Keith Rogers, Kansas (AP-2 [LB]; Coaches-2 [tie at DE])
• Greg Jones, Colorado (AP-2 [LB]; Coaches-2 [tie at DE]

Linebackers

• Matt Russell, Colorado (AP-1; Coaches-1 [ILB])
• Percell Gaskins, Kansas State (AP-1; Coaches-2 [ILB])
• Terrell Farley, Nebraska (AP-1; Coaches-2 [ILB]))
• Tyrell Peters, Oklahoma (Coaches-1 [ILB])
• Jason Thoren, Kansas (Coaches-2)

Defensive backs

• Chris Canty, Kansas State (AP-1; Coaches-1)
• Tyrone Williams, Nebraska (AP-1; Coaches-1)
• Dorian Brew, Kansas (AP-1; Coaches-1)
• Joe Gordon, Kansas State (AP-1; Coaches-2)
• Chuck Marlowe, Kansas State (AP-2; Coaches-1)
• Tony Veland, Nebraska (AP-2; Coaches-2)
• Mike Minter, Nebraska (AP-2; Coaches-2)
• DeMontie Cross, Missouri (Coaches-2)

Special teams

Place-kickers

• Jeremy Alexander, Oklahoma (AP-1; Coaches-2 [tie])
• Neil Voskeritchian, Colorado (AP-2; Coaches-1)
• Lawson Vaughn, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2 [tie])

Punters

• Greg Ivy, Oklahoma State (AP-1; Coaches-1)
• Darrin Simmons, Kansas (AP-2; Coaches-2)

Return specialists

• R. W. McQuarters, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1)
• Reggie Baul, Nebraska (Coaches-2 [tie])
• Ashaundai Smith, Kansas (Coaches-2 [tie])

Key

AP = Associated Press^[2]

Coaches = selected by the Big Eight Conference coaches^[3]

Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the Associated Press and Coaches

See also

• 1996 All-Big 12 Conference football team

Notes and References

1. News: SWC goes quietly into the night as the Big 12 arrives. The Palm Beach Post. January 2, 1996. 9C.
2. News: 1995 AP All-Big Eight football team. The Salina Journal. November 24, 1995. C2.
3. News: 1995 Coaches All-Big Eight football team. News-Leader (Springfield, MO). November 29, 1995. 2D.