1997 All-Big 12 Conference football team explained

The 1997 All-Big 12 Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big 12 Conference players for the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The conference recognizes two official All-Big 12 selectors: (1) the Big 12 conference coaches selected separate offensive and defensive units and named first-, second- and third-team players (the "Coaches" team); and (2) a panel of sports writers and broadcasters covering the Big 12 also selected offensive and defensive units and named first- and second-team players (the "Media" team).

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

Corby Jones, Missouri (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Michael Bishop, Kansas State (Coaches-2)
Scott Frost, Nebraska (Media-2)

Running backs

Ahman Green, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Ricky Williams, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-1)
De'Mond Parker, Oklahoma (Coaches-2; Media-1)
Brock Olivo, Missouri (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Darren Davis, Iowa State (Media-2)
Dante Hall, Texas A&M (Media-2)

Offensive line

Todd Weiner, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Mike Morris, Missouri (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Aaron Taylor, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Eric Anderson, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Kendyl Jacox, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-2)
Steve McKinney, Texas A&M (Coaches-2; Media-1)
Travis Biebel, Missouri (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Josh Henson, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Jay Pugh, Texas Tech (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Melvin Thomas, Colorado (Coaches-2; Media-2)

Tight ends

Alonzo Mayes, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Stephen Alexander, Oklahoma (Coaches-2)
Derrick Spiller, Texas A&M (Media-2)

Receivers

Tyrone Watley, Iowa State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Phil Savoy, Colorado (Coaches-1; Media-2)
Donnie Hart, Texas Tech (Coaches-2)
Ed Williams, Iowa State (Coaches-2)

Defensive selections

Defensive linemen

Grant Wistrom, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Montae Reagor, Texas Tech (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Jason Peter, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Darren Howard, Kansas State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Ryan Olson, Colorado (Coaches-1; Media-2)
Martin Chase, Oklahoma (Media-2)
Jamal Williams, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1)
Marquis Gibson, Missouri (Coaches-2)
Jerome Evans, Kansas State (Coaches-2)
Kelly Gregg, Oklahoma (Coaches-2)
Cody McGuire, Texas Tech (Coaches-2)

Linebackers

Ron Warner, Kansas (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Jeff Kelly, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Dat Nguyen, Texas A&M (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Mark Simoneau Kansas State (Coaches-2; Media-1)
Travis Ochs, Kansas State (Media-2)
Warrick Holdman, Texas A&M (Media-2)
Jay Foreman, Nebraska (Media-2)
Hannibal Navies, Colorado (Media-2)
Kenyatta Wright, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2)

Defensive backs

Ralph Brown, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Kevin Williams, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
R. W. McQuarters, Oklahoma Stale (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Hyan Sutter, Colorado (Coaches-2; Media-1)
Tony Blevins, Kansas (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Dane Johnson, Texas Tech (Coaches-1; Media-2)
Harold Piersey, Missouri (Media-2)
Tony Darden, Texas Tech (Media-2)
Lamar Chapman, Kansas State (Coaches-2)
Mike Brown, Nebraska (Coaches-2)

Special teams

Kickers

Martín Gramática, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Phil Dawson, Texas (Coaches-2)
Kyle Bryant, Texas A&M (Media-2)

Punters

Shane Lechler, Texas A&M (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Jason Davis, Oklahoma State (Media-2)
Dean Royal, Kansas (Coaches-2)

Return specialists

Ben Kelly, Colorado (Coaches-1; Media-1)
R. W. McQuarters, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1; Media-2)
Dante Hall, Texas A&M (Coaches-2)
David Allen, Kansas State (Coaches-2)

Key

Bold = selected as a first-team player by both the coaches and media panel

Coaches = selected by Big 12 Conference coaches^[1]

Media = selected by a media panel^[2]

Notes and References

Web site: Big 12 Record Book - All-Big 12 Teams: 1997 . 125 (page 8 in the document) . . November 8, 2017 .
News: Huskers dominate All-Big 12 Team . Del Rio News-Herald (via newspapers.com) . December 3, 1997.