1983 All-Big Eight Conference football team

American all-star college football team August 2023 25em 1983 All-Big Eight Conference football team border-top:#aaa 1px solid border-top:1px #aaa solid 1983 college football season border-top:1px #aaa solid 1981 1982 ← → 1984 1985 The 1983 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The selectors for the 1983 season included the Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI). Offensive selections Quarterbacks Turner Gill, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1) David Archer, Iowa State (AP-2) Running backs Mike Rozier, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1) Shawn Jones, Oklahoma State (AP-1) Jason Jacobs, Iowa State (UPI-1) Spencer Tillman, Oklahoma (AP-2) Earl Johnson, Oklahoma (AP-2) Tight ends Dave Hestera, Colorado (AP-1; UPI-1) John Chesley, Oklahoma State (AP-2) Wide receivers Irving Fryar, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1) Tracy Henderson, Iowa State (AP-1; UPI-1) Bobby Johnson, Kansas (AP-2) Mike Wallace, Kansas State (AP-2) Centers Chuck Thomas, Oklahoma (AP-1) Mark Traynowicz, Nebraska (UPI-1) Chuck Meyers, Iowa State (AP-2) Down linemen Scott Raridon, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1) Conrad Goode, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-1) Dean Steinkuhler, Nebraska (AP-1) Kevin Igo, Oklahoma State (AP-1) Dean Steinkuhler, Nebraska (UPI-1) Paul Parker, Oklahoma (AP-2) Bruce Reimers, Iowa State (AP-2; UPI-1) Harry Grimminger, Nebraska (AP-2) Defensive selections Defensive ends Kevin Murphy, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1) Bobby Bell, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-1) Taft Sales, Missouri (AP-2) L. E. Madison, Kansas State (AP-2) Down linemen Rick Bryan, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1) Leslie O'Neal, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1) Reggie Singletary, Kansas State (AP-1; UPI-1) Rodney Harding, Oklahoma State (AP-2) Robert Curry, Missouri (AP-2) Rob Stuckey, Nebraska (AP-2) Linebackers Mike Knox, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1) Jay Wilson, Missouri (AP-1) Jackie Shipp, Oklahoma (AP-1) Willie Pless, Kansas (AP-2; UPI-1) James Spencer, Oklahoma State (AP-2) Chris Washington, Iowa State (AP-2) Defensive backs Scott Case, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1) Victor Scott, Colorado (AP-1; UPI-1) Bret Clark, Nebraska (AP-1) Terry Matichak, Missouri (UPI-1) Chris Rockins, Oklahoma State (AP-2; UPI-1) Adam Hinds, Oklahoma State (AP-2) Keith Stanberry, Oklahoma (AP-2) Special teams Place-kicker Bruce Kallmeyer, Kansas (AP-1; UPI-1) Larry Roach, Oklahoma State (AP-2) Punter John Conway, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1) Scott Fulhage, Kansas State (AP-2) Key AP = Associated PressKansas place-kicker is unanimous Big 8 pick The Des Moines Register November 22, 1983 18 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7238592/kansas_placekicker_is_unanimous_big_8/ UPI = United Press InternationalRosier, Singletary Head 1983 All-Big Eight Team Daily Leader November 22, 1983 2 https://books.google.com/books?id=HmRDAAAAIBAJ&dq=All-Big+Eight+Conference+football+team+upi&pg=PA2&article_id=1494,1597668 See also 1983 College Football All-America Team References All-Big Seven Conference football team Category:All-Big Eight Conference football teams