1969 All-Big Eight Conference football team

American all-star college football team August 2023 25em 1969 All-Big Eight Conference football team border-top:#aaa 1px solid border-top:1px #aaa solid 1969 college football season border-top:1px #aaa solid 1967 1968 ← → 1970 1971 The 1969 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. The selectors for the 1969 season included the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press International (UPI). Offensive selections Tight ends Jim McFarland, Nebraska (AP-1, UPI-2) Steve Zabel, Oklahoma (AP-2, UPI-1) Split ends Mel Gray, Missouri (AP-1, UPI-1) Otto Stowe, Iowa State (AP-2, UPI-2) Tackles John Ward, Oklahoma State (AP-1, UPI-1) Larron Jackson, Missouri (AP-1, UPI-1) Lynn Larson, Kansas State (AP-2, UPI-2) Mike Carroll, Missouri (AP-2) Guards Dick Melvin, Colorado (AP-1, UPI-1) Ken Mendenhall, Oklahoma (AP-1, UPI-2) Bill Elfstrom, Oklahoma (AP-2, UPI-1) Mike Bliss, Iowa State (AP-2, UPI-2) James Carver, Kansas State (UPI-2) Centers Dale Evans, Kansas (AP-1, UPI-1) Don Popplewell, Colorado (AP-2) Wayne Beske, Iowa State (UPI-2) Backs Lynn Dickey, Kansas State (AP-1, UPI-1) Steve Owens, Oklahoma (AP-1, UPI-1) Mack Herron, Kansas State (AP-1, UPI-1) Bobby Anderson, Colorado (AP-1, UPI-1) Terry McMillan, Missouri (AP-2, UPI-2) Joe Moore, Missouri (AP-2, UPI-2) Jon Staggers, Missouri (AP-2, UPI-2) John Riggins, Kansas (AP-2) Defensive selections Defensive ends Manuel Barrera, Kansas State (AP-1, UPI-1) Bill Brundige, Colorado (AP-1, UPI-1) Sherwin Jarmon, Nebraska (AP-2, UPI-2) Herb Orvis, Colorado (AP-2) Defensive tackles John Little, Oklahoma State (AP-1, UPI-1) Jerry Sherk, Oklahoma State (AP-1, UPI-2) Mark Kuhlman, Missouri (AP-2, UPI-1) Bill Collins, Colorado (AP-2, UPI-2) Jim Bailey, Kansas (UPI-2) Middle guards John Stucky, Kansas State (AP-1, UPI-1) Sam Adams, Missouri (AP-2, UPI-2) Linebackers Ken Geddes, Nebraska (AP-1, UPI-1) Emery Hicks, Kansas (AP-1, UPI-1) Jerry Murtaugh, Nebraska (AP-1, UPI-1) Steve Lundholm, Missouri (AP-2, UPI-2) Steve Casteel, Oklahoma (AP-2, UPI-2) Jim Files, Oklahoma (AP-2, UPI-2) Defensive backs Dana Stephenson, Nebraska (AP-1, UPI-1) Tony Washington, Iowa State (AP-1, UPI-1) Dennis Poppe, Missouri (AP-1, UPI-1) Butch Davis, Missouri (AP-2, UPI-2) Eric Harris, Colorado (AP-2, UPI-2) Mike Kolich, Kansas State (AP-2, UPI-2) Key AP = Associated PressOwens, Ward Head AP All-Big 8 Team St. Louis Post-Dispatch December 1, 1969 4C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7217048/owens_ward_head_ap_allbig_8_team/ UPI = United Press InternationalMissouri Lands 4 On Big 8 All-Stars St. Louis Post-Dispatch November 26, 1969 2F https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7217212/missouri_lands_4_on_big_8_allstars/ Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the Associated Press and United Press International See also 1969 College Football All-America Team References All-Big Seven Conference football team Category:All-Big Eight Conference football teams