1996 All-Big 12 Conference football team

August 2023 25em 1996 All-Big 12 team border-top:#aaa 1px solid 1996 Big 12 Conference football season Selectors CoachesMedia border-top:1px #aaa solid          1997 → The 1996 All-Big 12 Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big 12 Conference players for the 1996 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). This was the first year of competition for the Big 12 Conference. Offensive selections Quarterbacks Koy Detmer, Colorado (Coaches-1; Media-1) Zebbie Lethridge, Texas Tech (Coaches-2) Running backs Troy Davis, Iowa State (Coaches-1; Media-1) Byron Hanspard, Texas Tech (Coaches-1; Media-1) Ricky Williams, Texas (Coaches-1) June Henley, Kansas (Coaches-2) David Thompson, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2) De'Mond Parker, Oklahoma (Coaches-2) Offensive line Chris Naeole, Colorado (Coaches-1; Media-1) Chris Dishman, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-1) Aaron Taylor, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-1) Dan Neil, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-1) Calvin Collins, Texas A&M (Coaches-1) Ben Kaufman, Texas Tech (Media-1; Coaches-2) Pat Augafa, Iowa State (Coaches-2) Tim Kohn, Iowa State (Coaches-2) Jason Johnson, Kansas State (Coaches-2) Eric Anderson, Nebraska (Coaches-2) Tight ends Alonzo Mayes, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1; Media-1) Pat Fitzgerald, Texas (Coaches-2) Receivers Rae Carruth, Colorado (Coaches-1; Media-1) Kevin Lockett, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-1) Isaac Byrd, Kansas (Coaches-2) Albert Connell, Texas A&M (Coaches-2) Defensive selections Defensive linemen Grant Wistrom, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-1) Nyle Wiren, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-1) Ryan Olson, Colorado (Coaches-1) Jason Peter, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-1) Brandon Mitchell, Texas A&M (Coaches-1) Jared Tomich, Nebraska (Media-1) Greg Jones, Colorado (Coaches-2) Keith Mitchell, Texas A&M (Coaches-2) Jeff Ogard, Nebraska (Coaches-2) Barron Tanner, Oklahoma (Coaches-2) Chris Akins, Texas (Coaches-2) Linebackers Matt Russell, Colorado (Coaches-1; Media-1) Tyrell Peters, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1) Keith Mitchell, Texas A&M (Media-1) Jon Hesse, Nebraska (Media-1) Dat Nguyen, Texas A&M (Coaches-2) Ronnie Ward, Kansas (Coaches-2) Defensive backs Steve Rosga, Colorado (Coaches-1; Media-1) Chris Canty (defensive back), Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-1) Mario Smith, Kansas State (Coaches-1) Bryant Westbrook, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-1) Mike Minter, Nebraska (Coaches-2; Media-1) George McCullough, Baylor (Coaches-2) Ryan Black, Colorado (Coaches-2) Michael Booker, Nebraska (Coaches-2) Special teams Kickers Phil Dawson, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-1) Kris Brown, Nebraska (Coaches-2) Punters Ty Atteberry, Baylor (Coaches-1; Media-1) Marc Harris, Iowa State (Coaches-2) Return specialists Kalief Muhammad, Baylor (Coaches-1) Dante Hall, Texas A&M (Media-1) Andre Richardson, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2) Key Bold = selected as a first-team player by both the coaches and media panel Coaches = selected by Big 12 Conference coachesBig 12 Record Book - All-Big 12 Teams: 1996 126 (page 9 in the document) Big 12 Conference November 8, 2017 http://www.big12sports.com/pdf1/133757.pdf Media = selected by a media panelCornhuskers dominate Big 12 Team The Salina Journal (via newspapers.com) December 6, 1996 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/4983039/ See also 1996 College Football All-America Team References All-Big 12 Conference Category:All-Big 12 Conference football teams