The 1983 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Ten Conference teams for the 1983 college football season. The 1983 Illinois Fighting Illini football team won the conference championship and had seven players selected as first-team players by the Associated Press or United Press International. Iowa followed with six first-team selections, including quarterback Chuck Long and linebacker Larry Station. Michigan had five first-team players, including center Tom Dixon and guard Stefan Humphries.
Offensive selections Quarterbacks Chuck Long, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1) Jack Trudeau, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-2)
Running backs Dwight Beverly, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-1) Keith Byars, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1) Thomas Rooks, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-2) Ricky Edwards, Northwestern (AP-2) Rick Rogers, Michigan (UPI-2) Vaughn Broadnax, Ohio State (UPI-2)
Wide receivers Dave Moritz, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1) Duane Gunn, Indiana (AP-1; UPI-2) Al Toon, Wisconsin (AP-2; UPI-1) David Williams, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-2)
Tight ends John Frank, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1) Tim Brewster, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-2)
Centers Tom Dixon, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1) Joel Hilgenberg, Iowa (AP-2; UPI-2)
Guards Stefan Humphries, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1) Jim Juriga, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-1) Kirk Lowdermilk, Ohio State (AP-2) Jerry Diorio, Michigan (AP-2) Joe Levelis, Iowa (UPI-2) Scott Zalenski, Ohio State (UPI-2)
Tackles Chris Babyar, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-1) John Alt, Iowa (AP-1) William Roberts, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-2) Jeff Dellenbach, Wisconsin (AP-2) Mark Krerowicz, Ohio State (UPI-2)
Defensive selections Defensive linemen Mark Butkus, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-1) Paul Hufford, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1) Don Thorp, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-1) Al Sincich, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-2) Kevin Brooks, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-1) Keith Cruise, Northwestern (AP-2; UPI-2) Spencer Nelms, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-2) Tony Wancket, Iowa (AP-2) Chris Scott, Purdue (UPI-2)
Linebackers Carl Banks, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1) James Melka, Wisconsin (AP-1; UPI-1) Larry Station, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1) Rowland Tatum, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1) Mike Mallory, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2) Carlton Rose, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2) Peter Najarian, Minnesota (AP-2; UPI-2) Mike Weingrad, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-2)
Defensive backs Craig Swoope, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-1) Evan Cooper, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-2) Garcia Lane, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-2) Phil Parker, Michigan State (AP-2; UPI-1) Mike Stoops, Iowa (AP-2; UPI-1) Mike Heaven, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-2)
Special teams Placekicker Bob Bergeron, Michigan (AP-1) Chris White, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-1)
Punter John Kidd, Northwestern (AP-1; UPI-1) Ralf Mojsiejenko, Michigan State (AP-2) Karl Edwards, Ohio State (UPI-2)
Key Bold = Selected as a first-team player by both the media (AP) and coaches (UPI)
AP = Associated Press, "selected by a panel of sports writers and broadcasters covering the conference football scene"
UPI = United Press International, selected by the Big Ten Conference coaches
See also 1983 College Football All-America Team
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