The 1982 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. The selectors for the 1982 season included the Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI).

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks Turner Gill, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1) Darrell Dickey, Kansas State (AP-2)

Running backs Mike Rozier, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1) Ernest Anderson, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1) Marcus Dupree, Oklahoma (AP-1) Stanley Wilson, Oklahoma (AP-2) Fred Sims, Oklahoma (AP-2) Tommy Davis, Iowa State (AP-2)

Tight ends Jamie Williams, Nebraska (AP-1) Andy Gibler, Missouri (AP-2; UPI-1)

Wide receivers Mike Wallace, Kansas State (AP-1; UPI-1) James Caver, Missouri (UPI-1) Irving Fryar, Nebraska (AP-2)

Centers Dave Rimington, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1) Chuck Thomas, Oklahoma (AP-2)

Offensive guards Paul Parker, Oklahoma (AP-1) Mike Mandelko, Nebraska (AP-1) Steve Williams, Oklahoma (AP-2; UPI-1) Kevin Igo, Oklahoma State (AP-2)

Offensive tackles Randy Theiss, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1) Karl Nelson, Iowa State (AP-1; UPI-1) Russell Graham, Oklahoma State (AP-2) Conrad Goode, Missouri (AP-2)

Defensive selections

Defensive ends Kevin Murphy, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1) Reggie Singletary, Kansas State (AP-1; UPI-1) Tony Felici, Nebraska (AP-2; UPI-1) L. E. Madison, Kansas State (AP-2)

Defensive tackles Rick Bryan, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1) Shamus McDonough, Iowa State (AP-1) Toby Williams, Nebraska (AP-2) Randy Jostes, Missouri (AP-2)

Nose guards Gary Lewis, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1) Jeff Merrell, Nebraska (AP-2)

Linebackers Jackie Shipp, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1) Mike Green, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1) Steve Damkroger, Nebraska (AP-1) Dan Ruzich, Kansas State (AP-2) Jay Wilson, Missouri (AP-2) Chris Washington, Iowa State (AP-2)

Defensive backs Victor Scott, Colorado (AP-1; UPI-1) Ronnie Osborne, Iowa State (AP-1; UPI-1) Demetrious Johnson, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-1) Greg Best, Kansas State (AP-2; UPI-1) Keith Stanberry, Oklahoma (AP-2) Kevin Potter, Missouri (AP-2)

Special teams

Place-kicker Larry Roach, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1) Alex Giffords, Iowa State (AP-2)

Punter Bucky Scribner, Kansas (AP-1; UPI-1)

Key

AP = Associated Press

UPI = United Press International

See also 1982 College Football All-America Team

References