The 1997 All-Big 12 Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big 12 Conference players for the 1997 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).
Offensive selections Quarterbacks Corby Jones, Missouri (Coaches-1; Media-1) Michael Bishop, Kansas State (Coaches-2) Scott Frost, Nebraska (Media-2)
Running backs Ahman Green, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-1) Ricky Williams, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-1) De'Mond Parker, Oklahoma (Coaches-2; Media-1) Brock Olivo, Missouri (Coaches-2; Media-2) Darren Davis, Iowa State (Media-2) Dante Hall, Texas A&M (Media-2)
Offensive line Todd Weiner, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-1) Mike Morris, Missouri (Coaches-1; Media-1) Aaron Taylor, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-1) Eric Anderson, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-1) Kendyl Jacox, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-2) Steve McKinney, Texas A&M (Coaches-2; Media-1) Travis Biebel, Missouri (Coaches-2; Media-2) Josh Henson, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2; Media-2) Jay Pugh, Texas Tech (Coaches-2; Media-2) Melvin Thomas, Colorado (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Tight ends Alonzo Mayes, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1; Media-1) Stephen Alexander, Oklahoma (Coaches-2) Derrick Spiller, Texas A&M (Media-2)
Receivers Tyrone Watley, Iowa State (Coaches-1; Media-1) Phil Savoy, Colorado (Coaches-1; Media-2) Donnie Hart, Texas Tech (Coaches-2) Ed Williams, Iowa State (Coaches-2)
Defensive selections Defensive linemen Grant Wistrom, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-1) Montae Reagor, Texas Tech (Coaches-1; Media-1) Jason Peter, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-1) Darren Howard, Kansas State (Coaches-2; Media-2) Ryan Olson, Colorado (Coaches-1; Media-2) Martin Chase, Oklahoma (Media-2) Jamal Williams, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1) Marquis Gibson, Missouri (Coaches-2) Jerome Evans, Kansas State (Coaches-2) Kelly Gregg, Oklahoma (Coaches-2) Cody McGuire, Texas Tech (Coaches-2)
Linebackers Ron Warner, Kansas (Coaches-1; Media-1) Jeff Kelly, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-1) Dat Nguyen, Texas A&M (Coaches-1; Media-1) Mark Simoneau Kansas State (Coaches-2; Media-1) Travis Ochs, Kansas State (Media-2) Warrick Holdman, Texas A&M (Media-2) Jay Foreman, Nebraska (Media-2) Hannibal Navies, Colorado (Media-2) Kenyatta Wright, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2)
Defensive backs Ralph Brown, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-1) Kevin Williams, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1; Media-1) R. W. McQuarters, Oklahoma Stale (Coaches-1; Media-1) Ryan Sutter, Colorado (Coaches-2; Media-1) Tony Blevins, Kansas (Coaches-2; Media-2) Dane Johnson, Texas Tech (Coaches-1; Media-2) Harold Piersey, Missouri (Media-2) Tony Darden, Texas Tech (Media-2) Lamar Chapman, Kansas State (Coaches-2) Mike Brown, Nebraska (Coaches-2)
Special teams Kickers Martín Gramática, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-1) Phil Dawson, Texas (Coaches-2) Kyle Bryant, Texas A&M (Media-2)
Punters Shane Lechler, Texas A&M (Coaches-1; Media-1) Jason Davis, Oklahoma State (Media-2) Dean Royal, Kansas (Coaches-2)
Return specialists Ben Kelly, Colorado (Coaches-1; Media-1) R. W. McQuarters, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1; Media-2) Dante Hall, Texas A&M (Coaches-2) David Allen, Kansas State (Coaches-2)
Key Bold = selected as a first-team player by both the coaches and media panel
Coaches = selected by Big 12 Conference coaches
Media = selected by a media panel
See also 1997 College Football All-America Team
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