1978 All-Big Eight Conference football team
The 1978 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The selectors for the 1978 season included the Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI).
Offensive selections
[edit]Quarterbacks
[edit]- Thomas Lott, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Phil Bradley, Missouri (AP-2; UPI-1)
Running backs
[edit]- Billy Sims, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Rick Berns, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Dexter Green, Iowa State (AP-1; UPI-2)
- James Mayberry, Colorado (AP-2; UPI-2)
- I. M. Hipp, Nebraska (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Kenny King, Oklahoma (AP-2)
- Kenny Brown, Nebraska (UPI-2)
Tight ends
[edit]- Junior Miller, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-2)
- Kellen Winslow, Missouri (AP-2; UPI-1)
Centers
[edit]- Peter Allard, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Jody Farthing, Oklahoma (AP-2; UPI-2)
Offensive guards
[edit]- Greg Roberts, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Steve Lindquist, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Paul Tabor, Oklahoma (AP-2)
- Jim Clark, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
- Barney Cotton, Nebraska (UPI-2)
- Craig Simmons, Oklahoma State (UPI-2)
Offensive tackles
[edit]- Matt Miller, Colorado (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Kelvin Clark, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Dick Cuvelier, Iowa State (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Sam Claphan, Oklahoma (AP-2; UPI-2)
Wide receivers
[edit]- Charlie Green, Kansas State (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Eugene Goodlow, Kansas State (AP-2; UPI-2)
Defensive selections
[edit]Defensive ends
[edit]- George Andrews, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Rick White, Iowa State (AP-2; UPI-1)
- Reggie Mathis, Oklahoma (AP-1)
- Stuart Walker, Colorado (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Jim Zidd, Kansas (UPI-2)
Defensive tackles
[edit]- Mike Stensrud, Iowa State (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Rod Horn, Nebraska (AP-2; UPI-1)
- Phil Tabor, Oklahoma (AP-1)
- Ruben Vaughan, Colorado (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Chris Boskey, Iowa State (UPI-2)
Nose guards
[edit]- Reggie Kinlaw, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Kerry Weinmaster, Nebraska (AP-2)
- Laval Short, Colorado (UPI-2)
Linebackers
[edit]- Darryl Hunt, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
- John Corker, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1)
- George Cumby, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-2)
- Lee Kunz, Nebraska (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Chris Garlich, Missouri (AP-2)
- Tom Boskey, Iowa State (AP-2)
Defensive backs
[edit]- Darrol Ray, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Mark Haynes, Colorado (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Mike Schwartz, Iowa State (UPI-1; UPI-1)
- Jim Pillen, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-2)
- Russ Calabrese, Missouri (AP-2; UPI-1)
- LeRoy Irvin, Kansas (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Mike Babb, Oklahoma (AP-2)
- Sam Owen, Kansas State (UPI-2)
- Gregg Johnson, Oklahoma State (UPI-2)
Special teams
[edit]Place-kicker
[edit]- Uwe von Schamann, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Billy Todd, Nebraska (UPI-2)
Punters
[edit]- Mike Hubach, Kansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Tim Smith, Nebraska (UPI-2)
Key
[edit]AP = Associated Press[1]
UPI = United Press International[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "ISU's Green, Stensrud tabbed for first team all-Big Eight". Des Moines Register. November 22, 1978. p. 2S.
- ^ "Oklahoma, Nebraska dominate honor team, 3 Cyclones picked". The Telegraph-Herald. November 14, 1978. p. 17.