1988 All-Big Eight Conference football team

The 1988 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The selectors for the 1988 season included the Associated Press (AP).

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

  • Steve Taylor, Nebraska (AP-1)
  • Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State (AP-2)

Running backs

  • Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State (AP-1)
  • Eric Bieniemy, Colorado (AP-1)
  • Ken Clark, Nebraska (AP-1)
  • Joe Henderson, Iowa State (AP-2)
  • Mike Gaddis, Oklahoma (AP-2)

Tight ends

  • Todd Millikan, Nebraska (AP-1)
  • Mike Busch, Iowa State (AP-2)

Wide receivers

  • Hart Lee Dykes, Oklahoma State (AP-1)
  • Willie Vaughn, Kansas (AP-2)
  • Greg Washington, Kansas State (AP-2)

Centers

  • Jake Young, Nebraska (AP-1)
  • Erik Norgard, Colorado (AP-2)

Offensive tackles

  • Bob Sledge, Nebraska (AP-1)
  • Byron Woodard, Oklahoma State (AP-1)
  • Terron Manning, Oklahoma (AP-2)
  • Mark Vander Poel, Colorado (AP-2)

Offensive guards

  • Anthony Phillips, Oklahoma (AP-1)
  • Chris Stanley, Oklahoma State (AP-1)
  • Andy Keeler, Nebraska (AP-2)
  • Carl Bax, Missouri (AP-2)

Defensive selections

Defensive ends

  • Broderick Thomas, Nebraska (AP-1)
  • Kanavis McGhee, Colorado (AP-1)
  • Steve Vandergrift, Missouri (AP-2)
  • Alfred Williams, Colorado (AP-2)

Defensive lineman

  • Scott Evans, Oklahoma (AP-1)
  • Willie Griffin, Nebraska (AP-1)
  • Curtice Williams, Oklahoma (AP-2)
  • Tony Woods, Oklahoma (AP-2)
  • Arthur Walker, Colorado (AP-2)

Nose guards

  • Lawrence Pete, Nebraska (AP-1)

Linebackers

  • Mike Shane, Iowa State (AP-1)
  • LeRoy Etienne, Nebraska (AP-1)
  • Curtis Moore, Kansas (AP-2)
  • Darren MacDonald, Missouri (AP-2)

Defensive backs

  • Adrian Jones, Missouri (AP-1)
  • Charles Fryar, Nebraska (AP-1)
  • Tim Jackson, Nebraska (AP-1)
  • Scott Garl, Oklahoma (AP-1)
  • Peda Samuel, Kansas (AP-2)
  • Reggie Cooper, Nebraska (AP-2)
  • Ray Carreathers, Iowa State (AP-2)
  • Jeff Dole, Iowa State (AP-2)

Special teams

Place-kicker

  • Cary Blanchard, Oklahoma State (AP-1)
  • Jeff Shudak, Iowa State (AP-2)

Punter

  • Keith English, Colorado (AP-1)
  • Todd Thomsen, Oklahoma (AP-2)

Key

AP = Associated Press[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "All-Big Eight football". The Salina Journal. November 23, 1988. p. 11.