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1984 All-Big Eight Conference football team

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The 1984 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. The selectors for the 1984 season included the Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI).

Offensive selections

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Quarterbacks

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Running backs

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Tight ends

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  • Jon Embree, Colorado (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Tony Davis, Missouri (AP-2)
  • Dave Smoldt, Iowa State (UPI-2)

Wide receivers

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  • Tracy Henderson, Iowa State (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • George Shorthose, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-2)
  • Ron Brown, Colorado (AP-2; UPI-1)
  • Skip Peete, Kansas (AP-2; UPI-2)

Centers

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Down linemen

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  • Harry Grimminger, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Mark Behning, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • John Clay, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Paul Blair, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-2)
  • Damian Johnson, Kansas State (AP-2; UPI-2)
  • Ralph Partida, Oklahoma State (AP-2; UPI-1)
  • Junior Ili, Colorado (AP-2)
  • Brent Burks, Oklahoma (AP-2)
  • Eric Pope, Oklahoma (UPI-2)
  • Doug Certain, Kansas (UPI-2)

Defensive selections

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Defensive ends

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  • Scott Strasburger, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Bill Weber, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-2)
  • Darrell Reed, Oklahoma (AP-2; UPI-1)
  • Lester Williams, Iowa State (AP-2; UPI-2)

Nose guard

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Defensive tackles

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  • Leslie O'Neal, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Rodney Harding, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Rob Stuckey, Nebraska (AP-2)
  • Steve Little, Iowa State (AP-2)
  • George Smith, Colorado (UPI-2)
  • Phil Forte, Kansas (UPI-2)

Linebackers

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  • Brian Bosworth, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Willie Pless, Kansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Matt Manger, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-2)
  • Jeff Brasswell, Iowa State (AP-2; UPI-2)
  • Marc Munford, Nebraska (AP-2)
  • Mark Daum, Nebraska (AP-2)

Defensive backs

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  • Barton Hundley, Kansas State (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Bret Clark, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Rod Brown, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Mark Moore, Oklahoma State (AP-2; UPI-1)
  • Adam Hinds, Oklahoma State (AP-2; UPI-2)
  • Anthony Mayze, Iowa State (AP-2; UPI-2)
  • David Burke, Nebraska (UPI-2)
  • Brad Lambert, Kansas State (UPI-2)

Special teams

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Place-kicker

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  • Larry Roach, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Dodge Schwartzburg, Kansas (AP-2; UPI-2)

Punter

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  • Scott Livingston, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Mike Winchester, Oklahoma (AP-2)
  • Marlon Adler, Missouri (UPI-2)

Key

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AP = Associated Press[1]

UPI = United Press International[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "All-Big Eight". The Salina Journal. November 21, 1984. p. 13.
  2. ^ "The 1984 United Press International All-Big Eight Conference football..." November 19, 1984.