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).
Offensive selections
Quarterbacks
- Thomas Lott, Oklahoma (AP-1)
- Phil Bradley, Missouri (AP-2)
Running backs
- Billy Sims, Oklahoma (AP-1)
- Rick Berns, Nebraska (AP-1)
- Dexter Green, Iowa State (AP-1)
- James Mayberry, Colorado (AP-2)
- I. M. Hipp, Nebraska (AP-2)
- Kenny King, Oklahoma (AP-2)
Tight ends
- Junior Miller, Nebraska (AP-1)
- Kellen Winslow, Missouri (AP-2)
Centers
- Peter Allard, Missouri (AP-1)
- Jody Farthing, Oklahoma (AP-2)
Offensive guards
- Greg Roberts, Oklahoma (AP-1)
- Steve Lindquist, Nebraska (AP-1)
- Paul Tabor, Oklahoma (AP-2)
- Jim Clark, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
Offensive tackles
- Matt Miller, Colorado (AP-1)
- Kelvin Clark, Nebraska (AP-1)
- Dick Cuvelier, Iowa State (AP-2)
- Sam Claphan, Oklahoma (AP-2)
Wide receivers
- Charlie Green, Kansas State (AP-1)
- Eugene Goodlow, Kansas State (AP-2)
Defensive selections
Defensive ends
- Reggie Mathis, Oklahoma (AP-1)
- George Andrews, Nebraska (AP-1)
- Stuart Walker, Colorado (AP-2)
- Rick White, Iowa State (AP-2)
Defensive tackles
- Mike Stensrud, Iowa State (AP-1)
- Phil Tabor, Oklahoma (AP-1)
- Ruben Vaughan, Colorado (AP-2)
- Rod Horn, Nebraska (AP-2)
Nose guards
- Reggie Kinlaw, Oklahoma (AP-1)
- Kerry Weinmaster, Nebraska (AP-2)
Linebackers
- Darryl Hunt, Oklahoma (AP-1)
- George Cumby, Oklahoma (AP-1)
- John Corker, Oklahoma State (AP-1)
- Lee Kunz, Nebraska (AP-2)
- Chris Garlich, Missouri (AP-2)
- Tom Boskey, Iowa State (AP-2)
Defensive backs
- Darrol Ray, Oklahoma (AP-1)
- Mark Haynes, Colorado (AP-1)
- Jim Pillen, Nebraska (AP-1)
- Russ Calabrese, Missouri (AP-2)
- LeRoy Irvin, Kansas (AP-2)
- Mike Babb, Oklahoma (AP-2)
Special teams
Place-kicker
- Uwe von Schamann, Oklahoma (AP-1)
Punter
- Mike Hubach, Kansas (AP-1)
Key
AP = Associated Press[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "ISU's Green, Stensrud tabbed for first team all-Big Eight". Des Moines Register. November 22, 1978. p. 2S.
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