1986 All-Big Eight Conference football team

The 1986 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The selectors for the 1986 season included the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press International (UPI).

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

  • Jamelle Holieway, Oklahoma (AP-1, UPI-1)
  • Alex Espinoza, Iowa State (AP-2, UPI-2)

Running backs

  • Keith Jones, Nebraska (AP-1, UPI-1)
  • Thurman Thomas, Oklahoma State (AP-1, UPI-1)
  • Lydell Carr, Oklahoma (AP-2, UPI-2)
  • Darrell Wallace, Missouri (AP-2)
  • Tony Jordan, Kansas State (UPI-2)

Tight ends

  • Keith Jackson, Oklahoma (AP-1, UPI-1)
  • Jon Embree, Colorado (AP-2)
  • Todd Millikan, Nebraska (UPI-2)

Wide receivers

  • Hart Lee Dykes, Oklahoma State (AP-1, UPI-1)
  • Willie Vaughn, Kansas (AP-1, UPI-1)
  • Robbie Minor, Iowa State (AP-2, UPI-2)
  • Ronnie Caldwell, Kansas (AP-2)
  • Rod Smith, Nebraska (UPI-2)

Centers

  • Eric Coyle, Colorado (AP-1, UPI-1)
  • Travis Simpson, Oklahoma (AP-2)
  • Channon Mawdsley, Iowa State (UPI-2)

Offensive tackles

  • Tom Welter, Nebraska (AP-1, UPI-1)
  • John Clay, Missouri (AP-1, UPI-1)
  • Greg Johnson, Oklahoma (AP-2, UPI-2)
  • John McCormick, Nebraska (AP-2, UPI-2)
  • Brett Lawrence, Iowa State (UPI-2)

Offensive guards

  • Anthony Phillips, Oklahoma (AP-1, UPI-1)
  • Mark Hutson, Oklahoma (AP-1, UPI-1)
  • Stan Parker, Nebraska (AP-2)
  • Rob Maggard, Nebraska (AP-2)
  • Phil Petty, Missouri (UPI-2)

Defensive selections

Defensive ends

  • Broderick Thomas, Nebraska (AP-1, UPI-1)
  • Darrell Reed, Oklahoma (AP-1, UPI-1)
  • Troy Johnson, Oklahoma (AP-2, UPI-2)
  • Jerry Deckard, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
  • Phil Forte, Kansas (UPI-2)

Middle guard

  • Danny Noonan, Nebraska (AP-1, UPI-1)
  • Kyle Rappold, Colorado (UPI-2)

Defensive tackles

  • Curt Koch, Colorado (AP-1, UPI-1)
  • Chris Spachman, Nebraska (AP-1, UPI-2)
  • Steve Bryan, Oklahoma (AP-2, UPI-1)
  • Greg Liter, Iowa State (AP-2, UPI-2)
  • Dick Chapura, Missouri (AP-2, UPI-2)

Linebackers

  • Brian Bosworth, Oklahoma (AP-1, UPI-1)
  • Barry Remington, Colorado (AP-1, UPI-1)
  • Marc Munford, Nebraska (AP-1, UPI-2)
  • Darin Schubeck, Colorado (AP-2)
  • Paul Migliazzo, Oklahoma (AP-2)
  • Dennis Gibson, Iowa State (UPI-2)

Defensive backs

  • Mark Moore, Oklahoma State (AP-1, UPI-1)
  • Mickey Pruitt, Colorado (AP-1, UPI-1)
  • David Vickers, Oklahoma (AP-1, UPI-1)
  • Rickey Dixon, Oklahoma (AP-2, UPI-1)
  • Wayne Ziegler, Kansas (AP-2, UPI-2)
  • Mike Hudson, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
  • Sonny Brown, Oklahoma (AP-2, UPI-2)
  • Brian Davis, Nebraska (UPI-2)
  • Terrence Anthony, Iowa State (UPI-2)

Special teams

Place-kicker

  • Tim Lashar, Oklahoma (AP-1, UPI-1)
  • Tom Whelihan, Missouri (AP-2, UPI-2)

Punter

  • Barry Helton, Colorado (AP-1, UPI-1)
  • Rick Frank, Iowa State (AP-2, UPI-2)

Key

AP = Associated Press[1]

UPI = United Press International[2]

Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the Associated Press and UPI

See also

References

  1. ^ "AP All-Big Eight Team". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. December 3, 1986. p. 6E.
  2. ^ "UPI All-Big Eight Team". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. December 2, 1986. p. 4C.