1996 All-Big 12 Conference football team

1996 All-Big 12 team
1996 Big 12 Conference football season
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The 1996 All-Big 12 Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big 12 Conference players for the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The conference recognizes two official All-Big 12 selectors: (1) the Big 12 conference coaches selected separate offensive and defensive units and named first-, second- and third-team players (the "Coaches" team);[1] and (2) a panel of sports writers and broadcasters covering the Big 12 also selected offensive and defensive units and named first- and second-team players (the "Media" team).[2]

This was the first year of competition for the Big 12 Conference.

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

  • Koy Detmer, Colorado (Coaches-1; Media-1)
  • Zebbie Lethridge, Texas Tech (Coaches-2)

Running backs

  • Troy Davis, Iowa State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
  • Byron Hanspard, Texas Tech (Coaches-1; Media-1)
  • Ricky Williams, Texas (Coaches-1)
  • June Henley, Kansas (Coaches-2)
  • David Thompson, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2)
  • De'Mond Parker, Oklahoma (Coaches-2)

Offensive line

  • Chris Naeole, Colorado (Coaches-1; Media-1)
  • Chris Dishman, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-1)
  • Aaron Taylor, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-1)
  • Dan Neil, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-1)
  • Calvin Collins, Texas A&M (Coaches-1)
  • Ben Kaufman, Texas Tech (Media-1; Coaches-2)
  • Pat Augafa, Iowa State (Coaches-2)
  • Tim Kohn, Iowa State (Coaches-2)
  • Jason Johnson, Kansas State (Coaches-2)
  • Eric Anderson, Nebraska (Coaches-2)

Tight ends

  • Alonzo Mayes, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
  • Pat Fitzgerald, Texas (Coaches-2)

Receivers

  • Rae Carruth, Colorado (Coaches-1; Media-1)
  • Kevin Lockett, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
  • Isaac Byrd, Kansas (Coaches-2)
  • Albert Connell, Texas A&M (Coaches-2)

Defensive selections

Defensive linemen

  • Grant Wistrom, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-1)
  • Nyle Wiren, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
  • Ryan Olson, Colorado (Coaches-1)
  • Jason Peter, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-1)
  • Brandon Mitchell, Texas A&M (Coaches-1)
  • Jared Tomich, Nebraska (Media-1)
  • Greg Jones, Colorado (Coaches-2)
  • Keith Mitchell, Texas A&M (Coaches-2)
  • Jeff Ogard, Nebraska (Coaches-2)
  • Barron Tanner, Oklahoma (Coaches-2)
  • Chris Akins, Texas (Coaches-2)

Linebackers

  • Matt Russell, Colorado (Coaches-1; Media-1)
  • Tyrell Peters, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1)
  • Keith Mitchell, Texas A&M (Media-1)
  • Jon Hesse, Nebraska (Media-1)
  • Dat Nguyen, Texas A&M (Coaches-2)
  • Ronnie Ward, Kansas (Coaches-2)

Defensive backs

  • Steve Rosga, Colorado (Coaches-1; Media-1)
  • Chris Canty (defensive back), Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
  • Mario Smith, Kansas State (Coaches-1)
  • Bryant Westbrook, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-1)
  • Mike Minter, Nebraska (Coaches-2; Media-1)
  • George McCullough, Baylor (Coaches-2)
  • Ryan Black, Colorado (Coaches-2)
  • Michael Booker, Nebraska (Coaches-2)

Special teams

Kickers

Punters

  • Ty Atteberry, Baylor (Coaches-1; Media-1)
  • Marc Harris, Iowa State (Coaches-2)

Return specialists

  • Kalief Muhammad, Baylor (Coaches-1)
  • Dante Hall, Texas A&M (Media-1)
  • Andre Richardson, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2)

Key

Bold = selected as a first-team player by both the coaches and media panel

Coaches = selected by Big 12 Conference coaches[1]

Media = selected by a media panel[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Big 12 Record Book - All-Big 12 Teams: 1996" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. p. 126 (page 9 in the document). Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Cornhuskers dominate Big 12 Team". The Salina Journal (via newspapers.com). December 6, 1996.
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