1968 All-Big Eight Conference football team

The 1968 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The selectors for the 1968 season included the Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI).

Offensive selections

edit

Ends

edit

Tackles

edit

Guards

edit
  • Joe Armstrong, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Jim Anderson, Missouri (AP-1)
  • Ken Mendenhall, Oklahoma (UPI-1)
  • Ken Wertzberger, Kansas (AP-2)
  • Ed Lancaster, Oklahoma (AP-2)

Centers

edit
  • Jon Kolb, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Dale Evans, Kansas (AP-2)

Backs

edit

Defensive selections

edit

Defensive ends

edit
  • John Zook, Kansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Bill Schmitt, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Mike Schnitker, Colorado (AP-2)
  • Elmer Benhardt, Missouri (AP-2)

Defensive tackles

edit
  • Jay "Rocky" Wallace, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • George Dimitri, Iowa State (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • John Tisworth, Oklahoma (AP-2)
  • Mark Kuhlman, Missouri (AP-2)

Middle guards

edit
  • John Little, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • John Stucky, Kansas State (AP-2)

Linebackers

edit
  • Emery Hicks, Kansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Ken Geddes, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Rocky Martin, Colorado (AP-1)
  • Carl Garber, Missouri (AP-2; UPI-1)
  • Larry Gosney, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
  • Don Pfrimmer, Oklahoma (AP-2)

Defensive backs

edit
  • Roger Wehrli, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Steve Barrett, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Dana Stephenson, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Butch Davis, Missouri (AP-2)
  • Gary Goodwin, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
  • Bob Best, Nebraska (AP-2)

AP = Associated Press[1]

UPI = United Press International[2]

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ "Five Jays Make AP's All-Big Eight First Team". Daily Tribune (Great Bend, KS). November 21, 1968. p. 6.
  2. ^ "Owens Named Big Eight Back Of The Year By UPI". Frederick Daily Leader. December 8, 1968. p. 6.