The 1976 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The selectors for the 1976 season included the Associated Press (AP).
Offensive selections edit
Quarterbacks edit
- Vince Ferragamo, Nebraska (AP-1)
- Wayne Stanley, Iowa State (AP-2)
Running backs edit
- Terry Miller, Oklahoma State (AP-1)
- Tony Reed, Colorado (AP-1)
- Laverne Smith, Kansas (AP-2)
- Dexter Green, Iowa State (AP-2)
Tight ends edit
- Derrel Gofourth, Oklahoma State (AP-1)
- Kellen Winslow, Missouri (AP-2)
Centers edit
- Rik Bonness, Nebraska (AP-1)
- Larry McDevitt, Missouri (AP-2)
Offensive guards edit
- Dave Greenwood, Iowa State (AP-1)
- Dan Schmidt, Nebraska (AP-1)
- Joel Yearian, Missouri (AP-2)
- Jamie Melendez, Oklahoma (AP-2)
Offensive tackles edit
- Mike Vaughan, Oklahoma (AP-1)
- Bob Lingenfelter, Nebraska (AP-1)
- Morris Towns, Missouri (AP-2)
- Steve Hoins, Nebraska (AP-2)
Wide receivers edit
- Luther Blue, Iowa State (AP-1)
- Joe Stewart, Missouri (AP-1)
- Leo Lewis, Missouri (AP-2)
- Chuck Malito, Nebraska (AP-2)
Kicker edit
- Abby Daigle, Oklahoma State (AP-1)
Defensive selections edit
Defensive ends edit
- Ray Phillips, Nebraska (AP-1)
- Daria Butler, Oklahoma State (AP-1)
- Lorenzo Turner, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
- Mike Phillips, Oklahoma (AP-2)
Defensive tackles edit
- Phil Dokes, Oklahoma State (AP-1)
- Mike Fultz, Nebraska (AP-1)
- Mike Butler, Kansas (AP-2)
- Ron Pruitt, Nebraska (AP-2)
Middle guards edit
- Charlie Johnson, Colorado (AP-1)
- Mike Stensrud, Iowa State (AP-2)
Linebackers edit
- Clete Phillen, Nebraska (AP-1)
- Darryl Hunt, Oklahoma (AP-1)
- Terry Beeson, Kansas (AP-2)
- Gary Spani, Kansas State (AP-2)
Defensive backs edit
- Zac Henderson, Oklahoma (AP-1)
- Scott Hill, Oklahoma (AP-1)
- Mike Spivey, Colorado (AP-1)
- Dave Butterfield, Nebraska (AP-1)
- Odis McKinney, Colorado (AP-2)
- Willie Lester, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
- Skip Sharp, Kansas (AP-2)
- Tony Hawkins, Iowa State (AP-2)
Key edit
AP = Associated Press[1]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "OSU's Miller heads Big Eight stars". Chillicothe (MO) Constitution-Tribune (AP story). December 1, 1976. p. 2.