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

References

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

[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.

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