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.
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