1987 All-Big Eight Conference football team
The 1987 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The selectors for the 1987 season included the Associated Press (AP).
Offensive selections
Quarterbacks
- Steve Taylor, Nebraska (AP-1)
- Jamelle Holieway, Oklahoma (AP-2)
Running backs
- Thurman Thomas, Oklahoma State (AP-1)
- Keith Jones, Nebraska (AP-1)
- Joe Henderson, Iowa State (AP-1)
- Lydell Carr, Oklahoma (AP-2)
- Robert Delpino, Missouri (AP-2)
- Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
Tight ends
- Keith Jackson, Oklahoma (AP-1)
- Tom Banderas, Nebraska (AP-2)
Wide receivers
- Hart Lee Dykes, Oklahoma State (AP-1)
- Dennis Ross, Iowa State (AP-2)
Centers
- Bob Latham, Oklahoma (AP-1)
- Jake Young, Nebraska (AP-2)
Down linemen
- Anthony Phillips, Oklahoma (AP-1)
- Greg Johnson, Oklahoma (AP-1)
- Mark Hutson, Oklahoma (AP-1)
- John McCormick, Nebraska (AP-1)
- Jon Phillips, Oklahoma (AP-2)
- Doug Meacham, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
- Kevin Lightner, Nebraska (AP-2)
- Jeff Rigman, Missouri (AP-2)
Defensive selections
Defensive ends
- Darrell Reed, Oklahoma (AP-1)
- Broderick Thomas, Nebraska (AP-1)
- Troy Johnson, Oklahoma (AP-2)
- Ricky Shaw, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
Down lineman
- Neil Smith, Nebraska (AP-1)
- Tim Rather, Nebraska (AP-1)
- Kyle Rappold, Colorado (AP-1)
- Dante Williams, Oklahoma (AP-2)
- David Bailey, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
- Kurt Koch, Colorado (AP-2)
Linebackers
- Dante Jones, Oklahoma (AP-1)
- Eric McCarty, Colorado (AP-1)
- Matt Wallerstedt, Kansas State (AP-2)
- LeRoy Etienne, Nebraska (AP-2)
Defensive backs
- Rickey Dixon, Oklahoma (AP-1)
- David Vickers, Oklahoma (AP-1)
- Erik McMillan, Missouri (AP-1)
- Mickey Pruitt, Colorado (AP-1)
- Charles Frayer, Nebraska (AP-2)
- Adrian Jones, Missouri (AP-2)
- Rod Smith, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
- Melvin Gilliam, Tulsa (AP-2)
Special teams
Place-kicker
- Jeff Shudak, Iowa State (AP-1)
- Tom Whelihan, Missouri (AP-2)
Punter
- Barry Helton, Colorado (AP-1)
- Tom Whelihan, Missouri (AP-2)
Key
AP = Associated Press[1]
References
- "All-Big Eight football team". The Salina Journal. November 25, 1987. p. 13.
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