1976 All-Big Eight Conference football team

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

Quarterbacks

  • Vince Ferragamo, Nebraska (AP-1)
  • Wayne Stanley, Iowa State (AP-2)

Running backs

  • Terry Miller, Oklahoma State (AP-1)
  • Tony Reed, Colorado (AP-1)
  • Laverne Smith, Kansas (AP-2)
  • Dexter Green, Iowa State (AP-2)

Tight ends

  • Don Hasselbeck, Colorado (AP-1)
  • Kellen Winslow, Missouri (AP-2)

Centers

  • Derrel Gofourth, Oklahoma State (AP-1)
  • Larry McDevitt, Missouri (AP-2)

Offensive guards

  • Dave Greenwood, Iowa State (AP-1)
  • Dan Schmidt, Nebraska (AP-1)
  • Joel Yearian, Missouri (AP-2)
  • Jamie Melendez, Oklahoma (AP-2)

Offensive tackles

  • Mike Vaughan, Oklahoma (AP-1)
  • Bob Lingenfelter, Nebraska (AP-1)
  • Morris Towns, Missouri (AP-2)
  • Steve Hoins, Nebraska (AP-2)

Wide receivers

  • Luther Blue, Iowa State (AP-1)
  • Joe Stewart, Missouri (AP-1)
  • Leo Lewis, Missouri (AP-2)
  • Chuck Malito, Nebraska (AP-2)

Kicker

  • Abby Daigle, Oklahoma State (AP-1)

Defensive selections

Defensive ends

  • Ray Phillips, Nebraska (AP-1)
  • Daria Butler, Oklahoma State (AP-1)
  • Lorenzo Turner, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
  • Mike Phillips, Oklahoma (AP-2)

Defensive tackles

  • Phil Dokes, Oklahoma State (AP-1)
  • Mike Fultz, Nebraska (AP-1)
  • Mike Butler, Kansas (AP-2)
  • Ron Pruitt, Nebraska (AP-2)

Middle guards

  • Charlie Johnson, Colorado (AP-1)
  • Mike Stensrud, Iowa State (AP-2)

Linebackers

  • Clete Phillen, Nebraska (AP-1)
  • Darryl Hunt, Oklahoma (AP-1)
  • Terry Beeson, Kansas (AP-2)
  • Gary Spani, Kansas State (AP-2)

Defensive backs

  • 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)

Punter

Key

AP = Associated Press[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "OSU's Miller heads Big Eight stars". Chillicothe (MO) Constitution-Tribune (AP story). December 1, 1976. p. 2.