1978 All-Big Eight Conference football team

The 1978 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The selectors for the 1978 season included the Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI).

Offensive selections

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Quarterbacks

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Running backs

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Tight ends

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Centers

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  • Peter Allard, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Jody Farthing, Oklahoma (AP-2; UPI-2)

Offensive guards

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  • Greg Roberts, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Steve Lindquist, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Paul Tabor, Oklahoma (AP-2)
  • Jim Clark, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
  • Barney Cotton, Nebraska (UPI-2)
  • Craig Simmons, Oklahoma State (UPI-2)

Offensive tackles

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Wide receivers

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  • Charlie Green, Kansas State (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Eugene Goodlow, Kansas State (AP-2; UPI-2)

Defensive selections

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Defensive ends

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  • George Andrews, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Rick White, Iowa State (AP-2; UPI-1)
  • Reggie Mathis, Oklahoma (AP-1)
  • Stuart Walker, Colorado (AP-2; UPI-2)
  • Jim Zidd, Kansas (UPI-2)

Defensive tackles

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Nose guards

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Linebackers

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Defensive backs

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  • Darrol Ray, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Mark Haynes, Colorado (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Mike Schwartz, Iowa State (UPI-1; UPI-1)
  • Jim Pillen, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-2)
  • Russ Calabrese, Missouri (AP-2; UPI-1)
  • LeRoy Irvin, Kansas (AP-2; UPI-2)
  • Mike Babb, Oklahoma (AP-2)
  • Sam Owen, Kansas State (UPI-2)
  • Gregg Johnson, Oklahoma State (UPI-2)

Special teams

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Place-kicker

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Punters

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Key

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AP = Associated Press[1]

UPI = United Press International[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "ISU's Green, Stensrud tabbed for first team all-Big Eight". Des Moines Register. November 22, 1978. p. 2S.
  2. ^ "Oklahoma, Nebraska dominate honor team, 3 Cyclones picked". The Telegraph-Herald. November 14, 1978. p. 17.