The 1975 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The selectors for the 1975 season included the Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI).
Offensive selections
[edit]Ends
[edit]- Henry Marshall, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Don Hasselbeck, Colorado (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Bobby Thomas, Nebraska (AP-2)
- Forry Smith, Iowa State (AP-2)
Offensive tackles
[edit]- Mike Koncar, Colorado (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Mike Vaughan, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Bob Lingenfelter, Nebraska (AP-2)
- Steve Hoins, Nebraska (AP-2)
Offensive guards
[edit]- Terry Webb, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Derrel Gofourth, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Dan Schmidt, Nebraska (AP-2)
- Bob Bos, Iowa State (AP-2)
Centers
[edit]- Rik Bonness, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Pete Brock, Colorado (AP-2)
Quarterbacks
[edit]- Nolan Cromwell, Kansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Steve Pisarkiewicz, Missouri (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Dave Williams, Colorado (UPI-2)
Backs
[edit]- Joe Washington, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Terry Miller, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Terry Kunz, Colorado (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Tony Galbreath, Missouri (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Tony Davis, Nebraska (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Laverne Smith, Kansas (AP-2)
Placekickers
[edit]- Tony DiRienzo, OKlahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Tim Gibbons, Missouri (AP-2)
Defensive selections
[edit]Defensive ends
[edit]- Jimbo Elrod, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Bob Martin, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Troy Archer, Colorado (AP-2)
- Bob McRoberts, Missouri (AP-2)
Defensive tackles
[edit]- Lee Roy Selmon, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Mike Butler, Kansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Phil Dokes, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
- Mike Fultz, Nebraska (AP-2)
Middle guards
[edit]- Dewey Selmon, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
- John Lee, Nebraska (AP-2)
Linebackers
[edit]- Gary Spani, Kansas State (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Gary Campbell, Colorado (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Wonder Monds, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Brent Robinson, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
- Carl Pennington, Kansas State (AP-2)
- Clete Pillen, Nebraska (AP-2)
Cornerbacks
[edit]- Ken Downing, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Kurt Knoff, Kansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Dave Butterfield, Nebraska (AP-2; UPI-1)
- Jerry Anderson, Oklahoma (AP-2)
Safeties
[edit]- Zac Henderson, Oklahoma (AP-1)
- Jim Burrow, Nebraska (AP-2)
Punter
[edit]- Cliff Parsley, Oklahoma State (UPI-1)
Key
[edit]AP = Associated Press[1]
UPI = United Press International[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "All-Big Eight team". Greeley (CO) Daily Tribune. November 21, 1975. p. 35.
- ^ "Three players unanimous choices for all-Big Eight football honors". The Telegraph-Herald. November 25, 1975. p. 12.