The 1981 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The selectors for the 1981 season included the Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI).
Offensive selections
Quarterbacks Turner Gill, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-2) John Quinn, Iowa State (AP-2; UPI-1)
Running backs Mike Rozier, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1) Stanley Wilson, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1) Dwayne Crutchfield, Iowa State (AP-1; UPI-1) Roger Craig, Nebraska (AP-2; UPI-2) Bob Meyer, Missouri (AP-2; UPI-2) Shawn Jones, Oklahoma State (AP-2) Phil Bales, Nebraska (UPI-2)
Tight ends Jamie Williams, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1) Andy Gibler, Missouri (AP-2; UPI-2)
Wide receivers Wayne Capers, Kansas (AP-1; UPI-1) James Caver, Missouri (AP-2; UPI-2)
Centers Dave Rimington, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1) Brad Edelman, Missouri (AP-2; UPI-2)
Offensive guards Terry Crouch, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1) Don Key, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1) David Lawrence, Kansas (AP-2; UPI-2) Mike Mandelko, Nebraska (AP-2) Vince Rafferty, Colorado (UPI-2)
Offensive tackles Dan Hurley, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1) Lyndle Byford, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-2) Karl Nelson, Iowa State (AP-2; UPI-1) Randy Theiss, Nebraska (AP-2) Conrad Goode, Missouri (UPI-2)
Defensive selections
Defensive ends Reggie Singletary, Kansas State (AP-1; UPI-1) Jimmy Williams, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1) Pete Perry, Colorado (AP-2; UPI-1) Bryan Horn, Kansas (AP-2; UPI-2) Tony Felici, Nebraska (UPI-2)
Defensive tackles Jeff Gaylord, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-1) Rick Bryan, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-2) Shamus McDonough, Iowa State (AP-2; UPI-2) Henry Waechter, Nebraska (AP-2)
Nose guards Gary Lewis, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1) Greg Smith, Kansas (AP-2; UPI-2)
Linebackers Ricky Young, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1) Kyle McNorton, Kansas (AP-1; UPI-1) Mike Green, Oklahoma State (AP-2; UPI-2) Steve Damkroger, Nebraska (AP-2; UPI-2)
Defensive backs Kevin Potter, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-1) Pete DiClementi, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1) Joe Brown, Iowa State (AP-1; UPI-1) Joe Krejci, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1) Gary Morrill, Kansas State (AP-2; UPI-2) Victor Scott, Colorado (AP-2; UPI-2) Demetrious Johnson, Missouri (AP-2) Ric Lindquist, Nebraska (UPI-2) Ronnie Osborne, Iowa State (UPI-2)
Special teams
Place-kicker Ron Verrilli, Missouri (AP-1) Larry Roach, Oklahoma State (UPI-1) Bruce Kallmeyer, Kansas (AP-2; UPI-2)
Punter Bucky Scribner, Kansas (AP-1; UPI-1) Grant Campbell, Nebraska (AP-2; UPI-2)
Key
AP = Associated Press
UPI = United Press International
See also 1981 College Football All-America Team
References