The 1985 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The selectors for the 1985 season included the Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI).
Offensive selections
Quarterbacks Jamelle Holieway, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1) Mike Norseth, Kansas (AP-2; UPI-2)
Running backs Thurman Thomas, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1) Doug DuBose, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1) Tom Rathman, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-2) Darrell Wallace, Missouri (AP-2; UPI-2) Lydell Carr, Oklahoma (AP-2)
Tight ends Keith Jackson, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1) Jeff Wodka, Iowa State (AP-2; UPI-2)
Wide receivers Richard Estell, Kansas (AP-1; UPI-1) Herbert Johnson, Missouri (AP-2; UPI-1) Gerald Alphin, Kansas State (AP-2; UPI-2) Bobby Riley, Oklahoma State (UPI-2)
Centers Bill Lewis, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1) Eric Coyle, Colorado (AP-2; UPI-2)
Guards Brian Blankenship, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1) Mark Hutson, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-2) Junior Ili, Colorado (AP-2; UPI-2) Anthony Phillips, Oklahoma (AP-2; UPI-1)
Tackles Paul Blair, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1) John Clay, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-1) Jim Davis, Kansas (UPI-2) Jim Webb, Colorado (UPI-2) Eric Pope, Oklahoma (AP-2) Tim Roth, Nebraska (AP-2)
Defensive selections
Defensive ends Kevin Murphy, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1) Darrell Reed, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1) Jim Luebbers, Iowa State (AP-2; UPI-2) Kevin Humphrey, Kansas State (AP-2) Dan McMillen, Colorado (UPI-2)
Defensive Tackles Leslie O'Neal, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1) Tony Casillas, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1) Jim Skow, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1) Danny Noonan, Nebraska (AP-2; UPI-2) John Washington, Oklahoma State (AP-2; UPI-2) Dick Chapura, Missouri (AP-2) Chris Spachman, Nebraska (UPI-2)
Linebackers Brian Bosworth, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1) Willie Pless, Kansas (AP-1; UPI-1) Marc Munford, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-2) Barry Remington, Colorado (AP-2; UPI-2) Jeff Brasswell, Iowa State (AP-2)
Defensive backs Barton Hundley, Kansas State (AP-1; UPI-1) Mark Moore, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1) Mike Hudson, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1) Mickey Pruitt, Colorado (AP-2; UPI-1) Erik McMillan, Missouri (AP-2; UPI-2) Brian Washington, Nebraska (AP-2; UPI-2) Sonny Brown, Oklahoma (UPI-2) Rickey Dixon, Oklahoma (AP-2) Anthony Mayze, Iowa State (UPI-2)
Special teams
Place-kicker Dale Klein, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1) Jeff Johnson, Kansas (AP-2) Tom Whelihan, Missouri (UPI-2)
Punter Barry Helton, Colorado (AP-1; UPI-1) Mike Winchester, Oklahoma (UPI-2)
Key
AP = Associated Press UPI = United Press International
See also 1985 College Football All-America Team
References