1982 All-Big Ten Conference football team

The 1982 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Ten Conference teams for the 1982 college football season.

Michigan receiver Anthony Carter was a first-team pick for the third consecutive year, a unanimous first-team selection by the conference coaches, and also a consensus All-American.^[1] Eight Michigan players were selected as a first-team players, including Carter, running back Lawrence Ricks, offensive guard Stefan Humphries, defensive back Keith Bostic. Ohio State and Wisconsin followed with five first-team players each.

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

• Tony Eason, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Steve Smith, Michigan (AP-2)
• Babe Laufenberg, Indiana (UPI-2)

Running backs

• Lawrence Ricks, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Tim Spencer, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Mel Gray, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2)
• Eddie Phillips, Iowa (AP-2)
• Ricky Edwards, Northwestern (UPI-2)

Wide receivers

• Anthony Carter, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Mike Martin, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-2)
• Duane Gunn, Indiana (AP-2; UPI-1)
• Gary Williams, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-2)

Tight ends

• Cliff Benson, Purdue (AP-1)
• John Frank, Ohio State (UPI-1)
• Jon Harvey, Northwestern (AP-2; UPI-2)

Centers

• Tom Dixon, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Joel Hilgenberg, Iowa (AP-2; UPI-2)

Guards

• Stefan Humphries, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Joe Lukens, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Bill Humphries, Minnesota (AP-2; UPI-2)
• Jim Sakanich, Indiana (AP-2)
• Randy Rasmussen, Minnesota (UPI-2)

Tackles

• Chris Hinton, Northwestern (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Rich Strenger, Michigan (AP-1)
• Bob Winckler, Wisconsin (AP-2; UPI-1)
• John Alt, Iowa (AP-2)
• Brett Miller, Iowa (UPI-2)
• Bill Roberts, Ohio State (UPI-2)

Defensive selections

Defensive linemen

• Mark Bortz, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Jerome Foster, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Tim Krumrie, Wisconsin (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Darryl Sims, Wisconsin (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Smiley Creswell, Michigan State (AP-2; UPI-2)
• Matt Hernandez, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2)
• Karl Mecklenburg, Minnesota (AP-2; UPI-2)
• Dan Gregus, Illinois (AP-2)
• Winfred Carraway, Michigan (UPI-2)

Linebackers

• Carl Banks, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Paul Girgash, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Marcus Marek, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Robert Thompson, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Mike Boren, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2)
• Mark Brown, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2)
• Glen Cobb, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-2)
• Larry Station, Iowa (AP-2)
• David Frye, Purdue (UPI-2)

Defensive backs

• Keith Bostic, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
• David Greenwood, Wisconsin (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Bob Stoops, Iowa (AP-1)
• Matt Vanden Boom, Wisconsin (AP-2; UPI-1)
• Charles Armstead, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-2)
• Craig Swoope, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-2)
• Shaun Gayle, Ohio State (UPI-2)

Special teams

Placekicker

• Mike Bass, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Ali Haji-Sheikh, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2)

Punter

• Reggie Roby, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1)
• John Kidd, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2)

Key

Bold = Selected as a first-team player by both the media (AP) and coaches (UPI)

AP = Associated Press, "selected by a panel of sports writers and broadcasters throughout the Midwest"^[2]

UPI = United Press International, selected by the Big Ten Conference coaches^[1]

See also

• 1982 College Football All-America Team

References

1. Barry Minkoff (November 23, 1982). "Michigan dominates All-Big Ten squads". The Bryan Times (UPI story). p. 13.
2. Joe Mooshil (November 30, 1982). "Carter, Bostic, Lukens Top All-Big Ten Football Team". The Blade, Toledo, Ohio (AP story). p. 26.