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 college football season. The selectors for the 1978 season included the Associated Press (AP).

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

• Thomas Lott, Oklahoma (AP)

Running backs

• Billy Sims, Oklahoma (AP)
• Richard Berns, Nebraska (AP)
• Dexter Green, Iowa State (AP)

Tight ends

• Junior Miller, Nebraska (AP)

Centers

• Peter Allard, Missouri (AP)

Offensive guards

• Greg Roberts, Oklahoma (AP)
• Steve Lindquist, Nebraska (AP)

Offensive tackles

• Matt Miller, Colorado (AP)
• Kelvin Clark, Nebraska (AP)

Wide receivers

• Charlie Green, Kansas State (AP)

Defensive selections

Defensive ends

• Reggie Mathis, Oklahoma (AP)
• George Andrews, Nebraska (AP)

Defensive tackles

• Mike Stensrud, Iowa State (AP)
• Phil Tabor, Oklahoma (AP)

Nose guards

• Reggie Kinlaw, Oklahoma (AP)

Linebackers

• Darryl Hunt, Oklahoma (AP)
• George Cumby, Oklahoma (AP)
• John Corker, Oklahoma State (AP)

Defensive backs

• Darrol Ray, Oklahoma (AP)
• Mark Haynes, Colorado (AP)
• Jim Pillen, Nebraska (AP)

Special teams

Place-kicker

• Uwe von Schamann, Oklahoma (AP)

Punter

• Mike Hubach, Kansas (AP)

Key

AP = Associated Press^[1]

See also

• 1978 College Football All-America Team

References

1. "ISU's Green, Stensrud tabbed for first team all-Big Eight". Des Moines Register. November 22, 1978. p. 2S.