1981 All-Big Eight Conference football team

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).

Offensive selections[]

Quarterbacks[]

• Turner Gill, Nebraska (AP)

Running backs[]

• Mike Rozier, Nebraska (AP)
• Stanley Wilson, Oklahoma (AP)
• Dwayne Crutchfield, Iowa State (AP)

Tight ends[]

• Jamie Williams, Nebraska (AP)

Wide receivers[]

• Wayne Capers, Kansas (AP)

Centers[]

• Dave Rimington, Nebraska (AP)

Offensive guards[]

• Terry Crouch, Oklahoma (AP)
• Don Key, Oklahoma (AP)

Offensive tackles[]

• Lyndle Byford, Oklahoma (AP)
• Dan Hurley, Nebraska (AP)

Defensive selections[]

Defensive ends[]

• Reggie Singletary, Kansas State (AP)
• Jimmy Williams, Nebraska (AP)

Defensive tackles[]

• Jeff Gaylord, Missouri (AP)
• Rick Bryan, Oklahoma (AP)

Nose guards[]

• Gary Lewis, Oklahoma State (AP)

Linebackers[]

• Ricky Young, Oklahoma State (AP)
• Kyle McNorton, Kansas (AP)

Defensive backs[]

• Kevin Potter, Missouri (AP)
• Pete DiClementi, Oklahoma State (AP)
• Joe Brown, Iowa State (AP)
• Joe Kreici, Nebraska (AP)

Special teams[]

Place-kicker[]

• Ron Verrilli, Missouri (AP)

Punter[]

• Bucky Scribner, Kansas (AP)

Key[]

AP = Associated Press^[1]

See also[]

• 1981 College Football All-America Team

References[]