The 1971 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. The selectors for the 1971 season included the Associated Press (AP).

• John Schroll, Kansas (AP-1)
• Al Chandler, Oklahoma (AP-2)

• Johnny Rodgers, Nebraska (AP-1)
• Cliff Branch, Colorado (AP-2)

• Dick Rupert, Nebraska (AP-1)
• Ken Jones, Oklahoma (AP-1)
• Carl Johnson, Nebraska (AP-1)
• Marion Latimore, Kansas State (AP-1)
• Bill Kralicek, Colorado (AP-2)
• Jake Zumbach, Colorado (AP-2)
• Dean Unruh, Oklahoma (AP-2)
• Geary Murdock, Iowa State (AP-2)

• Tom Brahaney, Oklahoma (AP-1)
• Doug Demler, Nebraska (AP-2)

• Greg Pruitt, Oklahoma (AP-1)
• Jack Mildren, Oklahoma (AP-1)
• Jerry Tagge, Nebraska (AP-1)
• Jeff Kinney, Nebraska (AP-1)
• George Amundson, Iowa State (AP-2)
• Charlie Davis, Colorado (AP-2)
• Leon Crosswhite, Oklahoma (AP-2)
• Bill Butler, Kansas State (AP-2)

• Willie Harper, Nebraska (AP-1)
• Ray Hamilton, Oklahoma (AP-1)
• Eddie Sheats, Kansas (AP-2)
• John Brown, Missouri (AP-2)

• Rich Glover, Nebraska (AP-1)
• Larry Jacobson, Nebraska (AP-1)
• Herb Orvis, Colorado (AP-1)
• Derland Moore, Oklahoma (AP-1)
• Bud Magrum, Colorado (AP-2)
• John Cowan, Missouri (AP-2)
• Barry Price, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
• Carl Taibi, Colorado (AP-2)

• Steve Aycock, Oklahoma (AP-1)
• Keith Schroeder, Iowa State (AP-1)
• Kenney Page, Kansas (AP-1)
• Dave Mason, Nebraska (AP-2)
• Bob Terrio, Nebraska (AP-2)
• Matt Blair, Iowa State (AP-2)

• Bill Kosch, Nebraska (AP-1)
• John Shelley, Oklahoma (AP-1)
• Joe Blahak, Nebraska (AP-2)
• Tom Carraway, Oklahoma State (AP-2)

AP = Associated Press^[1]

• 1971 College Football All-America Team