1968 All-Big Eight Conference football team

The 1968 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The selectors for the 1968 season included the Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI).

Offensive selections

Ends

Tackles

Guards

  • Joe Armstrong, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Jim Anderson, Missouri (AP-1)
  • Ken Mendenhall, Oklahoma (UPI-1)
  • Ken Wertzberger, Kansas (AP-2)
  • Ed Lancaster, Oklahoma (AP-2)

Centers

  • Jon Kolb, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Dale Evans, Kansas (AP-2)

Backs

Defensive selections

Defensive ends

  • John Zook, Kansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Bill Schmitt, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Mike Schnitker, Colorado (AP-2)
  • Elmer Benhardt, Missouri (AP-2)

Defensive tackles

  • Jay "Rocky" Wallace, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • George Dimitri, Iowa State (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • John Tisworth, Oklahoma (AP-2)
  • Mark Kuhlman, Missouri (AP-2)

Middle guards

  • John Little, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • John Stucky, Kansas State (AP-2)

Linebackers

  • Emery Hicks, Kansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Ken Geddes, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Rocky Martin, Colorado (AP-1)
  • Carl Garber, Missouri (AP-2; UPI-1)
  • Larry Gosney, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
  • Don Pfrimmer, Oklahoma (AP-2)

Defensive backs

  • Roger Wehrli, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Steve Barrett, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Dana Stephenson, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Butch Davis, Missouri (AP-2)
  • Gary Goodwin, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
  • Bob Best, Nebraska (AP-2)

Key

AP = Associated Press[1]

UPI = United Press International[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Five Jays Make AP's All-Big Eight First Team". Daily Tribune (Great Bend, KS). November 21, 1968. p. 6.
  2. ^ "Owens Named Big Eight Back Of The Year By UPI". Frederick Daily Leader. December 8, 1968. p. 6.