The 1972 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. The selectors for the 1972 season included the Associated Press (AP).

• Keith Krepfle, Iowa State (AP)

• Johnny Rodgers, Nebraska (AP)

• Daryl White, Nebraska (AP)
• Dean Unruh, Oklahoma (AP)

• Ken Jones, Oklahoma (AP)
• Geary Murdock, Iowa State (AP)

• Tom Brahaney, Oklahoma (AP)

• George Amundson, Iowa State (AP)

• Greg Pruitt, Oklahoma (AP)
• Charlie Davis, Colorado (AP)

• Leon Crosswhite, Oklahoma (AP)

• Willie Harper, Nebraska (AP)
• Merv Krakau, Iowa State (AP)

• Derland Moore, Oklahoma (AP)
• Bud Magrum, Colorado (AP)

• Rich Glover, Nebraska (AP)

• Eddie Sheats, Kansas (AP)
• Rod Shoate, Oklahoma (AP)
• Cleveland Vann, Oklahoma State (AP)

• Cullen Bryant, Colorado (AP)
• Joe Blahak, Nebraska (AP)
• John Stearns, Colorado (AP)

AP = Associated Press

• 1972 College Football All-America Team