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1986 All-Big Eight Conference football team

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The 1986 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The selectors for the 1986 season included the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press International (UPI).

Offensive selections

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Quarterbacks

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Running backs

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Tight ends

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Wide receivers

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  • Hart Lee Dykes, Oklahoma State (AP-1, UPI-1)
  • Willie Vaughn, Kansas (AP-1, UPI-1)
  • Robbie Minor, Iowa State (AP-2, UPI-2)
  • Ronnie Caldwell, Kansas (AP-2)
  • Rod Smith, Nebraska (UPI-2)

Centers

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Offensive tackles

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  • Tom Welter, Nebraska (AP-1, UPI-1)
  • John Clay, Missouri (AP-1, UPI-1)
  • Greg Johnson, Oklahoma (AP-2, UPI-2)
  • John McCormick, Nebraska (AP-2, UPI-2)
  • Brett Lawrence, Iowa State (UPI-2)

Offensive guards

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  • Anthony Phillips, Oklahoma (AP-1, UPI-1)
  • Mark Hutson, Oklahoma (AP-1, UPI-1)
  • Stan Parker, Nebraska (AP-2)
  • Rob Maggard, Nebraska (AP-2)
  • Phil Petty, Missouri (UPI-2)

Defensive selections

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Defensive ends

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  • Broderick Thomas, Nebraska (AP-1, UPI-1)
  • Darrell Reed, Oklahoma (AP-1, UPI-1)
  • Troy Johnson, Oklahoma (AP-2, UPI-2)
  • Jerry Deckard, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
  • Phil Forte, Kansas (UPI-2)

Middle guard

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  • Danny Noonan, Nebraska (AP-1, UPI-1)
  • Kyle Rappold, Colorado (UPI-2)

Defensive tackles

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  • Curt Koch, Colorado (AP-1, UPI-1)
  • Chris Spachman, Nebraska (AP-1, UPI-2)
  • Steve Bryan, Oklahoma (AP-2, UPI-1)
  • Greg Liter, Iowa State (AP-2, UPI-2)
  • Dick Chapura, Missouri (AP-2, UPI-2)

Linebackers

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Defensive backs

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Special teams

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Place-kicker

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  • Tim Lashar, Oklahoma (AP-1, UPI-1)
  • Tom Whelihan, Missouri (AP-2, UPI-2)

Punter

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  • Barry Helton, Colorado (AP-1, UPI-1)
  • Rick Frank, Iowa State (AP-2, UPI-2)

Key

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AP = Associated Press[1]

UPI = United Press International[2]

Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the Associated Press and UPI

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "AP All-Big Eight Team". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. December 3, 1986. p. 6E.
  2. ^ "UPI All-Big Eight Team". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. December 2, 1986. p. 4C.