1983 All-Big Ten Conference football team

The 1983 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Ten Conference teams for the 1983 college football season. The 1983 Illinois Fighting Illini football team won the conference championship and had seven players selected as first-team player by either the Associated Press or United Press International. Iowa followed with six first-team selections, including quarterback Chuck Long and linebacker Larry Station. Michigan had five first-team players, including center Tom Dixon and guard Stefan Humphries.

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

• Chuck Long, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Jack Trudeau, Illinois (UPI-2)

Running backs

• Dwight Beverly, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Keith Byars, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Rick Rogers, Michigan (UPI-2)
• Thomas Rooks, Illinois (UPI-2)
• Vaughn Broadnax, Ohio State (UPI-2)

Wide receivers

• Dave Moritz, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Duane Gunn, Indiana (AP-1; UPI-2)
• Al Toon, Wisconsin (UPI-1)
• David Williams, Illinois (UPI-2)

Tight ends

• John Frank, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Tim Brewster, Illinois (UPI-2)

Centers

• Tom Dixon, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Joel Hilgenberg, Iowa (UPI-2)

Guards

• Stefan Humphries, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Jim Juriga, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Joe Levelis, Iowa (UPI-2)
• Scott Zalenski, Ohio State (UPI-2)

Tackles

• Chris Babyar, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-1)
• John Alt, Iowa (AP-1)
• Mark Krerowicz, Ohio State (UPI-2)
• Bill Roberts, Ohio State (UPI-2)

Defensive selections

Defensive linemen

• Mark Butkus, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Paul Hufford, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Don Thorp, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Al Sincich, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-2)
• Kevin Brooks, Michigan (UPI-1)
• Keith Cruise, Northwestern (UPI-2)
• Spencer Nelms, Ohio State (UPI-2)
• Chris Scott, Purdue (UPI-2)

Linebackers

• Carl Banks, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)
• James Melka, Wisconsin (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Larry Station, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Rowland Tatum, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Mike Mallory, Michigan (UPI-2)
• Carlton Rose, Michigan (UPI-2)
• Peter Najarian, Minnesota (UPI-2)
• Mike Winegrad, Illinois (UPI-2)

Defensive backs

• Craig Swoope, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Evan Cooper, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-2)
• Garcia Lane, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-2)
• Phil Parker, Michigan State (UPI-1)
• Mike Stoops, Iowa (UPI-1)
• Mike Heaven, Illinois (UPI-2)

Special teams

Placekicker

• Bob Bergeron, Michigan (AP-1)
• Chris White, Illinois (UPI-1)

Punter

• John Kidd, Northwestern (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Karl Edwards, Ohio State (UPI-2)

Key

Bold = Selected as a first-team player by both the media (AP) and coaches (UPI)

AP = Associated Press, "selected by a panel of sports writers and broadcasters covering the conference football scene"^[1]

UPI = United Press International, selected by the Big Ten Conference coaches^[2]

See also

• 1983 College Football All-America Team

References

1. "Illini Puts 6 On All-Big Ten Team". Sarasota Herald-Tribune (AP story). December 1, 1983. p. 15B.
2. Barry Minkoff (November 22, 1983). "All-Big Ten". The Bryan Times (UPI story). p. 12.