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

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Centers

Guards

Tackles

Defensive selections

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Placekicker

Punter

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

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.