1983 All-Big Ten Conference football team

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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 players by 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

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Quarterbacks

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

Running backs

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

Wide receivers

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

Tight ends

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

Centers

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

Guards

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

Tackles

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

Defensive selections

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Defensive linemen

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  • 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 (AP-2; UPI-1)
  • Keith Cruise, Northwestern (AP-2; UPI-2)
  • Spencer Nelms, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-2)
  • Tony Wancket, Iowa (AP-2)
  • Chris Scott, Purdue (UPI-2)

Linebackers

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  • 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 (AP-2; UPI-2)
  • Carlton Rose, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2)
  • Peter Najarian, Minnesota (AP-2; UPI-2)
  • Mike Weingrad, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-2)

Defensive backs

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  • 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 (AP-2; UPI-1)
  • Mike Stoops, Iowa (AP-2; UPI-1)
  • Mike Heaven, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-2)

Special teams

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Placekicker

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  • Bob Bergeron, Michigan (AP-1)
  • Chris White, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-1)

Punter

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

Key

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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

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  • 1983 College Football All-America Team

References

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  1. ^ "Hawkeyes represented well on AP all-Big 10 football teams". The Daily Reporter. December 1, 1983. p. 6.
  2. ^ Barry Minkoff (November 22, 1983). "All-Big Ten". The Bryan Times (UPI story). p. 12.
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