1982 All-Big Ten Conference football team

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1982 All-Big Ten team

1982 Big Ten Conference football season
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1980 1981 ← → 1983 1984

The 1982 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Ten Conference teams for the 1982 college football season.

Michigan receiver Anthony Carter was a first-team pick for the third consecutive year, a unanimous first-team selection by the conference coaches, and also a consensus All-American.[1] Eight Michigan players were selected as a first-team players, including Carter, running back Lawrence Ricks, offensive guard Stefan Humphries, defensive back Keith Bostic. Ohio State and Wisconsin followed with five first-team players each.

## Offensive selections

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### Quarterbacks

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* Tony Eason, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Steve Smith, Michigan (AP-2)
* Babe Laufenberg, Indiana (UPI-2)

### Running backs

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* Lawrence Ricks, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Tim Spencer, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Mel Gray, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2)
* Eddie Phillips, Iowa (AP-2)
* Ricky Edwards, Northwestern (UPI-2)

### Wide receivers

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* Anthony Carter, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Mike Martin, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-2)
* Duane Gunn, Indiana (AP-2; UPI-1)
* Gary Williams, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-2)

### Tight ends

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* Cliff Benson, Purdue (AP-1)
* John Frank, Ohio State (UPI-1)
* Jon Harvey, Northwestern (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)
* Joe Lukens, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Bill Humphries, Minnesota (AP-2; UPI-2)
* Jim Sakanich, Indiana (AP-2)
* Randy Rasmussen, Minnesota (UPI-2)

### Tackles

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* Chris Hinton, Northwestern (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Rich Strenger, Michigan (AP-1)
* Bob Winckler, Wisconsin (AP-2; UPI-1)
* John Alt, Iowa (AP-2)
* Brett Miller, Iowa (UPI-2)
* William Roberts, Ohio State (UPI-2)

## Defensive selections

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### Defensive linemen

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* Mark Bortz, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Jerome Foster, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Tim Krumrie, Wisconsin (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Darryl Sims, Wisconsin (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Smiley Creswell, Michigan State (AP-2; UPI-2)
* Matt Hernandez, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2)
* Karl Mecklenburg, Minnesota (AP-2; UPI-2)
* Dan Gregus, Illinois (AP-2)
* Winfred Carraway, Michigan (UPI-2)

### Linebackers

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* Carl Banks, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Paul Girgash, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Marcus Marek, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Robert Thompson, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Mike Boren, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2)
* Mark Brown, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2)
* Glen Cobb, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-2)
* Larry Station, Iowa (AP-2)
* David Frye, Purdue (UPI-2)

### Defensive backs

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* Keith Bostic, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
* David Greenwood, Wisconsin (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Bob Stoops, Iowa (AP-1)
* Matt Vanden Boom, Wisconsin (AP-2; UPI-1)
* Charles Armstead, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-2)
* Craig Swoope, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-2)
* Shaun Gayle, Ohio State (UPI-2)

## Special teams

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### Placekicker

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* Mike Bass, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Ali Haji-Sheikh, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2)

### Punter

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* Reggie Roby, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1)
* John Kidd, Purdue (AP-2; 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 throughout the Midwest"[2]

UPI = United Press International, selected by the Big Ten Conference coaches[1]

## See also

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* 1982 College Football All-America Team

## References

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1. ^ a b Barry Minkoff (November 23, 1982). "Michigan dominates All-Big Ten squads". The Bryan Times (UPI story). p. 13.
2. ^ Joe Mooshil (November 30, 1982). "Carter, Bostic, Lukens Top All-Big Ten Football Team". The Blade, Toledo, Ohio (AP story). p. 26.

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