1983 All-Big Ten Conference football team
| 1983 All-Big Ten team |
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| 1983 Big Ten Conference football season |
| Selectors |
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Associated Press (media) United Press International (coaches) |
| 1981 1982 ← → 1984 1985 |
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
[edit]Quarterbacks
[edit]- Chuck Long, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Jack Trudeau, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-2)
Running backs
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- John Frank, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Tim Brewster, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-2)
Centers
[edit]- Tom Dixon, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Joel Hilgenberg, Iowa (AP-2; UPI-2)
Guards
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Defensive linemen
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Placekicker
[edit]- Bob Bergeron, Michigan (AP-1)
- Chris White, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-1)
Punter
[edit]- John Kidd, Northwestern (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Ralf Mojsiejenko, Michigan State (AP-2)
- Karl Edwards, Ohio State (UPI-2)
Key
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Hawkeyes represented well on AP all-Big 10 football teams". The Daily Reporter. December 1, 1983. p. 6.
- ^ Barry Minkoff (November 22, 1983). "All-Big Ten". The Bryan Times (UPI story). p. 12.