| 1982 All-Big Ten team | 
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| 1982 Big Ten Conference football season | 
| Selectors | 
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Associated Press (media) United Press International (coaches)  | 
| 1980 1981 โ โ 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
Quarterbacks
- Tony Eason, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-1)
 - Steve Smith, Michigan (AP-2)
 - Babe Laufenberg, Indiana (UPI-2)
 
Running backs
- 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
- 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
- Cliff Benson, Purdue (AP-1)
 - John Frank, Ohio State (UPI-1)
 - Jon Harvey, Northwestern (AP-2; UPI-2)
 
Centers
- Tom Dixon, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
 - Joel Hilgenberg, Iowa (AP-2; UPI-2)
 
Guards
- 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
- 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)
 - Bill Roberts, Ohio State (UPI-2)
 
Defensive selections
Defensive linemen
- 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
- 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
- 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
Placekicker
- Mike Bass, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-1)
 - Ali Haji-Sheikh, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2)
 
Punter
- Reggie Roby, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1)
 - John Kidd, Purdue (AP-2; 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 throughout the Midwest"[2]
UPI = United Press International, selected by the Big Ten Conference coaches[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 Barry Minkoff (November 23, 1982). "Michigan dominates All-Big Ten squads". The Bryan Times (UPI story). p. 13.
 - โ Joe Mooshil (November 30, 1982). "Carter, Bostic, Lukens Top All-Big Ten Football Team". The Blade, Toledo, Ohio (AP story). p. 26.