1985 All-Big Eight Conference football team

The 1985 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The selectors for the 1985 season included the Associated Press (AP).

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

• Jamelle Holieway, Oklahoma (AP-1)

Running backs

• Thurman Thomas, Oklahoma State (AP-1)
• Doug DuBose, Nebraska (AP-1)
• Tom Rathman, Nebraska (AP-1)

Tight ends

• Keith Jackson, Oklahoma (AP-1)

Wide receivers

• Richard Estell, Kansas (AP-1)

Centers

• Bill Lewis, Nebraska (AP-1)

Linemen

• John Clay, Missouri (AP-1)
• Paul Blair, Oklahoma State (AP-1)
• Brian Blankenship, Nebraska (AP-1)
• Mark Hutson, Oklahoma (AP-1)

Defensive selections

Defensive ends

• Kevin Murphy, Oklahoma (AP-1)
• Darrell Reed, Oklahoma (AP-1)

Linemen

• Leslie O'Neal, Oklahoma State (AP-1)
• Tony Casillas, Oklahoma (AP-1)
• Jim Skow, Nebraska (AP-1)

Linebackers

• Brian Bosworth, Oklahoma (AP-1)
• Willie Pless, Kansas (AP-1)
• Marc Munford, Nebraska (AP-1)

Defensive backs

• Barton Hundley, Kansas State (AP-1)
• Mark Moore, Oklahoma State (AP-1)
• Mike Hudson, Oklahoma State (AP-1)

Special teams

Place-kicker

• Dale Klein, Nebraska (AP-1)

Punter

• Barry Helton, Colorado (AP-1)

Key

AP = Associated Press^[1]

See also

• 1985 College Football All-America Team

References

1. "All-Big Eight". The Salina (KS) Journal. November 27, 1985. p. 15.