1965 All-Big Eight Conference football team
The 1965 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. The selectors for the 1965 season included the Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI).
Offensive selections
Ends
- Freeman White, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Tony Jeter, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-2)
- Eppie Barney, Iowa State (AP-2; UPI-1)
- Frank Rogers, Colorado (AP-2)
Tackles
- Dennis Carlson, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Francis Peay, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Butch Allison, Missouri (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Mike Shinn, Kansas (AP-2)
Guards
- LaVerne Allers, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Richie Pratt, Kansas (AP-1)
- Mike Eader, Missouri (AP-2; UPI-1)
- Ed Hall, Oklahoma (AP-2)
- Bill Brooks, Iowa State (UPI-2)
Centers
- Dick Kasperek, Iowa State (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Larry Ferraro, Colorado (AP-2) [1]
Backs
- Gary Lane, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Charlie Brown, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Walt Garrison, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Frank Solich, Nebraska (AP-1)
- Harry Wilson, Nebraska (AP-2; UPI-1)
- Billy Harris, Colorado (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Fred Duda, Nebraska (AP-2)
- Tim Van Galder, Iowa State (AP-2)
Defensive selections
Defensive ends
- Sam Harris, Colorado (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Bill Matan, Kansas State (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Russ Washington, Missouri (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Ernie Kennedy, Iowa State (AP-2)
Defensive tackles
- Walt Barnes, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Bruce Van Dyke, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Frank Bosch, Colorado (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Hugh McCrabb, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
Middle guards
- Charlie Harper, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Don Nelson, Missouri (AP-2)
- Granville Liggins, Kansas (UPI-2)
Linebackers
- Carl McAdams, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Mike Kennedy, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Steve Sidwell, Colorado (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Mike Sweatman, Kansas (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Rich Bernsen, Missouri (AP-2)
- Ron Halda, Iowa State (AP-2)
Defensive backs
- Johnny Roland, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Hale Irwin, Colorado (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Larry Wachholtz, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Ken Boston, Missouri (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Bill Johnson, Nebraska (AP-2)
- Charlie Greer, Colorado (AP-2)
Key
AP = Associated Press[2] [3]
UPI = United Press International[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Colorado honor roll".
- ^ "NU Dominates All-Big 8". Ottawa (KS) Herald. November 29, 1965. p. 4C.
- ^ "Roland, White Head Big 8 All-Star Squad". St. Joseph (MO) News-Press. November 29, 1965. p. 2B.
- ^ "Huskers Dominate All-Big 8 Squad". The Altus Times-Democrat. November 29, 1965. p. 5.