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
editEnds
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- Dick Kasperek, Iowa State (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Larry Ferraro, Colorado (AP-2) [1]
Backs
edit- 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
editDefensive ends
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- Charlie Harper, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Don Nelson, Missouri (AP-2)
- Granville Liggins, Kansas (UPI-2)
Linebackers
edit- 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
edit- 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
editAP = Associated Press[2] [3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.