1995 All-Big Eight Conference football team
The 1995 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. The selectors for the 1995 season included the Associated Press (AP) and the Big Eight Conference coaches (Coaches). The 1995 team was the final All-Big Eight football team due to the conference's merger in 1996 with four teams from the Southwest Conference to form the Big 12 Conference.[1]
Four teams from the Big Eight Conference finished among the top ten in the final
AP Poll
of the 1995 season, and players from those teams dominated the All-Big Eight selections. The four ranked teams were:
- The 1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team (12โ0), led by head coach Tom Osborne, won the national championship and led the conference with 15 players who received first- or second-team honors. Three Nebraska players were consensus first-team selections by both the AP and the Coaches: quarterback Tommie Frazier; defensive tackle Christian Peter; and defensive back Tyrone Williams.
- The AP Poll and had 11 players who received first- or second-team All-Big Eight honors. Four Colorado players were consensus first-team selections: wide receiver Rae Carruth; offensive linemen Chris Naeole and Heath Irwin; and linebacker Matt Russell.
- The 1995 Kansas State Wildcats football team (10โ2), led by head coach Bill Snyder, was ranked No. 7 in the final AP Poll and had nine players who received All-Big Eight honors. Defensive lineman Tim Colston and defensive back Chris Canty were consensus first-team selections.
- The 1995 Kansas Jayhawks football team (10โ2), led by head coach Glen Mason, was ranked No. 9 in the final AP Poll and had nine players who received All-Big Eight honors. Offensive lineman Chris Banks and defensive back Dorian Brew were consensus first-team selections.
Troy Davis of Iowa State and David Thompson of Oklahoma State were the consensus first-team running backs. Stephen Alexander of Oklahoma was the consensus first-team tight end.
Offensive selections
Quarterbacks
- Tommie Frazier, Nebraska (AP-1; Coaches-1)
- Matt Miller, Kansas State (AP-2)
- Mark Williams, Kansas (Coaches-2)
Running backs
- Troy Davis, Iowa State (AP-1; Coaches-1)
- David Thompson, Oklahoma State (AP-1; Coaches-1 [tie])
- Ahman Green, Nebraska (AP-2; Coaches-1 [tie])
- Jerald Moore, Oklahoma (AP-2)
- June Henley, Kansas (Coaches-2)
Tight ends
- Stephen Alexander, Oklahoma (AP-1; Coaches-1)
- Alonzo Mayes, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
- Matt Lepsis, Colorado (Coaches-2)
Wide receivers
- Rae Carruth, Colorado (AP-1; Coaches-1)
- Kevin Lockett, Kansas State (AP-1)
- Mitch Running, Kansas State (AP-2; Coaches-2 [tie])
- Phil Savoy, Colorado (AP-2)
- Ashaundai Smith, Kansas (Coaches-2 [tie])
- James Kidd, Colorado (Coaches-2 [tie])
Centers
- Aaron Graham, Nebraska (AP-1; Coaches-2)
- Bryan Stoltenberg, Colorado (AP-2; Coaches-1)
Offensive linemen
- Chris Naeole, Colorado (AP-1; Coaches-1 [OG])
- Heath Irwin, Colorado (AP-1; Coaches-1 [tie at OG])
- Chris Banks, Kansas (AP-1; Coaches-1 [tie at OG])
- Aaron Taylor, Nebraska (AP-1; Coaches-2 [OG])
- Chris Dishman, Nebraska (AP-2; Coaches-1 [OT])
- Eric Anderson, Nebraska (Coaches-1 [OT])
- Chris Oltmanns, Kansas State (AP-2; Coaches-2 [OT])
- Tim Kohn, Iowa State (AP-2; Coaches-2 [OT])
- Rod Jones, Kansas (AP-2)
Defensive selections
Defensive lineman
- Tim Colston, Kansas State (AP-1; Coaches-1)
- Cedric Jones, Oklahoma (AP-1; Coaches-1 [DE])
- Christian Peter, Nebraska (AP-1; Coaches-1)
- Kerry Hicks, Colorado (AP-2; Coaches-1)
- Grant Wistrom, Nebraska (AP-2 [LB]; Coaches-1 [DE])
- Steve Martin, Missouri (AP-2; Coaches-2)
- Dirk Ochs, Kansas State (AP-2; Coaches-2 [tie at DE])
- Keith Rogers, Kansas (AP-2 [LB]; Coaches-2 [tie at DE])
- Jared Tomich, Nebraska (Coaches-2 [tie at DE])
- Greg Jones, Colorado (AP-2 [LB]; Coaches-2 [tie at DE]
Linebackers
- Matt Russell, Colorado (AP-1; Coaches-1 [ILB])
- Percell Gaskins, Kansas State (AP-1; Coaches-2 [ILB])
- Terrell Farley, Nebraska (AP-1; Coaches-2 [ILB]))
- Jared Tomich, Nebraska (AP-1)
- Tyrell Peters, Oklahoma (Coaches-1 [ILB])
- Jason Thoren, Kansas (Coaches-2)
Defensive backs
- Chris Canty, Kansas State (AP-1; Coaches-1)
- Tyrone Williams, Nebraska (AP-1; Coaches-1)
- Dorian Brew, Kansas (AP-1; Coaches-1)
- Joe Gordon, Kansas State (AP-1; Coaches-2)
- Chuck Marlowe, Kansas State (AP-2; Coaches-1)
- Tony Veland, Nebraska (AP-2; Coaches-2)
- Mike Minter, Nebraska (AP-2; Coaches-2)
- DeMontie Cross, Missouri (Coaches-2)
Special teams
Place-kickers
- Jeremy Alexander, Oklahoma (AP-1; Coaches-2 [tie])
- Neil Voskeritchian, Colorado (AP-2; Coaches-1)
- Lawson Vaughn, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2 [tie])
Punters
- Greg Ivy, Oklahoma State (AP-1; Coaches-1)
- Darrin Simmons, Kansas (AP-2; Coaches-2)
Return specialists
- R. W. McQuarters, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1)
- Reggie Baul, Nebraska (Coaches-2 [tie])
- Ashaundai Smith, Kansas (Coaches-2 [tie])
Key
AP = Associated Press[2]
Coaches = selected by the Big Eight Conference coaches[3]
Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the Associated Press and Coaches
See also
References
- ^ "SWC goes quietly into the night as the Big 12 arrives". The Palm Beach Post. January 2, 1996. p. 9C.
- ^ "1995 AP All-Big Eight football team". The Salina Journal. November 24, 1995. p. C2.
- ^ "1995 Coaches All-Big Eight football team". News-Leader (Springfield, MO). November 29, 1995. p. 2D.