1983 All-Big Ten Conference football team


The 1983 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Ten Conference teams for the 1983 college football season. The 1983 Illinois Fighting Illini football team won the conference championship and had seven players selected as first-team players by the Associated Press or United Press International. Iowa followed with six first-team selections, including quarterback Chuck Long and linebacker Larry Station. Michigan had five first-team players, including center Tom Dixon and guard Stefan Humphries.

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

Chuck Long, Iowa

Running backs

Dwight Beverly, Illinois Keith Byars, Ohio State
  • Thomas Rooks, Illinois
  • Ricky Edwards, Northwestern
  • Rick Rogers, Michigan
  • Vaughn Broadnax, Ohio State

Wide receivers

Dave Moritz, Iowa

Tight ends

John Frank, Ohio State

Centers

Tom Dixon, Michigan

Guards

Stefan Humphries, Michigan Jim Juriga, Illinois

Tackles

Chris Babyar, Illinois

Defensive selections

Defensive linemen

Mark Butkus, Illinois Paul Hufford, Iowa Don Thorp, Illinois

Linebackers

Carl Banks, Michigan State James Melka, Wisconsin Larry Station, Iowa Rowland Tatum, Ohio State

Defensive backs

Craig Swoope, Illinois

Special teams

Placekicker

Punter

John Kidd, Northwestern

Key

Bold = Selected as a first-team player by both the media and coaches
AP = Associated Press, "selected by a panel of sports writers and broadcasters covering the conference football scene"
UPI = United Press International, selected by the Big Ten Conference coaches