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- Jack Trudeau, Illinois
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- Duane Gunn, Indiana
- Al Toon, Wisconsin
- David Williams, Illinois
Tight ends
John Frank, Ohio State- Tim Brewster, Illinois
Centers
Tom Dixon, Michigan- Joel Hilgenberg, Iowa
Guards
Stefan Humphries, Michigan Jim Juriga, Illinois- Kirk Lowdermilk, Ohio State
- Jerry Diorio, Michigan
- Joe Levelis, Iowa
- Scott Zalenski, Ohio State
Tackles
Chris Babyar, Illinois- John Alt, Iowa
- William Roberts, Ohio State
- Jeff Dellenbach, Wisconsin
- Mark Krerowicz, Ohio State
Defensive selections
Defensive linemen
Mark Butkus, Illinois Paul Hufford, Iowa Don Thorp, Illinois- Al Sincich, Michigan
- Kevin Brooks, Michigan
- Keith Cruise, Northwestern
- Spencer Nelms, Ohio State
- Tony Wancket, Iowa
- Chris Scott, Purdue
Linebackers
Carl Banks, Michigan State James Melka, Wisconsin Larry Station, Iowa Rowland Tatum, Ohio State- Mike Mallory, Michigan
- Carlton Rose, Michigan
- Peter Najarian, Minnesota
- Mike Weingrad, Illinois
Defensive backs
Craig Swoope, Illinois- Evan Cooper, Michigan
- Garcia Lane, Ohio State
- Phil Parker, Michigan State
- Mike Stoops, Iowa
- Mike Heaven, Illinois
Special teams
Placekicker
- Bob Bergeron, Michigan
- Chris White, Illinois
Punter
John Kidd, Northwestern- Ralf Mojsiejenko, Michigan State
- Karl Edwards, Ohio State
Key
Bold = Selected as a first-team player by both the media and coachesAP = 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