# 1982 All-Big Ten Conference football team

The 1982 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Ten Conference teams for the 1982 college football season.
Michigan receiver Anthony Carter was a first-team pick for the third consecutive year, a unanimous first-team selection by the conference coaches, and also a consensus All-American. Eight Michigan players were selected as a first-team players, including Carter, running back Lawrence Ricks, offensive guard Stefan Humphries, defensive back Keith Bostic. Ohio State and Wisconsin followed with five first-team players each.

## Offensive selections
### Quarterbacks

* Tony Eason, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Steve Smith, Michigan (AP-2)
* Babe Laufenberg, Indiana (UPI-2)

### Running backs

* Lawrence Ricks, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Tim Spencer, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Mel Gray, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2)
* Eddie Phillips, Iowa (AP-2)
* Ricky Edwards, Northwestern (UPI-2)

### Wide receivers

* Anthony Carter, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Mike Martin, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-2)
* Duane Gunn, Indiana (AP-2; UPI-1)
* Gary Williams, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-2)

### Tight ends

* Cliff Benson, Purdue (AP-1)
* John Frank, Ohio State (UPI-1)
* Jon Harvey, Northwestern (AP-2; UPI-2)

### Centers

* Tom Dixon, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Joel Hilgenberg, Iowa (AP-2; UPI-2)

### Guards

* Stefan Humphries, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Joe Lukens, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Bill Humphries, Minnesota (AP-2; UPI-2)
* Jim Sakanich, Indiana (AP-2)
* Randy Rasmussen, Minnesota (UPI-2)

### Tackles

* Chris Hinton, Northwestern (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Rich Strenger, Michigan (AP-1)
* Bob Winckler, Wisconsin (AP-2; UPI-1)
* John Alt, Iowa (AP-2)
* Brett Miller, Iowa (UPI-2)
* William Roberts, Ohio State (UPI-2)

## Defensive selections
### Defensive linemen

* Mark Bortz, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Jerome Foster, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Tim Krumrie, Wisconsin (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Darryl Sims, Wisconsin (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Smiley Creswell, Michigan State (AP-2; UPI-2)
* Matt Hernandez, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2)
* Karl Mecklenburg, Minnesota (AP-2; UPI-2)
* Dan Gregus, Illinois (AP-2)
* Winfred Carraway, Michigan (UPI-2)

### Linebackers

* Carl Banks, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Paul Girgash, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Marcus Marek, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Robert Thompson, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Mike Boren, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2)
* Mark Brown, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2)
* Glen Cobb, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-2)
* Larry Station, Iowa (AP-2)
* David Frye, Purdue (UPI-2)

### Defensive backs

* Keith Bostic, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
* David Greenwood, Wisconsin (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Bob Stoops, Iowa (AP-1)
* Matt Vanden Boom, Wisconsin (AP-2; UPI-1)
* Charles Armstead, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-2)
* Craig Swoope, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-2)
* Shaun Gayle, Ohio State (UPI-2)

## Special teams
### Placekicker

* Mike Bass, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Ali Haji-Sheikh, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2)

### Punter

* Reggie Roby, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1)
* John Kidd, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2)

## Key

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