The 1972 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of

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players chosen by various organizations for All- Big Eight Conference teams for the

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. The selectors for the 1972 season included the

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(AP).

Offensive selections

Tight ends

* Keith Krepfle, Iowa State (AP)

Split end

Johnny Rodgers Johnny Steven Rodgers (born July 5, 1951) is an American former football player. He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers and won the Heisman Trophy in 1972. Rodgers played professionally in the Canadian Football League (CFL) ...

, Nebraska (AP)

Offensive tackles

* Daryl White, Nebraska (AP) * Dean Unruh, Oklahoma (AP)

Offensive guards

* Ken Jones, Oklahoma (AP) * Geary Murdock, Iowa State (AP)

Centers

Tom Brahaney Thomas Brahaney (born October 23, 1951) is a former American football center who played nine seasons in the National Football League for the St. Louis Cardinals. He played college football at Oklahoma, where he was an All-American. In 1971, he a ...

, Oklahoma (AP)

Quarterbacks

George Amundson George Arthur Amundson (born March 31, 1951) is a former American football running back in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Houston Oilers in the first round of the 1973 NFL Draft. He played college football at Iowa State, bo ...

, Iowa State (AP)

Halfbacks

Greg Pruitt Gregory Donald Pruitt (born August 18, 1951) is a former American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) from 1973 through 1984. He was selected to five Pro Bowls, four as a member of the Cleveland Browns and one as a member o ...

, Oklahoma (AP) * Charlie Davis, Colorado (AP)

Fullbacks

* Leon Crosswhite, Oklahoma (AP)

Defensive selections

Defensive ends

* Willie Harper, Nebraska (AP) * Mervin Krakau, Iowa State (AP)

Defensive tackles

Derland Moore Derland Paul Moore (October 7, 1951 – September 24, 2020) was an American professional football player who was a defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints and the New York Jets. An All-American, he p ...

, Oklahoma (AP) * Bud Magram, Colorado (AP)

Middle guards

Rich Glover Richard Edward Glover (born February 6, 1950) is a former professional football player, a defensive tackle for the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Nebraska under head c ...

, Nebraska (AP)

Linebackers

* Eddie Sheats, Kansas (AP) *

Rod Shoate Roderick Shoate (April 26, 1953 – October 4, 1999) was an American football linebacker in the National Football League. He was a four-time All-Big 8 Conference Player and a three-time All-American at the University of Oklahoma. He played seven ...

, Oklahoma (AP) * Cleveland Vann, Oklahoma State (AP)]

Defensive backs

Cullen Bryant William Cullen Bryant (May 20, 1951 – October 13, 2009) was a professional American football player who spent thirteen seasons in the National Football League (NFL) as a running back and return specialist for the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Sea ...

, Colorado (AP) *

Joe Blahak Joseph Philip Blahak (August 29, 1950 – April 25, 2016) was a professional American football, football player, a defensive back for several National Football League (NFL) teams in the mid-1970s. He played college football at the Nebraska Cornh ...

, Nebraska (AP) *

John Stearns John Hardin Stearns (August 21, 1951 – September 15, 2022), nicknamed "Bad Dude", was an American professional baseball catcher and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the New York Mets from 1975 to 1984 after playing a single ...

, Colorado (AP)

Key

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References

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