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.

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 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)

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