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.

Quarterbacks

 * Chuck Long, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Jack Trudeau, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-2)

Running backs

 * Dwight Beverly, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Keith Byars, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Thomas Rooks, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-2)
 * Ricky Edwards, Northwestern (AP-2)
 * Rick Rogers, Michigan (UPI-2)
 * Vaughn Broadnax, Ohio State (UPI-2)

Wide receivers

 * Dave Moritz, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Duane Gunn, Indiana (AP-1; UPI-2)
 * Al Toon, Wisconsin (AP-2; UPI-1)
 * David Williams, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-2)

Tight ends

 * John Frank, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Tim Brewster, Illinois (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)
 * Jim Juriga, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Kirk Lowdermilk, Ohio State (AP-2)
 * Jerry Diorio, Michigan (AP-2)
 * Joe Levelis, Iowa (UPI-2)
 * Scott Zalenski, Ohio State (UPI-2)

Tackles

 * Chris Babyar, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * John Alt, Iowa (AP-1)
 * William Roberts, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-2)
 * Jeff Dellenbach, Wisconsin (AP-2)
 * Mark Krerowicz, Ohio State (UPI-2)

Defensive linemen

 * Mark Butkus, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Paul Hufford, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Don Thorp, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Al Sincich, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-2)
 * Kevin Brooks, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-1)
 * Keith Cruise, Northwestern (AP-2; UPI-2)
 * Spencer Nelms, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-2)
 * Tony Wancket, Iowa (AP-2)
 * Chris Scott, Purdue (UPI-2)

Linebackers

 * Carl Banks, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * James Melka, Wisconsin (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Larry Station, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Rowland Tatum, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Mike Mallory, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2)
 * Carlton Rose, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2)
 * Peter Najarian, Minnesota (AP-2; UPI-2)
 * Mike Weingrad, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-2)

Defensive backs

 * Craig Swoope, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Evan Cooper, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-2)
 * Garcia Lane, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-2)
 * Phil Parker, Michigan State (AP-2; UPI-1)
 * Mike Stoops, Iowa (AP-2; UPI-1)
 * Mike Heaven, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-2)

Placekicker

 * Bob Bergeron, Michigan (AP-1)
 * Chris White, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-1)

Punter

 * John Kidd, Northwestern (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Ralf Mojsiejenko, Michigan State (AP-2)
 * Karl Edwards, Ohio State (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 covering the conference football scene"

UPI = United Press International, selected by the Big Ten Conference coaches