1985 All-Big Eight Conference football team

The 1985 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The selectors for the 1985 season included the Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI).

Quarterbacks

 * Jamelle Holieway, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Mike Norseth, Kansas (AP-2; UPI-2)

Running backs

 * Thurman Thomas, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Doug DuBose, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Tom Rathman, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-2)
 * Darrell Wallace, Missouri (AP-2; UPI-2)
 * Lydell Carr, Oklahoma (AP-2)

Tight ends

 * Keith Jackson, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Jeff Wodka, Iowa State (AP-2; UPI-2)

Wide receivers

 * Richard Estell, Kansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Herbert Johnson, Missouri (AP-2; UPI-1)
 * Gerald Alphin, Kansas State (AP-2; UPI-2)
 * Bobby Riley, Oklahoma State (UPI-2)

Centers

 * Bill Lewis, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Eric Coyle, Colorado (AP-2; UPI-2)

Guards

 * Brian Blankenship, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Mark Hutson, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-2)
 * Junior Ili, Colorado (AP-2; UPI-2)
 * Anthony Phillips, Oklahoma (AP-2; UPI-1)

Tackles

 * Paul Blair, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * John Clay, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Jim Davis, Kansas (UPI-2)
 * Jim Webb, Colorado (UPI-2)
 * Eric Pope, Oklahoma (AP-2)
 * Tim Roth, Nebraska (AP-2)

Defensive ends

 * Kevin Murphy, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Darrell Reed, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Jim Luebbers, Iowa State (AP-2; UPI-2)
 * Kevin Humphrey, Kansas State (AP-2)
 * Dan McMillen, Colorado (UPI-2)

Defensive Tackles

 * Leslie O'Neal, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Tony Casillas, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Jim Skow, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Danny Noonan, Nebraska (AP-2; UPI-2)
 * John Washington, Oklahoma State (AP-2; UPI-2)
 * Dick Chapura, Missouri (AP-2)
 * Chris Spachman, Nebraska (UPI-2)

Linebackers

 * Brian Bosworth, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Willie Pless, Kansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Marc Munford, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-2)
 * Barry Remington, Colorado (AP-2; UPI-2)
 * Jeff Brasswell, Iowa State (AP-2)

Defensive backs

 * Barton Hundley, Kansas State (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Mark Moore, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Mike Hudson, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Mickey Pruitt, Colorado (AP-2; UPI-1)
 * Erik McMillan, Missouri (AP-2; UPI-2)
 * Brian Washington, Nebraska (AP-2; UPI-2)
 * Sonny Brown, Oklahoma (UPI-2)
 * Rickey Dixon, Oklahoma (AP-2)
 * Anthony Mayze, Iowa State (UPI-2)

Place-kicker

 * Dale Klein, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Jeff Johnson, Kansas (AP-2)
 * Tom Whelihan, Missouri (UPI-2)

Punter

 * Barry Helton, Colorado (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Mike Winchester, Oklahoma (UPI-2)

Key
AP = Associated Press UPI = United Press International