1988 All-Big Eight Conference football team

The 1988 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The selectors for the 1988 season included the Associated Press (AP).

Quarterbacks

 * Steve Taylor, Nebraska (AP-1)
 * Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State (AP-2)

Running backs

 * Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State (AP-1)
 * Eric Bieniemy, Colorado (AP-1)
 * Ken Clark, Nebraska (AP-1)
 * Joe Henderson, Iowa State (AP-2)
 * Mike Gaddis, Oklahoma (AP-2)

Tight ends

 * Todd Millikan, Nebraska (AP-1)
 * Mike Busch, Iowa State (AP-2)

Wide receivers

 * Hart Lee Dykes, Oklahoma State (AP-1)
 * Willie Vaughn, Kansas (AP-2)
 * Greg Washington, Kansas State (AP-2)

Centers

 * Jake Young, Nebraska (AP-1)
 * Erik Norgard, Colorado (AP-2)

Offensive tackles

 * Bob Sledge, Nebraska (AP-1)
 * Byron Woodard, Oklahoma State (AP-1)
 * Terron Manning, Oklahoma (AP-2)
 * Mark Vander Poel, Colorado (AP-2)

Offensive guards

 * Anthony Phillips, Oklahoma (AP-1)
 * Chris Stanley, Oklahoma State (AP-1)
 * Andy Keeler, Nebraska (AP-2)
 * Carl Bax, Missouri (AP-2)

Defensive ends

 * Broderick Thomas, Nebraska (AP-1)
 * Kanavis McGhee, Colorado (AP-1)
 * Steve Vandergrift, Missouri (AP-2)
 * Alfred Williams, Colorado (AP-2)

Defensive lineman

 * Scott Evans, Oklahoma (AP-1)
 * Willie Griffin, Nebraska (AP-1)
 * Curtice Williams, Oklahoma (AP-2)
 * Tony Woods, Oklahoma (AP-2)
 * Arthur Walker, Colorado (AP-2)

Nose guards

 * Lawrence Pete, Nebraska (AP-1)

Linebackers

 * Mike Shane, Iowa State (AP-1)
 * LeRoy Etienne, Nebraska (AP-1)
 * Curtis Moore, Kansas (AP-2)
 * Darren MacDonald, Missouri (AP-2)

Defensive backs

 * Adrian Jones, Missouri (AP-1)
 * Charles Fryar, Nebraska (AP-1)
 * Tim Jackson, Nebraska (AP-1)
 * Scott Garl, Oklahoma (AP-1)
 * Peda Samuel, Kansas (AP-2)
 * Reggie Cooper, Nebraska (AP-2)
 * Ray Carreathers, Iowa State (AP-2)
 * Jeff Dole, Iowa State (AP-2)

Place-kicker

 * Cary Blanchard, Oklahoma State (AP-1)
 * Jeff Shudak, Iowa State (AP-2)

Punter

 * Keith English, Colorado (AP-1)
 * Todd Thomsen, Oklahoma (AP-2)

Key
AP = Associated Press