1997 All-Big 12 Conference football team

The 1997 All-Big 12 Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big 12 Conference players for the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The conference recognizes two official All-Big 12 selectors: (1) the Big 12 conference coaches selected separate offensive and defensive units and named first-, second- and third-team players (the "Coaches" team); and (2) a panel of sports writers and broadcasters covering the Big 12 also selected offensive and defensive units and named first- and second-team players (the "Media" team).

Quarterbacks

 * Corby Jones, Missouri (Coaches-1; Media-1)
 * Michael Bishop, Kansas State (Coaches-2)
 * Scott Frost, Nebraska (Media-2)

Running backs

 * Ahman Green, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-1)
 * Ricky Williams, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-1)
 * De'Mond Parker, Oklahoma (Coaches-2; Media-1)
 * Brock Olivo, Missouri (Coaches-2; Media-2)
 * Darren Davis, Iowa State (Media-2)
 * Dante Hall, Texas A&M (Media-2)

Offensive line

 * Todd Weiner, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
 * Mike Morris, Missouri (Coaches-1; Media-1)
 * Aaron Taylor, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-1)
 * Eric Anderson, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-1)
 * Kendyl Jacox, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-2)
 * Steve McKinney, Texas A&M (Coaches-2; Media-1)
 * Travis Biebel, Missouri (Coaches-2; Media-2)
 * Josh Henson, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
 * Jay Pugh, Texas Tech (Coaches-2; Media-2)
 * Melvin Thomas, Colorado (Coaches-2; Media-2)

Tight ends

 * Alonzo Mayes, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
 * Stephen Alexander, Oklahoma (Coaches-2)
 * Derrick Spiller, Texas A&M (Media-2)

Receivers

 * Tyrone Watley, Iowa State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
 * Phil Savoy, Colorado (Coaches-1; Media-2)
 * Donnie Hart, Texas Tech (Coaches-2)
 * Ed Williams, Iowa State (Coaches-2)

Defensive linemen

 * Grant Wistrom, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-1)
 * Montae Reagor, Texas Tech (Coaches-1; Media-1)
 * Jason Peter, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-1)
 * Darren Howard, Kansas State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
 * Ryan Olson, Colorado (Coaches-1; Media-2)
 * Martin Chase, Oklahoma (Media-2)
 * Jamal Williams, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1)
 * Marquis Gibson, Missouri (Coaches-2)
 * Jerome Evans, Kansas State (Coaches-2)
 * Kelly Gregg, Oklahoma (Coaches-2)
 * Cody McGuire, Texas Tech (Coaches-2)

Linebackers

 * Ron Warner, Kansas (Coaches-1; Media-1)
 * Jeff Kelly, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
 * Dat Nguyen, Texas A&M (Coaches-1; Media-1)
 * Mark Simoneau Kansas State (Coaches-2; Media-1)
 * Travis Ochs, Kansas State (Media-2)
 * Warrick Holdman, Texas A&M (Media-2)
 * Jay Foreman, Nebraska (Media-2)
 * Hannibal Navies, Colorado (Media-2)
 * Kenyatta Wright, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2)

Defensive backs

 * Ralph Brown, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-1)
 * Kevin Williams, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
 * R. W. McQuarters, Oklahoma Stale (Coaches-1; Media-1)
 * Hyan Sutter, Colorado (Coaches-2; Media-1)
 * Tony Blevins, Kansas (Coaches-2; Media-2)
 * Dane Johnson, Texas Tech (Coaches-1; Media-2)
 * Harold Piersey, Missouri (Media-2)
 * Tony Darden, Texas Tech (Media-2)
 * Lamar Chapman, Kansas State (Coaches-2)
 * Mike Brown, Nebraska (Coaches-2)

Kickers

 * Martín Gramática, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
 * Phil Dawson, Texas (Coaches-2)
 * Kyle Bryant, Texas A&M (Media-2)

Punters

 * Shane Lechler, Texas A&M (Coaches-1; Media-1)
 * Jason Davis, Oklahoma State (Media-2)
 * Dean Royal, Kansas (Coaches-2)

Return specialists

 * Ben Kelly, Colorado (Coaches-1; Media-1)
 * R. W. McQuarters, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1; Media-2)
 * Dante Hall, Texas A&M (Coaches-2)
 * David Allen, Kansas State (Coaches-2)

Key
Bold = selected as a first-team player by both the coaches and media panel

Coaches = selected by Big 12 Conference coaches

Media = selected by a media panel