1998 All-Big 12 Conference football team
Appearance
The 1998 All-Big 12 Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big 12 Conference players for the 1998 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)[1]; 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).[2]
Offensive selections
Quarterbacks
- Michael Bishop, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Major Applewhite, Texas (Media-2)
- Corby Jones, Missouri (Coaches-2)
Running backs
- Ricky Williams, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Devin West, Missouri (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Ricky Williams, Texas Tech (Coaches-2; Media-2)
- De'Mond Parker, Oklahoma (Media-2)
- Darren Davis, Iowa State (Media-2)
- Nathan Simmons, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2)
Centers
Guards
Tackles
Tight ends
- Sheldon Jackson, Nebraska (Coaches-2; Media-1)
- Derek Lewis, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-2)
Receivers
- Darnell McDonald, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Wane McGarity, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Donnie Hart, Texas Tech, (Coaches-2; Media-2)
- Darin Chiaverini, Colorado, (Coaches-2; Media-2)
- Damien Groce, Iowa State (Coaches-2)
Defensive selections
Defensive linemen
- Kelly Gregg, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Casey Hampton, Texas (Coaches-2)
- Darren Howard, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Aaron Humphrey, Texas (Media-2)
- Chad Kelsay, Nebraska (Coaches-2; Media-2)
- Aaron Marshall, Colorado (Coaches-2)
- Damion McIntosh, Kansas State (Coaches-2)
- Montae Reagor, Texas Tech (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Mike Rucker, Nebraska (Coaches-2; Media-2)
- Taurus Rucker, Texas Tech (Coaches-1)
- Justin Wyatt, Missouri (Coaches-1)
Linebackers
- Pat Brown, Kansas (Media-2)
- Jay Foreman, Nebraska (Media-2)
- Warrick Holdman, Texas A&M (Media-1)
- Sedric Jones, Oklahoma (Media-2)
- Jeff Kelly, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Dat Nguyen, Texas A&M (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Travis Ochs, Kansas State (Media-2)
- Mark Simoneau, Kansas State (Coaches-2; Media-1)
- Kenyatta Wright, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Defensive backs
- Gary Baxter, Baylor (Coaches-2; Media-2)
- Mike Brown, Nebraska (Coaches-2; Media-2)
- Ralph Brown, Nebraska, (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Lamar Chapman, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-2)
- Rich Coady, Texas A&M (Media-1)
- Jarrod Cooper, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Ben Kelly, Colorado (Media-2)
- Wade Perkins, Missouri (Coaches-2; Media-2)
- Harold Piersey, Missouri (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Ricky Thompson, Oklahoma State (Media-2)
- Jason Webster, Texas A&M (Media-2)
- Mike Woods, Oklahoma (Coaches-2)
Special teams
Kickers
- Martín Gramática, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Chris Birkholz, Texas Tech (Media-2)
- Kris Brown, Nebraska (Coaches-2)
Punters
- Shane Lechler, Texas A&M (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Kyle Atteberry, Baylor (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Return specialist
- David Allen, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Ben Kelly, Colorado (Media-1)
- Joe Walker, Nebraska (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Key
Bold = selected as a first-team player by both the coaches and media panel
Coaches = selected by Big 12 Conference coaches[1]
Media = selected by a media panel[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b "All-Big 12 Conference Coaches Football Team Announced". Texas Tech University. November 28, 1998.
- ^ a b "All-Big 12 Conference Football Team". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. December 3, 1998.