The 1982 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Ten Conference teams for the 1982 college football season.
Michigan receiver Anthony Carter was a first-team pick for the third consecutive year, a unanimous first-team selection by the conference coaches, and also a consensus All-American. Eight Michigan players were selected as a first-team players, including Carter, running back Lawrence Ricks, offensive guard Stefan Humphries, defensive back Keith Bostic. Ohio State and Wisconsin followed with five first-team players each.
Tony Eason, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-1)
Steve Smith, Michigan (AP-2)
Babe Laufenberg, Indiana (UPI-2)
Lawrence Ricks, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
Tim Spencer, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
Mel Gray, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2)
Eddie Phillips, Iowa (AP-2)
Ricky Edwards, Northwestern (UPI-2)
Anthony Carter, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
Mike Martin, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-2)
Duane Gunn, Indiana (AP-2; UPI-1)
Gary Williams, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-2)
Cliff Benson, Purdue (AP-1)
John Frank, Ohio State (UPI-1)
Jon Harvey, Northwestern (AP-2; UPI-2)
Tom Dixon, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
Joel Hilgenberg, Iowa (AP-2; UPI-2)
Stefan Humphries, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
Joe Lukens, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
Bill Humphries, Minnesota (AP-2; UPI-2)
Jim Sakanich, Indiana (AP-2)
Randy Rasmussen, Minnesota (UPI-2)
Chris Hinton, Northwestern (AP-1; UPI-1)
Rich Strenger, Michigan (AP-1)
Bob Winckler, Wisconsin (AP-2; UPI-1)
John Alt, Iowa (AP-2)
Brett Miller, Iowa (UPI-2)
Bill Roberts, Ohio State (UPI-2)
Mark Bortz, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1)
Jerome Foster, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
Tim Krumrie, Wisconsin (AP-1; UPI-1)
Darryl Sims, Wisconsin (AP-1; UPI-1)
Smiley Creswell, Michigan State (AP-2; UPI-2)
Matt Hernandez, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2)
Karl Mecklenburg, Minnesota (AP-2; UPI-2)
Dan Gregus, Illinois (AP-2)
Winfred Carraway, Michigan (UPI-2)
Carl Banks, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)
Paul Girgash, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
Marcus Marek, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
Robert Thompson, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
Mike Boren, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2)
Mark Brown, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2)
Glen Cobb, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-2)
Larry Station, Iowa (AP-2)
David Frye, Purdue (UPI-2)
Keith Bostic, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
David Greenwood, Wisconsin (AP-1; UPI-1)
Bob Stoops, Iowa (AP-1)
Matt Vanden Boom, Wisconsin (AP-2; UPI-1)
Charles Armstead, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-2)
Craig Swoope, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-2)
Shaun Gayle, Ohio State (UPI-2)
Mike Bass, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-1)
Ali Haji-Sheikh, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2)
Reggie Roby, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1)
John Kidd, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2)
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 throughout the Midwest"
UPI = United Press International, selected by the Big Ten Conference coaches
