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
