1995 All-Big Eight Conference football team

The 1995 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. The selectors for the 1995 season included the Associated Press (AP) and the Big Eight Conference coaches (Coaches). The 1995 team was the final All-Big Eight football team due to the conference's merger in 1996 with four teams from the Southwest Conference to form the Big 12 Conference.{{cite news|title=SWC goes quietly into the night as the Big 12 arrives|newspaper=The Palm Beach Post|date=January 2, 1996|page=9C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7279905/swc_goes_quietly_into_the_night_as_the/}}

Four teams from the Big Eight Conference finished among the top ten in the final AP Poll of the 1995 season, and players from those teams dominated the All-Big Eight selections. The four ranked teams were:

The 1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team (12–0), led by head coach Tom Osborne, won the national championship and led the conference with 15 players who received first- or second-team honors. Three Nebraska players were consensus first-team selections by both the AP and the Coaches: quarterback Tommie Frazier; defensive tackle Christian Peter; and defensive back Tyrone Williams.
The 1995 Colorado Buffaloes football team (10–2), led by head coach Rick Neuheisel, was ranked No. 5 in the final AP Poll and had 11 players who received first- or second-team All-Big Eight honors. Four Colorado players were consensus first-team selections: wide receiver Rae Carruth; offensive linemen Chris Naeole and Heath Irwin; and linebacker Matt Russell.
The 1995 Kansas State Wildcats football team (10–2), led by head coach Bill Snyder, was ranked No. 7 in the final AP Poll and had nine players who received All-Big Eight honors. Defensive lineman Tim Colston and defensive back Chris Canty were consensus first-team selections.
The 1995 Kansas Jayhawks football team (10–2), led by head coach Glen Mason, was ranked No. 9 in the final AP Poll and had nine players who received All-Big Eight honors. Offensive lineman Chris Banks and defensive back Dorian Brew were consensus first-team selections.

Troy Davis of Iowa State and David Thompson of Oklahoma State were the consensus first-team running backs. Stephen Alexander of Oklahoma was the consensus first-team tight end.

Offensive selections

=Quarterbacks=

Tommie Frazier, Nebraska (AP-1; Coaches-1)
Matt Miller, Kansas State (AP-2)
Mark Williams, Kansas (Coaches-2)

=Running backs=

Troy Davis, Iowa State (AP-1; Coaches-1)
David Thompson, Oklahoma State (AP-1; Coaches-1 [tie])
Ahman Green, Nebraska (AP-2; Coaches-1 [tie])
Jerald Moore, Oklahoma (AP-2)
June Henley, Kansas (Coaches-2)

=Tight ends=

Stephen Alexander, Oklahoma (AP-1; Coaches-1)
Alonzo Mayes, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
Matt Lepsis, Colorado (Coaches-2)

=Wide receivers=

Rae Carruth, Colorado (AP-1; Coaches-1)
Kevin Lockett, Kansas State (AP-1)
Mitch Running, Kansas State (AP-2; Coaches-2 [tie])
Phil Savoy, Colorado (AP-2)
Ashaundai Smith, Kansas (Coaches-2 [tie])
James Kidd, Colorado (Coaches-2 [tie])

=Centers=

Aaron Graham, Nebraska (AP-1; Coaches-2)
Bryan Stoltenberg, Colorado (AP-2; Coaches-1)

=Offensive linemen=

Chris Naeole, Colorado (AP-1; Coaches-1 [OG])
Heath Irwin, Colorado (AP-1; Coaches-1 [tie at OG])
Chris Banks, Kansas (AP-1; Coaches-1 [tie at OG])
Aaron Taylor, Nebraska (AP-1; Coaches-2 [OG])
Chris Dishman, Nebraska (AP-2; Coaches-1 [OT])
Eric Anderson, Nebraska (Coaches-1 [OT])
Chris Oltmanns, Kansas State (AP-2; Coaches-2 [OT])
Tim Kohn, Iowa State (AP-2; Coaches-2 [OT])
Rod Jones, Kansas (AP-2)

Defensive selections

=Defensive lineman=

Tim Colston, Kansas State (AP-1; Coaches-1)
Cedric Jones, Oklahoma (AP-1; Coaches-1 [DE])
Christian Peter, Nebraska (AP-1; Coaches-1)
Jared Tomich, Nebraska (AP-1; Coaches-2 [tie at DE])
Kerry Hicks, Colorado (AP-2; Coaches-1)
Grant Wistrom, Nebraska (AP-2 [LB]; Coaches-1 [DE])
Steve Martin, Missouri (AP-2; Coaches-2)
Dirk Ochs, Kansas State (AP-2; Coaches-2 [tie at DE])
Keith Rogers, Kansas (AP-2 [LB]; Coaches-2 [tie at DE])
Greg Jones, Colorado (AP-2 [LB]; Coaches-2 [tie at DE]

=Linebackers=

Matt Russell, Colorado (AP-1; Coaches-1 [ILB])
Percell Gaskins, Kansas State (AP-1; Coaches-2 [ILB])
Terrell Farley, Nebraska (AP-1; Coaches-2 [ILB]))
Tyrell Peters, Oklahoma (Coaches-1 [ILB])
Jason Thoren, Kansas (Coaches-2)

=Defensive backs=

Chris Canty, Kansas State (AP-1; Coaches-1)
Tyrone Williams, Nebraska (AP-1; Coaches-1)
Dorian Brew, Kansas (AP-1; Coaches-1)
Joe Gordon, Kansas State (AP-1; Coaches-2)
Chuck Marlowe, Kansas State (AP-2; Coaches-1)
Tony Veland, Nebraska (AP-2; Coaches-2)
Mike Minter, Nebraska (AP-2; Coaches-2)
DeMontie Cross, Missouri (Coaches-2)

Special teams

=Place-kickers=

Jeremy Alexander, Oklahoma (AP-1; Coaches-2 [tie])
Neil Voskeritchian, Colorado (AP-2; Coaches-1)
Lawson Vaughn, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2 [tie])

=Punters=

Greg Ivy, Oklahoma State (AP-1; Coaches-1)
Darrin Simmons, Kansas (AP-2; Coaches-2)

=Return specialists=

R. W. McQuarters, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1)
Reggie Baul, Nebraska (Coaches-2 [tie])
Ashaundai Smith, Kansas (Coaches-2 [tie])

Key

AP = Associated Press{{cite news|title=1995 AP All-Big Eight football team|newspaper=The Salina Journal|date=November 24, 1995|page=C2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7275432/1995_ap_allbig_eight_football_team/}}

Coaches = selected by the Big Eight Conference coaches{{cite news|title=1995 Coaches All-Big Eight football team|newspaper=News-Leader (Springfield, MO)|date=November 29, 1995|page=2D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7275885/1995_coaches_allbig_eight_football_team/}}

Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the Associated Press and Coaches

References

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