1980 All-Big Eight Conference football team
The 1980 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The selectors for the 1980 season included the Associated Press (AP).
Offensive selections
Quarterbacks
- Phil Bradley, Missouri (AP-1)
- J. C. Watts, Oklahoma (AP-2)
Running backs
- Jarvis Redwine, Nebraska (AP-1)
- Kerwin Bell, Kansas (AP-1)
- Dwayne Crutchfield, Iowa State (AP-1)
- David Overstreet, Oklahoma (AP-2)
- James Wilder Sr., Missouri (AP-2)
- Andra Franklin, Nebraska (AP-2)
Tight ends
- Forrest Valora, Oklahoma (AP-1)
- Andy Gibler, Missouri (AP-2)
Wide receivers
- David Verser, Kansas (AP-1)
- Mel Campbell, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
Centers
- Brad Edelman, Missouri (AP-1)
- Dave Rimington, Nebraska (AP-2)
Offensive guards
- Randy Schleusener, Nebraska (AP-1)
- Terry Crouch, Oklahoma (AP-1)
- Don Key, Oklahoma (AP-2)
- Stan Lechner, Missouri (AP-2)
Offensive tackles
- Howard Richards, Missouri (AP-1)
- Louis Oubre, Oklahoma (AP-1)
- Dan Hurley, Nebraska (AP-2)
- Bob Ed Culver Jr., Oklahoma (AP-2)
Defensive selections
Defensive ends
- Derrie Nelson, Nebraska (AP-1)
- James Walker, Kansas State (AP-1)
- Wendell Ray, Missouri (AP-2)
- Jimmy Williams, Nebraska (AP-2)
Defensive tackles
- Richard Turner, Oklahoma (AP-1)
- David Clark, Nebraska (AP-1)
- Keith Gary, Oklahoma (AP-2)
- Jeff Fox, Kansas (AP-2)
Nose guards
- Stan Gardner, Kansas (AP-1)
- Curt Hineline, Nebraska (AP-2)
Linebackers
- Ricky Young, Oklahoma State (AP-1)
- Lester Dickey, Missouri (AP-1)
- Mike Green, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
- Steve Doolittle, Colorado (AP-2)
Defensive backs
- Eric Wright, Missouri (AP-1)
- Russell Gary, Nebraska (AP-1)
- Larry Crawford, Iowa State (AP-1)
- Bill Whitaker, Missouri (AP-1)
- Joe Tumpich, Kansas (AP-2)
- Johnnie Poe, Missouri (AP-2)
- Jay Jimerson, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
- Gregg Johnson, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
Special teams
Place-kicker
- Ron Verrilli, Missouri (AP-1)
- Alex Giffords, Iowa State (AP-2)
Punter
- Bucky Scribner, Kansas (AP-1)
- Art Woods, Colorado (AP-2)
Key
AP = Associated Press[1]
References
- "All-Big Eight Conference". Herald and Review (Decatur, IL). November 20, 1980. p. C2.
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