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

Running backs

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

Offensive guards

Offensive tackles

Defensive selections

Defensive ends

Defensive tackles

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

Special teams

Place-kicker

  • Ron Verrilli, Missouri (AP-1)
  • Alex Giffords, Iowa State (AP-2)

Punter

Key

AP = Associated Press[1]

See also

References

  1. "All-Big Eight Conference". Herald and Review (Decatur, IL). November 20, 1980. p. C2.
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