1979 All-Big Eight Conference football team

The 1979 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The selectors for the 1979 season included the Associated Press (AP).

Offensive selections[]

Quarterbacks[]

• Phil Bradley, Missouri (AP)

Running backs[]

• Billy Sims, Oklahoma (AP)
• Jarvis Redwine, Nebraska (AP)
• Worley Taylor, Oklahoma State (AP)

Tight ends[]

• Junior Miller, Nebraska (AP)

Centers[]

• Paul Tabor, Oklahoma (AP)

Offensive guards[]

• John Havekosl, Nebraska (AP)
• Reggie Richardson, Oklahoma State (AP)

Offensive tackles[]

• Stan Brock, Colorado (AP)
• Louis Oubre, Oklahoma (AP)

Wide receivers[]

• David Verser, Kansas (AP)

Defensive selections[]

Defensive ends[]

• Derrie Nelson, Nebraska (AP)
• Rick Antle, Oklahoma State (AP)

Defensive tackles[]

• Rod Horn, Nebraska (AP)
• John Goodman, Oklahoma (AP)

Middle guards[]

• Kerry Weinmaster, Nebraska (AP)

Linebackers[]

• George Cumby, Oklahoma (AP)
• Ricky Young, Oklahoma State (AP)

Defensive backs[]

• Mark Haynes, Colorado (AP)
• Darrol Ray, Oklahoma (AP)
• Eric Wright, Missouri (AP)

Special teams[]

Place-kicker[]

• Dean Sukup, Nebraska (AP)

Punter[]

• Mike Hubach, Kansas (AP)

Key[]

AP = Associated Press^[1]

See also[]

• 1979 College Football All-America Team

References[]