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)

Running backs[]

• Jarvis Redwine, Nebraska (AP)
• Kerwin Bell, Kansas (AP)
• Dwayne Crutchfield, Iowa State (AP)

Tight ends[]

• Forrest Valora, Oklahoma (AP)

Wide receivers[]

• David Verser, Kansas (AP)

Centers[]

• Brad Edelman, Missouri (AP)

Offensive guards[]

• Randy Schleusener, Nebraska (AP)
• Terry Crouch, Oklahoma (AP)

Offensive tackles[]

• Howard Richards, Missouri (AP)
• Louis Oubre, Oklahoma (AP)

Defensive selections[]

Defensive ends[]

• Derrie Nelson, Nebraska (AP)
• James Walker, Kansas State (AP)

Defensive tackles[]

• Richard Turner, Oklahoma (AP)
• David Clark, Nebraska (AP)

Nose guards[]

• Stan Gardner, Kansas (AP)

Linebackers[]

• Ricky Young, Oklahoma State (AP)
• Lester Dickey, Missouri (AP)

Defensive backs[]

• Eric Wright, Missouri (AP)
• Russell Gary, Nebraska (AP)
• Larry Crawford, Iowa State (AP)
• Bill Whitaker, Missouri (AP)

Special teams[]

Place-kicker[]

• Ron Verrilli, Missouri (AP)

Punter[]

• Bucky Scribner, Kansas (AP)

Key[]

AP = Associated Press^[1]

See also[]

• 1980 College Football All-America Team

References[]