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

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