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) and United Press International (UPI).

Offensive selections

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Quarterbacks

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Running backs

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Tight ends

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  • Forrest Valora, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Andy Gibler, Missouri (AP-2; UPI-2)

Wide receivers

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Centers

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Offensive guards

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  • Randy Schleusener, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Terry Crouch, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Don Key, Oklahoma (AP-2; UPI-2)
  • Stan Lechner, Missouri (AP-2)
  • Joe Adams, Nebraska (UPI-2)

Offensive tackles

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Defensive selections

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Defensive ends

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  • Derrie Nelson, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • James Walker, Kansas State (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Wendell Ray, Missouri (AP-2; UPI-2)
  • Jimmy Williams, Nebraska (AP-2; UPI-2)

Defensive tackles

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Nose guards

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  • Stan Gardner, Kansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Curt Hineline, Nebraska (AP-2)
  • Johnnie Lewis, Oklahoma (UPI-2)

Linebackers

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  • Ricky Young, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Lester Dickey, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-2)
  • Steve Doolittle, Colorado (AP-2; UPI-1)
  • Mike Green, Oklahoma State (AP-2; UPI-2)

Defensive backs

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Special teams

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Place-kicker

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

Punter

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  • Bucky Scribner, Kansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Art Woods, Colorado (AP-2)
  • Don Birdsey, Kansas State (UPI-2)

Key

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AP = Associated Press[1]

UPI = United Press International[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "All-Big Eight Conference". Herald and Review (Decatur, IL). November 20, 1980. p. C2.
  2. ^ "The 1980 United Press International All-Big Eight Conference football..." November 24, 1980.