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.Offensive selections
Quarterbacks
- Phil Bradley, Missouri
Running backs
- Jarvis Redwine, Nebraska
- Kerwin Bell, Kansas
- Dwayne Crutchfield, Iowa State
Tight ends
- Forrest Valora, Oklahoma
Wide receivers
- David Verser, Kansas
Centers
- Brad Edelman, Missouri
- Randy Schleusener, Nebraska
- Terry Crouch, Oklahoma
Offensive tackles
- Howard Richards, Missouri
- Louis Oubre, Oklahoma
Defensive selections
Defensive ends
- Derrie Nelson, Nebraska
- James Walker, Kansas State
Defensive tackles
- Richard Turner, Oklahoma
- David Clark, Nebraska
Nose guards
- Stan Gardner, Kansas
Linebackers
- Ricky Young, Oklahoma State
- Lester Dickey, Missouri
Defensive backs
- Eric Wright, Missouri
- Russell Gary, Nebraska
- Larry Crawford, Iowa State
- Bill Whitaker, Missouri
Special teams
Place-kicker
AP = Associated Press