The 1980 All-Southwest Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Southwest Conference teams for the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The selectors for the 1980 season included the Southwest conference coaches (the "Coaches" team).
Offensive selections edit
Quarterbacks edit
- Jay Jeffrey, Baylor (Coaches-1)
Running backs edit
- Dennis Gentry, Baylor (Coaches-1)
- Craig James, SMU (Coaches-1)
- Bobby Stewart, TCU (Coaches-1)
- Walter Abercrombie, Baylor (Coaches-1)
Tight ends edit
- Robert Hubble, Rice (Coaches-1)
Wide receivers edit
- Stanley Washington, TCU (Coaches-1)
Guards edit
- Les Studdard, Texas (Coaches-1)
- Frank Ditta, Baylor (Coaches-1)
Tackles edit
- Lee Spivey, SMU (Coaches-1)
- Terry Tausch, Texas (Coaches-1)
Centers edit
- Lance Pederson, SMU (Coaches-1)
Defensive selections edit
Defensive tackles edit
- Leonard Mitchell, Houston (Coaches-1)
- Joe Campbell, Baylor (Coaches-1)
- Kenneth Sims, Texas (Coaches-1)
- Harvey Armstrong, SMU (Coaches-1)
- Charles Benson, Baylor (Coaches-1)
Linebackers edit
- Doak Field, Baylor (Coaches-1)
- Robert Williamson, Rice (Coaches-1)
- Mike Singletary, Baylor (Coaches-1)
Defensive backs edit
- Vann McElroy, Baylor (Coaches-1)
- Ted Watts, Texas Tech (Coaches-1)
- John Simmons, SMU (Coaches-1)
- Kevin Evans, Arkansas (Coaches-1)
Special teams edit
Placekicker edit
- Eddie Garcia, SMU (Coaches-1)
Punter edit
- Steve Cox, Arkansas (Coaches-1)
Miscellaneous edit
- Offensive Player of the Year: Walter Abercrombie, Baylor (Coaches)
- Defensive Player of the Year: Mike Singletary, Baylor (Coaches)
- Coach of the Year: Grant Teaff, Baylor (Coaches)
- Offensive Newcomers of the Year: Jay Jeffrey, Baylor and Renie Baker, Texas Tech (Coaches)
- Defensive Newcomer of the Year: Jerry Bullitt, Texas A&M (Coaches)
Key edit
Coaches = selected by Southwest Conference coaches[1]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Baylor DOminates All-Southwest Conference Teams". The Victoria Advocate. November 28, 1980. p. 3C.