1979 All-Big Eight Conference football team
The 1979 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The selectors for the 1979 season included the Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI).
Offensive selections
Quarterbacks
- Phil Bradley, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-1)
- J. C. Watts, Oklahoma (AP-2)
Running backs
- Billy Sims, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Jarvis Redwine, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Worley Taylor, Oklahoma State (AP-1)
- Gerry Ellis, Missouri (AP-2)
- James Wilder Sr., Missouri (AP-2)
- L. J. Brown, Kansas State (AP-2)
- Kenny Brown, Nebraska (UPI-2)
Tight ends
- Junior Miller, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Eddy Whitley, Kansas State (AP-2)
Centers
- Paul Tabor, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Kelly Saalfeld, Nebraska (AP-2; UPI-2)
Offensive guards
- John Havekost, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Reggie Richardson, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Dick Cuvelier, Iowa State (AP-2)
- Randy Schleusener, Nebraska (AP-2)
Offensive tackles
- Stan Brock, Colorado (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Louis Oubre, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Howard Richards, Missouri (AP-2)
- Dave Guender, Missouri (AP-2)
- Mark Goodspeed, Nebraska (UPI-2)
Wide receivers
- David Verser, Kansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Tim Smith, Nebraska (AP-2; UPI-1)
Defensive selections
Defensive ends
- Derrie Nelson, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
- James Walker, Kansas State (AP-2; UPI-1)
- Rick Antle, Oklahoma State (AP-1)
- Wendell Ray, Missouri (AP-2)
Defensive tackles
- Rod Horn, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
- John Goodman, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Bill Barnett, Nebraska (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Curtis Boone, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
Middle guards
- Kerry Weinmaster, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Norman Goodman, Missouri (AP-2)
Linebackers
- George Cumby, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Ricky Young, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Bill Roe, Colorado (AP-2)
- Mike Leaders, Iowa State (AP-2)
Defensive backs
- Mark Haynes, Colorado (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Darrol Ray, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Eric Wright, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Mike Schwartz, Iowa State (UPI-1)
- LeRoy Irvin, Kansas (AP-2)
- Gregg Johnson, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
- Basil Banks, Oklahoma (AP-2)
Special teams
Place-kicker
- Dean Sukup, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Colin Ankerson, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
Punter
- Mike Hubach, Kansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
Key
AP = Associated Press[1]
UPI = United Press International[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Best of the Big 8". The Garden City (KS) Telegram. November 29, 1979. p. 8.
- ^ "Sims, Redwine Heal All-Big 8". Frederick Daily Leader. November 20, 1979. p. 4.