1979 All-Big Eight Conference football team

American all-star college football team August 2023 25em 1979 All-Big Eight Conference football team border-top:#aaa 1px solid border-top:1px #aaa solid 1979 college football season border-top:1px #aaa solid 1977 1978 ← → 1980 1981 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 PressBest of the Big 8 The Garden City (KS) Telegram November 29, 1979 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7232902/best_of_the_big_8/ UPI = United Press InternationalSims, Redwine Heal All-Big 8 Frederick Daily Leader November 20, 1979 4 https://books.google.com/books?id=RUpDAAAAIBAJ&dq=1979+All-Big+Eight+Conference+football+team+upi&pg=PA3&article_id=2707,5590166 See also 1979 College Football All-America Team References All-Big Seven Conference football team Category:All-Big Eight Conference football teams