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

Running backs

Tight ends

  • Junior Miller, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Eddy Whitley, Kansas State (AP-2)

Centers

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

Wide receivers

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

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

Special teams

Place-kicker

  • Dean Sukup, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Colin Ankerson, Oklahoma State (AP-2)

Punter

Key

AP = Associated Press[1]

UPI = United Press International[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Best of the Big 8". The Garden City (KS) Telegram. November 29, 1979. p. 8.
  2. ^ "Sims, Redwine Heal All-Big 8". Frederick Daily Leader. November 20, 1979. p. 4.