The 1981 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Pacific-10 Conference teams for the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season.

• Mike Pagel, Arizona State (Coaches-1)
• John Elway, Stanford (Coaches-2)

• Marcus Allen, USC (Coaches-1)
• Darrin Nelson, Stanford (Coaches-1)
• Gerald Riggs, Arizona State (Coaches-1)
• Tim Harris, Washington State (Coaches-2)
• Robert Weathers, Arizona State (Coaches-2)
• Kevin Nelson, UCLA (Coaches-2)

• Cormac Carney, UCLA (Coaches-1)
• Victor Simmons, Oregon State (Coaches-1)
• Paul Skansi, Washington (Coaches-2)
• Mariet Ford, California (Coaches-2)

• Tim Wrightman, UCLA (Coaches-1)
• Pat Beach, Washington State (Coaches-2)

• Luis Sharpe, UCLA (Coaches-1)
• Harvey Salem, California (Coaches-1)
• Don Mosebar, USC (Coaches-2)
• John Meyer, Arizona State (Coaches-2)

• Roy Foster, USC (Coaches-1)
• Bruce Matthews, USC (Coaches-1)
• Jeff Kiewel, Arizona (Coaches-2)
• Roger Levasa, Oregon State (Coaches-2)

• Tony Slaton, USC (Coaches-1)
• John Macaulay, Stanford (Coaches-2)

• Fletcher Jenkins, Washington (Coaches-1)
• George Achica, USC (Coaches-1)
• Dennis Edwards, USC (Coaches-1)
• Matt Elisara, Washington State (Coaches-1)
• Karl Morgan, UCLA (Coaches-2)
• Doug Rogers, Stanford (Coaches-2)
• Irv Eatman, UCLA (Coaches-2)
• Gary Shaw, Arizona (Coaches-2)

• Chip Banks, USC (Coaches-1)
• Vernon Maxwell, Arizona State (Coaches-1)
• Mark Jerue, Washington (Coaches-1)
• Ricky Hunley, Arizona (Coaches-1)
• Joey Lumpkin, Arizona State (Coaches-2)
• Dave Morze, Stanford (Coaches-2)
• Ron Rivera, California (Coaches-2)
• Mark Stewart, Washington (Coaches-2)

• Mike Richardson, Arizona State (Coaches-1)
• Paul Sorensen, Washington State (Coaches-1)
• Vaughn Williams, Stanford (Coaches-1)
• Ray Horton, Washington (Coaches-1)
• Joey Browner, USC (Coaches-2)
• Tom Sullivan, UCLA (Coaches-2)
• Steve Brown, Oregon (Coaches-2)
• Kendall Williams, Arizona State (Coaches-2)

• Chuck Nelson, Washington (Coaches-1)
• Luis Zendejas, Arizona State (Coaches-2)

• Mike Black, Arizona State (Coaches-1)
• Sergio Vega, Arizona (Coaches-2)

• Anthony Allen, Washington (Coaches-1)
• Choo Choo Young, Oregon (Coaches-2)

Coaches = Pacific-10 head football coaches^[1][2]

• 1981 College Football All-America Team