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).
Offensive selections
Quarterbacks
- Phil Bradley, Missouri (AP)
Running backs
- Billy Sims, Oklahoma (AP)
- Jarvis Redwine, Nebraska (AP)
- Worley Taylor, Oklahoma State (AP)
Tight ends
- Junior Miller, Nebraska (AP)
Centers
- Paul Tabor, Oklahoma (AP)
Offensive guards
- John Havekosl, Nebraska (AP)
- Reggie Richardson, Oklahoma State (AP)
Offensive tackles
- Stan Brock, Colorado (AP)
- Louis Oubre, Oklahoma (AP)
Wide receivers
- David Verser, Kansas (AP)
Defensive selections
Defensive ends
- Derrie Nelson, Nebraska (AP)
- Rick Antle, Oklahoma State (AP)
Defensive tackles
- Rod Horn, Nebraska (AP)
- John Goodman, Oklahoma (AP)
Middle guards
- Kerry Weinmaster, Nebraska (AP)
Linebackers
- George Cumby, Oklahoma (AP)
- Ricky Young, Oklahoma State (AP)
Defensive backs
- Mark Haynes, Colorado (AP)
- Darrol Ray, Oklahoma (AP)
- Eric Wright, Missouri (AP)
Special teams
Place-kicker
- Dean Sukup, Nebraska (AP)
Punter
- Mike Hubach, Kansas (AP)
Key
AP = Associated Press[1]
References
- "Best of the Big 8". The Garden City (KS) Telegram. November 29, 1979. p. 8.
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