1980 All-Southwest Conference football team

The 1980 All-Southwest Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Southwest Conference teams for the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The selectors for the 1980 season included the Southwest conference coaches (the "Coaches" team).

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

• Jay Jeffrey, Baylor (Coaches-1)

Running backs

• Dennis Gentry, Baylor (Coaches-1)
• Craig James, SMU (Coaches-1)
• Bobby Stewart, TCU (Coaches-1)
• Walter Abercrombie, Baylor (Coaches-1)

Tight ends

• Robert Hubble, Rice (Coaches-1)

Wide receivers

• Stanley Washington, TCU (Coaches-1)

Guards

• Les Studdard, Texas (Coaches-1)
• Frank Ditta, Baylor (Coaches-1)

Tackles

• Lee Spivey, SMU (Coaches-1)
• Terry Tausch, Texas (Coaches-1)

Centers

• Lance Pederson, SMU (Coaches-1)

Defensive selections

Defensive tackles

• Leonard Mitchell, Houston (Coaches-1)
• Joe Campbell, Baylor (Coaches-1)
• Kenneth Sims, Texas (Coaches-1)
• Harvey Armstrong, SMU (Coaches-1)
• Charles Benson, Baylor (Coaches-1)

Linebackers

• Doak Field, Baylor (Coaches-1)
• Robert Williamson, Rice (Coaches-1)
• Mike Singletary, Baylor (Coaches-1)

Defensive backs

• Vann McElroy, Baylor (Coaches-1)
• Ted Watts, Texas Tech (Coaches-1)
• John Simmons, SMU (Coaches-1)
• Kevin Evans, Arkansas (Coaches-1)

Special teams

Placekicker

• Eddie Garcia, SMU (Coaches-1)

Punter

• Steve Cox, Arkansas (Coaches-1)

Miscellaneous

• Offensive Player of the Year: Walter Abercrombie, Baylor (Coaches)
• Defensive Player of the Year: Mike Singletary, Baylor (Coaches)
• Coach of the Year: Grant Teaff, Baylor (Coaches)
• Offensive Newcomers of the Year: Jay Jeffrey, Baylor and Renie Baker, Texas Tech (Coaches)
• Defensive Newcomer of the Year: Jerry Bullitt, Texas A&M (Coaches)

Key

Coaches = selected by Southwest Conference coaches

See also

1980 College Football All-America Team