1980 College Football All-America Team

The 1980 College Football All-America team is composed of various organizations that choose College All-America teams that season. The organizations that chose the teams were Associated Press, United Press International, Newspaper Enterprise Association, Football Writers Association of America, American Football Coaches Association, Walter Camp Foundation, and The Sporting News.

AP, UPI, and NEA were all press organizations that polled writers and players. FWAA was also a poll of writers, as was the Walter Camp Foundation. The AFCA was a poll of college coaches. The Sporting News chose a team for their publications. AP, UPI, NEA,The Sporting News and Pro Football Weekly chose both first and second teams. AP, UPI, NEA, also listed numerous honorable mentions.

Receivers

 * Ken Margerum, Stanford (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA)
 * Anthony Carter, Michigan (AP, TSN)
 * Cris Collinsworth, Florida (NEA)
 * Mardye McDole, Mississippi State (TSN)

Tight ends

 * Dave Young, Purdue (AP, UPI, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)
 * Marvin Harvey, Southern Mississippi (NEA)

Tackles

 * Mark May, Pittsburgh (AP, WC, UPI, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)
 * Keith Van Horne, USC (AP, UPI, NEA, FWAA, TSN)
 * Nick Eyre, BYU (NEA, AFCA, FWAA)
 * Bill Dugan, Penn St. (AFCA)

Guards

 * Randy Schleusener, Nebraska (AP, UPI, NEA, WC)
 * Louis Oubre, Oklahoma (WC, AFCA, FWAA)
 * Ron Wooten, North Carolina (NEA, WC)
 * Roy Foster, USC (UPI)
 * Frank Ditta, Baylor (AP)
 * Billy Ard, Wake Forest (TSN)
 * Terry Crouch, Oklahoma (TSN)

Centers

 * John Scully, Notre Dame (AP, UPI, NEA, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)
 * George Lilja, Michigan (WC)

Quarterbacks

 * Mark Herrmann, Purdue (AP, UPI, WC, AFCA-t, FWAA)
 * Jim McMahon, BYU (AFCA-t)
 * Art Schlichter, Ohio State (NEA)
 * John Elway, Stanford (TSN)

Running backs

 * George Rogers, South Carolina (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)
 * Herschel Walker,Georgia (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)
 * Jarvis Redwine, Nebraska  (UPI, WC, AFCA)
 * Freeman McNeil, UCLA (FWAA)

Ends

 * Hugh Green, Pittsburgh (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)
 * E.J. Junior, Alabama  (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)
 * Scott Zettek, Notre Dame (AP)
 * Derrie Nelson, Nebraska (FWAA)

Tackles

 * Leonard Mitchell, Houston  (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, TSN)
 * Kenneth Sims, Texas (AP, UPI, NEA, FWAA, TSN)
 * Hosea Taylor, Houston (WC, FWAA)

Middle guards

 * Ron Simmons, Florida St. (UPI, WC, AFCA)
 * Jim Burt, University of Miami (Fla.) (NEA)

Linebackers

 * Mike Singletary, Baylor  (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)
 * Lawrence Taylor, North Carolina (AP, UPI, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)
 * Bob Crable, Notre Dame  (UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, TSN)
 * Tom Boyd, Alabama (WC)
 * David Little, Florida (FWAA)

Backs

 * Kenny Easley, UCLA (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)
 * Ronnie Lott, USC (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)
 * John Simmons, SMU (AP, AFCA, FWAA)
 * Scott Woerner, Georgia (UPI, WC, AFCA)
 * Bobby Butler, Florida State (NEA)
 * Bill Whitaker, Missouri (NEA)
 * Ted Watts, Texas Tech (TSN)
 * Hanford Dixon, Southern Mississippi (TSN)

Kickers

 * Rex Robinson, Georgia (UPI, NEA, WC, FWAA)
 * Bill Capece, Florida State (TSN)

Punters

 * Rohn Stark, Florida State (UPI, FWAA, TSN)
 * Ray Stachowicz, Michigan State (NEA, WC)

Key

 * AP - Associated Press
 * UPI - United Press International
 * NEA - Newspaper Enterprise Association
 * FWAA - Football Writers Association of America
 * WC - Walter Camp Foundation
 * AFCA - American Football Coaches Association


 * TSN - The Sporting News
 * PFW - Pro Football Weekly
 * FN - Football News
 * 1 - First Team Selection
 * 2 - Second Team Selection