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 . [1]
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.
Offense [ ]
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 [ ]
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 [ ]
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)
Defense [ ]
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 [ ]
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)
Special teams [ ]
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
References [ ]
External links [ ]
v · d · e 1980 College Football All-America Team consensus selectionsOffense Defense