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

See also

• 1979 College Football All-America Team