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) and United Press International (UPI).

Quarterbacks

 * Phil Bradley, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * J. C. Watts, Oklahoma (AP-2)

Running backs

 * Billy Sims, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Jarvis Redwine, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Worley Taylor, Oklahoma State (AP-1)
 * Gerry Ellis, Missouri (AP-2)
 * James Wilder Sr., Missouri (AP-2)
 * L. J. Brown, Kansas State (AP-2)
 * Kenny Brown, Nebraska (UPI-2)

Tight ends

 * Junior Miller, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Eddy Whitley, Kansas State (AP-2)

Centers

 * Paul Tabor, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Kelly Saalfeld, Nebraska (AP-2; UPI-2)

Offensive guards

 * John Havekost, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Reggie Richardson, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Dick Cuvelier, Iowa State (AP-2)
 * Randy Schleusener, Nebraska (AP-2)

Offensive tackles

 * Stan Brock, Colorado (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Louis Oubre, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Howard Richards, Missouri (AP-2)
 * Dave Guender, Missouri (AP-2)
 * Mark Goodspeed, Nebraska (UPI-2)

Wide receivers

 * David Verser, Kansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Tim Smith, Nebraska (AP-2; UPI-1)

Defensive ends

 * Derrie Nelson, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * James Walker, Kansas State (AP-2; UPI-1)
 * Rick Antle, Oklahoma State (AP-1)
 * Wendell Ray, Missouri (AP-2)

Defensive tackles

 * Rod Horn, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * John Goodman, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Bill Barnett, Nebraska (AP-2; UPI-2)
 * Curtis Boone, Oklahoma State (AP-2)

Middle guards

 * Kerry Weinmaster, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Norman Goodman, Missouri (AP-2)

Linebackers

 * George Cumby, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Ricky Young, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Bill Roe, Colorado (AP-2)
 * Mike Leaders, Iowa State (AP-2)

Defensive backs

 * Mark Haynes, Colorado (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Darrol Ray, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Eric Wright, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Mike Schwartz, Iowa State (UPI-1)
 * LeRoy Irvin, Kansas (AP-2)
 * Gregg Johnson, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
 * Basil Banks, Oklahoma (AP-2)

Place-kicker

 * Dean Sukup, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Colin Ankerson, Oklahoma State (AP-2)

Punter

 * Mike Hubach, Kansas (AP-1; UPI-1)

Key
AP = Associated Press

UPI = United Press International