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).

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 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)

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