1980 All-Big Ten Conference football team
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The 1980 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Ten Conference teams for the 1980 college football season.
Offensive selections
=Quarterbacks=
- Mark Herrmann, Purdue (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Art Schlichter, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-2)
=Running backs=
- Calvin Murray, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Marion Barber, Jr., Minnesota (AP-1; UPI-2)
- Garry White, Minnesota (UPI-1)
- Stan Edwards, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2)
=Wide receivers=
- Anthony Carter, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1 [split end])
- Doug Donley, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1 [split end])
- Bart Burrell, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2 [split end])
- Keith Chapelle, Iowa (AP-2; UPI-2 [split end])
- Todd Sheets, Northwestern (AP-2)
=Tight ends=
- Dave Young, Purdue (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Bob Stephenson, Indiana (UPI-2)
=Centers=
- George Lilja, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Jay Hilgenberg, Iowa (UPI-2)
=Guards=
- Joe Lukens, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Kurt Becker, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-2)
- John Powers, Michigan (UPI-1)
- Rod Strata, Michigan State (UPI-2)
=Tackles=
- Ed Muransky, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Bubba Paris, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Luther Henson, Ohio State (UPI-2)
- Gerhard Ahting, Indiana (UPI-2)
Defensive selections
=Defensive linemen=
- Calvin Clark, Purdue (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Mike Trgovac, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Jerome Foster, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-2)
- Tim Krumrie, Wisconsin (AP-1)
- Jeff Schuh, Minnesota (AP-1; UPI-2)
- John Harty, Iowa (UPI-1)
- Mel Owens, Michigan (UPI-1)
=Linebackers=
- Andy Cannavino, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Marcus Marek, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Jim Looney, Purdue (AP-1)
- Marlin Evans, Indiana (UPI-1)
- Tom Kingsbury, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Dave Ahrens, Wisconsin (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Andre Tippett, Iowa (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Pat Dean, Iowa (UPI-2)
- John Gillen, Illinois (UPI-2)
=Defensive backs=
- Ray Ellis, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Tim Wilbur, Indiana (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Bill Kay, Purdue (AP-1; UPI-2)
- Vince Skillings, Ohio State (UPI-1)
- Todd Bell, Ohio State (UPI-1)
- Keith Bostic, Michigan (UPI-2)
- Tony Jackson, Michigan (UPI-2)
Special teams
=Placekicker=
- Vlade Janakievski, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Morten Andersen, Michigan State (UPI-2)
=Punter=
- Ray Stachowicz, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Tom Orosz, Ohio State (UPI-2)
Key
AP = Associated Press, selected by the AP's media panel{{cite news|title=Herrmann All-Big Ten Quarterback|newspaper=The Blade, Toledo, Ohio (AP story)|date=December 2, 1980|page=30|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=19801201&id=LWdRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PgMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2075,1605913&hl=en}}{{cite news|title=Herrmann Finally On All-Big Ten Unit|newspaper=Kentucky New Era (AP story)|date=December 2, 1980|page=16|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=266&dat=19801129&id=GhYxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AeEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3397,3746729&hl=en}}
UPI - United Press International{{cite news|title=College Football: All-Big Ten|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=November 25, 1980|page=4D|url=https://freep.newspapers.com/clip/3745781/college_football_all_big_ten/}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
{{All-Big Ten Conference football teams}}