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).

Offensive selections

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 selections

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)

Special teams

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)