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)
Key
Coaches = selected by Southwest Conference coaches
See also 1980 College Football All-America Team
References