All Americans: 1980

 Offense
WR-Ken Margerum, Stanford
TE-Dave Young, Purdue
L-Louis Oubre, Oklahoma
L-Keith Van Horne, Southern California
L-Mark May, Pittsburgh
L-Randy Schleusener, Nebraska
L-Ron Wooten, North Carolina
C-George Lilja, Michigan
C-John Scully, Notre Dame
QB-Mark Herrmann, Purdue
B-George Rogers, South Carolina
B-Herschel Walker, Georgia
B-Jarvis Redwine, Nebraska
PK-Rex Robinson, Georgia

 Defense
L-Hugh Green, Pittsburgh
L-E. J. Junior, Alabama
L-Kenneth Sims, Texas
L-Len Mitchell, Houston
L-Hosca Taylor, Houston
MG-Ron Simmons, Florida State
LB-Mike Singletary, Baylor
LB-Tom Boyd, Alabama
LB-Bob Crable, Notre Dame
LB-Lawrence Taylor, North Carolina
LB-David Little, Florida
B-Ken Easley, UCLA
B-Ron Lott, Southern California
B-Scott Woerner, Georgia
B-John Simmons, Southern Methodist
P-Ray Stachowicz, Michigan State