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^[1][2]

UPI - United Press International^[3]