1981 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team explained

The 1981 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Pacific-10 Conference teams for the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

• Mike Pagel, Arizona State (Coaches-1)
• John Elway, Stanford (Coaches-2)

Running backs

• Marcus Allen, USC (Coaches-1)
• Darrin Nelson, Stanford (Coaches-1)
• Gerald Riggs, Arizona State (Coaches-1)
• Tim Harris, Washington State (Coaches-2)
• Robert Weathers, Arizona State (Coaches-2)
• Kevin Nelson, UCLA (Coaches-2)

Wide receivers

• Cormac Carney, UCLA (Coaches-1)
• Victor Simmons, Oregon State (Coaches-1)
• Paul Skansi, Washington (Coaches-2)
• Mariet Ford, California (Coaches-2)

Tight ends

• Tim Wrightman, UCLA (Coaches-1)
• Pat Beach, Washington State (Coaches-2)

Tackles

• Luis Sharpe, UCLA (Coaches-1)
• Harvey Salem, California (Coaches-1)
• Don Mosebar, USC (Coaches-2)
• John Meyer, Arizona State (Coaches-2)

Guards

• Roy Foster, USC (Coaches-1)
• Bruce Matthews, USC (Coaches-1)
• Jeff Kiewel, Arizona (Coaches-2)
• Roger Levasa, Oregon State (Coaches-2)

Centers

• Tony Slaton, USC (Coaches-1)
• John Macaulay, Stanford (Coaches-2)

Defensive selections

Linemen

• Fletcher Jenkins, Washington (Coaches-1)
• George Achica, USC (Coaches-1)
• Dennis Edwards, USC (Coaches-1)
• Matt Elisara, Washington State (Coaches-1)
• Karl Morgan, UCLA (Coaches-2)
• Doug Rogers, Stanford (Coaches-2)
• Irv Eatman, UCLA (Coaches-2)
• Gary Shaw, Arizona (Coaches-2)

Linebackers

• Chip Banks, USC (Coaches-1)
• Vernon Maxwell, Arizona State (Coaches-1)
• Mark Jerue, Washington (Coaches-1)
• Ricky Hunley, Arizona (Coaches-1)
• Joey Lumpkin, Arizona State (Coaches-2)
• Dave Morze, Stanford (Coaches-2)
• Ron Rivera, California (Coaches-2)
• Mark Stewart, Washington (Coaches-2)

Defensive backs

• Mike Richardson, Arizona State (Coaches-1)
• Paul Sorensen, Washington State (Coaches-1)
• Vaughn Williams, Stanford (Coaches-1)
• Ray Horton, Washington (Coaches-1)
• Joey Browner, USC (Coaches-2)
• Tom Sullivan, UCLA (Coaches-2)
• Steve Brown, Oregon (Coaches-2)
• Kendall Williams, Arizona State (Coaches-2)

Special teams

Placekickers

• Chuck Nelson, Washington (Coaches-1)
• Luis Zendejas, Arizona State (Coaches-2)

Punters

• Mike Black, Arizona State (Coaches-1)
• Sergio Vega, Arizona (Coaches-2)

Return specialists

• Anthony Allen, Washington (Coaches-1)
• Choo Choo Young, Oregon (Coaches-2)

Key

Coaches = Pacific-10 head football coaches^{[1] [2]}

See also

• 1981 College Football All-America Team

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pac-12 Communications Department . 2014 Pac-12 Football Media Guide . pac-12.org . 2014 . 124 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150514221333/http://catalog.e-digitaleditions.com/i/350165-2014-football-media-guide . May 14, 2015 . live . 2014mg .
2. News: USC's Allen best player in Pac-10. Eugene Register-Guard. December 2, 1981. 2C.