The 1980 All-South Independent football team consists of American football players chosen by the Associated Press for their All-South independent teams for the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season.
Offense
Quarterback Larry Gentry, UNLV (AP-1) Nickie Hall, Tulane (AP-2)
Running backs George Rogers, South Carolina (AP-1) Cyrus Lawrence, Virginia Tech (AP-1) Sammy Winder, Southern Mississippi (AP-1) Anthony Collins, East Carolina (AP-2) Sam Platt, Florida State (AP-2)
Wide receivers Mike Jones, Tennessee State (AP-1) Sidney Snell, Virginia Tech (AP-1) Robert Griffin, Tulane (AP-2) Ken Tweedy, Richmond (AP-2)
Tight end Marvin Harvey, Southern Mississippi (AP-1) Willie Scott, South Carolina (AP-2)
Offensive tackles Ken Lanier, Florida State (AP-1) George Schechterly, South Carolina (AP-1) John Canei, Miami (AP-2) Dexter Berry, Tennessee State (AP-2)
Offensive guards Grew Futch, Florida State (AP-1) Jesse Moore, Richmond (AP-1) Arnie Diaz, Tulane (AP-2) Joe Jacoby, Louisville (AP-2)
Center Jamey Watson, Southern Mississippi (AP-1) Arthur Christophe, Northeast Louisiana (AP-2)
Defense
Defensive ends Robert Brown, Virginia Tech (AP-1) George Tillman, Southern Mississippi (AP-1) Paul Tyner, William & Mary (AP-2) Jay Trautwein, Louisville (AP-2)
Defensive tackles Mark Macek, Florida State (AP-1) Chuck Allen, South Carolina (AP-1) Jim Burt, Miami (AP-1) Kevin Cole, Tulane (AP-2) Garry Futch, Florida State (AP-2) Wilfred Simon, Tulane (AP-2)
Linebackers Reggie Herring, Florida State (AP-1) Eddie Johnson, Louisville (AP-1) Marty Wetzel, Tulane (AP-2) Paul Piurowski, Florida State (AP-2)
Defensive backs Bobby Butler, Florida State (AP-1) Hanford Dixon, Southern Mississippi (AP-1) Fred Marion, Miami (AP-1) Monk Bonasorte, Florida State (AP-1) Jody Norman, Northeast Louisiana (AP-2) Robert Pelotte, South Carolina (AP-2) Leon Williams, Louisville (AP-2) Reuben Turner, Richmond (AP-2)
Special teams
Kicker Bill Capece, Florida State (AP-1) Eddie Leopold, South Carolina (AP-2)
Punter Dave Smigelsky, Virginia Tech (AP-1)
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