1979 All-Southwest Conference football team

The 1979 All-Southwest Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Southwest Conference teams for the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The selectors for the 1979 season included the Southwest conference coaches (the "Coaches" team).

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

• Kevin Scanlon, Arkansas (Coaches-1)

Running backs

• James Hadno, Texas Tech (Coaches-1)
• A.J. "Jam" Jones, Texas (Coaches-1)

Tight ends

• Lawrence Sampleton, Texas (Coaches-1)

Wide receivers

• Robert Farrell, Arkansas (Coaches-1)
• Johnny "Lam" Jones, Texas (Coaches-1)

Guards

• George Stewart, Arkansas (Coaches-1)
• Bill Glass, Baylor (Coaches-1)

Tackles

• Greg Kolenda, Arkansas (Coaches-1)
• Melvin Jones, Houston (Coaches-1)

Centers

• Wes Hubert, Texas (Coaches-1)

Defensive selections

Defensive Linemen

• Jacob Green, Texas A&M (Coaches-1)
• Leonard Mitchell, Houston (Coaches-1)
• Steve McMichael, Texas (Coaches-1)
• Hosea Taylor, Houston (Coaches-1)

Linebackers

• David Hodge, Houston (Coaches-1)
• Doug Shankle, Texas (Coaches-1)
• Mike Singletary, Baylor (Coaches-1)

Defensive backs

• Derrick Hatchett, Texas (Coaches-1)
• Johnnie Johnson, Texas (Coaches-1)
• Ricky Churchman, Texas (Coaches-1)
• Ted Watts, Texas Tech (Coaches-1)

Special teams

Placekicker

• Ish Ordonez, Arkansas (Coaches-1)

Punter

• Steve Cox, Arkansas (Coaches-1)

Miscellaneous

• Offensive Player of the Year: Kevin Scanlon, Arkansas (Coaches)
• Defensive Player of the Year: Mike Singletary, Baylor (Coaches)
• Coach of the Year: Lou Holtz, Arkansas (Coaches)
• Offensive Newcomers of the Year: Gary Anderson, Arkansas and Johnny Hector, Texas A&M (Coaches)
• Defensive Newcomer of the Year: Darrell Patterson, Texas (Coaches)

Key

Coaches = selected by Southwest Conference coaches ^[1]

See also

1979 College Football All-America Team

References

1. "AP All-SWC Team". Eugene Register Guard. 27 November 1979. Retrieved 11 August 2025.