1978 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team

1978 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 USC $ 6 1 0 12 1 0
No. 14 UCLA 6 2 0 8 3 1
Washington 6 2 0 7 4 0
Arizona State 4 3 0 9 3 0
No. 17 Stanford 4 3 0 8 4 0
California 3 4 0 6 5 0
Arizona 3 4 0 5 6 0
Oregon 2 5 0 2 9 0
Oregon State 2 6 0 3 7 1
Washington State 1 7 0 3 7 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Pacific-10 Conference teams for the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Offensive selections

Quarterback

Running backs

  • Theotis Brown, UCLA (Coaches-1)
  • Darrin Nelson, Stanford (Coaches-1)
  • Charles White, USC (Coaches-1)
  • Joe Steele, Washington (Coaches-2)
  • Larry Heater, Arizona (Coaches-2)
  • Hubie Oliver, Arizona (Coaches-2)

Wide receivers

  • Ken Margerum, Stanford (Coaches-1)
  • Kevin Williams, USC (Coaches-1)
  • Spider Gaines, Washington (Coaches-2)
  • Chris DeFrance, Arizona State (Coaches-2)

Tight end

  • Ron Beyer, Arizona (Coaches-1)
  • James Hunter, USC (Coaches-2)

Tackles

Guards

  • Pat Howell, USC (Coaches-1)
  • Brad Budde, USC (Coaches-1)
  • Duke Leffler, California (Coaches-2)
  • Jim Stephens, Stanford (Coaches-2)

Center

  • Mark Chandless, Washington State (Coaches-1)
  • John Macaulay, Stanford (Coaches-2)

Defensive selections

Linemen

Linebackers

  • Gordy Ceresino, Stanford (Coaches-1)
  • Michael Jackson, Washington (Coaches-1)
  • Dennis Johnson, USC (Coaches-1)
  • Jerry Robinson, UCLA (Coaches-1)
  • Kent Peyton, Oregon State (Coaches-2)
  • Bruce Beekley, Oregon (Coaches-2)
  • Corky Ingraham, Arizona (Coaches-2)
  • Antowaine Richardson, Washington (Coaches-2)

Defensive backs

  • Kim Anderson, Arizona State (Coaches-1)
  • Kenny Easley, UCLA (Coaches-1)
  • Nesby Glasgow, Washington (Coaches-1)
  • Kyle Heinrich, Washington (Coaches-1)
  • Tim Smith, Oregon State (Coaches-2)
  • Dennis Smith, USC (Coaches-2)
  • Ronnie Lott, USC (Coaches-2)
  • Robby Chapman, Stanford (Coaches-2)

Special teams

Placekicker

  • Peter Boermeester, UCLA (Coaches-1)
  • Kieron Walford, Oregon State (Coaches-2)

Punter

  • Marty King, USC (Coaches-1)
  • Dan Melville, California (Coaches-2)

Key

Coaches = Pacific-10 football coaches[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Two Cougars Named to Pacific-10 Team". Spokane Daily Chronicle. November 29, 1978. p. 22.