The 1981 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team consists of

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players chosen by various organizations for All-

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teams for the

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Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

* Mike Pagel, Arizona State (Coaches-1) *

John Elway John Albert Elway Jr. (born June 28, 1960) is an American former professional football quarterback who spent his entire 16-year career with the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). Following his playing career, he then spent 1 ...

, Stanford (Coaches-2)

Running backs

Marcus Allen Marcus LeMarr Allen (born March 26, 1960) is an American former professional football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the Los Angeles Raiders. Considered one of the greatest goal li ...

, USC (Coaches-1) *

Darrin Nelson Darrin Milo Nelson (born January 2, 1959) is an American former professional football player who was a running back and return specialist in the National Football League (NFL) for the Minnesota Vikings and San Diego Chargers. He played college ...

, Stanford (Coaches-1) * Gerald Riggs, Arizona State (Coaches-1) * Tim Harris, Washington State (Coaches-2) *

Robert Weathers Robert James Weathers (born September 13, 1960) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Arizona State Sun ...

, Arizona State (Coaches-2) * Kevin Nelson, UCLA (Coaches-2)

Wide receivers

Cormac Carney Cormac Joseph Carney (born May 6, 1959) is an inactive senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Early life and education Carney was born in Detroit, Michigan to Irish immigr ...

, UCLA (Coaches-1) * Victor Simmons, Oregon State (Coaches-1) *

Paul Skansi Paul Anthony Skansi (born January 11, 1961) is an American professional football scout for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). A former wide receiver, he played college football for the Washington Huskies and was dra ...

, Washington (Coaches-2) * Mariet Ford, California (Coaches-2)

Tight ends

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, UCLA (Coaches-1) * Pat Beach, Washington State (Coaches-2)

Tackles

* Luis Sharpe, UCLA (Coaches-1) * Harvey Salem, California (Coaches-1) *

Don Mosebar Donald Howard Mosebar (born September 11, 1961) is an American former professional football player who was a center for 13 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) during the 1980s and 1990s. Mosebar was selected in the first round of th ...

, 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 Anthony Tyrone Slaton (born April 12, 1961) is an American former professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Rams and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football for the USC Trojans, ...

, USC (Coaches-1) *

John Macaulay John Alexander MacAulay, (May 29, 1892 – November 6, 1978) was a Canadian lawyer, businessman, and community volunteer from Winnipeg, Manitoba. He was a member of the Canadian Red Cross Society, as well as the International Red Cross and R ...

, Stanford (Coaches-2)

Defensive selections

Linemen

* Fletcher Jenkins, Washington (Coaches-1) * George Achica, USC (Coaches-1) *

Dennis Edwards Dennis Edwards Jr. (February 3, 1943 – February 1, 2018) was an American soul and R&B singer who was best known as the frontman in The Temptations for Motown Records. Edwards joined the Temptations in 1968, replacing David Ruffin and sang w ...

, USC (Coaches-1) * Matt Elisara, Washington State (Coaches-1) *

Karl Morgan Karl Morgan (born February 23, 1961) is an American football coach and former player. He is the former head football coach at Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU) from 2010 to 2013 and Coahoma Community College in Coahoma County, Mississi ...

, 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 Ricky Cardell Hunley (born November 11, 1961) is an American football coach and former professional player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons during the 1980s and early 1990s. Hunley played college footb ...

, Arizona (Coaches-1) * Joey Lumpkin, Arizona State (Coaches-2) * Dave Morze, Stanford (Coaches-2) *

Ron Rivera Ronald Eugene Rivera (born January 7, 1962) is an American football executive and former professional player and coach who is the general manager for the California Golden Bears. He played nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL) as ...

, 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 Raymond Anthony Horton (born April 12, 1960) is an American football coach and former player. He played college football at Washington and was drafted in the second round of the 1983 NFL draft by the Cincinnati Bengals. Early life In 1978, Hor ...

, 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 Charles LaVerne Nelson (born February 23, 1960) is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker for five seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Nelson played college football for the Washington Huskies, earnin ...

, Washington (Coaches-1) *

Luis Zendejas Luis Fernando Zendejas (born October 22, 1961) is a Mexican former player of American football who was a placekicker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Minnesota Vikings, Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys. He also was a member of ...

, 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

References

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