1978 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team

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.

1978 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

v t e	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

Offensive selections

Quarterback

• Jack Thompson, Washington State (Coaches-1)
• Steve Dils, Stanford (Coaches-2)

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

• Jeff Toews, Washington (Coaches-1)
• Anthony Muñoz, USC (Coaches-1)
• Max Montoya, UCLA (Coaches-2)
• Gene Engle, Stanford (Coaches-2)

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

• Rich Dimler, USC (Coaches-1)
• Al Harris, Arizona State (Coaches-1)
• Doug Martin, Washington (Coaches-1)
• Manu Tuiasosopo, UCLA (Coaches-1) [nose guard]
• Cleveland Crosby, Arizona (Coaches-2)
• Vince Goldsmith, Oregon (Coaches-2)
• George Yarno, Washington State (Coaches-2)
• Jerry Wilkinson, Oregon State (Coaches-2)

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

• 1978 College Football All-America Team