1970 All-America college football team

Official list of the best college football players of 1970 August 2023 25em 1970 College Football All-America Team border-top:#aaa 1px solid border-top:1px #aaa solid College Football All-America Team 1970 NCAA University Division football season border-top:1px #aaa solid 1968 1969 ← → 1971 1972 The 1970 All-America college football team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1970. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes six selectors as "official" for the 1970 season. They are: (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), (2) the Associated Press (AP), (3) the Central Press Association (CP), (4) Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), (5) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), and (6) the United Press International (UPI).Football Award Winners National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2016 March 17, 2017 3 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/Awards.pdf AP, UPI, NEA, and Central Press were all press organizations that polled writers and players. FWAA was also a poll of writers,Football Writers Association of America All-American Team http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/allamerica/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090501233241/http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/allamerica/index.html 2009-05-01 live 2009-03-24 as was the Walter Camp Foundation.Walter Camp Foundation All-American Teams http://waltercamp.org/index.php/teams_and_awards/ https://web.archive.org/web/20090330065940/http://waltercamp.org/index.php/teams_and_awards 2009-03-30 dead 2009-03-24 The AFCAAmerican Football Coaches Association: All-America Teams https://web.archive.org/web/20090727192301/http://www.afca.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=69273&SPID=7863&DB_OEM_ID=9300&ATCLID=289344 2009-07-27 was a poll of college coaches. The Sporting News and Time polled football scouts and coaches.Sporting News All-America Teams https://web.archive.org/web/20090227143400/http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/almanac/nfl/cfbamer.html 2009-02-27 TIME'S All-America Team: Prime Prospects For the Pros December 28, 1970. AP, UPI, NEA, Central Press, and The Sporting News chose both first and second teams. AP, UPI, NEA, and Central Press also listed numerous honorable mentions. Consensus All-Americans The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans for the year 1970 and displays which first-team designations they received. Name Position School NumberThis column lists the number of selectors choosing the player as a first-team All-American as follows: official selectors/other selectors/total selectors. Official selectors Other selectorsJack TatumDefensive backOhio State6/5/11AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPIFN, PFW, Time, TSN, WCBill AtessisDefensive endTexas5/4/9AFCA, AP, CP, NEA, UPIFN, PFW, Time, TSNDan DierdorfOffensive tackleMichigan5/4/9AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPIFN, PFW, Time, WCSteve WorsterRunning backTexas5/4/9AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPIFN, Time, TSN, WCJim PlunkettQuarterbackStanford5/4/9AFCA, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPIFN, Time, TSN, WCLarry WillinghamDefensive backAuburn4/5/9AFCA, CP, FWAA, NEAFN, PFW, Time, TSN, WCChip KellOffensive guardTennessee6/2/8AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPIFN, WCJim StillwagonMiddle guardOhio State6/2/8AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPIFN, WCRock PerdoniDefensive tackleGeorgia Tech5/3/8AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, UPIFN, TSN, WCTom GatewoodEndNotre Dame5/2/7AFCA, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPIFN, WCDon PopplewellCenterColorado5/2/7AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPIFN, WCLarry DiNardoOffensive guardNotre Dame4/3/7AP, CP, FWAA, UPIFN, TSN, WCCharlie WeaverDefensive endUSC4/3/7AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPIFN, Time, WCElmo WrightEndHouston3/4/7AP, FWAA, NEAFN, PFW, Time, TSNErnie JenningsEndAir Force5/1/6AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, UPIFNMike AndersonLinebackerLSU5/1/6AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, UPIFNDon McCauleyRunning backNorth Carolina4/2/6AFCA, AP, CP, FWAAFN, WCBobby WuenschOffensive tackleTexas4/2/6AFCA, CP, NEA, UPIFN, WCBob NewtonOffensive tackleNebraska4/1/5AFCA, AP, CP, FWAAFNDick BumpasDefensive tackleArkansas2/0/2AP, NEA--Tommy CasanovaDefensive backLSU2/0/2AFCA, AP--Dave ElmendorfDefensive backTexas A&M2/0/2AP, FWAA-- Offense Ends Tom Gatewood, Notre Dame (AFCA, CP-1 [end], FWAA [end], NEA-1, UPI-1 [end], FN, WC) Elmo Wright, Houston (AP-1, FWAA [end], NEA-1, UPI-2 [end], FN, PFW, Time, TSN) Ernie Jennings, Air Force (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1 [end], FWAA [flanker], NEA-2, UPI-1 [end], FN) Chuck Dicus, Arkansas (AFCA, CP-2 [end], NEA-2, FN, WC) J. D. Hill, Arizona State (PFW, Time, TSN) Terry Beasley, Auburn (AP-2, CP-2 [end], NEA-2 [tight end], UPI-2 [end], FN) Cotton Speyrer, Texas (WC) Bob Newland, Oregon (AP-2) Tight ends Jan White, Ohio State (NEA-1, Time, TSN) Jim Braxton, West Virginia (AP-1) Larry Brown, Kansas (PFW) Bob Moore, Stanford (AP-2) Tackles Dan Dierdorf, Michigan (AFCA, AP-1, CP-2, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, PFW, Time, WC) Bobby Wuensch, Texas (AFCA, AP-2, CP-1, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, WC) Bob Newton, Nebraska (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-2 [guard], UPI-2, FN) Vernon Holland, Tenn State (PFW, Time, TSN) Marv Montgomery, USC (Time, TSN) Larron "Larry" Jackson, Missouri (AP-2, NEA-2, UPI-2) Worthy McClure, Mississippi (CP-2, NEA-2) Guards Chip Kell, Tennessee (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI, FN, WC) Larry DiNardo, Notre Dame (AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-2, UPI, FN, TSN, WC) Hank Allison, San Diego St. (AP-2, NEA-1, PFW, Time, TSN) Mike Sikich, Northwestern (CP-2, UPI-2) Gary Venturo, Arizona St. (CP-2, UPI-2) Centers Don Popplewell, Colorado (AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI, FN, WC) Dave Thompson, Clemson (PFW, Time, TSN, AP-2) Wimpy Winther, Mississippi (PFW) John Sande, Stanford (NEA-2, UPI-2) Bob Herb, William & Mary (AP-2) Tommy Lyons, Georgia (CP-2) Quarterbacks Jim Plunkett, Stanford (AFCA, AP-2, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI, FN, Time, TSN, WC) Joe Theismann, Notre Dame (AP-1, CP-2, NEA-2, UPI-2, FN) Running backs Steve Worster, Texas (AFCA, AP-1, CP-2 [fullback], FWAA, NEA-1, UPI, FN, Time, TSN, WC) Don McCauley, North Carolina (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, UPI-2, FN, WC) John Brockington, Ohio State (AP-2, CP-1 [fullback], NEA-2, UPI-1, FN, PFW, Time, TSN) Ed Marinaro, Cornell (AP-2, CP-1, UPI-1, FN) Leon Burns, Long Beach St. (NEA-1, PFW) Johnny Musso, Alabama (CP-2, FN, WC) Willie Armstrong, Grambling (PFW) Mike Adamle, Northwestern (UPI-2, FN) Leo Hayden, Ohio State (PFW) Vince Clements, Connecticut (NEA-2) Joe Moore, Missouri (UPI-2) Joe Orduna, Nebraska (CP-2) Defense Ends Bill Atessis, Texas (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, PFW, Time, TSN) Charlie Weaver, USC (AFCA, AP-1, CP-2, FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-1, FN, Time, WC) Jack Youngblood, Florida (AP-2, CP-1, FWAA, UPI-2, FN, PFW, Time, TSN, WC) Richard Harris, Grambling (PFW, Time, TSN) Tody Smith, USC (PFW, Time) Herb Orvis, Colorado (AP-2, NEA-2, UPI-2) Mike Kuhn, Kansas St. (CP-2) Tackles Rock Perdoni, Georgia Tech (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-1, FN, TSN, WC) Dick Bumpas, Arkansas (AP-1, NEA-1 [end]) Tom Neville, Yale (CP-2, WC) Bruce James, Arkansas (FWAA) Joe Ehrmann, Syracuse (UPI-1) Jim Poston, South Carolina (CP-1) Win Headley, Wake Forest (NEA-1) Mel Long, Toledo (NEA-1) David Rolley, Kentucky (NEA-2) Dave Walline, Nebraska (UPI-2) Today Smith, USC (UPI-2) Craig Hanneman, Oregon St. (AP-2) John Sage, LSU (AP-2) Bob Bell, Cincinnati (CP-2) Middle guards Jim Stillwagon, Ohio State (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1 [guard], FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1 [linebacker], FN, WC) Henry Hill, Michigan (AP-2 [guard], CP-1 [guard], NEA-2 [MG]) George Smith, Nebraska (CP-2 [guard]) Roger Roitsch, Rice (CP-2 [guard]) Linebackers Jack Ham, Penn State (AFCA, AP-1, CP-2, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, PFW, Time, TSN, WC) Mike Anderson, LSU (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-1, FN) Isiah Robertson, Southern University (Time, TSN) Jerry Murtaugh, Nebraska (AP-1, CP-2, UPI-2, FN, WC) Jackie Walker, Tennessee (AP-2, NEA-1, UPI-2, FN) Dale Farley, West Virginia (PFW, TSN) Marty Huff, Michigan (AFCA, UPI-2) Scott Henderson, Texas (CP-1) Richard Slough, USC (PFW) Charlie Hall, Houston (NEA-2) Phil Croyle, California (AP-2) Rick Kingrea, Tulane (AP-2) Backs Jack Tatum, Ohio State (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, PFW, Time, TSN, WC) Larry Willingham, Auburn (AFCA, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-1 [linebacker], FN, PFW, Time, TSN, WC) Dave Elmendorf, Texas A&M (AP-1, FWAA [safety], NEA-2 [linebacker], UPI-2) Tommy Casanova, LSU (AFCA, AP-1, CP-2, UPI-2) Clarence Scott, Kansas State (FWAA, NEA-2, PFW, Time, TSN) Dickie Harris, South Carolina (AFCA, CP-2, NEA-1, FN) Mike Sensibaugh, Ohio State (AP-2, CP [safety], UPI-1) Tim Anderson, Ohio State (NEA-2, Time, TSN) Clarence Ellis, Notre Dame (NEA-1, UPI-1) Murry Bowden, Dartmouth (AFCA, WC) Pat Murphy, Colorado (WC) Bivian Lee, Prairie View (PFW) Jerry Moore, Arkansas (PFW, NEA-2, TSN-2) Bobby Majors, Tennessee (UPI-2) Windlan Hall, Arizona St. (UPI-2) Dick Adams, Miami (AP-2) Norm Thompson, Utah (AP-2) Tim Priest, Tennessee (CP-2) Special teams Kickers Happy Feller, Texas (PFW, TSN) Bill McClard, Arkansas (AFCA) Punters Marv Bateman, Utah (FWAA [kicker], TSN) Jim McCann, Arizona State (PFW) Key Bold – Consensus All-AmericanFootball Award Winners National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2016 October 21, 2017 10 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/awards.pdf -1 – First-team selection -2 – Second-team selection -3 – Third-team selection Official selectors AFCA – American Football Coaches Association AP – Associated PressTheisman Edges Heisman Winner Gazette Telegraph December 10, 1970 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2976369/ap_all_american_team/ CP – Central Press AssociationCentral Press Captains' 1970 All-American Team Evening Herald of Shenandoah November 30, 1970 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2976397/central_press_all_american/ FWAA – Football Writers Association of AmericaFWAA All-America Since 1944 Football Writers Association of America http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/allamerica/alltime.pdf 2015-08-09 2019-03-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20190304073432/http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/allamerica/alltime.pdf dead NEA – Newspaper Enterprise Association3 Buckeyes on NEA All-American The Times-Recorder November 29, 1970 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2976171/nea_allamerican/ UPI – United Press InternationalAll-American UPI Football Selections Daily Independent Journal December 1, 1970 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2976286/upi_all_american/ Other selectors FN – Football News PFW – Pro Football Weekly Time – Time magazine TSN – The Sporting News WC – Walter Camp Football Foundation See also 1970 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team 1970 All-Big Eight Conference football team 1970 All-Big Ten Conference football team 1970 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team 1970 All-SEC football team 1970 All-Southwest Conference football team References All-America Team Category:All-America college football teams