1970 College Football All-America Team
Official list of the best college football players of 1970
The 1970 College Football All-America 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).[ 1]
AP, UPI, NEA, and Central Press were all press organizations that polled writers and players. FWAA was also a poll of writers,[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] The Sporting News and Time polled football scouts and coaches.[ 5] [ 6] 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
Number[ 7]
Official selectors
Other selectors
Jack Tatum Defensive back
Ohio State 6/5/11
AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI
FN, PFW, Time, TSN, WC
Bill Atessis Defensive end
Texas 5/4/9
AFCA, AP, CP, NEA, UPI
FN, PFW, Time, TSN
Dan Dierdorf Offensive tackle
Michigan 5/4/9
AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI
FN, PFW, Time, WC
Steve Worster Running back
Texas
5/4/9
AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI
FN, Time, TSN, WC
Jim Plunkett Quarterback
Stanford 5/4/9
AFCA, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI
FN, Time, TSN, WC
Larry Willingham Defensive back
Auburn 4/5/9
AFCA, CP, FWAA, NEA
FN, PFW, Time, TSN, WC
Chip Kell Offensive guard
Tennessee 6/2/8
AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI
FN, WC
Jim Stillwagon Middle guard
Ohio State
6/2/8
AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI
FN, WC
Rock Perdoni Defensive tackle
Georgia Tech 5/3/8
AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, UPI
FN, TSN, WC
Tom Gatewood End
Notre Dame 5/2/7
AFCA, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI
FN, WC
Don Popplewell Center
Colorado 5/2/7
AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI
FN, WC
Larry DiNardo Offensive guard
Notre Dame
4/3/7
AP, CP, FWAA, UPI
FN, TSN, WC
Charlie Weaver Defensive end
USC
4/3/7
AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI
FN, Time, WC
Elmo Wright End
Houston 3/4/7
AP, FWAA, NEA
FN, PFW, Time, TSN
Ernie Jennings End
Air Force 5/1/6
AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, UPI
FN
Mike Anderson Linebacker
LSU 5/1/6
AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, UPI
FN
Don McCauley Running back
North Carolina
4/2/6
AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA
FN, WC
Bobby Wuensch Offensive tackle
Texas
4/2/6
AFCA, CP, NEA, UPI
FN, WC
Bob Newton Offensive tackle
Nebraska
4/1/5
AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA
FN
Dick Bumpas Defensive tackle
Arkansas
2/0/2
AP, NEA
--
Tommy Casanova Defensive back
LSU
2/0/2
AFCA, AP
--
Dave Elmendorf Defensive back
Texas A&M
2/0/2
AP, FWAA
--
Offense
Ends
Tom Gatewood (AFCA, CP-1 [end], FWAA [end], NEA-1, UPI-1 [end], FN, WC) Elmo Wright (AP-1, FWAA [end], NEA-1, UPI-2 [end], FN, PFW, Time, TSN) Ernie Jennings (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
Tackles
Dan Dierdorf (AFCA, AP-1, CP-2, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, PFW, Time, WC) Bobby Wuensch (AFCA, AP-2, CP-1, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, WC) Bob Newton (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 (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI, FN, WC) Larry DiNardo (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 (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 (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 (AFCA, AP-1, CP-2 [fullback], FWAA, NEA-1, UPI, FN, Time, TSN, WC) Don McCauley (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 (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, PFW, Time, TSN) Charlie Weaver (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 (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-1, FN, TSN, WC) Dick Bumpas (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 (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 (AFCA, AP-1, CP-2, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, PFW, Time, TSN, WC) Mike Anderson (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 (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, PFW, Time, TSN, WC) Larry Willingham (AFCA, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-1 [linebacker], FN, PFW, Time, TSN, WC) Dave Elmendorf (AP-1, FWAA [safety], NEA-2 [linebacker], UPI-2) Tommy Casanova (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
Punters
Marv Bateman , Utah (FWAA [kicker], TSN) Jim McCann, Arizona State (PFW)
Key
Bold – Consensus All-American[ 8] -1 – First-team selection
-2 – Second-team selection
-3 – Third-team selection
Official selectors
Other selectors
See also
References
^ "Football Award Winners" (PDF) . National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 3. Retrieved March 17, 2017 .^ "Football Writers Association of America All-American Team" . Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved March 24, 2009 .^ "Walter Camp Foundation All-American Teams" . Archived from the original on March 30, 2009. Retrieved March 24, 2009 .^ American Football Coaches Association: All-America Teams Archived 2009-07-27 at the Wayback Machine ^ Sporting News All-America Teams Archived 2009-02-27 at the Wayback Machine ^ TIME'S All-America Team: Prime Prospects For the Pros December 28, 1970.^ This column lists the number of selectors choosing the player as a first-team All-American as follows: official selectors/other selectors/total selectors.
^ "Football Award Winners" (PDF) . National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 10. Retrieved October 21, 2017 .^ "Theisman Edges Heisman Winner" . Gazette Telegraph . December 10, 1970.^ "Central Press Captains' 1970 All-American Team" . Evening Herald of Shenandoah . November 30, 1970.^ "FWAA All-America Since 1944" (PDF) . Football Writers Association of America. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2015 .^ "3 Buckeyes on NEA All-American" . The Times-Recorder . November 29, 1970.^ "All-American UPI Football Selections" . Daily Independent Journal . December 1, 1970.
