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1970 All-America college football team

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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).[1]

AP, UPI, NEA, and Central Press were all press organizations that polled writers and players. FWAA was also a poll of writers,[2] as was the Walter Camp Foundation.[3] The AFCA[4] was a poll of college coaches. The Sporting News and Time polled football scouts and coaches.[5][6] 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.

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Name Position School Number[7] Official selectors Other selectors
Jack TatumDefensive backOhio State6/5/11AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPIFN, PFW, Time, TSN, WC
Bill AtessisDefensive endTexas5/4/9AFCA, AP, CP, NEA, UPIFN, PFW, Time, TSN
Dan DierdorfOffensive tackleMichigan5/4/9AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPIFN, PFW, Time, WC
Steve WorsterRunning backTexas5/4/9AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPIFN, Time, TSN, WC
Jim PlunkettQuarterbackStanford5/4/9AFCA, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPIFN, Time, TSN, WC
Larry WillinghamDefensive backAuburn4/5/9AFCA, CP, FWAA, NEAFN, PFW, Time, TSN, WC
Chip KellOffensive guardTennessee6/2/8AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPIFN, WC
Jim StillwagonMiddle guardOhio State6/2/8AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPIFN, WC
Rock PerdoniDefensive tackleGeorgia Tech5/3/8AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, UPIFN, TSN, WC
Tom GatewoodEndNotre Dame5/2/7AFCA, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPIFN, WC
Don PopplewellCenterColorado5/2/7AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPIFN, WC
Larry DiNardoOffensive guardNotre Dame4/3/7AP, CP, FWAA, UPIFN, TSN, WC
Charlie WeaverDefensive endUSC4/3/7AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPIFN, Time, WC
Elmo WrightEndHouston3/4/7AP, FWAA, NEAFN, PFW, Time, TSN
Ernie JenningsEndAir Force5/1/6AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, UPIFN
Mike AndersonLinebackerLSU5/1/6AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, UPIFN
Don McCauleyRunning backNorth Carolina4/2/6AFCA, AP, CP, FWAAFN, WC
Bobby WuenschOffensive tackleTexas4/2/6AFCA, CP, NEA, UPIFN, WC
Bob NewtonOffensive tackleNebraska4/1/5AFCA, AP, CP, FWAAFN
Dick BumpasDefensive tackleArkansas2/0/2AP, NEA--
Tommy CasanovaDefensive backLSU2/0/2AFCA, AP--
Dave ElmendorfDefensive backTexas A&M2/0/2AP, FWAA--
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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

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

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

Defense

Ends

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

Backs

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

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