1970 College Football All-America Team

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] 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.

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, 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-American^[8]
-1 – First-team selection
-2 – Second-team selection
-3 – Third-team selection

Official selectors

AFCA – American Football Coaches Association
AP – Associated Press^[9]
CP – Central Press Association^[10]
FWAA – Football Writers Association of America^[11]
NEA – Newspaper Enterprise Association^[12]
UPI – United Press International^[13]

Other selectors

FN – Football News
PFW – Pro Football Weekly
Time – Time magazine
TSN – The Sporting News
WC – Walter Camp Football Foundation

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.

[1] "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 3. Retrieved March 17, 2017.

[2] "Football Writers Association of America All-American Team". Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved March 24, 2009.

[3] "Walter Camp Foundation All-American Teams". Archived from the original on March 30, 2009. Retrieved March 24, 2009.

[4] American Football Coaches Association: All-America Teams Archived 2009-07-27 at the Wayback Machine

[5] Sporting News All-America Teams Archived 2009-02-27 at the Wayback Machine

[6] TIME'S All-America Team: Prime Prospects For the Pros December 28, 1970.

[7] This column lists the number of selectors choosing the player as a first-team All-American as follows: official selectors/other selectors/total selectors.

[CAA-8] "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 10. Retrieved October 21, 2017.

[9] "Theisman Edges Heisman Winner". Gazette Telegraph. December 10, 1970.

[10] "Central Press Captains' 1970 All-American Team". Evening Herald of Shenandoah. November 30, 1970.

[11] "FWAA All-America Since 1944" (PDF). Football Writers Association of America. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2015.

[12] "3 Buckeyes on NEA All-American". The Times-Recorder. November 29, 1970.

[13] "All-American UPI Football Selections". Daily Independent Journal. December 1, 1970.

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v t e 1970 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
Offense	QB Jim Plunkett RB Don McCauley RB Steve Worster E Thom Gatewood E Ernie Jennings E Elmo Wright OT Dan Dierdorf OT Bob Newton OT Bobby Wuensch G Larry DiNardo G Chip Kell C Don Popplewell
Defense	DE Bill Atessis DE Charlie Weaver DE Jack Youngblood DT Dick Bumpas DT Rock Perdoni NG Jim Stillwagon LB Mike Anderson LB Jack Ham DB Tommy Casanova DB Dave Elmendorf DB Jack Tatum DB Larry Willingham

1970 College Football All-America Team

Consensus All-Americans

Offense

Ends

Tight ends

Tackles

Guards

Centers

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Defense

Ends

Tackles

Middle guards

Linebackers

Backs

Special teams

Kickers

Punters

Key

Official selectors

Other selectors

See also

References