1969 College Football All-America Team
The 1969 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1969.
The NCAA recognizes six selectors as "official" for the 1969 season. They are the American Football Coaches Association, the Associated Press, the Central Press Association, the Football Writers Association of America, the Newspaper Enterprise Association, and the United Press International. Four of the six teams were selected by polling of sports writers and/or broadcasters. The Central Press team was selected with input from the captains of the major college teams. The AFCA team was based on a poll of coaches. Other notable selectors, though not recognized by the NCAA as official, included Football News, a national weekly football publication, Time magazine, The Sporting News, and the Walter Camp Football Foundation.Offensive selections
Ends
- Walker Gillette, Richmond
- Carlos Alvarez, Florida
- Ken Burrough, Texas Southern
- Cotton Speyrer, Texas
- Chuck Dicus, Arkansas
- Elmo Wright, Houston
- Ernie Jennings, Air Force
- Jade Butcher, Indiana
Tight ends
- Jim Mandich, Michigan
- Steve Zabel, Oklahoma
- Jim McFarland, Nebraska
- Ray Parson, Minnesota
- Bob Moore, Stanford
Tackles
- Bob McKay, Texas
- John Ward, Oklahoma State
- Sid Smith, USC
- Bob Asher, Vanderbilt
- Bobby Wuensch, Texas
- Jim Riley, Notre Dame
- Dan Dierdorf, Michigan
- Larron Jackson, Missouri
- Bob Bouley, Boston College
- Manny Rodriguez, New Mexico State
Guards
- Bill Bridges, Houston
- Chip Kell, Tennessee
- Ron Saul, Michigan State
- Larry DiNardo, Notre Dame
- Mike Carroll, Missouri
- Chuck Hutchison, Ohio State
- Alvin Samples, Alabama
- Steve Greer, Georgia
- Jerry Dossey, Arkansas
- Ed Chapupka, North Carolina
- Doug Redmann, Illinois
- Jon Meskimen, Iowa
Centers
- Rodney Brand, Arkansas
- Ken Mendenhall, Oklahoma
- Dale Evans, Kansas
- Dennis Bramlett, UTEP
- Tom Banks, Auburn
- Jack Kovar, Texas A&M
Quarterbacks
- Mike Phipps, Purdue
- Archie Manning, Mississippi
- Jim Plunkett, Stanford
Running backs
- Steve Owens, Oklahoma
- Jim Otis, Ohio State
- Bobby Anderson, Colorado
- Charlie Pittman, Penn State
- Steve Worster, Texas
- Warren Muir, South Carolina
- Rex Kern, Ohio State
- John Isenbarger, Indiana
- Mickey Cureton, UCLA
- Mack Herron, Kansas State
- Jim Strong, Houston
- Art Malone, Arizona State
- Greg Jones, UCLA
- Jim Bertelsen, Texas
- Ed Marinaro, Cornell
- Clarence Davis, USC
- Jim Braxton, West Virginia
Defensive selections
Defensive ends
- Jimmy Gunn, USC
- Phil Olsen, Utah State
- Al Cowlings, USC
- Floyd Reese, UCLA
- Bill Brundige, Colorado
- Dick Campbell, Texas Tech
- Bill Atessis, Texas
- Michael Berrera, Kansas State
- Mark Debvec, Ohio State
- David Campbell, Auburn
- Irby Augustine, California
- Jeff Slipp, Brigham Young
- Hap Farber, Mississippi
Defensive tackles
- Mike Reid, Penn State
- Mike McCoy, Notre Dame
- Steve Smear, Penn State
- Rock Perdoni, Georgia Tech
- John Little, Oklahoma State
- Wes Grant, UCLA
- Leo Brooks, Texas
- Lynn Duncan, Wichita State
- Paul Schmidlin, Ohio State
- Larry Nels, Wyoming
Middle guard
- Jim Stillwagon, Ohio State
- Carl Crennel, West Virginia
- Steve Greer, Georgia
Linebackers
- Steve Kiner, Tennessee
- Dennis Onkotz, Penn State
- Mike Ballou, UCLA
- Don Parrish, Stanford
- John Small, The Citadel
- George Bevan, LSU
- Cliff Powell, Arkansas
- Glen Halsell, Texas
- Jim Corrigall, Kent State
- Jack Reynolds, Tennessee
- Bob Olson, Notre Dame
- Mike Kolen, Auburn
- Ralph Cindrich, Pittsburgh
Defensive backs
- Jack Tatum, Ohio State
- Buddy McClinton, Auburn
- Tom Curtis, Michigan
- Glenn Cannon, Mississippi
- Neal Smith, Penn State
- Steve Tannen, Florida
- Ted Provost, Ohio State
- Tim Foley, Purdue,
- Curtis Johnson, Toledo
- Denton Fox, Texas Tech
- Tommy Casanova, LSU
- Dana Stephenson, Nebraska
- Mel Easley, Oregon State
- Mike Sensibaugh, Ohio State
- Bruce Taylor, Boston University
- David Berrong, Memphis State
Special teams
Kicker
- Bob Jacobs, Wyoming
Punter
- Zenon Andrusyshyn, UCLA
Key
- Bold – Consensus All-American
- -1 – First-team selection
- -2 – Second-team selection
- -3 – Third-team selection
Official selectors
- AFCA = American Football Coaches Association picked for Kodak
- AP = Associated Press
- CP = Central Press Association, "picked with the help of the captains of the major college elevens"
- FWAA = Football Writers Association of America
- NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association
- UPI = United Press International
Unofficial selectors
- FN = The Football News, consisting of the 33 best college football players as selected by the staff and correspondents of The Football News
- Time = Time magazine
- TSN = The Sporting News
- WC = Walter Camp Football Foundation
