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 recognizes six selectors as "official" for the 1970 season. They are: the American Football Coaches Association, the Associated Press, the Central Press Association, Football Writers Association of America, the Newspaper Enterprise Association, and the United Press International.
AP, UPI, NEA, and Central Press were all press organizations that polled writers and players. FWAA was also a poll of writers, as was the Walter Camp Foundation. The AFCA was a poll of college coaches. The Sporting News and Time polled football scouts and coaches. 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.
NamePositionSchoolNumberOfficial selectorsOther 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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