Consensus All-America Teams (1970-1979)

All-Americans

* indicates bowl stats included, bold are unanimous

All-Americans Table
Year	Player	Pos
1970	Jim Plunkett	QB	Stanford	191 Cmp, 358 Att, 2715 Yds, 18 TD, 18 Int
1970	Don McCauley	RB	North Carolina	324 Att, 1720 Yds, 5.3 Avg, 19 TD
1970	Steve Worster	RB	Texas	160 Att, 898 Yds, 5.6 Avg, 14 TD
1970	Tom Gatewood	E	Notre Dame	77 Rec, 1123 Yds, 14.6 Avg, 7 TD
1970	Ernie Jennings	E	Air Force	74 Rec, 1289 Yds, 17.4 Avg, 17 TD
1970	Elmo Wright	E	Houston	47 Rec, 874 Yds, 18.6 Avg, 9 TD
1970	Dan Dierdorf	OL	Michigan
1970	Larry Dinardo	OL	Notre Dame
1970	Chip Kell	OL	Tennessee
1970	Bob Newton	OL	Nebraska
1970	Don Popplewell	OL	Colorado
1970	Bobby Wuensch	OL	Texas
Defense
1970	Bill Atessis	DL	Texas
1970	Dick Bumpas	DL	Arkansas
1970	Rock Perdoni	DL	Georgia Tech
1970	Jim Stillwagon	DL	Ohio State
1970	Charlie Weaver	DL	USC
1970	Mike Anderson	LB	LSU
1970	Jack Ham	LB	Penn State
1970	Tommy Casanova	DB	LSU
1970	Dave Elmendorf	DB	Texas A&M
1970	Jack Tatum	DB	Ohio State
1970	Larry Willingham	DB	Auburn
Year	Player	Pos
Offense
1971	Pat Sullivan	QB	Auburn	162 Cmp, 281 Att, 2012 Yds, 20 TD, 11 Int
1971	Ed Marinaro	RB	Cornell	356 Att, 1881 Yds, 5.3 Avg, 24 TD
1971	Johnny Musso	RB	Alabama	191 Att, 1088 Yds, 5.7 Avg, 16 TD
1971	Greg Pruitt	RB	Oklahoma	178 Att, 1665 Yds, 9.4 Avg, 17 TD
1971	Terry Beasley	E	Auburn	55 Rec, 846 Yds, 15.4 Avg, 12 TD
1971	Johnny Rodgers	E	Nebraska	53 Rec, 872 Yds, 16.5 Avg, 11 TD
1971	Tom Brahaney	OL	Oklahoma
1971	Dave Joyner	OL	Penn State
1971	Reggie Mckenzie	OL	Michigan
1971	Jerry Sisemore	OL	Texas
1971	Royce Smith	OL	Georgia
Defense
1971	Willie Harper	DL	Nebraska
1971	Larry Jacobson	DL	Nebraska
1971	Mel Long	DL	Toledo
1971	Walt Patulski	DL	Notre Dame
1971	Sherman White	DL	California
1971	Jeff Siemon	LB	Stanford
1971	Mike Taylor	LB	Michigan
1971	Tommy Casanova	DB	LSU
1971	Clarence Ellis	DB	Notre Dame
1971	Ernie Jackson	DB	Duke
1971	Bobby Majors	DB	Tennessee
Year	Player	Pos
Offense
1972	Bert Jones	QB	LSU	103 Cmp, 199 Att, 1446 Yds, 14 TD, 7 Int
1972	Otis Armstrong	RB	Purdue	243 Att, 1361 Yds, 5.6 Avg, 9 TD
1972	Woody Green	RB	Arizona State	209 Att, 1363 Yds, 6.5 Avg, 15 TD
1972	Greg Pruitt	RB	Oklahoma	152 Att, 938 Yds, 6.2 Avg, 13 TD
1972	Johnny Rodgers	WR	Nebraska	55 Rec, 942 Yds, 17.1 Avg, 8 TD
1972	Charles Young	TE	USC	23 Rec, 378 Yds, 16.4 Avg, 3 TD
1972	Tom Brahaney	OL	Oklahoma
1972	John Hannah	OL	Alabama
1972	Ron Rusnak	OL	North Carolina
1972	Paul Seymour	OL	Michigan
1972	Jerry Sisemore	OL	Texas
Defense
1972	Bruce Bannon	DL	Penn State
1972	Dave Butz	DL	Purdue
1972	Rich Glover	DL	Nebraska
1972	Willie Harper	DL	Nebraska
1972	Greg Marx	DL	Notre Dame
1972	Randy Gradishar	LB	Ohio State
1972	John Skorupan	LB	Penn State
1972	Cullen Bryant	DB	Colorado
1972	Randy Logan	DB	Michigan
1972	Robert Popelka	DB	SMU
1972	Brad Vanpelt	DB	Michigan State
Year	Player	Pos
Offense
1973	Dave Jaynes	QB	Kansas	172 Cmp, 330 Att, 2131 Yds, 13 TD, 9 Int
1973	John Cappelletti	RB	Penn State	286 Att, 1522 Yds, 5.3 Avg, 17 TD
1973	Woody Green	RB	Arizona State	184 Att, 1182 Yds, 6.4 Avg, 9 TD
1973	Kermit Johnson	RB	UCLA	150 Att, 1129 Yds, 7.5 Avg, 16 TD
1973	Roosevelt Leaks	RB	Texas	229 Att, 1415 Yds, 6.2 Avg, 14 TD
1973	Lynn Swann	WR	USC	37 Rec, 667 Yds, 18.0 Avg, 6 TD
1973	Dave Casper	TE	Notre Dame	19 Rec, 317 Yds, 16.7 Avg, 4 TD
1973	Booker Brown	OL	USC
1973	Buddy Brown	OL	Alabama
1973	John Hicks	OL	Ohio State
1973	Bill Wyman	OL	Texas
1973	Bill Yoest	OL	North Carolina State
Defense
1973	Tony Cristiani	DL	Miami (FL)
1973	John Dutton	DL	Nebraska
1973	Dave Gallagher	DL	Michigan
1973	Lucious Selmon	DL	Oklahoma
1973	Randy Gradishar	LB	Ohio State
1973	Rod Shoate	LB	Oklahoma
1973	Richard Wood	LB	USC
1973	Dave Brown	DB	Michigan
1973	Artimus Parker	DB	USC
1973	Randy Rhino	DB	Georgia Tech
1973	Mike Townsend	DB	Notre Dame
Year	Player	Pos
Offense
1974	Steve Bartkowski	QB	California	182 Cmp, 325 Att, 2580 Yds, 12 TD, 7 Int
1974	Anthony Davis	RB	USC	288 Att, 1354 Yds, 4.7 Avg, 13 TD
1974	Archie Griffin	RB	Ohio State	236 Att, 1620 Yds, 6.9 Avg, 12 TD
1974	Joe Washington	RB	Oklahoma	194 Att, 1321 Yds, 6.8 Avg, 13 TD
1974	Pete Demmerle	WR	Notre Dame	43 Rec, 667 Yds, 15.5 Avg, 6 TD
1974	Bennie Cunningham	TE	Clemson	24 Rec, 391 Yds, 16.3 Avg, 7 TD
1974	Marvin Crenshaw	OL	Nebraska
1974	Gerry DiNardo	OL	Notre Dame
1974	Ken Huff	OL	North Carolina
1974	Steve Myers	OL	Ohio State
1974	John Roush	OL	Oklahoma
1974	Kurt Schumacher	OL	Ohio State
Defense
1974	Rubin Carter	DL	Miami (FL)
1974	Leroy Cook	DL	Alabama
1974	Pat Donovan	DL	Stanford
1974	Mike Hartenstine	DL	Penn State
1974	Louie Kelcher	DL	SMU
1974	Jimmy Webb	DL	Mississippi State
1974	Randy White	DL	Maryland
1974	Ken Bernich	LB	Auburn
1974	Woodrow Lowe	LB	Alabama
1974	Rod Shoate	LB	Oklahoma
1974	Richard Wood	LB	USC
1974	Dave Brown	DB	Michigan
1974	John Provost	DB	Holy Cross
1974	Pat Thomas	DB	Texas A&M
Year	Player	Pos
Offense
1975	John Sciarra	QB	UCLA	61 Cmp, 126 Att, 1101 Yds, 6 TD, 12 Int
1975	Ricky Bell	RB	USC	357 Att, 1875 Yds, 5.3 Avg, 13 TD
1975	Archie Griffin	RB	Ohio State	245 Att, 1357 Yds, 5.5 Avg, 4 TD
1975	Chuck Muncie	RB	California	228 Att, 1460 Yds, 6.4 Avg, 13 TD
1975	Steve Rivera	E	California	57 Rec, 790 Yds, 13.9 Avg, 4 TD
1975	Larry Seivers	E	Tennessee	41 Rec, 840 Yds, 20.5 Avg, 4 TD
1975	Rik Bonness	OL	Nebraska
1975	Randy Johnson	OL	Georgia
1975	Dennis Lick	OL	Wisconsin
1975	Bob Simmons	OL	Texas
1975	Ted Smith	OL	Ohio State
Defense
1975	Leroy Cook	DL	Alabama
1975	Jimbo Elrod	DL	Oklahoma
1975	Steve Niehaus	DL	Notre Dame
1975	Dewey Selmon	DL	Oklahoma
1975	Lee Roy Selmon	DL	Oklahoma
1975	Greg Buttle	LB	Penn State
1975	Sammy Green	LB	Florida
1975	Ed Simonini	LB	Texas A&M
1975	Tim Fox	DB	Ohio State
1975	Chet Moeller	DB	Navy
1975	Pat Thomas	DB	Texas A&M
Year	Player	Pos
Offense
1976	Tommy Kramer	QB	Rice	269 Cmp, 501 Att, 3317 Yds, 21 TD, 19 Int
1976	Ricky Bell	RB	USC	276 Att, 1417 Yds, 5.1 Avg, 14 TD
1976	Tony Dorsett	RB	Pitt	338 Att, 1948 Yds, 5.8 Avg, 21 TD
1976	Rob Lytle	RB	Michigan	203 Att, 1402 Yds, 6.9 Avg, 13 TD
1976	Larry Seivers	WR	Tennessee	51 Rec, 737 Yds, 14.5 Avg, 2 TD
1976	Ken MacAfee	TE	Notre Dame	34 Rec, 483 Yds, 14.2 Avg, 3 TD
1976	Mark Donahue	OL	Michigan
1976	Derrel Gofourth	OL	Oklahoma State
1976	Joel Parrish	OL	Georgia
1976	Mike Vaughan	OL	Oklahoma
1976	Chris Ward	OL	Ohio State
1976	Tony Franklin	K	Texas A&M	30 XPM, 32 XPA, 17 FGM, 26 FGA, 81 Pts
Defense
1976	Ross Browner	DL	Notre Dame
1976	Bob Brudzinski	DL	Ohio State	4 Int, 68 Yds, 0 TD
1976	Joe Campbell	DL	Maryland
1976	Gary Jeter	DL	USC
1976	Al Romano	DL	Pitt
1976	Wilson Whitley	DL	Houston	1 Int, 0 Yds, 0 TD
1976	Robert Jackson	LB	Texas A&M	1 Int, 38 Yds, 0 TD
1976	Jerry Robinson	LB	UCLA	2 Int, 141 Yds, 2 TD
1976	Bill Armstrong	DB	Wake Forest
1976	Dave Butterfield	DB	Nebraska	4 Int, 11 Yds, 0 TD
1976	Gary Green	DB	Baylor	1 Int, 4 Yds, 0 TD
1976	Dennis Thurman	DB	USC	8 Int, 0 Yds, 0 TD
Year	Player	Pos
Offense
1977	Guy Benjamin	QB	Stanford	208 Cmp, 330 Att, 2521 Yds, 19 TD, 15 Int
1977	Charles Alexander	RB	LSU	311 Att, 1686 Yds, 5.4 Avg, 17 TD
1977	Earl Campbell	RB	Texas	267 Att, 1744 Yds, 6.5 Avg, 18 TD
1977	Terry Miller	RB	Oklahoma State	314 Att, 1680 Yds, 5.4 Avg, 14 TD
1977	John Jefferson	WR	Arizona State	53 Rec, 912 Yds, 17.2 Avg, 8 TD
1977	Ozzie Newsome	WR	Alabama	36 Rec, 804 Yds, 22.3 Avg, 4 TD
1977	Ken MacAfee	TE	Notre Dame	54 Rec, 797 Yds, 14.8 Avg, 6 TD
1977	Tom Brzoza	OL	Pitt
1977	Mark Donahue	OL	Michigan
1977	Leotis Harris	OL	Arkansas
1977	Dan Irons	OL	Texas Tech
1977	Chris Ward	OL	Ohio State
1977	Steve Little	K	Arkansas	37 XPM, 38 XPA, 19 FGM, 30 FGA, 94 Pts
Defense
1977	Ross Browner	DL	Notre Dame
1977	Dee Hardison	DL	North Carolina
1977	Randy Holloway	DL	Pitt
1977	Brad Shearer	DL	Texas
1977	Art Still	DL	Kentucky
1977	Tom Cousineau	LB	Ohio State	1 Int, 28 Yds, 0 TD
1977	Jerry Robinson	LB	UCLA	1 Int, 95 Yds, 1 TD
1977	Gary Spani	LB	Kansas State	1 Int, 6 Yds, 0 TD
1977	Luther Bradley	DB	Notre Dame	5 Int, 46 Yds, 0 TD
1977	Zac Henderson	DB	Oklahoma	7 Int, 89 Yds, 0 TD
1977	Bob Jury	DB	Pitt	6 Int, 111 Yds, 0 TD
1977	Dennis Thurman	DB	USC	3 Int, 37 Yds, 0 TD
Year	Player	Pos
Offense
1978	Chuck Fusina	QB	Penn State	137 Cmp, 242 Att, 1859 Yds, 11 TD, 12 Int
1978	Charles Alexander	RB	LSU	281 Att, 1172 Yds, 4.2 Avg, 14 TD
1978	Ted Brown	RB	North Carolina State	302 Att, 1350 Yds, 4.5 Avg, 11 TD
1978	Billy Sims	RB	Oklahoma	231 Att, 1762 Yds, 7.6 Avg, 20 TD
1978	Charles White	RB	USC	342 Att, 1760 Yds, 5.1 Avg, 12 TD
1978	Emanuel Tolbert	WR	SMU	62 Rec, 1041 Yds, 16.8 Avg, 11 TD
1978	Kellen Winslow	TE	Missouri	29 Rec, 479 Yds, 16.5 Avg, 6 TD
1978	Kelvin Clark	OL	Nebraska
1978	Keith Dorney	OL	Penn State
1978	Pat Howell	OL	USC
1978	Dave Huffman	OL	Notre Dame
1978	Jim Ritcher	OL	North Carolina State
1978	Greg Roberts	OL	Oklahoma
Defense
1978	Mike Bell	DL	Colorado State
1978	Bruce Clark	DL	Penn State
1978	Hugh Green	DL	Pitt
1978	Al Harris	DL	Arizona State
1978	Marty Lyons	DL	Alabama
1978	Tom Cousineau	LB	Ohio State	1 Int, 3 Yds, 0 TD
1978	Bob Golic	LB	Notre Dame	2 Int, 3 Yds, 0 TD
1978	Jerry Robinson	LB	UCLA	1 Int, 26 Yds, 0 TD
1978	Kenny Easley	DB	UCLA	6 Int, 38 Yds, 0 TD
1978	Johnnie Johnson	DB	Texas	5 Int, 74 Yds, 1 TD
1978	Jeff Nixon	DB	Richmond	7 Int, 171 Yds, 2 TD
Year	Player	Pos
Offense
1979	Marc Wilson	QB	Brigham Young	250 Cmp, 427 Att, 3720 Yds, 29 TD, 15 Int
1979	Vagas Ferguson	RB	Notre Dame	301 Att, 1437 Yds, 4.8 Avg, 17 TD
1979	Billy Sims	RB	Oklahoma	224 Att, 1506 Yds, 6.7 Avg, 22 TD
1979	Charles White	RB	USC	293 Att, 1803 Yds, 6.2 Avg, 18 TD
1979	Ken Margerum	WR	Stanford	41 Rec, 733 Yds, 17.9 Avg, 10 TD
1979	Junior Miller	TE	Nebraska	21 Rec, 409 Yds, 19.5 Avg, 7 TD
1979	Brad Budde	OL	USC
1979	Jim Bunch	OL	Alabama
1979	Ken Fritz	OL	Ohio State
1979	Greg Kolenda	OL	Arkansas
1979	Jim Ritcher	OL	North Carolina State
1979	Dale Castro	K	Maryland	19 XPM, 20 XPA, 17 FGM, 21 FGA, 70 Pts
Defense
1979	Bruce Clark	DL	Penn State
1979	Hugh Green	DL	Pitt	1 Int, 10 Yds, 0 TD
1979	Steve Mcmichael	DL	Texas
1979	Ron Simmons	DL	Florida State
1979	Jim Stuckey	DL	Clemson
1979	George Cumby	LB	Oklahoma	2 Int, 44 Yds, 0 TD
1979	Ron Simpkins	LB	Michigan
1979	Mike Singletary	LB	Baylor	1 Int, 0 Yds, 0 TD
1979	Kenny Easley	DB	UCLA	4 Int, 19 Yds, 0 TD
1979	Roland James	DB	Tennessee	1 Int, 0 Yds, 0 TD
1979	Johnnie Johnson	DB	Texas	5 Int, 55 Yds, 0 TD
1979	Jim Miller	P	Ole Miss	53 Punts, 2362 Yds, 44.6 Avg

Consensus All-America Teams (1970-1979)

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