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Official list of the best college football players of 1979
The 1979 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 1979. The
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes four selectors as "official" for the 1979 season. They are:
[1] (1) the
American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) based on the input of more than 2,000 voting members;
[2] (2) the
Associated Press (AP) selected based on the votes of sports writers at AP newspapers;
[3] (3) the
Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) selected by the nation's football writers;
[4] and (4) the
United Press International (UPI) selected based on the votes of sports writers at UPI newspapers.
[5] Other selectors included Football News (FN), the
Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA),
[6]
The Sporting News (TSN),
[7] and the
Walter Camp Football Foundation (WC).
Offense
Receivers
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Ken Margerum, Stanford (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, NEA-1, TSN, WC)
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Art Monk, Syracuse (FWAA)
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Johnny "Lam" Jones, Texas (TSN)
- Rick Beasley, Appalachian State (AP-2)
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Jackie Flowers, Florida State (UPI-2)
- Wayne Baumgardner, Wake Forest (NEA-2)
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Steve Coury, Oregon State (AP-3)
Tight ends
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Junior Miller, Nebraska (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, NEA-1, TSN, WC)
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Mark Brammer, Michigan State (UPI-2)
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Dave Young, Purdue (AP-2)
- Mark Geisler, Ohio (NEA-2)
- Benjie Pryor, Pittsburgh (AP-3)
Tackles
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Greg Kolenda, Arkansas (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, NEA-1, WC)
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Jim Bunch, Alabama (AP-1, AFCA [G], FWAA, UPI-2)
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Tim Foley, Notre Dame (AP-2, UPI-1, NEA-1, TSN)
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Melvin Jones, Houston (AFCA, AP-3, WC)
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Stan Brock, Colorado (NEA-2, TSN)
- Steve McKenzie, Purdue (AP-2)
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Irv Pankey, Penn State (NEA-2)
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Ray Snell, Wisconsin (UPI-2, TSN)
- Herman Parker, Long Beach State (AP-3)
Guards
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Brad Budde, USC (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, NEA-1, TSN, WC)
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Ken Fritz, Ohio State (AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, NEA-1, WC)
- Mike Brock, Alabama (AP-2)
- Pete Inge, San Diego State (AP-2, UPI-2)
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George Stewart, Arkansas (UPI-2)
- Mark Jones, Missouri (NEA-2)
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Mark Goodspeed, Nebraska (NEA-2)
- Wayne Inman, East Carolina (AP-3)
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Craig Wolfley, Syracuse (AP-3)
Centers
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Jim Ritcher, North Carolina State (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, NEA-1, TSN, WC)
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Dwight Stephenson, Alabama (AP-2, UPI-2)
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Ray Donaldson, Georgia (AP-3, NEA-2)
Quarterbacks
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Marc Wilson, Brigham Young (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, NEA-2, WC)
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Art Schlichter, Ohio State (AP-3, UPI-2, NEA-1, TSN)
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Paul McDonald, USC (AP-2)
Running backs
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Charles White, USC (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, NEA-1, TSN, WC)
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Billy Sims, Oklahoma (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, NEA-1, TSN, WC
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Vagas Ferguson, Notre Dame (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, UPI-1, NEA-2, WC)
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George Rogers, South Carolina (AP-1, UPI-2, NEA-1)
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James Brooks, Auburn (AP-2)
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James Hadnot, Texas Tech (AP-2, UPI-2)
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Dennis Mosley, Iowa (AP-3, UPI-2)
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Jarvis Redwine, Nebraska (NEA-2)
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Joe Cribbs, Auburn (AP-3, NEA-2)
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Freeman McNeil, UCLA (AP-3)
Defense
Defensive ends
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Hugh Green, Pittsburgh (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, NEA-1, TSN, WC)
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Curtis Greer, Michigan (AFCA, FWAA, UPI-2 [DT], NEA-1)
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Jacob Green, Texas A&M (AP-1, UPI-2, WC)
- Rick Antle, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
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E. J. Junior, Alabama (AP-2)
- John Adams, LSU (UPI-2)
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Rush Brown, Ball State (NEA-2 [DL])
- Gerry Gluscic, Indiana State (AP-3)
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Bob Kohrs, Arizona State (AP-3)
Defensive tackles
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Steve McMichael, Texas (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, NEA-2, WC)
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Bruce Clark, Penn State (AFCA, FWAA, UPI-1, NEA-1 [NG], TSN, WC)
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Jim Stuckey, Clemson (AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1 [DE], NEA-1, TSN [DE])
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Hosea Taylor, Houston (NEA-1)
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Rulon Jones, Utah State (AP-2, NEA-2, TSN)
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Doug Martin, Washington (AP-2, UPI-2, NEA-2)
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Cleveland Crosby, Arizona (AP-3)
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Dino Mangiero, Rutgers (AP-3)
Middle guards
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Ron Simmons, Florida State (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, NEA-2, WC)
- Ken Loushin, Purdue (AP-2)
- Kerry Weinmaster, Nebraska (UPI-2)
- George Mays, Army (AP-3)
Linebackers
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George Cumby, Oklahoma (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, NEA-1, TSN, WC)
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Mike Singletary, Baylor (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-2, NEA-2, WC)
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Ron Simpkins, Michigan (AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, NEA-2, WC)
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Dennis Johnson, USC (UPI-1, TSN)
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Otis Wilson, Louisville (NEA-1, TSN)
- David Hodge, Houston (AFCA, AP-2)
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Dan Bass, Michigan State (AP-2)
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Lance Mehl, Penn State (AP-2, UPI-2)
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Otis Wilson, Louisville (AP-3, UPI-2)
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Tom Boyd, Alabama (AP-3)
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Bob Crable, Notre Dame (AP-3)
Defensive backs
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Kenny Easley, UCLA (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, NEA-1, TSN, WC)
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Johnnie Johnson, Texas (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, NEA-1, TSN, WC)
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Roland James, Tennessee (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, UPI-1, NEA-1, TSN, WC)
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Don McNeal, Alabama (AP-3, NEA-1, TSN)
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Mark Haynes, Colorado (AP-1, UPI-2)
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Derrick Hatchett, Texas (AP-2)
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Lovie Smith, Tulsa (AP-2)
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Darrol Ray, Oklahoma (UPI-2)
- Mike Guess, Ohio State (UPI-2)
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Willie Teal, LSU (NEA-2)
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Mark Lee, Washington (NEA-2)
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Roynell Young, Alcorn State (NEA-2)
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Vince Skillings, Ohio State (NEA-2)
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Monk Bonasorte, Florida State (AP-3)
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Dennis Smith, USC (AP-3)
Special teams
Kickers
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Dale Castro, Maryland (FWAA, UPI-1, NEA-1, TSN, WC)
- Ish Ordonez, Arkansas (UPI-2, NEA-2)
Punters
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Jim Miller, Ole Miss (FWAA, UPI-1, NEA-1, TSN, WC)
- Mike Smith, Wyoming (UPI-2)
- Ken Naber, Stanford (NEA-2)
Key
- Bold – Consensus All-American
[1]
- -1 – First-team selection
- -2 – Second-team selection
- -3 – Third-team selection
Official selectors
Other selectors
See also
References
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a
b
"Football Award Winners" (PDF).
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. pp. 3, 12. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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b
"Football Coaches All America". The Republic (Columbus, Ind.). November 21, 1979. p. B3.
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"Southern Cal star White repeats as All-America". The Pantagraph. December 5, 1979. p. B4.
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b Ted Gangi (ed.).
"FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team" (PDF). Archived from
the original (PDF) on March 4, 2019. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
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b
"UPI All-America: Trojans Grab 3 Berths". The Daily News (Huntingdon). December 4, 1979. p. 5.
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"NEA's 1979 All-America football team". The Daily News (Huntingdon, PA). November 27, 1979. p. 4.
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"Sporting News". The Arizona Republic. December 4, 1979. p. D2.
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"Football Writers All America". The Republic (Columbus, Ind.). November 21, 1979. p. B3.
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