College Football All-America Teams
1979 College Football All-America Team
The 1979 College Football All-America team is composed of various organizations that choose College All-America teams that season. The organizations that chose the teams were Associated Press, United Press International, Newspaper Enterprise Association, Football Writers Association of America, American Football Coaches Association, Walter Camp Foundation, and The Sporting News. [1]
AP, UPI, and NEA 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 chose a team for their publications. AP, UPI, NEA,The Sporting News and Pro Football Weekly chose both first and second teams. AP, UPI, NEA, also listed numerous honorable mentions.
Offense Edit
Receivers Edit
Ken Margerum, Stanford (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, TSN)
Art Monk, Syracuse (FWAA)
Johnny Lam Jones, Texas (TSN)
Tight ends Edit
Junior Miller, Nebraska (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)
Tackles Edit
Greg Kolenda, Arkansas (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA)
Tim Foley, Notre Dame (UPI, NEA, TSN)
Melvin Jones, Houston (WC, AFCA)
Stan Brock, Colorado (TSN)
Guards Edit
Brad Budde, USC (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)
Ken Fritz, Ohio State (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, FWAA)
Jim Bunch, Alabama (AP, AFCA, FWAA)
Ray Snell, Wisconsin (TSN)
Centers Edit
Jim Ritcher, North Carolina State (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)
Quarterbacks Edit
Marc Wilson, Brigham Young (AP, UPI, WC, AFCA, FWAA)
Art Schlichter, Ohio State (NEA, TSN)
Running backs Edit
Charles White, USC (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)
Billy Sims, Oklahoma (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)
Vagas Ferguson, Notre Dame (UPI, WC, AFCA, FWAA)
George Rogers, South Carolina (AP, NEA)
Defense Edit
Ends Edit
Hugh Green, Pittsburgh (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)
Curtis Greer, Michigan (NEA, AFCA, FWAA)
Jacob Green, Texas A&M (AP, WC)
Steve McMichael, Texas (AP, UPI, WC, AFCA, FWAA)
Bruce Clark, Penn State (UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)
Jim Stuckey, Clemson (AP, UPI, NEA, FWAA, TSN)
Hosea Taylor, Houston (NEA)
Rulon Jones, Utah State (TSN)
Middle guards Edit
Ron Simmons, Florida State (AP, UPI, WC, AFCA)
Linebackers Edit
George Cumby, Oklahoma (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)
Mike Singletary, Baylor (AP, WC, AFCA, FWAA)
Ron Simpkins, Michigan (AP, UPI, WC, FWAA)
Dennis Johnson, USC (UPI, TSN)
Otis Wilson, Louisville (NEA, TSN)
Dave Hodge, Houstom (AFCA)
Backs Edit
Kenny Easley, UCLA (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)
Johnnie Johnson, Texas (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)
Roland James, Tennessee (UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)
Don McNeal, Alabama (NEA, TSN)
Mark Haynes, Colorado (AP)
Special teams Edit
Kickers Edit
Dale Castro, Maryland (UPI, NEA, WC, FWAA, TSN)
Punters Edit
Jim Miller, Mississippi (UPI, NEA, WC, FWAA, TSN)
Key Edit
AP - Associated Press
UPI - United Press International
NEA - Newspaper Enterprise Association
FWAA - Football Writers Association of America
WC - Walter Camp Foundation
AFCA - American Football Coaches Association
TSN - The Sporting News
PFW - Pro Football Weekly
FN - Football News
1 - First Team Selection
2 - Second Team Selection
↑ "ESPN College Football Encyclopedia: The Complete History of College Football from 1869 to the Present". Archived from the original on 2009-05-05. http://www.webcitation.org/query?id=1241486879915342. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
American Football Coaches Association: All-America Teams
Football Writers Association of America All-American Team
Walter Camp Foundation All-American Teams
Sporting News All-America Teams
QB Marc Wilson
RB Vagas Ferguson
RB Billy Sims
RB Charles White
WR Ken Margerum
TE Junior Miller
OT Greg Kolenda
G Brad Budde
G Jim Bunch
G Ken Fritz
C Jim Ritcher
DL Bruce Clark
DL Hugh Green
DL Steve McMichael
DL Ron Simmons
DL Jim Stuckey
LB George Cumby
LB Ron Simpkins
LB Mike Singletary
DB Kenny Easley
DB Roland James
DB Johnnie Johnson
K Dale Castro
P Jim Miller
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