1979 College Football All-America Team


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 recognizes four selectors as "official" for the 1979 season. They are: the American Football Coaches Association based on the input of more than 2,000 voting members; the Associated Press selected based on the votes of sports writers at AP newspapers; the Football Writers Association of America selected by the nation's football writers; and the United Press International selected based on the votes of sports writers at UPI newspapers. Other selectors included Football News, the Newspaper Enterprise Association, The Sporting News, and the Walter Camp Football Foundation.

Offense

Receivers

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Kickers