The 1968 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 , Central Press Association , Football Writers Association of America , American Football Coaches Association , Walter Camp Foundation , The Sporting News , Time magazine and Football News .
AP, UPI, NEA, and CP were all press organizations that polled writers and players. FWAA was also a poll of writers,[1] as was the Walter Camp Foundation[2] The AFCA [3] was a poll of college coaches. The Sporting News and Time polled football scouts and coaches.[4] [5] 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.
Offense [ ]
Receivers [ ]
Jerry Levias , SMU (NEA, CP, WC, AFCA, FWAA, FN)
Ron Sellers , Florida State (AP, AFCA, Time, TSN, FN)
Jim Seymour , Notre Dame (WC, AFCA, TSN, FN)
Tight ends [ ]
Ted Kwalick , Penn State (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, Time, TSN, FN)
Tackles [ ]
George Kunz , Notre Dame (UPI, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA, FWAA, Time, TSN, FN)
Dave Foley , Ohio State (AP, UPI, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA, FWAA, Time, FN)
Rufus Mayes , Ohio State (Time, TSN)
Guards [ ]
Charles Rosenfelder, Tennessee (AP, UPI, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA, FWAA, FN)
Guy Dennis , Florida (UPI, WC, FN)
John Shinners , Xavier (NEA, Time, TSN)
Mike Montler , Colorado (AP, AFCA)
Jim Barnes, Arkansas (AP, CP)
Joe Armstrong, Nebraska (FWAA)
Malcolm Snider , Stanford (TSN)
Centers [ ]
John Didion , Oregon State (AP, UPI, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA, FWAA, Time, TSN, FN)
Quarterbacks [ ]
Terry Hanratty , Notre Dame (AP, UPI, CP, WC, AFCA-t, FWAA, Time, TSN, FN)
Bobby Douglass , Kansas (NEA, AFCA-t)
Running backs [ ]
O.J. Simpson , USC (AP, UPI, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA, FWAA, Time, TSN, FN)
Leroy Keyes , Purdue (AP, UPI, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA, FWAA, Time, TSN, FN)
Chris Gilbert , Texas (AP, NEA, AFCA, FN)
Bill Enyart , Oregon State (UPI, CP, Time, TSN)
Paul Gipson, Houston (NEA, AFCA, Time)
Ron Johnson , Michigan (FWAA, FN)
Larry Smith , Florida (TSN)
Defense [ ]
Ends [ ]
Ted Hendricks , Miami (AP, UPI, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA, FWAA, Time, TSN, FN)
John Zook , Kansas (AP, UPI, CP, AFCA, FWAA, FN)
Bob Stein , Minnesota (WC)
Ron Carpenter , North Carolina State (NEA)
Tackles [ ]
Bill Stanfill , Georgia (AP, UPI, CP, WC, AFCA, FWAA, Time, TSN, FN)
Joe Greene , North Texas State (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, Time, TSN, FN)
Loyd Wainscott, Texas (CP, FWAA)
Rolf Krueger , Texas A&M (Time, TSN)
David Campbell, Auburn (NEA)
Middle guards [ ]
Ed White , California (AP, NEA, CP, AFCA, FWAA, FN)
Chuck Kyle, Purdue (UPI, CP, WC, AFCA, FWAA)
Linebackers [ ]
Dennis Onkotz , Penn State (AP, UPI, WC, FWAA, FN)
Steve Kiner , Tennessee (AP, CP, FWAA, FN)
Bob Babich , Miami (Ohio) (AFCA, Time, TSN)
Ron Pritchard , Arizona State (NEA, Time, TSN)
Mike Hall, Alabama (CP, WC)
Ken Johnson, Army (AFCA)
Mike Widger , Virginia Tech (AP)
Bill Hobbs , Texas A&M (UPI)
Chip Healy, Vanderbilt (CP)
Dale McCullers, Florida State (NEA)
Backs [ ]
Roger Wehrli , Missouri (AP, UPI, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA, FWAA, Time, TSN, FN)
Jake Scott , Georgia (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, FN)
Al Worley , Washington (AP, UPI, CP, AFCA, FN)
Mike Battle , USC (UPI, WC, FWAA, FN)
Al Brenner , Michigan State (NEA, AFCA)
Tony Kyasky, Syracuse (WC, Time)
Jim Marsalis , Tennessee State (Time, TSN)
Tom Maxwell, Texas A&M (Time, TSN)
Jim Weatherford, Tennessee (AFCA)
Special teams [ ]
Kicker [ ]
Kenny Vinyard, Texas Tech (TSN)
Punter [ ]
Key [ ]
AP - Associated Press
UPI - United Press International
NEA - Newspaper Enterprise Association
CP - Central Press
FWAA - Football Writers Association of America
WC - Walter Camp Foundation
AFCA - American Football Coaches Association
TSN - The Sporting News
Time - Time Magazine
PFW - Pro Football Weekly
FN - Football News
References [ ]
v · d · e 1968 College Football All-America Team consensus selectionsOffense Defense