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The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes four selectors as “official” for the 1978 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), and the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WC).       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Table of ContentsOffense[edit]Receivers[edit]Tight ends[edit]Tackles[edit]Guards[edit]Centers[edit]Quarterbacks[edit]Running backs[edit]Defense[edit]Defensive ends[edit]Defensive tackles[edit]Middle guards[edit]Linebackers[edit]Defensive backs[edit]Special teams[edit]Kickers[edit]Punters[edit]Official selectors[edit]Other selectors[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]Offense[edit]Receivers[edit]Emanuel Tolbert, SMU (AP-1, FWAA, UPI-2, NEA-2, WC)Kirk Gibson, Michigan State (AP-2, UPI-1, NEA-1, TSN)Gordon Jones, Pittsburgh  (AFCA [split end], AP-2, NEA-1 [flanker])Jerry Butler, Clemson (AP-1, NEA-2 [flanker], TSN)Junior Miller, Nebraska (AP-3)Dave Petzke, Northern Illinois (AP-3)Tight ends[edit]Tackles[edit]Keith Dorney, Penn St. (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, NEA-1, TSN, WC)Kelvin Clark, Nebraska (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-2, WC)Jeff Toews, Washington (AP-2, UPI-2, NEA-1, TSN)Matt Miller, Colorado (UPI-1)Robert Dugas, LSU (AP-2, NEA-2)Anthony Mu\u00f1oz, USC (UPI-2)Greg Kolenda, Arkansas (AP-3)Craig Wolfley, Syracuse (AP-3)Guards[edit]Pat Howell, USC (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, NEA-1, TSN, WC)Greg Roberts, Oklahoma (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, NEA-1, TSN, WC)Joe Bostic, Clemson (AP-2, UPI-2, NEA-2)Pete Inge, San Diego State (AP-2)Steve Lindquist, Nebraska (AP-3, UPI-2)Brad Budde, USC (NEA-2)Doug Panfil, Tulsa (AP-3)Centers[edit]Dave Huffman, Notre Dame (AP-2, FWAA, UPI-1, NEA-1, TSN, WC)Jim Ritcher, North Carolina St. (AFCA, AP-1)Dwight Stephenson, Alabama (UPI-2)Robert Shaw, Tennessee (NEA-2)Chuck Brown, Houston (AP-3)Quarterbacks[edit]Chuck Fusina, Penn St. (AFCA-t, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, NEA-1, WC)Rick Leach, Michigan (AFCA-t, AP-2, UPI-2)Jack Thompson, Washington State (TSN)Steve Dils, Stanford (NEA-2)Steve Fuller, Clemson (AP-3)Running backs[edit]Billy Sims, Oklahoma (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, NEA-1, TSN, WC)Charles Alexander, LSU (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, UPI-2, NEA-1, TSN, WC)Charles White, USC (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, NEA-2, WC)Ted Brown, North Carolina State (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA-2)Eddie Lee Ivery, Georgia Tech (AP-2, UPI-2)Darrin Nelson, Stanford (AP-2)Willie McClendon, Georgia (UPI-2)Obie Graves, Cal State Fullerton (AP-3)James Hadnot, Texas Tech (AP-3)Joseph H. Holland, Cornell (AP-3)Defense[edit]Defensive ends[edit]Al Harris,  Arizona St. (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA-1, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)Hugh Green, Pittsburgh (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA-2, WC)Don Smith, Miami (Fla.) (AFCA, NEA-2, TSN)George Andrews, Nebraska (AP-2, UPI-2, NEA-1)Don Blackmon, Tulsa (AP-2)Willie Jones, Florida State (UPI-2)John Adams, LSU (AP-3)Chuck Schott, Army (AP-3)Defensive tackles[edit]Mike Bell,  Colorado St. (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, UPI-2, NEA-1, TSN, WC)Bruce Clark,  Penn St. (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, NEA-2)Marty Lyons, Alabama (AP-1, FWAA, UPI-2, NEA-1, TSN)Matt Millen, Penn State (UPI-1, NEA-2, WC)Dan Hampton, Arkansas (AFCA)Jimmy Walker, Arkansas (AP-3, FWAA)Mike Stensrud, Iowa State (AP-2)Ken Kremer, Ball State (AP-3)Middle guards[edit]Linebackers[edit]Jerry Robinson, UCLA (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, NEA-1, WC, TSN)Tom Cousineau, Ohio State  (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA-1, WC, AFCA, TSN)Bob Golic, Notre Dame (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, NEA-2, WC)Ken Fantetti, Wyoming (AP-3, FWAA)Barry Krauss, Alabama (AP-2, UPI-2, TSN)George Cumby, Oklahima (NEA-1)John Corker, Ohlahoma State (AP-1)Daryl Hunt, Oklahoma (AP-2, UPI-2)Michael Jackson, Washington (AP-2, UPI-2, NEA-2)Joe Norman, Indiana (NEA-2)Jack Lazor, Kent State (AP-3)Frank Manumaleuga, San Jose State (AP-3)Defensive backs[edit]Johnnie Johnson, Texas (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, NEA-1, WC)Kenny Easley, UCLA (AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, NEA-1, TSN, WC)Jeff Nixon, Richmond (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-2, NEA-1, WC)Lawrence Johnson, Wisconsin (NEA-1, TSN)Henry Williams,  San Diego St. (AFCA, UPI-2)Rick Sanford, South Carolina (TSN)Pete Harris, Penn State (AP-2, UPI-1, NEA-2)Don Bessillieu, Georgia Tech (TSN)Jeff Delaney, Pittsburgh (AP-2, UPI-2)Lovie Smith, Tulsa (AP-2)Russ Calabrese, Missouri (NEA-2)Tim Smith, Oregon State (NEA-2)Vaughn Lusby, Arkansas (NEA-2)Jason Coloma, Brigham Young (AP-3)Nesby Glasgow, Washington (AP-3)Joe Restic, Notre Dame (AP-3)Special teams[edit]Kickers[edit]Punters[edit]Bold \u2013 Consensus All-American[1]-1 \u2013 First-team selection-2 \u2013 Second-team selection-3 \u2013 Third-team selectionOfficial selectors[edit]Other selectors[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki12\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki12\/1978-college-football-all-america-team\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"1978 College Football All-America Team"}}]}]