1979 Little All-America college football team

The 1979 Little All-America college football team is composed of college football players from small colleges and universities who were selected by the Associated Press (AP) as the best players at each position. ^[1]

First team

Position	Player	Team
Offense
Quarterback	Joe Aliotti	Boise State
Running back	Poke Cobb	Eastern Illinois
	Frank Hawkins	Nevada
	Mal Najarian	Boston University
Wide receiver	Jerry Young	UW–Whitewater
Tight end	Paul Muckenhirn	North Dakota
Tackle	Dave Melone	Lehigh
	Jeff Lear	Youngstown State
Guard	Herb Beck	Delaware
	Tyrone McGriff	Florida A&M
Center	Jim Leonard	Santa Clara
Defense
Defensive end	Plummer Bullock	Virginia Union
	Pete Catan	Eastern Illinois
Defensive tackle	Joe Gordon	Grambling State
	Doug Scott	Boise State
Middle guard	Ernie England	St. John's (MN)
Linebacker	Andy Hawkins	Texas A&I
	Ed Judie	Northern Arizona
	Ezekiel Vaughn	Ouachita Baptist
Defensive back	Mike Ellis	Norfolk State
	Terry Love	Murray State
	Jack Quinn	Springfield (MA)

See also

• 1979 College Football All-America Team

References

1. "Associated Press Little All-America football team". The Odessa American. December 13, 1979. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.