[1][2] Jim Lindsey of Abilene Christian was selected as the first-team quarterback.
Running back Leon Burns of Long Beach State was the only player to win first-team honors in both 1969 and 1970.
[2] Joe Profit of Northeast Louisiana broke the Gulf Coast Conference all-time rushing record and was named to the conference's all-decade team for the 1960s.
[2] He was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the first round (seventh overall) of the 1971 NFL draft.
[2] He skipped his senior season to play in the Canadian Football League (CFL).