The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes four selectors as "official" for the 1976 season.
They were running backs Tony Dorsett of Pittsburgh and Ricky Bell of USC and defensive end Ross Browner of Notre Dame.
The 1976 USC Trojans football team led all others with five players who received first-team All-American honors in 1976.
The consensus national champion Pittsburgh Panthers team had two first-team honorees: Tony Dorsett and middle guard Al Romano.
The following charts identify the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans for the year 1976 and displays which first-team designations they received.