As men's head coach, he has coached 25 All-America selections.
He was an All-America selection in 1958 and 1959.
Unanimous All-America selection at defensive back in 1978 and 1979.
As a junior in 2002, he was preseason All-America selection.
At the top of the list are the All-America Selections.
That same year, he was a unanimous All-America selection.
During his college career, Tarwater was a 13-time All-America selection.
He was also a second-team All-America selection in 1966.
In his senior year he was a team co-captain, and was named as an All-America selection.
He had one consensus All-America selection in 2000.
