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1974 College Football All-America Team

Official list of the best college football players of 1974 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The 1974 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1974. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes five selectors as "official" for the 1974 season. They are:[1] (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA);[2] (2) the Associated Press (AP) selected based on the votes of sports writers at AP newspapers;[3][4] (3) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) selected by the nation's football writers;[5] (4) the United Press International (UPI) selected based on the votes of sports writers at UPI newspapers;[6] and (5) the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WC). Other selectors included Football News (FN),[7] the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA),[8] The Sporting News (TSN),[9] and Time magazine.[10]

Six players were selected unanimously by all five of the official selectors. The six unanimous All-Americans included running backs Archie Griffin of Ohio State (the 1974 Heisman Trophy winner), Joe Washington of Oklahoma, and Anthony Davis of USC. On defense, the unanimous All-Americans were defensive back Dave Brown of Michigan, linebacker Rod Shoate of Oklahoma, and defensive end Randy White of Maryland.

The Ohio State and Oklahoma teams each had eight players who received first-team honors. The Ohio State honorees were Archie Griffin, tight end Doug France, tackle Kurt Schumacher, center Steve Myers, defensive end Van DeCree, defensive tackle Pete Cusick, defensive back Neal Colzie, and punter Tom Skladany. The Oklahoma honorees were Joe Washington, Rod Shoate, receiver Tinker Owens, guard John Roush, center Kyle Davis, defensive tackle Lee Roy Selmon, middle guard Dewey Selmon, and defensive back Randy Hughes.

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Consensus All-Americans

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The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans for the year 1974 and displays which first-team designations they received.

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  1. This column lists the number of selectors choosing the player as a first-team All-American as follows: official selectors/other selectors/total selectors.
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Offense

Receivers

Tight ends

  • Bennie Cunningham, Clemson (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1)
  • Jim O'Bradovich, USC (NEA-1)
  • Charles Waddell, North Carolina (TSN)
  • Elmore Stephens, Kentucky (Time-t)
  • Oscar Roan, Southern Methodist (Time-t)
  • Dan Natale, Penn State (UPI-2)
  • Doug France, Ohio State (NEA-2, Time [t])
  • Dick Pawlewicz, William & Mary (AP-3)

Tackles

Guards

  • Ken Huff, North Carolina (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-2, WC, NEA-1, Time, TSN)
  • Gerry DiNardo, Notre Dame (AFCA, UPI-1, FN)
  • John Roush, Oklahoma (AP-2, FWAA, UPI-1, FN)
  • Bill Bain, USC (TSN, Time)
  • Burton Lawless, Florida (NEA-1)
  • John Nessel, Penn State (WC)
  • Andy Dearman, VMI (AP-2)
  • Revie Sorey, Illinois (NEA-2)
  • Carl Dean, New Mexico State (AP-3)
  • Steve Ostermann, Washington State (AP-3, UP-2)

Centers

  • Steve Myers, Ohio State (AP-1 [g], UPI-1, FN, NEA-2 [g])
  • Rik Bonness, Nebraska (AP-1)
  • Geoff Reece, Washington State (WC, NEA-2, Time)
  • Sylvester Croom, Alabama (AFCA, UPI-2)
  • Aubrey Schulz, Baylor (AP-2, FWAA)
  • Rick Nuzum, Kentucky (NEA-1)
  • Kyle Davis, Oklahoma (TSN)
  • Jack Balorunos, Penn State (AP-3)

Quarterbacks

Running backs

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Defense

Defensive ends

Defensive tackles

Middle guards

Linebackers

Defensive backs

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Special teams

Kickers

Punters

Key

  • Bold – Consensus All-American[1]
  • -1 – First-team selection
  • -2 – Second-team selection
  • -3 – Third-team selection

Official selectors

Other selectors

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