The 1974 Little All-America college football team, also known as the Small College All-America 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. For 1974, the AP selected three teams, each team having separate offensive and defensive platoons.[1][2]

First team

Offense

  • Tight end - Mike Barber, Louisiana Tech
  • Wide receiver - Jim Myers, Kenyon
  • Offensive tackles - Caesar Douglas, Illinois Wesleyan; John Passanti, Western Illinois
  • Offensive guards - Herb Scott, Virginia Union; Ray Sweeney, Delaware
  • Center - Mark King, Troy State
  • Quarterback - Jim McMillan, Boise State
  • Running backs - Walter Payton, Jackson State; Everett Talbert, Mike Thomas, Nevada-Las Vegas

Defense

  • Defensive ends - Jerry Dahl, North Dakota State; Cleveland Elam, Tennessee State
  • Defensive tackles - Fred Dean, Louisiana Tech; Gary Johnson, Grambling
  • Middle guard - Glenn Fleming, Northeast Louisiana
  • Linebackers - Robert Brazile, Jackson State; Mike McDonald Catawba; Steve Yates, Western Carolina
  • Defensive backs - Greg Grouwinkel, Nevada-Reno; Mark Johnson, Minnesota-Duluth; Virgil Livers, Western Kentucky

Second team

Offense

  • Tight end - Fred Coleman, Northeast Louisiana
  • Wide receiver - Dwight Duncombe, South Dakota
  • Offensive tackles - Brent Adams, Tennessee-Chattanooga; Greg Arnold, Capital
  • Offensive guards - Fred Pointer, Southwest Texas State; Da Schmitt, Coe
  • Center - John Brooks, Elizabeth City State
  • Quarterback - Mike Franckowiak, Central Michigan
  • Running backs - Vincent Allen, Indiana State; Don Hardeman, Texas A&I; Jim Van Wagner, Michigan Tech

Defense

  • Defensive ends - Lawrence Pillers, Alcorn State; Phil Wells, Cal Davis
  • Defensive tackles - John Bushong, Western Kentucky; Joe Ingersoll, Nevada-Las Vegas
  • Middle guard - Alan Klein,, Southeastern Louisiana
  • Linebackers - Jerry Janik, Texas A&I; Art Thomas, Wittenberg; Pete Yorkoski, Santa Clara
  • Defensive backs - Ralph Gebhardt, Rochester; Tony Parisi, Wagner; Ed Pinkham, Allegheny

Third team

Offense

  • Tight end - Duane Spale, Midand
  • Wide receiver - Ron Gustafson, North Dakota
  • Offensive tackles - James Files, McNeese State; Larry McFarland, Texas A&I
  • Offensive guards - Coy Gibson, Wofford; Allen Haigler, Tennessee State
  • Center - Bob McAndrews, North Park
  • Quarterback - Lynn Hieber, Indiana (PA)
  • Running backs - Tim Barrett, John Carroll; Nate Beasley, Delaware; Charles McDaniel, Louisiana Tech

Defense

  • Defensive ends - Elois Grooms, Tennessee Tech; Sam Miller, Delaware
  • Defensive tackles - Bill Chandler, Northwood Inst.; Dave Nygaard, Linfield
  • Middle guard - Bennie Barbour, Winston Salem State
  • Linebackers - Nick Buehler, UC Riverside; Tom Kozlosky, East Stroudsburg; Ron Rosenberg, Montana
  • Defensive ends - Anthony Leonard, Virginia Union; Granville Lyons, Tennessee State; Glen Printers, Southern Colorado

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Little All-America Team named". The Daily Times. December 5, 1974. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Payton, Brazile Make All-America". Clarion-Ledger. December 5, 1974. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
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