1968 All-Southwest Conference football team

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The 1968 All-Southwest Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Southwest Conference teams for the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The selectors for the 1968 season included the Associated Press (AP).

Contents

All Southwest selections

Offense

Quarterbacks

Halfbacks

Fullbacks

Split ends

Tight ends

  • Deryl Comer, Texas (AP-1)
  • Ken Fleming, SMU (AP-2)

Tackles

Guards

  • Jim Barnes, Arkansas (AP-1)
  • Don King, Texas Tech (AP-1)
  • Danny Abbott, Texas (AP-2)

Centers

Defense

Defensive ends

  • Richard Campbell, Texas Tech (AP-1)
  • Mike De Niro, Texas A&M (AP-1)
  • Bruce Dowdy, Texas Tech (AP-2)
  • Corby Robertson, Texas (AP-2)

Defensive tackles

Defensive guards

  • Larry Adams, TCU (AP-1)
  • Rolf Krueger, Texas A&M (AP-1)
  • Tom Reaux, Baylor (AP-2)
  • Lynn Odom, Texas A&M (AP-2)

Linebackers

  • Bill Hobbs, Texas A&M (AP-1)
  • Cliff Powell, Arkansas (AP-1)
  • Bruce Protillo, SMU (AP-2)
  • Glen Halsell, Texas (AP-2)

Defensive backs

  • Gary Adams, Arkansas (AP-1)
  • Larry Alford, Texas Tech (AP-1)
  • Jim Livingston, SMU (AP-1)
  • Charles Brightwell, TCU (AP-2)
  • Ronnie Ehrig, Texas (AP-2)
  • Ivan Jones, Texas A&M (AP-2)

Kicking specialists

Sophomore of the Year - Bill Montgomery, Arkansas Player of the Year - Chris Gilbert, Texas

Key

AP = Associated Press [1]

CFHOF = Player inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame

See also

References

  1. "Gilber, Levias Head All-SWC". The Victoria Advocate. November 27, 1968. Retrieved July 17, 2025.