1971 Little All-America college football team

Last updated

The 1971 Little All-America college 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 1971, the AP selected three teams, each team having separate offensive and defensive platoons. [1] [2]

Contents

First-team quarterback Gary Wichard of C. W. Post was a prolific passer. [3]

Terry Metcalf of Long Beach State was a first-team running back in both 1970 and 1971.

Running back Gardy Kahoe was the main offensive weapon for the AP/UPI small college champion 1971 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team. He rushed for 1,216 yards and 23 touchdowns in 10 regular season games. [4] He added another 112 yards in the Boardwalk Bowl. [5]

First team

PositionPlayerTeam
Offense
QB Gary Wichard C. W. Post
RB Gardy Kahoe Delaware
Bruce Laird American International
Terry Metcalf Long Beach State
E Jerome Barkum Jackson State
Eldridge Small Texas A&I
T Lionel Antoine Southern Illinois
Ron MikolajczykTampa
G Wayne DortonArkansas State
Solomon Freelon Grambling
C John Hill Lehigh
Defense
DE Kelvin Korver Northwestern (IA)
John Mendenhall Grambling
DT Larry Brooks Virginia State
Steve WilliamsWestern Carolina
MG Sammy GellerstedtTampa
LB Harry GoodenAlcorn A&M
Jim LeClair North Dakota
Jim Youngblood Tennessee Tech
DB Cliff BrooksTennessee State
Levi Johnson Texas A&I
Dennis Meyer Arkansas State

Second team

PositionPlayerTeam
Offense
QB Joe Gilliam Tennessee State
RB Dave BiglerMorningside
Ole GundersonSt. Olaf
Calvin Harrell Arkansas State
E Jeff BakerUSIU
Rick ThoneArkansas Tech
T Rod CasonAngelo State
Bruce NicholsJacksonville State
G Gene MackenSouth Dakota
John NuttalNorthern Arizona
C Charlie PowellMcNeese State
Defense
DE Grail KisterNorthern Colorado
Ken Sanders Howard Payne
DT Clinton BrownHayward State
Dave Pureifory Eastern Michigan
MG Roosevelt ManningNortheastern Oklahoma State
LB Whitey BaunWittenberg
Tim Kearney Northern Michigan
Greg WrightTroy State
DB Mike Holmes Texas Southern
Dan MartinsenNorth Dakota
Tom RezzutiNortheastern

Third team

PositionPlayerTeam
Offense
QB Ken LantripLouisiana Tech
RB Don AleksiweiczHobart
Don HeaterMontana Tech
Charles JessamyKansas Wesleyan
E Tom HoffmanIdaho State
Kalle KonstonRPI
T Ron HainesRochester
Steve Okoniewski Montana
G Fred BlackhurstWestminster (PA)
Jim Osborne Southern
C Ron SaniSanta Clara
Defense
DE Dave SnesrudHamline
Jim StoneHawaii
DT Doug CowanPuget Sound
Theodore WashingtonMississippi Valley State
MG Chris RichardsonLouisiana Tech
LB Pete ContaldiMontclair State
Sam Cvijanovich Cal Lutheran
Mike LeidyHampden–Sydney
DB Ron CollierCentral Missouri
Saylor FoxNewberry
Bob Kroll Northern Michigan

See also

Related Research Articles

William John Cubit is an American football coach and former player. Cubit was the head football coach at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, first on an interim basis in the 2015 season and then promoted to the post full-time before his dismissal on March 5, 2016. Cubit served as the head football coach at Widener University from 1992 to 1996, and Western Michigan University from 2005 to 2012. Most recently, in 2019, he served as assistant head coach and running backs coach at his alma mater, the University of Delaware.

The 2007 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as a member of the South Division of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach K. C. Keeler, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled an overall record of 11–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the CAA's South Division. Delaware advanced to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Fightin' Blue Hens beat Delaware State in the first round, Northern Iowa in the quarterfinals, and Southern Illinois in the semifinals before losing to Appalachian State in the NCAA Division I Championship Game. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

The 1979 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as an independent during the 1979 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by 14th year head coach Tubby Raymond and played their home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

The 1972 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as an independent during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Tubby Raymond, Fightin' Blue Hens compiled a record of 10–0. The team the played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

The 1946 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware as a member of the Mason–Dixon Conference during the 1946 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach William D. Murray, the Blue Hens compiled a perfect 10–0 record, won the Maxon-Dixon Conference championship, defeated Rollins in the Cigar Bowl, and were selected by the Associated Press as the small college national champion. They were also ranked at No. 82 among all college football teams in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.

The 1971 small college football rankings are rankings of college football teams representing smaller college and university teams during the 1971 college football season, including the 1971 NCAA College Division football season and the 1971 NAIA football season. Separate rankings were published by the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press International (UPI). The AP rankings were selected by a board of sports writers, and the UPI rankings were selected by a board of small-college coaches.

The 1971 NCAA College Division football season was the 16th season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the NCAA College Division level.

The 1982 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game between the Eastern Kentucky Colonels and the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens. The game was played on December 18, 1982, at Memorial Stadium in Wichita Falls, Texas. The culminating game of the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season, it was won by Eastern Kentucky, 17–14.

The 1971 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware as an independent during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. In their seventh season under head coach Tubby Raymond, the team compiled a 10–1 record and was voted No. 1 in the AP and UPI small college polls. The season concluded with a victory over C.W. Post in the Boardwalk Bowl.

The 1963 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. The Blue Hens won every game, were declared the UPI national champion, won the Lambert Cup, and were champions of the Middle Atlantic Conference, University Division.

The 1968 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware in the Middle Atlantic Conference during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. In its third season under head coach Tubby Raymond, the team compiled an 8–3 record, won the MAC University Division championship, defeated IUP in the Boardwalk Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 319 to 180. Bob Novotny was the team captain. The team played its home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

The 1970 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware as an independent during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season.

Nathan Wayne Beasley was an American professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Delaware State Hornets and Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens before being selected in the 1976 NFL draft by the Oakland Raiders, though he did not play with them.

The 1963 Little All-America college 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 1963, the AP selected three teams of 11 players each, with no separate defensive platoons.

The 1964 Little All-America college 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.

The 1970 Little All-America college 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 1970, the AP selected three teams, each team having separate offensive and defensive platoons.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gardy Kahoe</span> American football player

Richard Gardner "Gardy" Kahoe III was an American football running back. He played for the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team 1969 to 1971 and led the 1971 team to the small-college national championship with 1,328 rushing yards in 11 games. He was selected as a first-team running back on the 1971 Little All-America college football team and went on to play in the National Football League for the Denver Broncos.

The 1973 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 1973, the AP selected three teams, each team having separate offensive and defensive platoons.

Nolan Michael Henderson is an American football quarterback for the Houston Roughnecks of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Delaware.

Herbert Anthony Slattery is a former American football offensive lineman and linebacker. He played college football for the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens and was selected in the 11th round of the 1967 NFL/AFL draft by the New York Jets. He was inducted into the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame in 1994.

References

  1. "Hens' Kahoe Named Little All-American: C.W. Post's Wichard Is QB Pick". The News Journal. December 9, 1971. p. 61 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Millionaire's Son QBs Little All-America". The Bee (Danville, Virginia). December 9, 1971. p. 3D via Newspapers.com.
  3. Ray Finocciaro (December 9, 1971). "Wichard Adds New Laurel". The News Journal. p. 61 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Ray Finocciaro (December 9, 1971). "Hens' Kahoe Named Little All-American: Back's First Call Was To His 'Fans'". The News Journal. p. 61 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Delaware Routs Post By 72-22". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 12, 1971. p. Sports 9 via Newspapers.com.