1973 All-America college football team

The 1973 All-America college football 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 1973. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes six selectors as "official" for the 1973 season. They are: ^[1] (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) which selected its team for Kodak based on a vote of the nation's coaches; ^[2] (2) the Associated Press (AP) selected based on the votes of sports writers at AP newspapers; ^[3] (3) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) selected by the nation's football writers; ^[4] (4) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) selected based on the votes of sports writers at NEA newspapers; ^[5] (5) the United Press International (UPI) selected based on the votes of sports writers at UPI newspapers; ^[6] and (6) the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WC).

Five players are recognized by the NCAA as unanimous All-America selections. They are: (1) running back and 1973 Heisman Trophy winner John Cappelletti of Penn State; (2) offensive tackle John Hicks of Ohio State; (3) defensive end John Dutton of Nebraska; (4) middle guard Lucious Selmon of Oklahoma; and (5) linebacker Randy Gradishar of Ohio State.

Consensus All-Americans

The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans for the year 1973 and displays which first-team designations they received.

Name	Position	School	Number [7]	Official	Other
John Cappelletti	Running back	Penn State	6/3/9	AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI, WC	FN, Time, TSN
John Dutton	Defensive end	Nebraska	6/3/9	AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI, WC	FN, Time, TSN
Randy Gradishar	Linebacker	Ohio State	6/3/9	AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI, WC	FN, Time, TSN
John Hicks	Offensive guard	Ohio State	6/3/9	AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI, WC	FN, Time, TSN
Mike Townsend	Defensive back	Notre Dame	5/3/8	AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI, WC	FN, Time, TSN
Lynn Swann	Wide receiver	USC	5/3/8	AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI	FN, Time, TSN
Lucious Selmon	Middle guard	Oklahoma	6/1/7	AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI, WC	FN
Bill Wyman	Center	Texas	6/1/7	AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI, WC	FN
Dave Gallagher	Defensive end	Michigan	5/2/7	AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, WC	Time, TSN
David Jaynes	Quarterback	Kansas	4/3/7	AFCA, AP, UPI, WC	FN, Time, TSN
Roosevelt Leaks	Running back	Texas	5/1/6	AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC	FN
Booker Brown	Offensive guard	USC	3/3/6	AFCA, FWAA, NEA	FN, Time, TSN
Dave Casper	Tight end	Notre Dame	5/0/5	AFCA, FWAA, NEA, UPI, WC	--
Richard Wood	Linebacker	USC	4/1/5	AFCA, AP, UPI, WC	FN
Bill Yoest	Offensive tackle	NC State	4/1/5	AP, FWAA, UPI, WC	FN
Buddy Brown	Offensive tackle	Alabama	4/0/4	AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI	--
Rod Shoate	Linebacker	Oklahoma	3/1/4	AFCA, AP, NEA	FN
Artimus Parker	Defensive back	USC	3/1/4	AP, UPI, WC	Time
Dave Brown	Defensive back	Michigan	3/0/3	AFCA, FWAA, UPI	--
Randy Rhino	Defensive back	Georgia Tech	3/0/3	AFCA, UPI, WC	--
Woody Green	Running back	Arizona State	2/1/3	AFCA, WC	TSN
Kermit Johnson	Running back	UCLA	2/1/3	FWAA, NEA	FN
Tony Cristiani	Middle guard	Miami (FL)	2/0/2	FWAA, WC	--

Offense

Receivers

• Lynn Swann , USC (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, Time, TSN)
• Wayne Wheeler, Alabama (WC, FN, TSN)
• Danny Buggs, West Virginia (AFCA, AP-2, UPI-2)
• John Holland, Tennessee State (Time)
• Hank Cook, New Mexico State (AP-3)
• Pat McInally, Harvard (NEA-2)

Tight ends

• Dave Casper , Notre Dame (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, WC)
• Andre Tillman, Texas Tech (AP-1)
• J.V. Cain, Colorado (NEA-2, Time, TSN)
• Randy Grossman, Temple (AP-3)
• Paul Seal, Michigan (UPI-2)

Tackles

• John Hicks , Ohio St. (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, WC, FN, Time, TSN)
• Booker Brown , USC (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, NEA-1 [OG], UPI-2 [OG], FN [OG], Time, TSN [OG])
• Daryl White, Nebraska (AFCA, AP-2, NEA-2 [OG], UPI-1, FN, TSN [OG])
• Steve Riley, USC (Time, TSN)
• Al Oliver, UCLA (NEA-1)
• Henry Lawrence, Florida A. & M (NEA-2 [OG], Time)
• Eddie Foster, Oklahoma (WC)
• Charlie Getty, Penn State (AP-3, UPI-2 [OG])
• Jim O'Connor, Arizona (AP-3)

Guards

• Buddy Brown , Alabama (AFCA, AP-1 [OT], FWAA, UPI-1)
• Bill Yoest , N.C. State (AP-1, FWAA, NEA-2 [OT], UPI-1, WC, FN)
• Tyler Lafauci, LSU (AFCA, AP-1, NEA-1)
• Mark Markovich, Penn State (AP-2, UPI-2)
• Dave Manning, Utah State (AP-2)
• Frank Pomarico, Notre Dame (UPI-2)
• Dave Lapham, Syracuse (AP-3)
• Willie Viney, Pacific (AP-3)

Centers

• Bill Wyman , Texas (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, WC, FN)
• Scott Anderson, Missouri (AP-3, NEA-2, UPI-2, Time)
• Steve Corbett, Boston College (TSN)
• Steve Taylor, Auburn (AP-2)

Quarterbacks

• David Jaynes , Kansas (AFCA, AP-1, NEA-2, UPI-1, WC, FN, Time, TSN)
• Danny White, Arizona State (AP-2, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-2)
• Jesse Freitas, San Diego State (AP-3)

Running backs

• John Cappelletti , Penn St. (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, WC, FN, Time, TSN)
• Roosevelt Leaks , Texas (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-1, WC, FN)
• Woody Green , Arizona St. (AFCA, AP-2, UPI-2, WC, TSN)
• Kermit Johnson , UCLA (AP-2, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-2, FN)
• Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh (AP-1, NEA-1, UPI-2)
• Bo Matthews, Colorado (Time)
• Archie Griffin, Ohio State (AP-2, NEA-2, UPI-1)
• Sonny Collins, Kentucky (NEA-2)
• Dickey Morton, Arkansas (AP-3)
• Barty Smith, Richmond (AP-3)
• Joe Washington, Oklahoma (AP-3)

Defense

Defensive ends

• John Dutton , Nebraska (AP-1 [DT], UPI-1 [DT], NEA-1, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN [DT], Time, FN [DT])
• Dave Gallagher , Michigan (AP-1 [DT], NEA-1, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN [DT], Time)
• Van DeCree, Ohio State (UPI-1, FN)
• Roger Stillwell, Stanford (UPI-1, FN)
• Pat Donovan, Stanford (AP-1)
• Randy White, Maryland (AP-1)
• Fred McNeill, UCLA (TSN)

Defensive tackles

• Ed Jones, Tennessee State (NEA-1, TSN [DE], Time)
• Randy Crowder, Penn State (UPI-1, FN)
• Bill Kollar, Montana State (NEA-1, Time)
• Paul Vellano, Maryland (AFCA)
• Charlie Hall, Tulane (WC)

Middle guards

• Lucious Selmon , Oklahoma (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA-1, WC, AFCA, FWAA, FN)
• Tony Cristiani , Miami (FL) (WC, FWAA)

Linebackers

• Randy Gradishar , Ohio St. (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA-1, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, Time, FN)
• Richard Wood , USC (AP-1, UPI-1, WC, AFCA, FN)
• Rod Shoate , Oklahoma (AP-1, NEA-1, AFCA, FN)
• Ed O'Neil, Penn State (WC, Time, TSN)
• Woodrow Lowe, Alabama (NEA-1, FWAA)
• Warren Capone, LSU (AFCA, FWAA)
• Waymond Bryant, Tennessee State (TSN, Time)
• Cleveland Vann, Oklahoma State (FWAA)

Defensive backs

• Mike Townsend , Notre Dame (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA-1, WC, FWAA, TSN [S], Time, FN)
• Artimus Parker , USC (AP-1, UPI-1, WC, Time)
• Dave Brown , Michigan (UPI-1, AFCA, FWAA)
• Randy Rhino , Georgia Tech (UPI-1, WC, AFCA)
• Jimmy Allen, UCLA (AP-1, NEA-1)
• Jeris White, Hawaii (TSN [CB], Time)
• Matt Blair, Iowa St. (AFCA)
• John Moseley Missouri (FWAA)
• Bill Simpson, Michigan State (TSN [CB])
• Carl Capria, Purdue (TSN [S])
• Kenith Pope, Oklahoma (Time)
• Harry Harrison, Mississippi (NEA-1)
• Eddie Brown, Tennessee (FN)
• Alvin Brown, Oklahoma State (FN)

Special teams

Kickers

• Ricky Townsend, Tennessee (FWAA, NEA-2)
• Efren Herrera, UCLA (TSN)
• Mike Lantry, Michigan (FN)

Punters

• Chuck Ramsey Wake Forest, (FWAA, NEA-1 [K], Time, TSN)

Returners

• Steve Odom, Utah (FWAA)

Key

• Bold – Consensus All-American ^[8]
• -1 – First-team selection
• -2 – Second-team selection
• -3 – Third-team selection

Official selectors

• AFCA – American Football Coaches Association chosen for Kodak ^[2]
• AP – Associated Press ^[3]
• FWAA – Football Writers Association of America ^[4]
• NEA – Newspaper Enterprise Association ^[5]
• UPI – United Press International ^[6]
• WC – Walter Camp Football Foundation ^{[ citation needed ]}

Other selectors

• FN – Football News ^[9]
• PFW – Pro Football Weekly
• Time – Time Magazine
• TSN – The Sporting News ^[10]

See also

• 1973 All-Big Eight Conference football team
• 1973 All-Big Ten Conference football team
• 1973 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team
• 1973 All-SEC football team
• 1973 All-Southwest Conference football team

References

1. "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 3. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
2. "Kodak Lists All-America Football Team". Albuquerque Journal. December 8, 1973. p. C3.
3. "The All-America Team". Piqua Daily Call. December 4, 1973. p. 11.
4. Ted Gangi (ed.). "FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
5. "Pittsburgh freshman heads NEA All-America 11s". The Times-Standard (Eureka, CA). December 15, 1973. p. 13.
6. "UPI All-America". Lebanon Daily News. December 6, 1973. p. 57.
7. This column lists the number of selectors choosing the player as a first-team All-American as follows: official selectors/other selectors/total selectors.
8. "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 10. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
9. "White, Dutton Football News All-Americans". The Lincoln (NE) Star. November 20, 1973. p. 15. Retrieved June 27, 2016– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Sporting News Picks Switzer, Buckeyes' Hicks". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. December 13, 1973. p. 6B.