1974 Little All-America college football team

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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]

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First team

PositionPlayerTeam
Offense
QB Jim McMillan Boise State
RB Walter Payton Jackson State
Everett TalbertEastern Kentucky
Mike Thomas UNLV
WR Jim MyersKenyon
TE Mike Barber Louisiana Tech
T Caesar DouglasIllinois Wesleyan
John PassanantiWestern Illinois
G Herbert Scott Virginia Union
Ray SweeneyDelaware
C Mark KingTroy State
Defense
DE Jerry DahlNorth Dakota State
Cleveland Elam Tennessee State
DT Fred Dean Louisiana Tech
Gary "Big Hands" Johnson Grambling State
MG Glenn FlemingNortheast Louisiana
LB Robert Brazile Jackson State
Mike McDonaldCatawba
Steve YatesWestern Carolina
DB Greg GrouwinkelNevada
Mark JohnsonMinnesota–Duluth
Virgil Livers Western Kentucky

Second team

PositionPlayerTeam
Offense
QB Mike FranckowiakCentral Michigan
RB Vincent AllenIndiana State
Don HardemanTexas A&I
Jim Van WagnerMichigan Tech
WR Dwight DuncombeSouth Dakota
TE Fred ColemanNortheast Louisiana
T Brent AdamsChattanooga
Greg ArnoldCapital
G Fred PointerSouthwest Texas State
Dan SchmittCoe
C John BrooksElizabeth City State
Defense
DE Lawrence Pillers Alcorn State
Phil WellsUC Davis
DT John BushongWestern Kentucky
Joe IngersollUNLV
MG Alan KleinSoutheastern Louisiana
LB Jerry JanikTexas A&I
Art ThomasWittenberg
Pete YorkoskiSanta Clara
DB Ralph GebhardtRochester
Tony ParisiWagner
Ed Pinkham Allegheny

Third team

PositionPlayerTeam
Offense
QB Lynn HeiberIUP
RB Tim BarrettJohn Carroll
Nate Beasley Delaware
Charles McDanielLouisiana Tech
WR Ron GustafsonNorth Dakota
TE Duane SpaleMidland (NE)
T James FilesMcNeese State
Larry McFarlandTexas A&I
G Coy GibsonWofford
Allen HaiglerTennessee State
C Bob McAndrewsNorth Park
Defense
DE Elois GroomsTennessee Tech
Sam MillerDelaware
DT Bill ChandlerNorthwood
Dave NygaardLinfield
MG Bennie BarbourWinston-Salem State
LB Nick BuehlerUC Riverside
Tom KozloskyEast Stroudsburg
Ron RosenbergMontana
DB Anthony LeonardVirginia Union
Granville LyonsTennessee State
Glen PrintersSouthern Colorado

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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.