| 1974 Little All-America college football team |
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| Little All-America college football team |
| 1974 NCAA Division II football season, 1974 NCAA Division III football season, 1974 NAIA Division I football season, 1974 NAIA Division II football season |
| 1973 ← → 1975 |
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]
| Position | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Offense | ||
| Quarterback | Jim McMillan | Boise State |
| Running back | Walter Payton | Jackson State |
| Everett Talbert | Eastern Kentucky | |
| Mike Thomas | UNLV | |
| Wide receiver | Jim Myers | Kenyon |
| Tight end | Mike Barber | Louisiana Tech |
| Tackle | Caesar Douglas | Illinois Wesleyan |
| John Passananti | Western Illinois | |
| Guard | Herbert Scott | Virginia Union |
| Ray Sweeney | Delaware | |
| Center | Mark King | Troy State |
| Defense | ||
| Defensive end | Jerry Dahl | North Dakota State |
| Cleveland Elam | Tennessee State | |
| Defensive tackle | Fred Dean | Louisiana Tech |
| Gary "Big Hands" Johnson | Grambling State | |
| Middle guard | Glenn Fleming | Northeast Louisiana |
| Linebacker | Robert Brazile | Jackson State |
| Mike McDonald | Catawba | |
| Steve Yates | Western Carolina | |
| Defensive back | Greg Grouwinkel | Nevada |
| Mark Johnson | Minnesota–Duluth | |
| Virgil Livers | Western Kentucky | |
| Position | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Offense | ||
| QB | Mike Franckowiak | Central Michigan |
| RB | Vincent Allen | Indiana State |
| Don Hardeman | Texas A&I | |
| Jim Van Wagner | Michigan Tech | |
| WR | Dwight Duncombe | South Dakota |
| TE | Fred Coleman | Northeast Louisiana |
| T | Brent Adams | Chattanooga |
| Greg Arnold | Capital | |
| G | Fred Pointer | Southwest Texas State |
| Dan Schmitt | Coe | |
| C | John Brooks | Elizabeth City State |
| Defense | ||
| DE | Lawrence Pillers | Alcorn State |
| Phil Wells | UC Davis | |
| DT | John Bushong | Western Kentucky |
| Joe Ingersoll | UNLV | |
| MG | Alan Klein | Southeastern Louisiana |
| LB | Jerry Janik | Texas A&I |
| Art Thomas | Wittenberg | |
| Pete Yorkoski | Santa Clara | |
| DB | Ralph Gebhardt | Rochester |
| Tony Parisi | Wagner | |
| Ed Pinkham | Allegheny | |
| Position | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Offense | ||
| QB | Lynn Heiber | IUP |
| RB | Tim Barrett | John Carroll |
| Nate Beasley | Delaware | |
| Charles McDaniel | Louisiana Tech | |
| WR | Ron Gustafson | North Dakota |
| TE | Duane Spale | Midland (NE) |
| T | James Files | McNeese State |
| Larry McFarland | Texas A&I | |
| G | Coy Gibson | Wofford |
| Allen Haigler | Tennessee State | |
| C | Bob McAndrews | North Park |
| Defense | ||
| DE | Elois Grooms | Tennessee Tech |
| Sam Miller | Delaware | |
| DT | Bill Chandler | Northwood |
| Dave Nygaard | Linfield | |
| MG | Bennie Barbour | Winston-Salem State |
| LB | Nick Buehler | UC Riverside |
| Tom Kozlosky | East Stroudsburg | |
| Ron Rosenberg | Montana | |
| DB | Anthony Leonard | Virginia Union |
| Granville Lyons | Tennessee State | |
| Glen Printers | Southern Colorado | |
The Little All-America team is an honor given annually in the United States to the best small-college players at their respective positions.
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The 1942 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 1942, the AP selected first, second, and third teams.
The 1946 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 1946, the AP selected first, second, and third teams.
The 1947 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 1947, the AP selected first, second, and third teams.
The 1950 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 1950, the AP selected first and second teams.
The 1951 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 1951, the AP changed its procedure by selecting three separate groups: a first team, a defensive platoon, and a second team.
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The 1957 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 1957, the AP selected three teams of 11 players each, with no separate defensive platoons.
The 1960 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 1960, the AP selected three teams of 11 players each, with no separate defensive platoons.
The 1961 Little All-America college football team was 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 1961, the AP selected three teams of 11 players each, with no separate defensive platoons.
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 1966 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 1966, the AP selected two teams, each team having separate offensive and defensive platoons.
The 1968 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 1968, the AP selected two teams, each team having separate offensive and defensive platoons.
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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.
The 1972 Little All-America college football team, also known as the College Division 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 1972, the AP selected three teams, each team having separate offensive and defensive platoons.
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.
The 1975 Little All-America college football team, also known as the College Division 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. The AP selected three teams, each consisting of separate offensive and defensive platoons.