1984 All-South Independent football team

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The 1984 All-South Independent football team^[1] consists of American football players chosen by the Associated Press for their All-South independent teams for the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Offense

Quarterbacks

Bernie Kosar, Miami (AP-1)
Ed Rubbert, Louisville (AP-2)

Running backs

Greg Allen, Florida State (AP-1)
Alonzo Highsmith, Miami (AP-1)
James "Punkin" Williams, Memphis (AP-2)
Thomas Dendy, South Carolina (AP-2)

Wide receivers

Eddie Brown, Miami (AP-1)
Jessie Hester, Florida State (AP-1)
Ira Hillary, South Carolina (AP-2)
Stanley Shakespeare, Miami (AP-2)

Tight ends

Willie Smith, Miami (AP-1)
Joe Jones, Virginia Tech (AP-2)

Offensive tackles

Tim Long, Memphis (AP-1)
Dave Heffernan, Miami (AP-1)
Fred Richards, Southern Miss (AP-2)
John Ionata, Florida State (AP-2)

Offensive guards

Del Wilkes, South Carolina (AP-1)
Jamie Dukes, Florida State (AP-1)
Chris Boudreaux, Louisiana-Lafayette (AP-2)
Tom Mehr, Virginia Tech (AP-2)

Centers

Greg Planko, Louisville (AP-1)
Mark Johnson, Virginia Tech (AP-2)

Defense

Defensive ends

Tim Harris, Memphis (AP-1)
Richard Byrd, Southern Miss (AP-1)
Jesse Penn, Virginia Tech (AP-2)
Eric Fairs, Memphis (AP-2)
Curtis Wyatt, East Carolina (AP-2)

Defensive tackles

Bruce Smith, Virginia Tech (AP-1)
Kevin Fagan, Miami (AP-1)
Isaac Williams, Florida State (AP-2)
Charles "Gator" Bennett, Louisiana-Lafayette (AP-2)

Linebackers

James Seawright, South Carolina (AP-1)
Henry Taylor, Florida State (AP-1)
Bruce Fleming, Miami (AP-1)
Paul Vogel, South Carolina (AP-2)
Burnell Dent, Tulane (AP-2)
Steve Spinelia, Louisiana-Lafayette (AP-2)

Defensive backs

Bryant Gilliard, South Carolina (AP-1)
Ashley Lee, Virginia Tech (AP-1)
Derrick Burroughs, Memphis (AP-1)
Joe Brooks, South Carolina (AP-1)
Darrell Fullington, Miami (AP-2)
Kevin Walker, East Carolina (AP-2)
Donnie Elder, Memphis (AP-2)
Benny Burst, Tulane (AP-2)

Special teams

Kickers

Derek Schmidt, Florida State (AP-1)
Don Glosson, Memphis (AP-2)

Punters

Louis Berry, Florida State (AP-1)
David Cox, Virginia Tech (AP-2)

References

↑ The Victoria Advocate. The Victoria Advocate.

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