1972 All-America college football team

Official list of the best college football players of 1972 August 2023 25em 1972 College Football All-America Team border-top:#aaa 1px solid border-top:1px #aaa solid College Football All-America Team 1972 NCAA University Division football season border-top:1px #aaa solid 1970 1971 ← → 1973 1974 The 1972 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 1972. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes six selectors as "official" for the 1972 season. They are:Football Award Winners National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2016 March 17, 2017 3 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/Awards.pdf (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) which selected its team for Kodak based on a vote of the nation's coaches; (2) the Associated Press (AP) selected based on the votes of sports writers at AP newspapers; (3) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) selected by the nation's football writers; (4) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) selected based on the votes of sports writers at NEA newspapers; (5) the United Press International (UPI) selected based on the votes of sports writers at UPI newspapers; and (6) the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WC). Eight players are recognized by the NCAA as unanimous All-America selections. They are: (1) wide receiver and 1972 Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Rodgers of Nebraska; (2) tight end Charles Young of USC; (3) offensive tackle Jerry Sisemore of Texas; (4) offensive guard John Hannah of Alabama; (5) running back Greg Pruitt of Oklahoma; (6) defensive tackle Greg Marx of Notre Dame; (7) middle guard Rich Glover of Nebraska; and (8) defensive back Brad Van Pelt of Michigan State. Consensus All-Americans The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans for the year 1972 and displays which first-team designations they received. Name Position School Number Official OtherRich GloverMiddle guardNebraska6/3/9AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI, WCFN, Time, TSNJohn HannahOffensive guardAlabama6/3/9AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI, WCFN, Time, TSNGreg MarxDefensive tackleNotre Dame6/3/9AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI, WCFN, Time, TSNJohnny RodgersWide receiverNebraska6/3/9AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI, WCFN, Time, TSNJerry SisemoreOffensive tackleTexas6/3/9AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI, WCFN, Time, TSNCharle YoungTight endUSC6/3/9AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI, WCFN, Time, TSNGreg PruittRunning backOklahoma6/2/8AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI, WCFN, TSNBrad Van PeltDefensive backMichigan State6/2/8AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI, WCTime, TSNTom BrahaneyCenterOklahoma5/3/8AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI, WCFN, Time, TSNWillie HarperDefensive endNebraska5/2/7AFCA, AP, NEA, UPI, WCFN, TSNDave ButzDefensive tacklePurdue4/2/6AFCA, NEA, UPI, WCTime, TSNBert JonesQuarterbackLSU3/3/6AFCA, NEA, UPIFN, Time, TSNOtis ArmstrongRunning backPurdue4/1/5AP, FWAA, UPI, WCTSNBruce BannonDefensive endPenn State4/1/5AFCA, NEA, UPI, WCFNRandy GradisharLinebackerOhio State4/1/5AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPIFNCullen BryantDefensive backColorado3/2/5AFCA, NEA, UPITime, TSNPaul SeymourOffensive tackleMichigan3/2/5AFCA, FWAA, NEATime, TSNRon RusnakOffensive guardNorth Carolina4/0/4AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI--Randy LoganDefensive backMichigan3/1/4AFCA, UPI, WCFNWoody GreenRunning backArizona State3/0/3AP, NEA, UPI--Robert PopelkaDefensive backSMU3/0/3AP, FWAA, WC--John SkorupanLinebackerPenn State3/0/3AP, FWAA, NEA-- Offense Receivers Johnny Rodgers, Nebraska (AFCA [flanker], AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, WC, FN, Time TSN) Steve Holden, Arizona State (FWAA, NEA-2, TSN, Time, FN) Barry Smith, Florida State (AFCA [off. end], AP-2, UPI-2) Jason Caldwell, North Carolina Central (NEA-2) Mike Creaney, Notre Dame (AP-3 [TE]) Tight ends Charle Young, USC (AFCA [off. end], AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, WC, FN, Time, TSN) Billy Joe DuPree, Michigan State (NEA-2) Al Chandler, Oklahoma (UPI-2) Gary Butler, Rice (AP-2) Steve Sweeney, California (AP-3) Daryl White, Nebraska (AP-3 [OT], NEA-1 [OG]) Tackles Jerry Sisemore, Texas (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, WC, TSN, Time, FN) Paul Seymour, Michigan (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-2, Time, TSN) John Hicks, Ohio State (AP-1, UPI-2, WC, NEA-1 [OG]) Pete Adams, USC (AP-2, NEA-2, UPI-1, Time) John Dampeer, Notre Dame (FN) Curtis Wester, East Texas State (NEA-2) Bruce Walton, UCLA (AP-3) Guards John Hannah, Alabama (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, WC, FN, Time, TSN) Ron Rusnak, North Carolina (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1) Skip Singletary, Temple (AP-2, NEA-2, UPI-2, WC) Joe DeLamielleure, Michigan State (AP-2, TSN) Geary Murdock, Iowa State (FN) Ken Jones, Oklahoma (AP-3, UPI-2) Larry Ulmer, Western Michigan (AP-3) Centers Tom Brahaney, Oklahoma (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA-1, WC, FWAA, TSN, Time, FN) Jim Krapf, Alabama (AFCA, UPI-2) Doug Dumler, Nebraska (NEA-2) Orderia Mitchell, Air Force (AP-2) Gerald Schultze, West Virginia (AP-3) Quarterbacks Bert Jones, LSU (AFCA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, Time, TSN) John Hufnagel, Penn State (AP-1, WC) Gary Huff, Florida State (FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-2) Tony Adams, Utah State (AP-2) Don Strock, Virginia Tech (AP-3) Running backs Greg Pruitt, Oklahoma (AFCA [HB], AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1 [WR], UPI-1, WC, FN, TSN) Otis Armstrong, Purdue (AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, TSN) Woody Green, Arizona State (AP-1, NEA-1, UPI-1) Dick Jauron, Yale (AFCA [HB], AP-2, WC) Sam Cunningham, USC (AFCA [FB], NEA-1) George Amundson, Iowa State (NEA-2) Howard Stevens, Louisville (AP-2, NEA-2, UPI-2) Roosevelt Leaks, Texas (AP-2) Charlie Davis, Colorado (UPI-2) Anthony Davis, USC (UPI-2) Bob Hitchens, Miami (OH) (AP-3) Steve Jones, Duke (AP-3) Pete Van Valkenburg, BYU (AP-3) Defense Defensive ends Willie Harper, Nebraska (AFCA [LB], AP-1, NEA-1, UPI-1, WC, FN, TSN) Bruce Bannon, Penn State (AFCA, AP-2, NEA-1, UPI-1, WC, FN) Wally Chambers, Eastern Kentucky (NEA-2, TSN, Time) John Matuszak, Tampa (AP-3 [DT], NEA-2 [DT], TSN, Time) Ernie Price, Texas A&I (NEA-2) Tab Bennett, Illinois (UPI-2) Danny Sanspree, Auburn (AP-2) Steve Bogosian, Army (AP-3) Merv Krakau, Iowa State (AP-3) Defensive tackles Greg Marx, Notre Dame (AFCA [DE], AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, WC, FN, Time, TSN) Dave Butz, Purdue (UPI-1, NEA-1, WC, AFCA, TSN, Time) Roger Goree, Baylor (AP-1 [DE], FWAA, UPI-2 [DE]) John Grant, Southern California (AP-2, FWAA) Derland Moore, Oklahoma (AP-1, UPI-2) John LeHeup, South Carolina (AFCA) Bud Magrum, Colorado (FWAA, UPI-2 [LB]) George Hasenohrl, Ohio State (AP-2, UPI-2, FN) Bob Leyen, Yale (NEA-2) Charlie Davis, Texas Christian (AP-3) Middle guards Rich Glover, Nebraska (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, WC, FN, Time TSN) Don Rives, Texas Tech (AP-2) Lucious Selmon, Oklahoma (UPI-2) Tony Cristiani, Miami (FL) (AP-3) Linebackers Randy Gradishar, Ohio State (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, FN) John Skorupan, Penn State (AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1) Steve Brown, Oregon State (AP-3, NEA-1, WC, Time, TSN) Jamie Rotella, Tennessee (AFCA, AP-2, UPI-1, FN) Rich Wood, USC (AP-1, NEA-2 [MG], UPI-2, FN) Jim Youngblood, Tennessee Tech (NEA-1, Time) Tom Jackson, Louisville (AP-2, WC) Warren Capone, LSU (FWAA) John Mitchell, Alabama (AFCA) Jackie Wallace, Arizona (NEA-2, UPI-2) Matt Blair, Iowa State (NEA-2) Glen Gaspard, Texas (AP-2) Jim Merlo, Stanford (AP-3) Eddie Sheats, Kansas (AP-3) Defensive backs Brad Van Pelt, Michigan State (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, WC, Time, TSN) Cullen Bryant, Colorado (AFCA, AP-3, NEA-1, UPI-1, Time, TSN) Randy Logan, Michigan (AFCA, AP-2, NEA-2, UPI-1, WC, FN) Robert Popelka, Southern Methodist (AP-1, FWAA, UPI-2, WC) Burgess Owens, Miami (NEA-2, TSN, Time) Jackie Wallace, Arizona (AP-3, Time, TSN) Conrad Graham, Tennessee (UPI-1, FN, NEA-2) Randy Rhino, Georgia Tech (AP-2, FWAA) Calvin Jones, Washington (AP-1, UPI-2) Drane Scrivener, Tulsa (NEA-1) Ray Guy, Southern Miss (WC) Frank Dowsing, Mississippi State (FN) Joe Blahak, Nebraska (AP-2, UPI-2) J. T. Thomas, Florida State (NEA-2) John Provost, Holy Cross (AP-3) Special teams Kickers Ricky Townsend, Tennessee (FWAA) Chris Gartner, Indiana (TSN) Punters Ray Guy, Southern Miss (FWAA, TSN, Time) Key Bold – Consensus All-AmericanFootball Award Winners National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2016 October 21, 2017 10 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/awards.pdf -1 – First-team selection -2 – Second-team selection -3 – Third-team selection Official selectors AFCA – American Football Coaches Association for KodakKodak All-America Picks Fairbanks Daily News-Miner November 24, 1972 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4241784/kodak_allamerica_picks/ AP – Associated PressSouthern Cal, Nebraska Head AP All-America The Bee (Danville, VA) December 7, 1972 D1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4239743/southern_cal_nebraska_head_ap_all/ FWAA – Football Writers Association of AmericaHuff Gets Spot On Writers 11 Panama City News-Herald (Panama City, Florida) November 30, 1972 27 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3290022/huff_named_1st_team_allamerican_qb_by/ NEA – Newspaper Enterprise AssociationAll America Team Named The Herald (Provo, UT) November 29, 1972 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4238590/all_america_team_named/ UPI – United Press InternationalUPI All-Americans The Republic (Columbus, Indiana) December 6, 1972 20 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4238653/upi_allamericans/ WC = Walter Camp Football FoundationCamp Honor To Rogers Once Again November 29, 1972 The Spokesman-Review AP 20 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112535736/ Newspapers.com November 4, 2022 Other selectors FN – Football News PFW – Pro Football Weekly Time – Time magazine TSN – The Sporting News See also 1972 All-Big Eight Conference football team 1972 All-Big Ten Conference football team 1972 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team 1972 All-SEC football team 1972 All-Southwest Conference football team References All-America Team Category:All-America college football teams