1974 All-Southwest Conference football team

none August 2023 The 1974 All-Southwest Conference football team consists of American football players chosen, at each position, as the best players in the Southwest Conference during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The selectors for the 1974 season included the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press International (UPI). All Southwest selections Offense Quarterbacks Neal Jeffrey, Baylor (AP-1; UPI-1) Marty Akins, Texas (AP-2) Running backs Steve Beaird, Baylor (AP-1; UPI-1) Bubba Bean, Texas A&M (AP-1; UPI-1) Earl Campbell, Texas (AP-1) Ike Forte, Arkansas (AP-2; UPI-1) David Bostick, SMU (AP-2) Larry Isaac, Texas Tech (AP-2) Tight ends Oscar Roan, SMU (AP-1; UPI-1) Split ends Lawrence Williams, Texas Tech (AP-1; UPI-1) Ed Lofton, Rice (AP-2) Offensive tackles Bob Simmons, Texas (AP-1; UPI-1) Henry Sheppard, SMU (AP-1; UPI-1) Gary Gregory, Baylor (AP-2) Glenn Bujnoch, Texas A&M (AP-2) Offensive guards Bruce Hebert, Texas (AP-1; UPI-1) Guy Thomas, SMU (AP-1; UPI-1) Billy Lemons, Texas A&M (AP-2) Rell Tipton, Baylor (AP-2) Centers Aubrey Schultz, Baylor (AP-1; UPI-1) Ricky Seeker, Texas A&M (AP-2) Kickers Randy Haddox, Texas A&M (AP-1; UPI-1) Defense Defensive ends Ivan Jordan, Arkansas (AP-1; UPI-1) Tommy Cones, Texas Tech (AP-1; UPI-1) Lionell Johnson, Texas (AP-2) Tim Black, Baylor (AP-2) Defensive tackles Doug English, Texas (AP-1; UPI-1) Warren Trahan, Texas A&M (AP-1; UPI-1) Ecomet Burley, Texas Tech (AP-2) Jon Rhiddlehoover, Arkansas (AP-2) Nose guard Louie Kelcher, SMU (AP-1; UPI-1) Cornelius Walker, Rice (AP-2) Linebackers Ed Simonini, Texas A&M (AP-1; UPI-1) Derrel Luce, Baylor (AP-1; UPI-1) Dennis Winston, Arkansas (AP-2) Garth TenNapel, Texas A&M (AP-2) Defensive backs Pat Thomas, Texas A&M (AP-1; UPI-1) Tim Gray, Texas A&M (AP-1; UPI-1) Ron Burns, Baylor (AP-1; UPI-1) Tom Turnipseede, Baylor (AP-1) Curtis Jordan, Texas Tech (AP-2; UPI-1) Ken Quesenberry, Baylor (AP-2) James Daniels, Texas A&M (AP-2) Mickey Earl, SMU (AP-2) Miscellaneous Offensive Player of the Year: Steve Beaird, Baylor and Neal Jeffrey, Baylor (AP) Defensive Player of the Year: Louis Kelcher, SMU (AP) Coach of the Year: Grant Teaff, Baylor (AP) Newcomer of the Year: Earl Campbell, Texas (AP) Key AP = Associated PressCuero's Sheppard All-SWC The Victoria Advocate December 8, 1974 3B https://books.google.com/books?id=NAtaAAAAIBAJ&dq=All-swc+football+team+ap&pg=PA13&article_id=4332,1516368 UPI = United Press InternationalBaylor's Beaird, Jeffrey names to all-SWC team Mid Cities Daily News November 29, 1974 9 https://books.google.com/books?id=KnI9AAAAIBAJ&dq=All-swc+football+team&pg=PA9&article_id=3656,3123652 Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UPI See also 1974 College Football All-America Team References All-Southwest Conference Category:All-Southwest Conference football teams