1973 Little All-America college football team

American college football all-star team August 2023 25em 1973 Little All-America college football team border-top:#aaa 1px solid border-top:1px #aaa solid Little All-America college football team 1973 NCAA Division II football season, 1973 NCAA Division III football season, 1973 NAIA Division I football season, 1973 NAIA Division II football season border-top:1px #aaa solid 1972 ← → 1974 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.McQuilken, Johnson Little All-Americans The News Journal December 6, 1973 39 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89399806/the-news-journal/ Newspapers.comJohnsons Pace Little All-Stars The Daily Advertiser December 6, 1973 34 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89015349/johnsons-pace-little-all-stars/ Newspapers.com Walter Payton of Jackson State was named to the second-team at running back. The first-team running backs were Billy "White Shoes" Johnson of Widener (1,496 rushing yards, 23 touchdowns), freshman Wilbert Montgomery of Abilene Christian (compiling a record 31 touchdowns in the regular season, 37 including post-season), and Mike Thomas of UNLV (1,741 rushing yards). Kim McQuilken of Lehigh was the first-team quarterback. He completed 62.5% of his passes for 2,603 yards and 19 touchdowns. Defensive end Ed "Too Tall" Jones from Tennessee State stood out on the defensive squad and was the first overall pick of the 1974 NFL draft. First team Position Player Team Offense QB Kim McQuilken Lehigh RB Billy "White Shoes" Johnson Widener Wilbert Montgomery Abilene Christian Mike Thomas UNLV WR Don Hutt Boise State TE Scott Garske Eastern Washington T Steve Drongowski Wittenberg Henry Lawrence Florida A&M G Joe Kotval Buena Vista Herbert Scott Virginia Union C Mark King Troy State Defense DE Ed "Too Tall" Jones Tennessee State Thomas Henderson Langston DT Gary "Big Hands" Johnson Grambling Bill Kollar Montana State MG Glenn Fleming Northeast Louisiana LB Waymond Bryant Tennessee State Eugene Simms Morgan State Godwin Turk Southern DB Autry Beamon East Texas State Leonard Fairley Alcorn A&M Marty Kranz Mankato State Second team Position Player Team Offense QB Clint Longley Abilene Christian RB Boyce Callahan Jacksonville State Walter Payton Jackson State Jimmy Smith Northern Arizona WR Roger Carr Louisiana Tech TE Bill Schlegel Lehigh T Gregory Kindle Tennessee State John Passananti Western Illinois G Phil Gustafson Kearney State Doug Lowrey Arkansas State C Ed Paradis IUP Defense DE Jay Buse Linfield Adrian Gant Livingstone DT Fred Dean Louisiana Tech Levi Stanley Hawaii MG Alan Klein Southeastern Louisiana LB Terry Factor Slippery Rock Greg Lee Cal Poly Steve Nelson North Dakota State DB Ralph Gebhardt Rochester Jim Muir Elon Mike Woodley Northern Iowa Third team Position Player Team Offense QB Prinson Poindexter Livingstone RB Nate Anderson Eastern Illinois Tony Giglio Lafayette Saul Ravanell Nebraska–Omaha WR John Holland Tennessee State TE Bernie Peterson Linfield T Dave Clapham Nevada Jim Pietrzak Eastern Michigan G Coy Gibson Wofford Thomas Saxson North Carolina Central C R. W. Hicks Humboldt State Defense DE Ed McAleny UMass Lawrence Pillers Alcorn A&M DT Glenn Ellis Elon John Teerlinck Western Illinois MG Sam Moser Sioux Falls LB Greg Blankenship Hayward State Joe McNeely Louisiana Tech Charles Battle Grambling DB William Bryant Grambling Keith Krebsbach North Dakota State Anthony Leonard Virginia Union See also 1973 College Football All-America Team References Little All-America college football team Little All-America college football team Little All-America college football team Category:Little All-America college football teams