1975 All-America college football team

Official list of the best college football players of 1975 August 2023 25em 1975 College Football All-America Team border-top:#aaa 1px solid border-top:1px #aaa solid College Football All-America Team 1975 NCAA Division I football season border-top:1px #aaa solid 1973 1974 ← → 1976 1977 The 1975 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 1975. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes four selectors as "official" for the 1975 season. They are: (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA); (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; and (4) the United Press International (UPI) selected based on the votes of sports writers at UPI newspapers. Other selectors included Football News (FN), the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), The Sporting News (TSN), Time magazine, and the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WC). Three players were unanimously selected by all four official selectors and all five unofficial selectors. They were running back Archie Griffin of Ohio State, defensive linemen Steve Niehaus of Notre Dame and Lee Roy Selmon of Oklahoma. The 1975 Oklahoma Sooners football team had seven players who received first-team honors. The Oklahoma honorees were Lee Roy Selmon, receiver Tinker Owens, offensive tackle Mike Vaughan, offensive guard Terry Webb, defensive end Jimbo Elrod, middle guard Dewey Selmon, and return specialist Joe Washington. Ohio State followed with five first-team honorees: offensive guard Ted Smith, quarterback Cornelius Greene, running back and Heisman Trophy winner Archie Griffin, defensive back Tim Fox, and punter Tom Skladany. Consensus All-Americans The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans for the year 1975 and displays which first-team designations they received. Name Position School NumberThis column lists the number of selectors choosing the player as a first-team All-American as follows: official selectors/other selectors/total selectors. Official OtherArchie GriffinRunning backOhio State4/5/9AFCA, FWAA, AP, UPIFN, NEA, TSN, Time, WCSteve NiehausDefensive tackleNotre Dame4/5/9AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPIFN, NEA, TSN, Time, WCLee Roy SelmonDefensive tackleOklahoma4/5/9AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPIFN, NEA, TSN, Time, WCGreg ButtleLinebackerPenn State3/5/8AP, FWAA, UPIFN, NEA, Time, TSN, WCChuck MuncieRunning backCalifornia3/5/8AP, FWAA, UPIFN, NEA, TSN, Time, WCEd SimoniniLinebackerTexas A&M4/3/7AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPIFN, TSN, WCTim FoxDefensive backOhio State3/4/7AFCA, FWAA, UPINEA, TSN, Time, WCRicky BellRunning backUSC4/2/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPIFN, WCLeroy CookDefensive endAlabama4/2/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPIFN, WCRik BonnessCenterNebraska4/2/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPIFN, WCChet MoellerDefensive backNavy4/2/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPIFN, WCBob SimmonsOffensive tackleTexas3/3/6AFCA, AP, UPIFN, NEA, WCPat ThomasDefensive backTexas A&M3/3/6AFCA, AP, UPIFN, NEA, WCDennis LickOffensive tackleWisconsin2/4/6AFCA, UPINEA, TSN, Time, WCSteve RiveraWide receiverCalifornia3/2/5AFCA, AP, UPIFN, WCJohn SciarraQuarterbackUCLA3/2/5AFCA, AP, UPINEA, WCDewey SelmonMiddle guardOklahoma3/2/5AFCA, AP, UPIFN, WCRandy JohnsonOffensive guardGeorgia3/1/4AFCA, AP, UPIWCTed SmithOffensive guardOhio State2/2/4AP, FWAAFN, NEAJimbo ElrodDefensive endOklahoma2/1/3AP, UPIWCSammy GreenLinebackerFlorida2/1/3AP, FWAANEALarry SeiversWide receiverTennessee1/1/2APFN Offense Receivers Steve Rivera, California (AFCA, AP-3, UPI-1, FN, NEA-2, WC) Larry Seivers, Tennessee (AP-1, FN) Henry Marshall, Missouri (AFCA, NEA-1) Theo Bell, Arizona (UPI-2, NEA-1) Don Buckey, N.C. State (FWAA) Larry Dorsey, Tennessee State (TSN, Time) Dave Logan, Colorado (TSN) Tinker Owens, Oklahoma (Time) Steve Largent, Tulsa (AP-2) Tony Hill, Stanford (NEA-2) Tight ends Bennie Cunningham, Clemson (TSN, Time, WC) Mike Barber, Louisiana Tech (AP-1, NEA-1) Ken MacAfee, Notre Dame (AP-3, UPI-1, NEA-2) Barry Burton, Vanderbilt (AP-2) Don Hasselbeck, Colorado (UPI-2) Tackles Bob Simmons, Texas (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, FN, NEA-1, WC) Dennis Lick, Wisconsin (AFCA [g], UPI-1, NEA-1, TSN, Time, WC) Rod Walters, Iowa (AP-3, NEA-1 [g], TSN, Time) Mark Koncar, Colorado (AP-1) Marvin Powell, USC (AFCA, AP-2, UPI-2, NEA-2) Mike Vaughan, Oklahoma (UPI-2, FN) Brad Oates, BYU (AP-2) Lamar Parrish, Georgia (NEA-2) Dan Jiggetts, Harvard (AP-3) Guards Randy Johnson, Georgia (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, WC) Ted Smith, Ohio State (AP-1, FWAA, FN, NEA-1) Ken Jones, Arkansas State (AP-3, FWAA, TSN, Time) Joe Devlin, Iowa (TSN, Time) Terry Webb, Oklahoma (UPI-1, WC) Tom Rafferty, Penn State (AP-2, FWAA, UPI-2, FN) Randy Cross, UCLA (AP-2, FWAA, NEA-2) Mickey Marvin, Tennessee (UPI-2) Ken Long, Purdue (NEA-2) Carl Dean, New Mexico State (AP-3) Centers Rik Bonness, Nebraska (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, FN, WC) Pete Brock, Colorado (UPI-2, NEA-1, Time, TSN) James Files, McNeese State (AP-2) Ray Pinney, Washington (NEA-2) Leo Tierney, Georgia Tech (AP-3) Quarterbacks John Sciarra, UCLA (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-2, NEA-1, WC) Craig Penrose, San Diego State (TSN, Time) Marty Akins, Texas (AFCA, FWAA, NEA-2) Gene Swick, Toledo (AP-3, UPI-1) Cornelius Greene, Ohio State (FN) Jeff Grantz, South Carolina (AP-2) Running backs Archie Griffin, Ohio State (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, FN, NEA-1, TSN, Time, WC) Ricky Bell, USC (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, FN, NEA-2, WC) Chuck Muncie, California (AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, FN, NEA-1, TSN, Time, WC) Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, UPI-2, NEA-2, WC) Earl Campbell, Texas (AFCA, AP-3) Jimmy DuBose, Florida (AP-2, UPI-2) Joe Washington, Oklahoma (AP-2, UPI-2, NEA-2) Gordon Bell, Michigan (AP-3) Louie Giammona, Utah State (AP-3) Defense Defensive ends Leroy Cook, Alabama (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, FN, NEA-2, WC) Jimbo Elrod, Oklahoma (AP-1, UPI-1, WC) Troy Archer, Colorado (Time) Bob Martin, Nebraska (AP-2, UPI-2, FN) Jimmy Lisko, Arkansas State (AP-2) Duncan McColl, Stanford (UPI-2) Kim Bokamper, San Jose State (NEA-2) Randy Cozens, Pittsburgh (AP-3) Nate Toran, Rutgers (AP-3) Defensive tackles Leroy Selmon, Oklahoma (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, FN, NEA-1, TSN [DE], Time [DE], WC) Steve Niehaus, Notre Dame (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, FN [DE], NEA-1, TSN, Time, WC) Ken Novak, Purdue (FWAA, TSN, Time) James White, Oklahoma State (TSN [DE]) Mike Dawson, Arizona (AP-2) Edgar Fields, Texas A&M (AP-2) Gary Jeter, USC (UPI-2) Nick Buonamici, Ohio State (UPI-2) Bob Baumhower, Alabama (AP-3) Middle guards Dewey Selmon, Oklahoma (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, FN, WC) Cliff Frazier, UCLA (NEA-1) Tim Davis, Michigan (AP-2, UPI-2) Tom Higgins, NC State (AP-3, NEA-2) Linebackers Ed Simonini, Texas A&M (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, FN, NEA-2, TSN, WC) Greg Buttle, Penn State (AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, FN, NEA-1, Time, TSN, WC) Sammy Green, Florida (AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1) Kevin McLain, Colorado State (UPI-2, NEA-1, TSN, Time) Woody Lowe, Alabama (UPI-1) Larry Gordon, Arizona State (NEA-2, Time) Ray Preston, Syracuse (AFCA, AP-3, UPI-2) Reggie Williams, Dartmouth (AFCA, AP-2, NEA-2) Garth TenNapel, Texas A&M (AP-2, NEA-1) Brian Ruff, The Citadel (AP-2) Phil Heck, California (UPI-2) Calvin O'Neal, Michigan (NEA-2) Gary Spani, Kansas State (AP-3) Donnie Thomas, Indiana (AP-3) Defensive backs Tim Fox, Ohio State (AFCA, AP-3, FWAA, UPI-1, NEA-1, TSN, Time, WC) Pat Thomas, Texas A&M (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, FN, NEA-1, WC) Chet Moeller, Navy (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, FN, NEA-2, WC) Mike Haynes, Arizona State (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-2, FN, NEA-1, TSN, Time) Don Dufek, Michigan (AFCA, FWAA, UPI-2, FN, WC) James Hunter, Grambling (NEA-1, TSN, Time) Kurt Knoff, Kansas (AP-3, NEA-2, TSN, Time) Wonder Monds, Nebraska (FWAA) Jim Bolding, East Carolina (AP-2) Lester Hayes, Texas A&M (AP-2) Shafer Suggs, Ball State (AP-2) Danny Reece, USC (UPI-2) Bill Armstrong, Wake Forest (AP-3, NEA-2) Tommy Marvaso, Cincinnati (NEA-2) Special teams Kickers Chris Bahr, Penn State (UPI-1, TSN, Time, WC) Bob Berg, New Mexico (FWAA) Dave Lawson, Air Force (UPI-2, FN) Punters Tom Skladany, Ohio State (FWAA, FN) Rick Engles, Tulsa (TSN, Time) Returner Joe Washington, Oklahoma (FWAA) 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 AssociationUT, Aggies Each Have Two On Coaches' A-A Valley Morning Star November 26, 1975 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4497081/ut_aggies_each_have_two_on_coaches_aa/ AP – Associated PressOSU places two on All-America list The Xenia Daily Gazette December 2, 1975 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4496661/osu_places_two_on_allamerica_list/ FWAA – Football Writers Association of AmericaLeroy Named For Outland https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11096673/leroy_named_for_outland/ May 19, 2017 Panama City News-Herald Associated Press December 4, 1975 20 Newspapers.com UPI – United Press InternationalGriffin earns All America honors third straight year The Pocono Record December 4, 1975 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4496950/griffin_earns_all_america_honors_third/ Other selectors FN – Football NewsBuckeyes, Sooners Head Football News Team Kingsport (TN) Times November 27, 1975 7C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4497459/buckeyes_sooners_head_football_news/ NEA – Newspaper Enterprise AssociationSciarra Heads NEA Team Murray Olderman Kingsport (TN) News December 5, 1975 4C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4497233/sciarra_hads_nea_team/ TSN – The Sporting NewsGriffin Heads Magazine All-Stars The Logan (OH) Daily News December 10, 1975 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4497536/griffin_heads_magazine_all_stars/ Time – Time magazineTime All-America St. Louis Post-Dispatch December 11, 1975 2B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4497416/time_allamerica/ WC – Walter Camp Football FoundationMarch 2016 See also 1975 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team 1975 All-Big Eight Conference football team 1975 All-Big Ten Conference football team 1975 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team 1975 All-SEC football team 1975 All-Southwest Conference football team References All-America Team Category:All-America college football teams