1976 All-Southwest Conference football team
The 1976 All-Southwest Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Southwest Conference teams for the 1976 NCAA Division I-A football season. The selectors for the 1976 season included the Associated Press (AP).
Offensive selections[edit]
Quarterbacks[edit]
- Rodney Allison, Texas Tech (AP-1)
- Tommy Kramer, Rice (AP-2)
Running backs[edit]
- George Woodard, Texas A&M (AP-1)
- Ben Cowins, Arkansas (AP-1)
- Larry Isaac, Texas Tech (AP-1)
- Alois Blackwell, Houston (AP-2)
- Curtis Dickey, Texas A&M (AP-2)
- James Sykes, Rice (AP-2)
Tight ends[edit]
- Gary Haack, Texas A&M (AP-1)
- Eddie Foster, Houston (AP-2)
Wide receivers[edit]
- Mike Renfro, TCU (AP-1)
- Sammy Williams, Texas Tech (AP-2)
Guards[edit]
- Dennis Swilley, Texas A&M (AP-1)
- Mike Sears, Texas Tech (AP-1)
- Leotis Harris, Arkansas (AP-2)
- Charles Wilcox, Texas (AP-2)
Tackles[edit]
- Val Belcher, Houston (AP-1)
- Dan Irons, Texas Tech (AP-1)
- Danny Johnson, Rice (AP-2)
- Frank Myers, Texas A&M (AP-2)
Centers[edit]
- R. C. Thielemann, Arkansas (AP-1)
- Billy Gordon, Texas (AP-2)
Defensive selections[edit]
Defensive ends[edit]
- Harold Buell, Texas Tech (AP-1)
- Tank Marshall, Texas A&M (AP-1)
- Johnnie Meadors, Arkansas (AP-2)
Defensive tackles[edit]
- Wilson Whitley, Houston (AP-1)
- Edgar Fields, Texas A&M (AP-1)
- Jimmy Dean, Texas A&M (AP-2)
- Harvey Hampton, Arkansas (AP-2)
Middle guard[edit]
- Gary Don Johnson, Baylor (AP-1)
Linebackers[edit]
- Robert Jackson, Texas A&M (AP-1)
- Thomas Howard Sr., Texas Tech (AP-1)
- Tim Black, Baylor (AP-1)
- David Hodge, Houston (AP-2)
- Bill Hamilton, Texas (AP-2)
- Paul Humphreys, Houston (AP-2)
Defensive backs[edit]
- Gary Green, Baylor (AP-1)
- Anthony Francis, Houston (AP-1)
- Greg Frazier, Texas Tech (AP-1)
- Mark Mohr, Houston (AP-2)
- Raymond Clayborn, Texas (AP-2)
- Lester Hayes, Texas A&M (AP-2)
- Mike Williams, Texas A&M (AP-2)
Special teams[edit]
Placekicker[edit]
- Tony Franklin, Texas A&M (AP-1)
Punter[edit]
- Russell Erxleben, Texas (AP-1)
Miscellaneous[edit]
- Offensive Player of the Year: Tommy Kramer, Rice (AP)
- Defensive Player of the Year: Wilson Whitley, Houston (AP)
- Coach of the Year: Bill Yeoman, Houston (AP)
- Newcomer of the Year: Curtis Dickey, Texas A&M (AP)
Key[edit]
AP = Associated Press[1]
See also[edit]
1976 College Football All-America Team
References[edit]
- ^ "All-SWC Announced". The Victoria Advocate. December 12, 1976. p. 3B.