1973 College Football All-America Team
Official list of the best college football players of 1973
The 1973 College Football All-America 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 1973. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes six selectors as "official" for the 1973 season. They are:[ 1] American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) which selected its team for Kodak based on a vote of the nation's coaches;[ 2] Associated Press (AP) selected based on the votes of sports writers at AP newspapers;[ 3] Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) selected by the nation's football writers;[ 4] Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) selected based on the votes of sports writers at NEA newspapers;[ 5] United Press International (UPI) selected based on the votes of sports writers at UPI newspapers;[ 6] Walter Camp Football Foundation (WC).
Five players are recognized by the NCAA as unanimous All-America selections. They are: (1) running back and 1973 Heisman Trophy winner John Cappelletti of Penn State ; (2) offensive tackle John Hicks of Ohio State ; (3) defensive end John Dutton of Nebraska ; (4) middle guard Lucious Selmon of Oklahoma ; and (5) linebacker Randy Gradishar of Ohio State.
Consensus All-Americans
The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans for the year 1973 and displays which first-team designations they received.
Name
Position
School
Number[ 7]
Official
Other
John Cappelletti Running back
Penn State 6/3/9
AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI, WC
FN, Time, TSN
John Dutton Defensive end
Nebraska 6/3/9
AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI, WC
FN, Time, TSN
Randy Gradishar Linebacker
Ohio State 6/3/9
AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI, WC
FN, Time, TSN
John Hicks Offensive guard
Ohio State
6/3/9
AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI, WC
FN, Time, TSN
Mike Townsend Defensive back
Notre Dame 5/3/8
AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI, WC
FN, Time, TSN
Lynn Swann Wide receiver
USC 5/3/8
AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI
FN, Time, TSN
Lucious Selmon Middle guard
Oklahoma 6/1/7
AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI, WC
FN
Bill Wyman Center
Texas 6/1/7
AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI, WC
FN
Dave Gallagher Defensive end
Michigan 5/2/7
AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, WC
Time, TSN
David Jaynes Quarterback
Kansas 4/3/7
AFCA, AP, UPI, WC
FN, Time, TSN
Roosevelt Leaks Running back
Texas
5/1/6
AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC
FN
Booker Brown Offensive guard
USC
3/3/6
AFCA, FWAA, NEA
FN, Time, TSN
Dave Casper Tight end
Notre Dame
5/0/5
AFCA, FWAA, NEA, UPI, WC
--
Richard Wood Linebacker
USC
4/1/5
AFCA, AP, UPI, WC
FN
Bill Yoest Offensive tackle
NC State 4/1/5
AP, FWAA, UPI, WC
FN
Buddy Brown Offensive tackle
Alabama 4/0/4
AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI
--
Rod Shoate Linebacker
Oklahoma
3/1/4
AFCA, AP, NEA
FN
Artimus Parker Defensive back
USC
3/1/4
AP, UPI, WC
Time
Dave Brown Defensive back
Michigan
3/0/3
AFCA, FWAA, UPI
--
Randy Rhino Defensive back
Georgia Tech
3/0/3
AFCA, UPI, WC
--
Woody Green Running back
Arizona State 2/1/3
AFCA, WC
TSN
Kermit Johnson Running back
UCLA 2/1/3
FWAA, NEA
FN
Tony Cristiani Middle guard
Miami (FL) 2/0/2
FWAA, WC
--
Offense
Receivers
Lynn Swann (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, Time, TSN) Wayne Wheeler , Alabama (WC, FN, TSN) Danny Buggs , West Virginia (AFCA, AP-2, UPI-2) John Holland , Tennessee State (Time) Hank Cook, New Mexico State (AP-3)
Pat McInally , Harvard (NEA-2)
Tight ends
Dave Casper (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, WC) Andre Tillman , Texas Tech (AP-1) J.V. Cain , Colorado (NEA-2, Time, TSN) Randy Grossman , Temple (AP-3) Paul Seal , Michigan (UPI-2)
Tackles
John Hicks (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, WC, FN, Time, TSN) Booker Brown (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, NEA-1 [OG], UPI-2 [OG], FN [OG], Time, TSN [OG]) Daryl White, Nebraska (AFCA, AP-2, NEA-2 [OG], UPI-1, FN, TSN [OG])
Steve Riley , USC (Time, TSN) Al Oliver, UCLA (NEA-1)
Henry Lawrence , Florida A. & M (NEA-2 [OG], Time) Eddie Foster, Oklahoma (WC)
Charlie Getty , Penn State (AP-3, UPI-2 [OG]) Jim O'Connor, Arizona (AP-3)
Guards
Buddy Brown (AFCA, AP-1 [OT], FWAA, UPI-1) Bill Yoest (AP-1, FWAA, NEA-2 [OT], UPI-1, WC, FN) Tyler Lafauci , LSU (AFCA, AP-1, NEA-1) Mark Markovich , Penn State (AP-2, UPI-2) Dave Manning, Utah State (AP-2)
Frank Pomarico, Notre Dame (UPI-2)
Dave Lapham , Syracuse (AP-3) Willie Viney, Pacific (AP-3)
Centers
Bill Wyman (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, WC, FN) Scott Anderson , Missouri (AP-3, NEA-2, UPI-2, Time) Steve Corbett , Boston College (TSN) Steve Taylor, Auburn (AP-2)
Quarterbacks
David Jaynes (AFCA, AP-1, NEA-2, UPI-1, WC, FN, Time, TSN) Danny White , Arizona State (AP-2, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-2) Jesse Freitas , San Diego State (AP-3)
Running backs
John Cappelletti (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, WC, FN, Time, TSN) Roosevelt Leaks (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-1, WC, FN) Woody Green (AFCA, AP-2, UPI-2, WC, TSN) Kermit Johnson (AP-2, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-2, FN) Tony Dorsett , Pittsburgh (AP-1, NEA-1, UPI-2) Bo Matthews , Colorado (Time) Archie Griffin , Ohio State (AP-2, NEA-2, UPI-1) Sonny Collins , Kentucky (NEA-2) Dickey Morton, Arkansas (AP-3)
Barty Smith , Richmond (AP-3) Joe Washington , Oklahoma (AP-3)
Defense
Defensive ends
John Dutton (AP-1 [DT], UPI-1 [DT], NEA-1, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN [DT], Time, FN [DT]) Dave Gallagher (AP-1 [DT], NEA-1, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN [DT], Time) Van DeCree , Ohio State (UPI-1, FN) Roger Stillwell , Stanford (UPI-1, FN) Pat Donovan , Stanford (AP-1) Randy White , Maryland (AP-1) Fred McNeill , UCLA (TSN)
Defensive tackles
Ed Jones , Tennessee State (NEA-1, TSN [DE], Time) Randy Crowder , Penn State (UPI-1, FN) Bill Kollar , Montana State (NEA-1, Time) Paul Vellano, Maryland (AFCA)
Charlie Hall, Tulane (WC)
Middle guards
Linebackers
Randy Gradishar (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA-1, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, Time, FN) Richard Wood (AP-1, UPI-1, WC, AFCA, FN) Rod Shoate (AP-1, NEA-1, AFCA, FN) Ed O'Neil , Penn State (WC, Time, TSN) Woodrow Lowe , Alabama (NEA-1, FWAA) Warren Capone , LSU (AFCA, FWAA) Waymond Bryant , Tennessee State (TSN, Time) Cleveland Vann , Oklahoma State (FWAA)
Defensive backs
Mike Townsend (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA-1, WC, FWAA, TSN [S], Time, FN) Artimus Parker (AP-1, UPI-1, WC, Time) Dave Brown (UPI-1, AFCA, FWAA) Randy Rhino (UPI-1, WC, AFCA) Jimmy Allen , UCLA (AP-1, NEA-1) Jeris White , Hawaii (TSN [CB], Time) Matt Blair , Iowa St. (AFCA) John Moseley Missouri (FWAA)
Bill Simpson , Michigan State (TSN [CB]) Carl Capria , Purdue (TSN [S]) Kenith Pope, Oklahoma (Time)
Harry Harrison, Mississippi (NEA-1)
Eddie Brown , Tennessee (FN) Alvin Brown, Oklahoma State (FN)
Special teams
Kickers
Punters
Returners
Key
Bold – Consensus All-American[ 8] -1 – First-team selection
-2 – Second-team selection
-3 – Third-team selection
Official selectors
Other selectors
FN – Football News [ 9]
PFW – Pro Football Weekly
Time – Time Magazine
TSN – The Sporting News [ 10]
See also
References
^ "Football Award Winners" (PDF) . National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 3. Retrieved March 17, 2017 .^ a b "Kodak Lists All-America Football Team" . Albuquerque Journal . December 8, 1973. p. C3.^ a b "The All-America Team" . Piqua Daily Call . December 4, 1973. p. 11.^ a b Ted Gangi (ed.). "FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2015 . ^ a b "Pittsburgh freshman heads NEA All-America 11s" . The Times-Standard (Eureka, CA) . December 15, 1973. p. 13.^ a b "UPI All-America" . Lebanon Daily News . December 6, 1973. p. 57.^ This column lists the number of selectors choosing the player as a first-team All-American as follows: official selectors/other selectors/total selectors.
^ "Football Award Winners" (PDF) . National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 10. Retrieved October 21, 2017 .^ "White, Dutton Football News All-Americans" . The Lincoln (NE) Star . November 20, 1973. p. 15. Retrieved June 27, 2016 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Sporting News Picks Switzer, Buckeyes' Hicks" . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . December 13, 1973. p. 6B.
