1973 All-America college football team

The 1973 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 1973. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes six selectors as "official" for the 1973 season. They are: (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) which selected its team for Kodak based on a vote of the nation's coaches; (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; (4) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) selected based on the votes of sports writers at NEA newspapers; (5) the United Press International (UPI) selected based on the votes of sports writers at UPI newspapers; and (6) the 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.

Offense

Receivers

Lynn Swann, USC (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, Notre Dame (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, Ohio St. (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, WC, FN, Time, TSN)
Booker Brown, USC (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, Alabama (AFCA, AP-1 [OT], FWAA, UPI-1)
Bill Yoest, N.C. State (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, Texas (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, Kansas (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, Penn St. (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, WC, FN, Time, TSN)
Roosevelt Leaks, Texas (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-1, WC, FN)
Woody Green, Arizona St. (AFCA, AP-2, UPI-2, WC, TSN)
Kermit Johnson, UCLA (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, Nebraska (AP-1 [DT], UPI-1 [DT], NEA-1, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN [DT], Time, FN [DT])
Dave Gallagher, Michigan (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

Lucious Selmon, Oklahoma (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA-1, WC, AFCA, FWAA, FN)
Tony Cristiani, Miami (FL) (WC, FWAA)

Linebackers

Randy Gradishar, Ohio St. (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA-1, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, Time, FN)
Richard Wood, USC (AP-1, UPI-1, WC, AFCA, FN)
Rod Shoate, Oklahoma (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, Notre Dame (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA-1, WC, FWAA, TSN [S], Time, FN)
Artimus Parker, USC (AP-1, UPI-1, WC, Time)
Dave Brown, Michigan (UPI-1, AFCA, FWAA)
Randy Rhino, Georgia Tech (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

Ricky Townsend, Tennessee (FWAA, NEA-2)
Efren Herrera, UCLA (TSN)
Mike Lantry, Michigan (FN)

Punters

Chuck Ramsey Wake Forest, (FWAA, NEA-1 [K], Time, TSN)

Returners

Steve Odom, Utah (FWAA)

Key

Official selectors

Other selectors

References