The 1975 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 1975. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes four selectors as "official" for the 1975 season. They are:[1] American Football Coaches Association (AFCA);[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] United Press International (UPI) selected based on the votes of sports writers at UPI newspapers.[5] Football News (FN),[6] Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA),[7] The Sporting News [8] Time [9] Walter Camp Football Foundation (WC).
Two players were unanimously selected by all four official selectors and all five unofficial selectors. They were defensive linemen Steve Niehaus of Notre Dame and Lee Roy Selmon of Oklahoma.
The 1975 Oklahoma Sooners football team had eight 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 , defensive tackle James White , 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 [ edit ] 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
Number[10]
Official
Other
Archie Griffin Running back
Ohio State 4/5/9
AFCA, FWAA, AP, UPI
FN, NEA, TSN, Time, WC
Steve Niehaus Defensive tackle
Notre Dame 4/5/9
AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI
FN, NEA, TSN, Time, WC
Lee Roy Selmon Defensive tackle
Oklahoma 4/5/9
AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI
FN, NEA, TSN, Time, WC
Greg Buttle Linebacker
Penn State 3/5/8
AP, FWAA, UPI
FN, NEA, Time, TSN, WC
Chuck Muncie Running back
California 3/5/8
AP, FWAA, UPI
FN, NEA, TSN, Time, WC
Ed Simonini Linebacker
Texas A&M 4/3/7
AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI
FN, TSN, WC
Tim Fox Defensive back
Ohio State
3/4/7
AFCA, FWAA, UPI
NEA, TSN, Time, WC
Ricky Bell Running back
USC 4/2/6
AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI
FN, WC
Leroy Cook Defensive end
Alabama 4/2/6
AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI
FN, WC
Rik Bonness Center
Nebraska 4/2/6
AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI
FN, WC
Chet Moeller Defensive back
Navy 4/2/6
AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI
FN, WC
Bob Simmons Offensive tackle
Texas 3/3/6
AFCA, AP, UPI
FN, NEA, WC
Pat Thomas Defensive back
Texas A&M
3/3/6
AFCA, AP, UPI
FN, NEA, WC
Dennis Lick Offensive tackle
Wisconsin 2/4/6
AFCA, UPI
NEA, TSN, Time, WC
Steve Rivera Wide receiver
California 3/2/5
AFCA, AP, UPI
FN, WC
John Sciarra Quarterback
UCLA 3/2/5
AFCA, AP, UPI
NEA, WC
Dewey Selmon Middle guard
Oklahoma
3/2/5
AFCA, AP, UPI
FN, WC
Randy Johnson Offensive guard
Georgia 3/1/4
AFCA, AP, UPI
WC
Ted Smith Offensive guard
Ohio State
2/2/4
AP, FWAA
FN, NEA
Jimbo Elrod Defensive end
Oklahoma
2/1/3
AP, UPI
WC
Sammy Green Linebacker
Florida 2/1/3
AP, FWAA
NEA
Larry Seivers Wide receiver
Tennessee 1/1/2
AP
FN
Offense [ edit ] Receivers [ edit ] Steve Rivera (AFCA, AP-3, UPI-1, FN, NEA-2, WC) Larry Seivers (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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Bob Simmons (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, FN, NEA-1, WC) Dennis Lick (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) Randy Johnson (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, WC) Ted Smith (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 [ edit ] Rik Bonness (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 [ edit ] John Sciarra (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 [ edit ] Archie Griffin (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, FN, NEA-1, TSN, Time, WC) Ricky Bell (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, FN, NEA-2, WC) Chuck Muncie (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 [ edit ] Defensive ends [ edit ] Leroy Cook (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, FN, NEA-2, WC) Jimbo Elrod (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 [ edit ] Leroy Selmon (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, FN, NEA-1, TSN [DE], Time [DE], WC) Steve Niehaus (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 [ edit ] Dewey Selmon (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 [ edit ] Ed Simonini (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, FN, NEA-2, TSN, WC) Greg Buttle (AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, FN, NEA-1, Time, TSN, WC) Sammy Green (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 Ten Nappel, 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 [ edit ] Tim Fox (AFCA, AP-3, FWAA, UPI-1, NEA-1, TSN, Time, WC) Pat Thomas (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, FN, NEA-1, WC) Chet Moeller (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) Tom Marvaso, Cincinnati (NEA-2) Special teams [ edit ] Kickers [ edit ] Chris Bahr , Penn State (UPI-1, TSN, Time, WC) Bob Berg, New Mexico (FWAA)
Dave Lawson, Air Force (UPI-2, FN) Punters [ edit ] Returner [ edit ] Bold – Consensus All-American[1] -1 – First-team selection
-2 – Second-team selection
-3 – Third-team selection Official selectors [ edit ] Other selectors [ edit ] See also [ edit ] References [ edit ]
^ a b "Football Award Winners" (PDF) . National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 10. Retrieved October 21, 2017 .^ a b "UT, Aggies Each Have Two On Coaches' A-A" . Valley Morning Star . November 26, 1975. p. 8.^ a b "OSU places two on All-America list" . The Xenia Daily Gazette . December 2, 1975. p. 7.^ a b "Leroy Named For Outland" . Panama City News-Herald . Associated Press. December 4, 1975. p. 20. Retrieved May 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .^ a b "Griffin earns All America honors third straight year" . The Pocono Record . December 4, 1975. p. 15.^ a b "Buckeyes, Sooners Head Football News Team" . Kingsport (TN) Times . November 27, 1975. p. 7C.^ a b Murray Olderman (December 5, 1975). "Sciarra Heads NEA Team" . Kingsport (TN) News . p. 4C. ^ a b "Griffin Heads Magazine All-Stars" . The Logan (OH) Daily News . December 10, 1975. p. 9.^ a b "Time All-America" . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . December 11, 1975. p. 2B.^ This column lists the number of selectors choosing the player as a first-team All-American as follows: official selectors/other selectors/total selectors.