1973 College Football All-America Team

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] (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) which selected its team for Kodak based on a vote of the nation's coaches;^[2] (2) the Associated Press (AP) selected based on the votes of sports writers at AP newspapers;^[3] (3) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) selected by the nation's football writers;^[4] (4) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) selected based on the votes of sports writers at NEA newspapers;^[5] (5) the United Press International (UPI) selected based on the votes of sports writers at UPI newspapers;^[6] 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.

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, 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

Bold – Consensus All-American^[8]
-1 – First-team selection
-2 – Second-team selection
-3 – Third-team selection

Official selectors

AFCA – American Football Coaches Association chosen for Kodak^[2]
AP – Associated Press^[3]
FWAA – Football Writers Association of America^[4]
NEA – Newspaper Enterprise Association^[5]
UPI – United Press International^[6]
WC – Walter Camp Football Foundation^{[citation needed]}

Other selectors

FN – Football News^[9]
PFW – Pro Football Weekly
Time – Time Magazine
TSN – The Sporting News^[10]

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.

[1] "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 3. Retrieved March 17, 2017.

[AFCA-2] "Kodak Lists All-America Football Team". Albuquerque Journal. December 8, 1973. p. C3.

[AP-3] "The All-America Team". Piqua Daily Call. December 4, 1973. p. 11.

[FW-4] 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.

[NEA-5] "Pittsburgh freshman heads NEA All-America 11s". The Times-Standard (Eureka, CA). December 15, 1973. p. 13.

[UPI-6] "UPI All-America". Lebanon Daily News. December 6, 1973. p. 57.

[7] This column lists the number of selectors choosing the player as a first-team All-American as follows: official selectors/other selectors/total selectors.

[CAA-8] "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 10. Retrieved October 21, 2017.

[FN-9] "White, Dutton Football News All-Americans". The Lincoln (NE) Star. November 20, 1973. p. 15. Retrieved June 27, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.

[10] "Sporting News Picks Switzer, Buckeyes' Hicks". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. December 13, 1973. p. 6B.

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