1967 College Football All-America Team
1967 College Football All-America Team |
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College Football All-America Team |
1967 NCAA University Division football season |
1965 1966 ← → 1968 1969 |
The 1967 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1967.
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The Sporting News (TSN), and the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF).[3]
Consensus All-Americans
The NCAA recognizes 22 players as "consensus" All-Americans for the 1967 season. The following chart identifies the consensus All-Americans and displays which first-team designations they received.[1]
Name | Position | School | Official selectors | Number | Others | Total |
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Gary Beban | Quarterback | UCLA | AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI | 6/6 | FN, Time, TSN, WCFF | 10/10 |
Bob Johnson | Center | Tennessee | AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI | 6/6 | FN, Time, TSN, WCFF | 10/10 |
Leroy Keyes | Running back | Purdue | AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI | 6/6 | FN, Time, TSN, WCFF | 10/10 |
O. J. Simpson | Running back | USC | AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI | 6/6 | FN, Time, TSN, WCFF | 10/10 |
Ron Yary | Tackle | USC | AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI | 6/6 | FN, Time, TSN, WCFF | 10/10 |
Larry Csonka | Running back | Syracuse | AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI | 6/6 | FN, TSN, WCFF | 9/10 |
Edgar Chandler | Tackle | Georgia | AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI | 5/6 | FN, Time, TSN, WCFF | 9/10 |
Dennis Byrd | Defensive tackle | North Carolina State | AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, UPI | 5/6 | FN, Time, TSN, WCFF | 9/10 |
Tom Schoen | Defensive back | Notre Dame | AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, UPI | 5/6 | FN, Time, TSN, WCFF | 9/10 |
Dennis Homan | End | Alabama | AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, UPI | 5/6 | FN, TSN, WCFF | 8/10 |
Ted Hendricks | Defensive end | Miami | AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI | 6/6 | FN, WCFF | 8/10 |
Granville Liggins | Middle guard | Oklahoma | AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI | 6/6 | FN, WCFF | 8/10 |
Adrian Young | Linebacker | USC | AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, UPI | 5/6 | FN, TSN, WCFF | 8/10 |
Wayne Meylan | Middle guard | Nebraska | AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA | 4/6 | FN, Time, TSN, WCFF | 8/10 |
Frank Loria | Defensive back | Virginia Tech | AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI | 5/6 | WCFF | 6/10 |
Rich Stotter | Guard | Houston | AFCA, AP, CP, NEA, UPI | 5/6 | FN | 6/10 |
Tim Rossovich | Defensive end | USC | AFCA, CP, FWAA, UPI | 4/6 | FN | 5/10 |
Don Manning | Linebacker | UCLA | CP, NEA, UPI | 3/6 | FN, WCFF | 5/10 |
Harry Olszewski | Guard | Clemson | AFCA, FWAA, UPI | 3/6 | WCFF | 4/10 |
Ron Sellers | End | Florida State | AFCA, AP, NEA | 3/6 | FN | 4/10 |
Bobby Johns | Defensive back | Alabama | AFCA, UPI | 2/6 | FN, WCFF | 4/10 |
Dick Anderson | Defensive back | Colorado | AP, NEA | 2/6 | -- | 2/10 |
Offensive selections
Ends
- Dennis Homan, Alabama (AFCA [split end], AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-2 [FL], UPI-1, FN, WCFF, TSN)
- Ron Sellers, Florida State (AFCA [flanker], AP-1, NEA-1 [split end], UPI-2, FN)
- Jim Seymour, Notre Dame (CP-1, UPI-1, FN, WCFF)
- Ted Kwalick, Penn State (AFCA, NEA-1 [tight end], UPI-2)
- Ken Hebert, Houston (FWAA, NEA-2 [split end])
- Haven Moses, San Diego State (TSN)
- Fred Hyatt, Auburn (FN)
- Gary Steele, Army (NEA-2 [tight end])
- Jim Beirne, Purdue (CP-2)
- Dick Trapp, Florida (CP-2)
- Rob Taylor, Navy (CP-3)
- Phil Odle, Brigham Young (CP-3)
Offensive tackles
- Ron Yary, USC (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, WCFF, Time, TSN)
- Edgar Chandler, Georgia (AFCA, AP-1, CP-3, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, WCFF, Time, TSN)
- Larry Slagle, UCLA (CP-1)
- John Williams, Minnesota (Time)
- Russ Washington, Missouri (NEA-2)
- John Boynton, Tennessee (CP-2, NEA-2)
- Mo Moorman, Texas A&M (UPI-2)
- Bill Stanfill, Georgia (UPI-2)
- Mike Montler, Colorado (CP-2)
- Glenn Greenberg, Yale (CP-3)
Offensive guards
- Harry Olszewski, Clemson (AFCA, FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-1, WCFF)
- Rich Stotter, Houston (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN)
- Gary Cassells, Indiana (AP-1, FWAA, UPI-2, WCFF)
- Phil Tucker, Texas Tech (NEA-1)
- Bob Kalsu, Oklahoma (CP-1)
- Willie Banks, Alcorn A&M (NEA-2)
- Barry Wilson, LSU (NEA-2)
- Bruce Gunstra, Northwestern (CP-2)
- Dick Swatland, Notre Dame (CP-2)
- Tony Conti, Michigan State (CP-3)
- Ray Phillips, Michigan (CP-3, UPI-2)
Centers
- Bob Johnson, Tennessee (College Football Hall of Fame) (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, WCFF, Time, TSN)
- John Didion, Oregon State (UPI-2)
- Jon Kolb, Oklahoma State (CP-2)
- Joe Dayton, Michigan (CP-3)
Quarterbacks
- Gary Beban, UCLA (College Football Hall of Fame) (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, WCFF, Time, TSN)
- Ken Stabler, Alabama (CP-2, NEA-2, FN)
- Mike Phipps, Purdue (FN)
- Kim Hammond, Florida State (UPI-2)
- Paul Toscano, Wyoming (CP-3)
Running backs
- O. J. Simpson, USC (College and Pro Football Halls of Fame) (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1 [halfback], FWAA, NEA, UPI-1 [halfback], FN, WCFF, Time, TSN)
- Leroy Keyes, Purdue (College Football of Fame) (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1 [halfback], FWAA, NEA-1 [FL], UPI-1 [halfback], FN, WCFF, Time, TSN)
- Larry Csonka, Syracuse (College and Pro Football Halls of Fame) (AFCA [fullback], AP-1 [fullback], CP-1 [fullback], FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1 [fullback], FN [fullback], WCFF, TSN)
- Lee White, Weber State (FN [fullback], Time)
- Chris Gilbert, Texas (College Football Hall of Fame) (CP-2, NEA-2, UPI-2 [halfback], FN)
- Richmond Flowers Jr., Tennessee (FN)
- Jerry LeVias, SMU (FN)
- Ron Johnson, Michigan (College Football Hall of Fame) (CP-2)
- Butch Colson, East Carolina (CP-2)
- Larry Smith, Florida (NEA-2, CP-3)
- Warren McVea, Houston (UPI-2 [halfback], FN)
- Bill Enyart, Oregon State (UPI-2 [fullback])
- Vic Gatto, Harvard (CP-3)
- Perry Williams, Purdue (CP-3)
Defensive selections
Defensive ends
- Ted Hendricks, Miami (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN [end], WCFF)
- Tim Rossovich, USC (AFCA, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-1, FN)
- Bob Stein, Minnesota (FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-2, CP-3, WCFF)
- Claude Humphrey, Tennessee State (Time, TSN)
- John Garlington, LSU (AFCA, UPI-2)
- Bill Dow, Navy (CP-2)
- George Foussekis, VPI (CP-3)
Defensive tackles
- Dennis Byrd, North Carolina State (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-1, WCFF, Time, TSN)
- Kevin Hardy, Notre Dame (AP-1 [defensive end], CP-2 [defensive end], NEA-2 [defensive end], UPI-1, FN, WCFF, Time, TSN)
- Bill Staley, Utah State (CP-1, NEA-2, UPI-2, FN, Time, TSN)
- Mike Dirks, Wyoming (FWAA, NEA-1)
- Jess Lewis, Oregon State (NEA-1)
- Russ Washington, Missouri (TSN)
- Jon Sandstrom, Oregon State (AFCA)
- Jim Urbanek, Mississippi (CP-2, UPI-2, FN)
- Doug Crusan, Indiana (CP-2)
- Dick Himes, Ohio State (CP-3)
- Ray Norton, Boston Univ. (CP-3)
Middle guards
- Granville Liggins, Oklahoma (AFCA [guard], AP-1, CP-1 [guard], FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, WCFF)
- Wayne Meylan, Nebraska (AFCA [linebacker], AP [linebacker], CP-1 [guard], FWAA, NEA-2 [middle guard], UPI-2 [middle guard], FN, WCFF, Time, TSN)
- Curley Culp, Arizona State (CP-2 [guard], FN, Time, TSN)
- Greg Pipes, Baylor (AFCA [guard], AP-1 [defensive tackle])
- George Dames, Oregon (CP-2 [guard])
- Bob Foyle, Duke (CP-3 [guard])
- Carl Garber, Missouri (CP-3 [guard])
Linebackers
- Adrian Young, USC (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-1, WCFF, TSN)
- Don Manning, UCLA (CP-1, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, WCFF)
- Fred Carr, UTEP (NEA-1, CP-2, Time, TSN)
- Corbin Robertson, Texas (FWAA, NEA-2)
- Bill Hobbs, Texas A&M (AP-1)
- D.D. Lewis, Mississippi State (NEA-1, UPI-2)
- Tom Beutler, Toledo (CP-1)
- Mike McGill, Notre Dame (Time)
- John Pergine, Notre Dame (CP-3, UPI-2)
- Don Chiafaro, Harvard (CP-2)
- Danny Lankas, Kansas State (CP-2)
- Tony Kyasky, Syracuse (CP-3)
- Ken Kaczmarek, Indiana (CP-3)
Defensive backs
- Tom Schoen, Notre Dame (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, FN, WCFF, Time, TSN)
- Frank Loria, Virginia Tech (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1 [safety], UPI-1, WCFF)
- Dick Anderson, Colorado (AP-1, NEA-1, UPI-2)
- Bobby Johns, Alabama (AFCA, CP-2, UPI-1, FN, WCFF)
- Jim Smith, Oregon (CP-3, NEA-1, UPI-2, Time, TSN)
- Major Hazelton, Florida A. & M. (Time, TSN)
- Charlie West, UTEP (NEA-2, Time, TSN)
- Harry Cheatwood, Oklahoma State (CP-1)
- Fred Combs, North Carolina State (FWAA, UPI-2)
- Al Dorsey, Tennessee (UPI-1, FN)
- Mike Battle, USC (CP-3, UPI-2)
- Neal Starkey, Air Force (CP-2)
Special teams
Kicker
- Jerry DePoyster, Wyoming (AP-1, FN, TSN)
Punter
- Zenon Andrusyshyn, UCLA (TSN)
Key
- Bold – Consensus All-American[1]
- -1 – First-team selection
- -2 – Second-team selection
- -3 – Third-team selection
Official selectors
- AFCA = American Football Coaches Association, separate offensive units based on votes from nearly 700 coaches[4][5]
- AP = Associated Press, "selected on the basis of recommendations from the Top Ten AP football boards in each of the eight [NCAA] districts"[6]
- CP = Central Press Association, first-, second- and third-teams selected "with the aid of the major college football captains, who were polled by ballot"[7]
- FWAA = Football Writers Association of America[8]
- NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association[9]
- UPI = United Press International, first- and second-team squads "chosen by direct vote of 207 sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the nation, the only honor squad so chosen"[10]
Unofficial selectors
- FN = The Football News, consisting of the 34 best college football players as selected by the correspondents and staff of The Football News[11]
- Time = Time magazine[2]
- TSN = The Sporting News
- WC = Walter Camp Football Foundation[3]
See also
- 1967 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team
- 1967 All-Big Eight Conference football team
- 1967 All-Big Ten Conference football team
- 1967 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team
- 1967 All-SEC football team
- 1967 All-Southwest Conference football team
References
- ^ a b c "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 10. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
- ^ a b "How the Pro Scouts Vote". Time. December 15, 1967. Archived from the original on December 15, 2008.
- ^ a b "Walter Camp Foundation All-American Teams". Archived from the original on March 30, 2009. Retrieved March 24, 2009.
- ^ "O.J., Gary Top Coaches All-America". The Odessa American. November 28, 1967. p. 2B.
- ^ "Football Coaches Pick 24 on All-America Team". The Bridgeport Post. November 28, 1967. p. 23.
- ^ "USC Dominates AP All-America First Team Grid Choices". Anderson Sunday Herald. December 10, 1967. p. 28.
- ^ "West Coast Dominates All-American". The Circleville (OH) Herald. November 28, 1967. p. 13.
- ^ Ted Gangi (ed.). "FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2019. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ^ "AA Backfield Has Everything". Index-Journal (Greenwood, SC). November 29, 1967. p. 6.
- ^ "Trojans Get Four Sports On UPI All-America". The Daily Independent (NC). November 29, 1967. p. 12.
- ^ "Football News All-America Squad Includes Keyes, Phipps". The Journal and Courier. November 24, 1967. p. 17.