The 1974 All-Southwest Conference football team consists of American football players chosen, at each position, as the best players in the Southwest Conference during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The selectors for the 1974 season included the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press International (UPI).
All Southwest selections
Offense
Quarterbacks
- Neal Jeffrey, Baylor (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Marty Akins, Texas (AP-2)
Running backs
- Steve Beaird, Baylor (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Bubba Bean, Texas A&M (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Earl Campbell, Texas (AP-1)
- Ike Forte, Arkansas (AP-2; UPI-1)
- David Bostick, SMU (AP-2)
- Larry Isaac, Texas Tech (AP-2)
Tight ends
- Oscar Roan, SMU (AP-1; UPI-1)
Split ends
- Lawrence Williams, Texas Tech (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Ed Lofton, Rice (AP-2)
Offensive tackles
- Bob Simmons, Texas (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Henry Sheppard, SMU (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Gary Gregory, Baylor (AP-2)
- Glenn Bujnoch, Texas A&M (AP-2)
Offensive guards
- Bruce Hebert, Texas (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Guy Thomas, SMU (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Billy Lemons, Texas A&M (AP-2)
- Rell Tipton, Baylor (AP-2)
Centers
- Aubrey Schultz, Baylor (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Ricky Seeker, Texas A&M (AP-2)
Kickers
- Randy Haddox, Texas A&M (AP-1; UPI-1)
Defense
Defensive ends
- Ivan Jordan, Arkansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Tommy Cones, Texas Tech (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Lionell Johnson, Texas (AP-2)
- Tim Black, Baylor (AP-2)
Defensive tackles
- Doug English, Texas (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Warren Trahan, Texas A&M (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Ecomet Burley, Texas Tech (AP-2)
- Jon Rhiddlehoover, Arkansas (AP-2)
Nose guard
- Louie Kelcher, SMU (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Cornelius Walker, Rice (AP-2)
Linebackers
- Ed Simonini, Texas A&M (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Derrel Luce, Baylor (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Dennis Winston, Arkansas (AP-2)
- Garth TenNapel, Texas A&M (AP-2)
Defensive backs
- Pat Thomas, Texas A&M (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Tim Gray, Texas A&M (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Ron Burns, Baylor (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Tom Turnipseede, Baylor (AP-1)
- Curtis Jordan, Texas Tech (AP-2; UPI-1)
- Ken Quesenberry, Baylor (AP-2)
- James Daniels, Texas A&M (AP-2)
- Mickey Earl, SMU (AP-2)
Miscellaneous
- Offensive Player of the Year: Steve Beaird, Baylor and Neal Jeffrey, Baylor (AP)
- Defensive Player of the Year: Louis Kelcher, SMU (AP)
- Coach of the Year: Grant Teaff, Baylor (AP)
- Newcomer of the Year: Earl Campbell, Texas (AP)
Key
AP = Associated Press
UPI = United Press International
Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UPI
See also
References
- "Cuero's Sheppard All-SWC". The Victoria Advocate. December 8, 1974. p. 3B.
- "Baylor's Beaird, Jeffrey names to all-SWC team". Mid Cities Daily News. November 29, 1974. p. 9.
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