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The 1978 All-South Independent football team consists of American football players chosen by the Associated Press for their All-South independent teams for the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Offense

Quarterback

  • Rich Hontas, Tulane (AP-1)
  • Jimmy Jordan, Florida State (AP-2)

Running backs

Wide receivers

  • Drew Hill, Virginia Tech (AP-1)
  • Jackie Flowers, Florida State (AP-1)
  • Ernest Gray, Memphis (AP-1)
  • John Floyd, Louisiana-Monroe (AP-2)
  • John Smith, Tennessee State (AP-2)

Tackles

  • Nate Henderson, Florida State (AP-1)
  • Randy Butler, Southern Mississippi (AP-1)
  • George Schechterly, South Carolina (AP-2)
  • Gerry Sheridan, Tulane (AP-2)

Guards

  • Jimmy Carter, Tennessee State (AP-1)
  • Mike Good, Florida State (AP-1)
  • Kent Hill, Georgia Tech (AP-2)
  • Wayne Inman, East Carolina (AP-2)

Center

  • Dee Methvin, Tulane (AP-1)
  • Denny Clancy, South Carolina (AP-2)

Defense

Defensive ends

  • Zack Valentine, East Carolina (AP-1)
  • Willie Jones, Florida State (AP-1)
  • John Dantonio, South Carolina (AP-2)
  • Melvin Martin, William & Mary (AP-2)

Defensive tackles

  • Don Smith, Miami (AP-1)
  • Stoney Parker, Southern Mississippi (AP-1)
  • Maurice Fitzgerald, Tennessee State (AP-2)
  • Doug McDougald, Virginia Tech (AP-2)
  • Wilfred Simon, Tulane (AP-2)

Linebackers

  • Ron Taylor, Southern Mississippi (AP-1)
  • Otis Wilson, Louisville (AP-1)
  • Mackel Harris, Georgia Tech (AP-1)
  • Mike Brewington, East Carolina (AP-2)
  • Harold Thompson, Louisiana-Monroe (AP-2)
  • Aaron Joseph, Tennessee State (AP-2)

Defensive backs

  • Jeff Nixon, Richmond (AP-1)
  • Gerald Hall, East Carolina (AP-1)
  • Roy Binion, Louisiana-Monroe (AP-1)
  • Rick Sanford, South Carolina (AP-2)
  • Gene Bunn, Virginia Tech (AP-2)
  • Tony Graves, Memphis (AP-2)

Special teams

Kicker

  • Ed Murray, Tulane (AP-1)
  • Dave Cappelen, Florida State (AP-2)

Punter

  • Max Runager, South Carolina (AP-1)
  • Mike Wright, Southern Mississippi (AP-2)

References

  1. The Robesonian. The Robesonian.
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