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1972 College Football All America Team

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The 1972 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 1972. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes six selectors as "official" for the 1972 season. They are: (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) which selected its team for Kodak based on a vote of the nation's coaches; (2) the Associated Press (AP) selected based on the votes of sports writers at AP newspapers; (3) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) selected by the nation's football writers; (4) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) selected based on the votes of sports writers at NEA newspapers; (5) the United Press International (UPI) selected based on the votes of sports writers at UPI newspapers; and (6) the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WC).

Contents

Eight players are recognized by the NCAA as unanimous All-America selections. They are: (1) wide receiver and 1972 Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Rodgers of [[1972 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska]t]; (2) tight end Charles Young of USC; (3) offensive tackle Jerry Sisemore of Texas; (4) offensive guard John Hannah of Alabama; (5) running back Greg Pruitt of Oklahoma; (6) defensive tackle Greg Marx of Notre Dame; (7) middle guard Rich Glover of Nebraska; and (8) defensive back Brad Van Pelt of Michigan State.

Consensus All-Americans

The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans for the year 1972 and displays which first-team designations they received.

Receivers

  • Johnny Rodgers, Nebraska (AFCA [flanker], AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, WC, FN, Time TSN)
  • Steve Holden, Arizona State (FWAA, NEA-2, TSN, Time, FN)
  • Barry Smith, Florida State (AFCA [off. end], AP-2, UPI-2)
  • Jason Caldwell, North Carolina Central (NEA-2)
  • Mike Creaney, Notre Dame (AP-3 [TE])

    • Tight ends

  • Charle Young, USC (AFCA [off. end], AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, WC, FN, Time, TSN)
  • Billy Joe DuPree, Michigan State (NEA-2)
  • Al Chandler, Oklahoma (UPI-2)
  • Gary Butler, Rice (AP-2)
  • Steve Sweeney, California (AP-3)
  • Daryl White, Nebraska (AP-3 [OT], NEA-1)

    • Tackles

  • Jerry Sisemore, Texas (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, WC, TSN, Time, FN)
  • Paul Seymour, Michigan (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-2, Time, TSN)
  • John Hicks, Ohio State (AP-1, UPI-2, WC, NEA-1 [OG])
  • Pete Adams, USC (AP-2, NEA-2, UPI-1, Time)
  • John Dampeer, Notre Dame (FN)
  • Curtis Wester, East Texas State (NEA-2)
  • Bruce Walton, UCLA (AP-3)

    • Guards

  • John Hannah, Alabama (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, WC, FN, Time, TSN)
  • Ron Rusnak, North Carolina (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1)
  • Skip Singletary, Temple (AP-2, NEA-2, UPI-2, WC)
  • Joe DeLamielleure, Michigan State (AP-2, TSN)
  • Geary Murdock, Iowa State (FN)
  • Ken Jones, Oklahoma (AP-3, UPI-2)
  • Larry Ulmer, Western Michigan (AP-3)

    • Centers

  • Tom Brahaney, Oklahoma (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA-1, WC, FWAA, TSN, Time, FN)
  • Jim Krapf, Alabama (AFCA, UPI-2)
  • Doug Dumler, Nebraska (NEA-2)
  • Orderia Mitchell, Air Force (AP-2)
  • Gerald Schultze, West Virginia (AP-3)

    • Quarterbacks

  • Bert Jones, LSU (AFCA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, Time, TSN)
  • John Hufnagel, Penn State (AP-1, WC)
  • Gary Huff, Florida State (FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-2)
  • Tony Adams, Utah State (AP-2)
  • Don Strock, Virginia Tech (AP-3)

    • Running backs

  • Greg Pruitt, Oklahoma (AFCA [HB], AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1 [WR], UPI-1, WC, FN, TSN)
  • Otis Armstrong, Purdue (AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, TSN)
  • Woody Green, Arizona State (AP-1, NEA-1, UPI-1)
  • Dick Jauron, Yale (AFCA [HB], AP-2, WC)
  • Sam Cunningham, USC (AFCA [FB], NEA-1)
  • George Amundson, Iowa State (NEA-2)
  • Howard Stevens, Louisville (AP-2, NEA-2, UPI-2)
  • Roosevelt Leaks, Texas (AP-2)
  • Charlie Davis, Colorado (UPI-2)
  • Anthony Davis, USC (UPI-2)
  • Bob Hitchens, Miami (OH) (AP-3)
  • Steve Jones, Duke (AP-3)
  • Pete Van Valkenburg, BYU (AP-3)

    • Defensive ends

  • Willie Harper, Nebraska (AFCA [LB], AP-1, NEA-1, UPI-1, WC, FN, TSN)
  • Bruce Bannon, Penn State (AFCA, AP-2, NEA-1, UPI-1, WC, FN)
  • Wally Chambers, Eastern Kentucky (NEA-2, TSN, Time)
  • John Matuszak, Tampa (AP-3 [DT], NEA-2 [DT], TSN, Time)
  • Ernie Price, Texas A&I (NEA-2)
  • Tab Bennett, Illinois (UPI-2)
  • Danny Sanspree, Auburn (AP-2)
  • Steve Bogosian, Army (AP-3)
  • Merv Krakau, Iowa State (AP-3)

    • Defensive tackles

  • Greg Marx, Notre Dame (AFCA [DE], AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, WC, FN, Time, TSN)
  • Dave Butz, Purdue (UPI-1, NEA-1, WC, AFCA, TSN, Time)
  • Roger Goree, Baylor (AP-1 [DE], FWAA, UPI-2 [DE])
  • John Grant, Southern California (AP-2, FWAA)
  • Derland Moore, Oklahoma (AP-1, UPI-2)
  • John LeHeup, South Carolina (AFCA)
  • Bud Magram, Colorado (FWAA, UPI-2 [LB])
  • George Hasenohrl, Ohio State (AP-2, UPI-2, FN)
  • Bob Leyen, Yale (NEA-2)
  • Charlie Davis, Texas Christian (AP-3)

    • Middle guards

  • Rich Glover, Nebraska (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, WC, FN, Time TSN)
  • Don Rives, Texas Tech (AP-2)
  • Lucious Selmon, Oklahoma (UPI-2)
  • Tony Cristiani, Miami (FL) (AP-3)

    • Linebackers

  • Randy Gradishar, Ohio State (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, FN)
  • John Skorupan, Penn State (AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1)
  • Steve Brown, Oregon State (AP-3, NEA-1, WC, Time, TSN)
  • Jamie Rotella, Tennessee (AFCA, AP-2, UPI-1, FN)
  • Rich Wood, USC (AP-1, NEA-2 [MG], UPI-2, FN)
  • Jim Youngblood, Tennessee Tech (NEA-1, Time)
  • Tom Jackson, Louisville (AP-2, WC)
  • Warren Capone, LSU (FWAA)
  • John Mitchell, Alabama (AFCA)
  • Jackie Wallace, Arizona (NEA-2, UPI-2)
  • Conrad Graham, Tennessee (NEA-2)
  • Matt Blair, Iowa State (NEA-2)
  • Glen Gaspard, Texas (AP-2)
  • Jim Merlo, Stanford (AP-3)
  • Eddie Sheats, Kansas (AP-3)

    • Defensive backs

  • Brad Van Pelt, Michigan State (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, WC, Time, TSN)
  • Cullen Bryant, Colorado (AFCA, AP-3, NEA-1, UPI-1, Time, TSN)
  • Randy Logan, Michigan (AFCA, AP-2, NEA-2, UPI-1, WC, FN)
  • Robert Popelka, Southern Methodist (AP-1, FWAA, UPI-2, WC)
  • Burgess Owens, Miami (NEA-2, TSN, Time)
  • Jackie Wallace, Arizona State (AP-3, Time, TSN)
  • Conrad Graham, Tennessee (UPI-1, FN)
  • Randy Rhino, Georgia Tech (AP-2, FWAA)
  • Calvin Jones, Washington (AP-1, UPI-2)
  • Drane Scrivener, Tulsa (NEA-1)
  • Frank Dowsing, Mississippi State (FN)
  • Joe Blahak, Nebraska (AP-2, UPI-2)
  • Jim Thomas, Florida State (NEA-2)
  • John Provost, Holy Cross (AP-3)

    • Kickers

  • Ricky Townsend, Tennessee (FWAA)
  • Chris Gartner, Indiana (TSN)

    • Punters

  • Ray Guy, Southern Miss (FWAA, WC [DB], TSN, Time)

    • Key

  • Bold – Consensus All-American
  • -1 – First-team selection
  • -2 – Second-team selection
  • -3 – Third-team selection

    • Official selectors

  • AFCA – American Football Coaches Association for Kodak
  • AP – Associated Press
  • FWAA – Football Writers Association of America
  • NEA – Newspaper Enterprise Association
  • UPI – United Press International
  • WC = Walter Camp Football Foundation

    • Other selectors

  • FN – Football News
  • PFW – Pro Football Weekly
  • Time – Time magazine
  • TSN – The Sporting News

    • References

    1972 College Football All-America Team Wikipedia
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