1972 Little All-America college football team

The 1972 Little All-America college football team, also known as the College Division All-America football team, is composed of college football players from small colleges and universities who were selected by the Associated Press (AP) as the best players at each position. For 1972, the AP selected three teams, each team having separate offensive and defensive platoons.[1]

First team

Offense

Defense

Second team

Offense

  • Quarterback - Joe Costner, Maryville
  • Running back - Don Aleksiewicz, Hobart
  • Running back - Johnny Baker, Ouachita Baptist
  • Running back - Kenneth Parks, East Texas
  • Wide receiver - Tim George, Carson-Newman
  • Tight end - Ron Mayo, Morgan State
  • Tackle - Bracey Bonham, NC Central
  • Tackle - Paul Krause, Central Michigan
  • Guard - David Nollner, Western Kentucky
  • Guard - Bob Poss, Indiana State
  • Center - Mark Walsh, Illinois Benedictine

Defense

  • Defensive end - Ed "Too Tall" Jones, Tennessee State
  • Defensive end - Archie Pearmon, Northeastern Oklahoma
  • Defensive tackle - Dennis Johnson, Delaware
  • Defensive tackle - Bill Kollar, Montana State
  • Linebacker - Ron Klawitter, Wittenberg
  • Linebacker - Steve Nelson, North Dakota State
  • Linebacker - Larry Rawlinson, McNeese State
  • Linebacker - Steve Yates, Western Carolina
  • Defensive back - Mike Holmes, Texas Southern
  • Defensive back - Doug Jones, Cal State-Northridge
  • Defensive back - Don Walker, Central (Ohio)

Third team

Offense

  • Quarterback - Kim McQuilken, Lehigh
  • Running back - Harold Hill, Glassboro State
  • Running back - Chuck Markey, Central Michigan
  • Running back - Phil Pope, Middlebury
  • Wide receiver - Chuck Cornell, Bridgeport
  • Tight end - Bill Schlegel, Lehigh
  • Tackle - Stan Durtan, Bucknell
  • Tackle - Connie Wassink, Northwestern (Iowa)
  • Guard - Joe Kotval, Buena Vista
  • Guard - Marc Crevier, Ashland
  • Center - Mike Evanson, North Dakota State

Defense

  • Defensive end - Harvey Martin, East Texas
  • Defensive end - Tom Ramsey, Northern Arizona
  • Defensive tackle - Fred Dean, Louisiana Tech
  • Defensive tackle - Mike Samples, Drake
  • Linebacker - Wiley Epps, Kentucky State
  • Linebacker - Mike Leidy, Hampden-Sydney
  • Linebacker - Ken Pettus, Newberry
  • Linebacker - Gary Weaver, Fresno State
  • Defensive back - Dave Balmert, Indiana (Pennsylvania)
  • Defensive back - Phil Borlas, Fresno State
  • Defensive back - Tom Rezzuti, Northeastern

See also

References

  1. "UC Davis QB Is Little All-American". Santa Cruz Sentinel. December 6, 1972. p. 22 via Newspapers.com.
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