1974 All-Southwest Conference football team

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

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### Offense

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#### Quarterbacks

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* Neal Jeffrey, Baylor (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Marty Akins, Texas (AP-2)

#### Running backs

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* 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

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* Oscar Roan, SMU (AP-1; UPI-1)

#### Split ends

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* Lawrence Williams, Texas Tech (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Ed Lofton, Rice (AP-2)

#### Offensive tackles

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* 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

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* 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

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* Aubrey Schultz, Baylor (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Ricky Seeker, Texas A&M (AP-2)

#### Kickers

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* Randy Haddox, Texas A&M (AP-1; UPI-1)

### Defense

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#### Defensive ends

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* 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

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* 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

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* Louie Kelcher, SMU (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Cornelius Walker, Rice (AP-2)

#### Linebackers

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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AP = Associated Press[1]

UPI = United Press International[2]

Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UPI

## See also

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* 1974 College Football All-America Team

## References

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1. ^ "Cuero's Sheppard All-SWC". The Victoria Advocate. December 8, 1974. p. 3B.
2. ^ "Baylor's Beaird, Jeffrey names to all-SWC team". Mid Cities Daily News. November 29, 1974. p. 9.

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