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

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

• 1974 College Football All-America Team