1975 College Football All-America Team

The 1975 College Football All-America team is composed of various organizations that choose College All-America teams that season. The organizations that chose the teams were Associated Press, United Press International, Newspaper Enterprise Association, Football Writers Association of America, American Football Coaches Association, Walter Camp Foundation, The Sporting News, Time magazine, Pro Football Weekly, and Football News.

AP, UPI, and NEA were all press organizations that polled writers and players. FWAA was also a poll of writers, as was the Walter Camp Foundation. The AFCA was a poll of college coaches. The Sporting News and Time polled football scouts and the editors of Pro Football Weekly and Football News chose teams for their publications. AP, UPI, NEA, Central Press, The Sporting News and Pro Football Weekly chose both first and second teams. AP, UPI, NEA, also listed numerous honorable mentions.

Receivers

 * Steve Rivera, California (UPI, WC, AFCA, FWAA, FN)
 * Larry Sievers, Tennessee (AP, FN)
 * Henry Marshall, Missouri (NEA, AFCA)
 * Theo Bell, Arizona (NEA)
 * Don Buckley, N.C. State (FWAA)
 * Larry Dorsey, Tennessee State (TSN)
 * Dave Logan, Colorado   (TSN)

Tight ends

 * Bennie Cunningham, Clemson (WC, TSN, Time)
 * Mike Barber, Louisiana Tech (AP, NEA)
 * Ken MacAfee, Notre Dame (UPI)

Tackles

 * Dennis Lick, Wisconsin (UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, TSN, Time)
 * Bob Simmons, Texas (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FN)
 * Rod Walters, Iowa (NEA, TSN, Time)
 * Mark Koncar, Colorado (AP)
 * Marvin Powell, USC (AFCA)
 * Mike Vaughan, Oklahoma (FN)

Guards

 * Randy Johnson, Georgia (AP, UPI, WC, AFCA)
 * Ted Smith, Ohio State (AP, NEA, FWAA, FN)
 * Ken Jones, Arkansas State (FWAA, TSN, Time)
 * Joe Devlin, Iowa (TSN, Time)
 * Terry Webb, Oklahoma (UPI, WC)
 * Tom Rafferty, Penn State (FWAA, FN)
 * Randy Cross, UCLA (FWAA)

Centers

 * Rik Bonness, Nebraska (AP, UPI, WC, AFCA, FWAA, FN)
 * Pete Brock, Colorado (TSN, NEA, Time)

Quarterbacks

 * John Sciarra, UCLA (AP, NEA, WC, AFCA)
 * Craig Penrose, San Diego State (TSN, Time)
 * Marty Atkins, Texas (AFCA)
 * Gene Swick, Toledo (UPI)
 * Cornelius Greene, Ohio State (FN)

Running backs

 * Archie Griffin, Ohio State  (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, TSN, FN, Time)
 * Chuck Muncie, California (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, FWAA, TSN, FN, Time)
 * Ricky Bell, USC (AP, UPI, WC, AFCA, FWAA, FN)
 * Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh (WC, AFCA, FWAA)
 * Earl Campbell, Texas (AFCA)

Ends

 * Leroy Cook, Alabama (AP, UPI, WC, AFCA, FWAA, FN)
 * Jimbo Elrod, Oklahoma (AP, UPI, WC)
 * Troy Archer, Colorado (Time)
 * Bob Martin, Nebraska (FN)

Tackles

 * Leroy Selmon, Oklahoma (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, FN, Time)
 * Steve Niehaus, Notre Dame (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, FN, Time)
 * Ken Novak, Purdue (FWAA, TSN, Time)
 * James White, Oklahoma State (TSN)

Middle guards

 * Dewey Selmon, Oklahoma (UPI, WC, AFCA, FN)
 * Cliff Frazier, UCLA (NEA)

Linebackers

 * Greg Buttle, Penn State (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, FWAA, TSN, FN, Time)
 * Ed Simonini, Texas A&M (AP, UPI, WC,  AFCA, FWAA, TSN, FN)
 * Sammy Green, Florida (AP, NEA, FWAA)
 * Kevin McLain, Colorado State (NEA, TSN, Time)
 * Woody Lowe, Alabama (UPI)
 * Larry Gordon, Arizona State (Time)
 * Ray Preston, Syracuse (AFCA)
 * Reggie Williams, Dartmouth (AFCA)
 * Garth Ten Nappel, Texas A&M (NEA)

Backs

 * Mike Haynes, Arizona State (AP, NEA,  AFCA, TSN, FN, Time)
 * Tim Fox, Ohio State (UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, Time)
 * Pat Thomas, Texas A&M (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA)
 * Chet Moeller, Navy (AP, UPI, WC, AFCA, FWAA, FN)
 * James Hunter, Grambling (NEA, TSN, Time)
 * Don Dufek, Michigan (WC, FWAA, FN)
 * Kurt Knoff, Kansas (TSN, Time)
 * Wonder Monds, Nebraska (FWAA)

Kickers

 * Chris Bahr, Penn State (UPI, WC, TSN)
 * Bob Berg, New Mexico (FWAA)
 * Dave Lawson, Air Force (FN)

Punters

 * Tom Skladany, Ohio State (FWAA, FN)
 * Rick Engles, Tulsa (TSN, Time)

Returner

 * Joe Washington, Oklahoma (FWAA)

Key

 * AP - Associated Press
 * UPI - United Press International
 * NEA - Newspaper Enterprise Association
 * FWAA - Football Writers Association of America
 * WC - Walter Camp Foundation
 * AFCA - American Football Coaches Association


 * TSN - The Sporting News
 * Time - Time Magazine
 * PFW - Pro Football Weekly
 * FN - Football News
 * 1 - First Team Selection
 * 2 - Second Team Selection