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1966 All-Southwest Conference football team

1966 All-Southwest Conference football team

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The 1966 All-Southwest Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Southwest Conference teams for the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. The selectors for the 1966 season included the Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI).

All Southwest selections

Offense

Quarterbacks

Halfbacks

  • Wendell Housley, Texas A&M (AP; UPI)
  • Chris Gilbert, Texas (AP; UPI) (CHFOF)
  • David Dickey, Arkansas (UPI)

Fullbacks

  • Lester Lehman, Rice (AP)

Ends

  • Larry Gilbert, Texas Tech (AP; UPI)
  • Jerry LeVias, SMU (AP; UPI) (CFHOF)

Tackles

Guards

  • Lynn Thornhill, SMU (AP; UPI)
  • Howard Goad, Texas (AP)
  • Jim Swanson, Rice (UPI)

Centers

  • Melvin Gibbs, Arkansas (AP)
  • Charles Standifer, SMU (UPI)

Defense

Defensive ends

Defensive tackles

  • Loyd Phillips, Arkansas (AP; UPI) (CFHOF)
  • Mike Bratcher, TCU (AP)
  • Ronnye Medlen, SMU (UPI)

Defensive guards

Linebackers

  • Billy Bob Stewart, SMU (AP; UPI)
  • Jerry Griffin, SMU (AP; UPI)
  • Joel Brame, Texas (UPI)

Defensive halfbacks

Safeties

Key

AP = Associated Press[1]

UPI = United Press International[2]

CFHOF = Player inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "All-SWC Team". The Corpus Christi Times. November 30, 1966. p. 41.
  2. [2]
    "Mustangs Dominate Selections". The Bonham Daily Favorite. December 4, 1966. p. 8.
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