1966 All-Southwest Conference football team

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 edit

Offense edit

Quarterbacks edit

Halfbacks edit

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

Fullbacks edit

  • Lester Lehman, Rice (AP)

Ends edit

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

Tackles edit

Guards edit

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

Centers edit

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

Defense edit

Defensive ends edit

Defensive tackles edit

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

Defensive guards edit

Linebackers edit

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

Defensive halfbacks edit

Safeties edit

Key edit

AP = Associated Press[1]

UPI = United Press International[2]

CFHOF = Player inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame

See also edit

References edit

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