1977 All-South Independent football team

The 1977 All-South Independent football team[1] consists of American football players chosen by the Associated Press for their All-South independent teams for the 1977 NCAA Division I football season.

Offense

Quarterback

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight end

  • Ernest Gray, Memphis (AP-1)
  • Marc Mitchell, Louisville (AP-2)

Tackles

  • Eric Smith, Southern Mississippi (AP-1)
  • Eric Laakso, Tulane (AP-1)
  • Jerome Provence, South Carolina (AP-2)
  • Dudley Johnson, William and Mary (AP-2)

Guards

  • Wade Johnson, Florida State (AP-1)
  • Wayne Bolt, East Carolina (AP-1)
  • Amos Fowler, Southern Mississippi (AP-2)
  • Randy Pass, Georgia Tech (AP-2)

Center

  • Hank Zimmerman, William and Mary (AP-1)
  • Danny Clancey, South Carolina (AP-2)

Defense

Defensive ends

  • Willie Jones, Florida State (AP-1)
  • Zachary Valentine, East Carolina (AP-1)
  • Melvin Martin, William and Mary (AP-2)
  • Bobby Smithhart, Southern Mississippi (AP-2)

Defensive tackles

  • Stoney Parker, Southern Mississippi (AP-1)
  • Don Smith, Miami (AP-1)
  • Don Latimer, Miami (AP-1)
  • Tom Abood, Louisville (AP-2)
  • Mike Blanton, Georgia Tech (AP-2)
  • Ron Simmons, Florida State (AP-2)

Linebackers

Defensive backs

  • Jeff Nixon, Richmond (AP-1)
  • Gerald Hall, East Carolina (AP-1)
  • Nat Terry, Florida State (AP-1)
  • Gene Bunn, Virginia Tech (AP-2)
  • Bryan Ferguson, Miami (AP-2)

Special teams

Kicker

  • Ed Murray, Tulane (AP-1)
  • Britt Parrish, South Carolina (AP-2)

Punter

References

  1. ^ Herald-Journal. Herald-Journal.