1981 All-South Independent football team

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The 1981 All-South Independent football team^[1] consists of American football players chosen by the Associated Press for their All-South independent teams for the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Offense

Quarterback

Reggie Collier, Southern Mississippi (AP-1)
Jim Kelly, Miami (AP-2)

Running backs

Barry Redden, Richmond (AP-1)
Cyrus Lawrence, Virginia Tech (AP-1)
Sammy Winder, Southern Mississippi (AP-1)
Marvin Lewis, Tulane (AP-2)
Michael Whiting, Florida State (AP-2)
Johnnie Wright, South Carolina (AP-2)

Wide receivers

Larry Brodsky, Miami (AP-1)
Alfred Kinney, Northeast Louisiana (AP-2)
Mike Giacolone, Virginia Tech (AP-2)

Tight end

Rodney Holman, Tulane (AP-1)
Sam Childers, Florida State (AP-2)

Offensive linemen

Barry Voltapetti, Florida State (AP-1)
Tootie Robbins, East Carolina (AP-1)
Chuck Slaughter, South Carolina (AP-1)
Wally Browne, Virginia Tech (AP-1)
Frank Frazier, Miami (AP-2)
Glen Howe, Southern Mississippi (AP-2)
Joe Doyle, South Carolina (AP-2)
Jimmy Chandler, Northeast Louisiana (AP-2)

Center

Tom McCormick, Florida State (AP-1)
Arthur Christophe, Northeast Louisiana (AP-2)

Defense

Defensive ends

George Tillman, Southern Mississippi (AP-1)
Jarvis Coursey, Florida State (AP-1)
Rhett Whilley, Southern Mississippi (AP-2)
Jody Schulz, East Carolina (AP-2)

Defensive tackles

Lester Williams, Miami (AP-1)
Andrew Provence, South Carolina (AP-1)
Emanuel Weaver, South Carolina (AP-1)
Jearld Baylis, Southern Mississippi (AP-1)
Garry Futch, Florida State (AP-2)
Brian Douglas, Tulane (AP-2)
Tony Chickillo, Miami (AP-2)

Linebackers

Ashley Lee, Virginia Tech (AP-1)
Scott Nicolas, Miami (AP-1)
Ricky Sanders, Northeast Louisiana (AP-2)
Gene Hagen, Louisville (AP-2)

Defensive backs

Fred Marion, Miami (AP-1)
Leon Williams, Louisville (AP-1)
Jody Norman, Northeast Louisiana (AP-1)
Bud Brown, Southern Mississippi (AP-2)
Frank Minnifield, Louisville (AP-2)
James Harris, Florida State (AP-2)

Special teams

Kicker

Dan Miller, Miami (AP-1)
Don Wake, Virginia Tech (AP-2)

Punter

Rohn Stark, Florida State (AP-1)
Chris Norman, South Carolina (AP-2)

References

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