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
editOffense
editQuarterbacks
edit- Mac White, SMU (AP)
- Jon Brittenum, Arkansas (UPI)
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- George Gaiser, SMU (AP; UPI)
- Mo Moorman, Texas A&M (AP)
- Dick Cunningham, Arkansas (AP)
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
editDefensive ends
edit- Hartford Hamilton, Arkansas (AP; UPI)
- Corbin Robertson, Texas (AP)
Defensive tackles
edit- Loyd Phillips, Arkansas (AP; UPI) (CFHOF)
- Mike Bratcher, TCU (AP)
- Ronnye Medlen, SMU (UPI)
Defensive guards
edit- Greg Pipes, Baylor (AP; UPI)
- John LaGrone, SMU (AP; UPI)
- Doyle Johnson, TCU (UPI)
Linebackers
edit- Billy Bob Stewart, SMU (AP; UPI)
- Jerry Griffin, SMU (AP; UPI)
- Joel Brame, Texas (UPI)
Defensive halfbacks
edit- Frank Horak, TCU (AP; UPI)
- Martine Bercher, Arkansas (AP; UPI)
Safeties
edit- Chuck Latourette, Rice (AP; UPI)
Key
editAP = Associated Press[1]
UPI = United Press International[2]
CFHOF = Player inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "All-SWC Team". The Corpus Christi Times. November 30, 1966. p. 41.
- ^ "Mustangs Dominate Selections". The Bonham Daily Favorite. December 4, 1966. p. 8.