1971 All-Southwest Conference football team

The 1971 All-Southwest Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Southwest Conference teams for the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. The selectors for the 1971 season included the Associated Press (AP).

All Southwest selections

Offense

Quarterbacks

• Joe Ferguson, Arkansas (AP-1)
• Steve Judy, TCU (AP-2)

Running backs

• Jim Bertelsen, Texas (AP-1)
• Stahle Vincent, Rice (AP-1)
• Alvin Maxson, SMU (AP-1)
• Bobby Davis, TCU (AP-2)
• Mark Green, Texas A&M (AP-2)
• Dickey Morton, Arkansas (AP-2)

Split ends

• Mike Reppond, Arkansas (AP-1)
• Johnny Odom, Texas Tech (AP-2)

Tight ends

• Ronnie Peoples, TCU (AP-1)
• Homer May, Texas A&M (AP-2)

Tackles

• Jerry Sisemore, Texas (AP-1)
• Mike Kelson, Arkansas (AP-1)
• Tom Mabry, Arkansas (AP-2)
• Buster Callaway, Texas A&M (AP-2)

Guards

• Don Crosslin, Texas (AP-1)
• Leonard Forey, Texas A&M (AP-1)
• Tom Reed, Arkansas (AP-2)
• Glen Lowe, Arkansas (AP-2)

Centers

• Ron Revard, Arkansas (AP-1)
• Russel Ingram, Texas Tech (AP-2)

Defense

Defensive ends

• Ronnie Jones, Arkansas (AP-1)
• Roger Goree, Baylor (AP-1)
• Malcolm Minnick, Texas (AP-2)
• Gary Martinec, TCU (AP-2)
• Larry Walling, Rice (AP-2)

Defensive tackles

• Greg Ploetz, Texas (AP-1)
• Ray Dowdy, Texas (AP-1)
• Van Odom, Texas A&M (AP-2)
• Boice Best, Texas A&M (AP-2)

Linebackers

• Randy Braband, Texas (AP-1)
• Danny Rhodes, Arkansas (AP-1)
• Larry Molinare, Texas Tech (AP-1)
• Rodrigo Barnes, Rice (AP-2)
• Don Rives, Texas Tech (AP-2)
• Glen Gaspard, Texas (AP-2)

Defensive backs

• Marc Dove, Texas Tech (AP-1)
• Robert Popelka, SMU (AP-1)
• Alan Lowry, Texas (AP-1)
• David Hoot, Texas A&M (AP-1)
• Pat Curry, SMU (AP-2)
• Brad Dusek, Texas A&M (AP-2)
• Lyle Blackwood, TCU (AP-2)
• Phil Beall, Baylor (AP-2)

Key

AP = Associated Press

CFHOF = Player inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame

See also

• 1971 College Football All-America Team