1968 All-East football team

The 1968 All-East football team consists of American football players chosen by various selectors as the best players at each position among the Eastern colleges and universities during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season.

The undefeated 1968 Penn State Nittany Lions football team was ranked No. 2 in the final AP Poll and placed five players on the All-Eastern first team.

Four players were unanimous choices by the Associated Press: end Ted Kwalick and linebacker Dennis Onkotz of Penn State; and fullback Charley Jarvis and linebacker Ken Johnson of Army.[1]

Offense edit

Quarterback edit

Halfbacks edit

  • Charlie Pittman, Penn State (AP-1)
  • Calvin Hill, Yale (AP-1)
  • Bryant Mitchell, Rutgers (AP-2)
  • Dave Bennett, Boston College (AP-2)
  • Ken Rutkowski, Buffalo (AP-2)
  • Vic Gatto, Harvard (AP-2)

Fullback edit

  • Charley Jarvis, Army (AP-1)

Ends edit

  • Ted Kwalick, Penn State (AP-1)
  • Bob Neary, Holy Cross (AP-1)
  • Gary Steele, Army (AP-2)
  • Tom Boyd, Villanova (AP-2)

Tackles edit

  • Kyle Gee, Yale (AP-1)
  • Bob Bouley, Boston College (AP-1)
  • Bruce Eckman, Princeton (AP-2)
  • Pete Nagle, Colgate (AP-2)

Guards edit

  • Tom Jones, Harvard (AP-1)
  • Dave Zimmerman, Rutgers (AP-1)
  • Tom Jackson, Penn State (AP-2)
  • Joe Freschi, Princeton (AP-2)

Center edit

  • Fred Morris, Yale (AP-1)
  • John Egan, Boston College (AP-2)

Defense edit

Ends edit

  • Lou Gubitosa, Syracuse (AP-1)
  • John Cramer, Harvard (AP-1)
  • Mike Lettieri, Navy (AP-2)
  • Dick Luecke, Army (AP-2)

Tackles edit

  • Mike Reid, Penn State (AP-1)
  • Steve Smear, Penn State (AP-1)
  • Art Thoms, Syracuse (AP-1)
  • Steve Yarnell, Army (AP-2)
  • Rich Moore, Villanova (AP-2)

Middle Guard edit

  • Dick Sandler, Princeton (AP-2)

Linebackers edit

  • Dennis Onkotz, Penn State (AP-1)
  • Ken Johnson, Army (AP-1)
  • John Emery, Harvard (AP-1)
  • Dick Schrumpf, Colgate (AP-2)
  • Dick Kroner, Boston College (AP-2)
  • Dave Richner, Buffalo (AP-2)

Backs edit

  • Tony Kyasky, Syracuse (AP-1)
  • Jim McCall, Army (AP-1)
  • Pat Conway, Harvard (AP-1)
  • George Burrell, Penn (AP-2)
  • John Pollock, Rutgers (AP-2)
  • Cliff Ensley, Syracuse (AP-2)

Key edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Dick Couch (December 4, 1968). "Penn State, Army Pace All East Eleven". The Glens Falls Times. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.