The 1964 Little All-America college football team is composed of college football players from small colleges and universities who were selected by the Associated Press (AP) as the best players at each position.
Separate defensive teams edit
For 1964, the AP resumed selecting separate offensive and defensive teams. They had done so previously in 1951 and 1952, but in 1953 returned to the older tradition of selecting eleven players on a team, without regard to offensive or defensive specialization. Another change adopted in 1964 was the specialization of the selection of backs. Previously, the AP had simply selected four "backs" without regard to their roles as quarterback, halfback, or fullback. The 1964 offensive units chose players in those specific roles, and the defensive units chose included both defensive halfbacks and safeties.[1]
Backfield edit
Senior quarterback Charlie Green led the 1964 Wittenberg Tigers football team to their third consecutive undefeated season and the No. 1 ranking in the AP small college rankings. He passed for 5,739 yards in four years at Wittenberg.[1] He was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.[2]
Junior halfback Randy Schultz of the State College of Iowa Panthers received first-team honors after tallying more rushing yards than all the Panthers' opponents.[1]
Halfback Gerald Allen of Omaha received first-team honors despite having missed part of the season with a leg injury. He rushed for 213 yards against Bradley.[3]
William Cline, a triple-threat tailback for the Tangerine Bowl champion 1964 East Carolina Pirates football team, was also named to the first team.[4]
Others edit
Otis Taylor helped lead the undefeated 1964 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team to the black college national championship. He was selected to the first team as an end and later spent 11 years with the Kansas City Chiefs, leading the AFL in receiving touchdowns in 1967, and the NFL in receiving yards in 1971.
Alphonse Dotson, a 268-pound offensive tackle for Grambling, also received first-team honors on one of the major All-America teams.[5]
First team edit
Offense edit
- Quarterback - Charlie Green (senior, 6'0", 170 pounds), Wittenberg
- Halfback - Gerald Allen (junior, 6'1", 202 pounds), Omaha
- Halfback - William Cline (senior, 5'11", 178 pounds), East Carolina
- Fullback - Randy Schultz (junior, 6'1", 200 pounds), State College of Iowa
- End - Otis Taylor (senior, 6'4", 210 pounds), Prairie View
- End - Tom Mitchell (junior, 6'2", 212 pounds), Bucknell
- Tackle - William Fuller (senior, 6'4", 240 pounds), Sacramento State
- Tackle - Alphonse Dotson (senior, 6'5", 268 pounds), Grambling
- Guard - Dan Summers (junior, 6'2", 218 pounds), Arkansas State
- Guard - Walter Johnson (junior, 6'3", 260 pounds), Los Angeles State
- Center - Norman Musser (senior, 5'10", 190 pounds), Linfield
Defense edit
- Defensive end - Milt Morin (junior, 6'4", 248 pounds), UMass
- Defensive end - Dave Jauqut (senior, 6'1", 195 pounds), St. Norbert
- Defensive tackle - John Smith (senior, 6'3", 245 pounds), Maryland State
- Defensive tackle - Robert Burles (junior, 6'3", 220 pounds), Willamette
- Linebacker - Dale Lindsey (junior, 6'3", 215 pounds), Western Kentucky
- Linebacker - Louis Pastorini (junior, 5'11", 200 pounds), Santa Clara
- Linebacker - Dick Giessuebel (senior, 5'11", 195 pounds), Upsala
- Halfback - Jerry Cole (senior, 6'4", 225 pounds), Southwest Texas
- Halfback - Robert Hardy (senior, 5'10", 175 pounds), Washburn
- Safety - Jerry Harris (senior, 5'11", 170 pounds), Chattanooga
- Safety - Jimbo Pearson (senior, 5'10", 170 pounds), Middle Tennessee
Second team edit
Offense edit
- Quarterback - Ben Monroe, Maryville (Tennessee)
- Halfback - Jim Allison, San Diego State
- Halfback - Allen Smith, Findlay
- Fullback - Dave Heide, Concordia (Minnesota)
- End - James Galmin, Tampa
- End - Rich Kotite, Wagner
- Tackle - Dave Grant, Northeast Missouri
- Tackle - Gordon Bossos, Amherst
- Guard - Pat Stump, Northern Michigan
- Guard - Robert Sundberg, Minot State
- Center - Marvin Peterson, Pacific Lutheran
Defense edit
- Defensive end - John Beane, West Virginia Tech
- Defensive end - Gary DeColati, Montana State
- Defensive tackle - Larry Hand, Appalachian
- Defensive tackle - Jerry Jacobs, North Dakota
- Linebacker - Dan Davis, University of the South
- Linebacker - Jack Hambelton, Lewis & Clark
- Linebacker - Dave Jones, Fort Hays
- Halfback - Jeff Kremer, Winona State
- Halfback - Timothy Chilcutt, Austin Peay
- Safety - Jerry Wonder, Luther
- Safety - Randy Jackson, Texas A&I
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "Little All-America: SCI's Randy Schultz Honored". Sioux City Journal. December 1, 1964. p. B2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "This former BCC coach was just inducted into the National College Football Hall of Fame". Battle Creek Enquirer. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ "Locker Roomers". December 3, 1964. p. 67 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cline, Morin Cop Honors". The Orlando Sentinel. December 1, 1964. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Murray Olderman (November 17, 1964). "NEA All-American Teams Are Split Into Platoons". Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune – via Newspapers.com.