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1974 All-Pacific-8 Conference Football Team
The 1974 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Pacific-8 Conference teams for the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Offensive selections Quarterbacks * Steve Bartkowski, California Running backs * Anthony Davis, USC * Chuck Muncie, California Wide receivers * Steve Rivera, California * Norm Andersen, UCLA Tight ends * Jim Obradovich, USC Tackles * Jeff Hart, Oregon State * Marvin Powell, USC Guards * Steve Ostermann, Washington State * Bill Bain, USC Centers * Geoff Reece, Washington State Defensive selections Linemen * Gary Jeter, USC * Art Riley, USC * Pat Donovan, Stanford Linebackers * Gary Larsen, Washington State * Ed Powell, USC * Gordon Riegel, Stanford * Richard Wood, USC Defensive backs * Marvin Cobb, USC * Steve Donnelly, Oregon * Charles Phillips, USC * Danny Reece, USC Special teams Placekicker * Chris Limahelu, USC Punter *Skip Boyd, Washington Key See also *197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with possession of the oval-shaped football, attempts to advance down the field by running with the ball or passing it, while the defense, the team without possession of the ball, aims to stop the offense's advance and to take control of the ball for themselves. The offense must advance at least ten yards in four downs or plays; if they fail, they turn over the football to the defense, but if they succeed, they are given a new set of four downs to continue the Glossary of American football#drive, drive. Points are scored primarily by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone for a touchdown or kicking the ball through the opponent's goalposts for a field goal. The team with the most points at the end of a game wins. American foot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 Washington State Cougars Football Team
The 1974 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their seventh season under head coach Jim Sweeney, the Cougars compiled a 2–9 record (1–6 in Pac-8, seventh), and were outscored 272 to 162. The team's statistical leaders included John Hopkins with 522 passing yards, Ron Cheatham with 616 rushing yards, and Carl Barschig with 423 receiving yards. In Eugene, the Cougars defeated Oregon for the fourth straight year; it was WSU's only conference victory, and the Ducks went winless in the Pac-8. The Cougars had an opportunity for an unprecedented third consecutive victory over rival Washington, but lost by seven points in Spokane. This was the first season for the concrete north grandstand at Martin Stadium, the student section was formerly a wooden grandstand constructed in the 1930s as part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 College Football All-America Team
The 1974 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1974. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes five selectors as "official" for the 1974 season. They are: (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA); (2) the Associated Press (AP) selected based on the votes of sports writers at AP newspapers; (3) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) selected by the nation's football writers; (4) the United Press International (UPI) selected based on the votes of sports writers at UPI newspapers; and (5) the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WC). Other selectors included ''Football News'' (FN), the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), ''The Sporting News'' (TSN), and ''Time'' magazine. Six players were selected unanimously by all five of the official selectors. The six unanimous All-Americans inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 Washington Huskies Football Team
The 1974 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In its 18th and final season under head coach the team compiled a 5–6 record, finished in a tie for fifth place in the Pacific-8 Conference, and was outscored by its opponents by a combined total Linebacker Cornelius Chenevert was selected as the team's most valuable player, and the team captains were Willie Hendricks, Bob Martin, Dave Pear, and Ray Pinney. Days after the season concluded with an Apple Cup victory at 47-year-old Owens stepped down as succeeded him Schedule Roster : NFL draft selections Three University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1975 NFL draft The 1975 National Football League draft was held January 28–29, 1975, at the New York Hilton at Rockefeller Center in New York City, New York. With the first overall pick of the draft, the Atlanta Falcons selected qua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Limahelu
Chris Limahelu (October 16, 1950 – April 7, 2010) was placekicker for the USC Trojans football team during the 1973 and 1974 seasons when John McKay was the head coach. Only and during his playing career, he is remembered for setting new team records. His 47-yard field goal at the 1974 Rose Bowl game was the longest ever by a Trojan, breaking a 64-year-old Trojan record, and it became the second longest field goal in Rose Bowl history. By the end of his career in 1975, Limahelu had kicked three of the five longest field goals in USC football history, a record which stood until Steve Jordan's 52-yard kicks, one in 1982 and another in 1983, and Don Shafer's 60-yard kick in 1985. Early years Limahelu was born in Ternate, Indonesia. His family moved to the Netherlands when he was an infant, and by the time he was ten years old, he had learned to play soccer and had begun developing his kicking technique. His family then moved to the United States, where he attended South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Reece
Danny Reece (born January 28, 1955 in San Pedro, California) is an American retired football cornerback. Family Daniel Reece Jr., his son is a former professional fighter. After starting his fight career at The University of Nevada, Las Vegas with their boxing team, where he was a two time western regional champion and the 2006 national champion in the welterweight division, Daniel turned professional. He was undefeated in seven professional bouts before an eye injury forced him into an early retirement in 2010. He returned to the fight game in 2012, this time competing as a mixed martial artist. His MMA career was also short lived as the same eye injury that had forced his retirement from boxing led to his loss of vision in one eye and subsequent second retirement. Childhood Danny grew up with 8 siblings—5 brothers and 3 sisters, most of them younger. His brothers also played collegiate football, but Danny was the only one who played professionally. His father, Lloyd Reece, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 Oregon Webfoots Football Team
The 1974 Oregon Webfoots football team represented the University of Oregon in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Led by first-year head coach Don Read, the Ducks compiled a record and were outscored 330 to 116. Home games were played in Eugene at Autzen Stadium. A former head coach at Portland State, Read had been an Oregon assistant for two years (quarterbacks, receivers); he was promoted in early January, immediately after Dick Enright was fired by athletic director Norv Ritchey. Through , this is the most recent season that Oregon football finished last in conference and is widely considered to be the worst season in program history. Schedule Roster : All-conference One Oregon senior was named to the All-Pac-8 team; safety Steve Donnelly was a repeat selection. NFL Draft Two Oregon seniors were selected in the draft; tight end Russ Francis (16th) and defensive end George Martin (262nd); Francis sat out the 1974 seas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvin Cobb
Marvin Lawrence Cobb (born August 6, 1953) is a former American football safety in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 11th round of the 1975 NFL Draft. He played high school football at Notre Dame High School in Riverside, California and college football at USC, where he also played shortstop on the baseball team. With USC, Cobb played on 2 College World Series champion baseball teams (1973 and 1974) and 2 National Champion football teams (1972 and 1974). Cobb played 5 seasons for the Bengals, from 1975 to 1979. During those five years he played in 71 games, starting 54 and making 13 interceptions, playing as both a free safety and strong safety. He also served as a kick returner occasionally, returning five punts and one kickoff between 1975 and 1977. In 1977, he also got to play a little on offense. In a game against the San Diego Chargers on October 2, Cobb threw an incomplete pass. In a Monday Night Football game against the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Wood (American Football)
Richard Marlon Wood (born May 31, 1953) is a former American football All-American linebacker who played for the New York Jets and Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He was the team captain and leading tackler of the Buccaneers' early teams, coached by John McKay. Wood has been a coach in the NFL, International leagues, college and in high school. High school career Wood played high school football for Thomas Jefferson High School in Elizabeth, New Jersey. College career Wood attended the University of Southern California as a student and football player. There he was a three-time All-American for the University of Southern California Trojans during the 1972-74 seasons. The Trojans football team won two National Championships during Wood's years there. He was a modest-sized player for an NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly NCAA Division I-A) linebacker, but made up for his lack of size with lightning speed, stamina, and hard-hitting tackles. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 Stanford Cardinals Football Team ...
The 1974 Stanford Cardinals football team represented Stanford University in the Pacific-8 Conference during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Led by third-year head coach Jack Christiansen, the Cardinals were 5–4–2 overall (5–1–1 in Pac-8, second) and played home games on campus at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California. Schedule : References External links Game program: Stanford at Washington State– October 26, 1974 {{Stanford Cardinal football navbox Stanford Stanford Cardinal football seasons Stanford Cardinals football The Stanford Cardinal football program represents Stanford University in college football at the NCAA Division I FBS level and is a member of the Pac-12 Conference's North Division. The team is known as the Cardinal, adopted prior to the 1982 seas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Jeter
Gary Michael Jeter (January 24, 1955 – March 9, 2016) was a professional American football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). An All-American at the University of Southern California in 1976, Jeter was drafted by the New York Giants in the first round (fifth overall) in the 1977 NFL Draft. College career After his graduation from Cathedral Latin School, Cleveland, Ohio, Jeter started every game at Defensive end for USC from his 3rd game in 1974 until his final game in the Rose Bowl in 1977 and was a member of 1974 National Championship team. In 1976 First-team All-American and while at USC he started in three Rose Bowls (1974, 1975, and 1977). He was a three-time All-Conference First-team (1974, 1975, 1976) and won USC's Defensive Player of the Year Award in 1975. Professional career Jeter played in 13 NFL seasons from 1977 to 1989 for the New York Giants, Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots. During his professional career, he amassed 79 sacks. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoff Reece
Geoffrey Robert Reece (born May 16, 1952) is a former professional American football player, a center who played in three NFL seasons from 1976–1978 for the Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, and Baltimore Colts. Born and raised in Everett, Washington, Reece graduated from its Cascade High School, and played college football at Washington State University in Pullman under head coach Jim Sweeney. He was all-conference twice in the Pacific-8, and All-American as a senior. After the 1974 season, Reece played in the Blue-Gray Game, East-West Shine Game, and the Senior Bowl. He was inducted into the WSU athletics hall of fame in 2015. Selected in the third round of the 1975 NFL Draft by the Rams, a knee injury in the College All-Star Game on August 1 sidelined Reece for his rookie season in 1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * Jan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
