The 1975 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team consists of

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players chosen by the

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(UPI) and the conference coaches as the best players by position in the

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during the

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. The UPI selections included players from non-Pac-8 teams. The

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won the Pac-8 championship and was ranked No. 5 in the final

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. Four UCLA players were selected to the first team: quarterback

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; guards

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and Phil McKinnely; and defensive tackle

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Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

, UCLA (Coaches-1) *

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, San Diego State (UPI-1)

Running backs

* Ricky Bell, USC (UPI-1; Coaches-1) * Chuck Muncie, California (UPI-1; Coaches-1)

Wide receivers

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, California (UPI-1; Coaches-1) * Tony Hill, Stanford (UPI-1; Coaches-1)

Tight ends

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, Stanford (UPI-1; Coaches-1)

Tackles

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, California (UPI-1; Coaches-1) * Marvin Powell, USC (UPI-1; Coaches-1)

Guards

, UCLA (UPI-1; Coaches-1) * Phil McKinnely, UCLA (UPI-1; Coaches-1) * Alex Karakozoff, Stanford (Coaches-1)

Centers

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, Washington (UPI-1; Coaches-1)

Defensive selections

Defensive ends

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, USC (UPI-1; Coaches-1) * Duncan McColl, Stanford (UPI-1; Coaches-1)

Defensive tackles

, UCLA (UPI-1; Coaches-1) * Mark Husfloen, Washington State (UPI-1)

Linebackers

* Phil Heck, California (UPI-1) * Bob Horn, Oregon State (UPI-1; Coaches-1) * Dan Lloyd, Washington (UPI-1; Coaches-1) * Kevin Bruce, USC (Coaches-1) * Geb Church, Stanford (Coaches-1)

Defensive backs

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, Washington (UPI-1; Coaches-1) *

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, Oregon (UPI-1; Coaches-1) * Danny Reece, USC (UPI-1; Coaches-1) * Chuck Wills, Oregon (UPI-1; Coaches-)

Special teams

Placekicker

* Mike Langford, Stanford (UPI-1; Coaches-1)

Punter

* Gavin Hedrick, Washington State (UPI-1; Coaches-1)

Key

UPI =

Coaches = Pacific-8 football coaches

References

{{All-Pacific-12 football teams All-Pacific-8 Conference Football Team All-Pac-12 Conference football teams