1988 All-Southwest Conference football team

The 1988 All-Southwest Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Southwest Conference teams for the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The selectors for the 1988 season included the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press International (UPI).

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

  • Quinn Grovey, Arkansas (AP-1; UPI-2)
  • Billy Joe Tolliver, Texas Tech (UPI-1)

Running backs

  • Darren Lewis, Texas A&M (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Eric Metcalf, Texas (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Barry Foster, Arkansas (UPI-2)
  • Chuck Weatherspoon, Houston (UPI-2)

Tight ends

  • Billy Winston, Arkansas (AP-1; UPI-2)

Wide receivers

  • Jason Phillips, Houston (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Jason Dixon, Houston (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Tony Jones, Texas (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Jarrod Delaney, TCU (UPI-2)
  • Mike Boudousquie, Rice (UPI-2)

Tackles

  • Matt McCall, Texas A&M (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Jim Mabry, Arkansas (AP-1; UPI-2)
  • Charles Odiorne, Texas Tech (UPI-1)
  • Mark Bass, Baylor (UPI-2)

Guards

  • Fred Childress, Arkansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Jerry Fontenot, Texas A&M (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Richmond Webb, Texas A&M (UPI-2)
  • Mark Henry, Arkansas (UPI-2)

Centers

  • Courtney Hall, Rice (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Elbert Crawford, Arkansas (AP-2)
  • Bobby Sign, Baylor (UPI-2)

Defensive selections

Defensive lineman

  • Wayne Martin, Arkansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Glenn Montgomery, Houston (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Tracy Simien, TCU (AP-1; UPI-2)
  • Mitchell Benson, TCU (AP-1)
  • Desmond Royal, Texas Tech (UPI-1)
  • Kerry Crawford, Arkansas (AP-2; UPI-2)
  • Michael Shepherd, Arkansas (AP-2; UPI-1)
  • Alfred Oglesby, Houston (UPI-2)
  • Kerry Lynch, Texas Tech (UPI-2)

Linebackers

  • Britt Hager, Texas (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • John Roper, Texas A&M (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Kerry Owens, Arkansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Aaron Wallace, Texas A&M (AP-1; UPI-2)
  • James Francis, Baylor (UPI-2)
  • Gary Joe Kinne, Baylor (UPI-2)

Secondary

  • Steve Atwater, Arkansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Falanda Newton, TCU (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Johnnie Jackson, Houston (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Mickey Washington, Texas A&M (UPI-1)
  • Patrick Williams, Arkansas (AP-2; UPI-2)
  • Richard Brothers, Arkansas (AP-2)
  • Robert Blackmon, Baylor (UPI-2)
  • Alex Morris, Texas A&M (UPI-2)
  • Donald Harris, Texas Tech (UPI-2)

Special teams

Placekickers

Punters

  • Bobby Lilljedahl, Texas (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Jamie Simmons, Texas Tech (UPI-2)

Return specialists

Miscellaneous

  • Offensive Player of the Year: Darren Lewis, Texas A&M (AP; UPI)
  • Defensive Player of the Year: Wayne Martin, Arkansas (AP; UPI)
  • Coach of the Year: Ken Hatfield, Arkansas (AP; UPI)
  • Offensive Newcomer of the Year: Robert Wilson, Texas A&M (AP)
  • Defensive Newcomer of the Year: Willie Mack Garza, Texas (AP)
  • Conference champion: Arkansas Razorbacks

Key

AP = Associated Press[1]

UPI = United Press International[2]

Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UPI

See also

1988 College Football All-America Team

References

  1. ^ "Hogs Dominate All-SWC Team". The Victoria Advocate. November 30, 1988. p. 1B.
  2. ^ "All-Southwest Conference football team". December 5, 1988.