The 1971 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. For 1971, the AP selected three teams, each team having separate offensive and defensive platoons.
First-team quarterback Gary Wichard of C. W. Post was a prolific passer.
Terry Metcalf of Long Beach State was a first-team running back in both 1970 and 1971.
Running back Gardy Kahoe was the main offensive weapon for the AP/UPI small college champion 1971 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team. He rushed for 1,216 yards and 23 touchdowns in 10 regular season games. He added another 112 yards in the Boardwalk Bowl.
First team Position Player Team Offense QB Gary Wichard C. W. Post RB Gardy Kahoe Delaware Bruce Laird American International Terry Metcalf Long Beach State E Jerome Barkum Jackson State Eldridge Small Texas A&I T Lionel Antoine Southern Illinois Ron Mikolajczyk Tampa G Wayne Dorton Arkansas State Solomon Freelon Grambling C John Hill Lehigh Defense DE Kelvin Korver Northwestern (IA) John Mendenhall Grambling DT Larry Brooks Virginia State Steve Williams Western Carolina MG Sammy Gellerstedt Tampa LB Harry Gooden Alcorn A&M Jim LeClair North Dakota Jim Youngblood Tennessee Tech DB Cliff Brooks Tennessee State Levi Johnson Texas A&I Dennis Meyer Arkansas State
Second team Position Player Team Offense QB Joe Gilliam Tennessee State RB Dave Bigler Morningside Ole Gunderson St. Olaf Calvin Harrell Arkansas State E Jeff Baker USIU Rick Thone Arkansas Tech T Rod Cason Angelo State Bruce Nichols Jacksonville State G Gene Macken South Dakota John Nuttal Northern Arizona C Charlie Powell McNeese State Defense DE Grail Kister Northern Colorado Ken Sanders Howard Payne DT Clinton Brown Hayward State Dave Pureifory Eastern Michigan MG Roosevelt Manning Northeastern Oklahoma State LB Whitey Baun Wittenberg Tim Kearney Northern Michigan Greg Wright Troy State DB Mike Holmes Texas Southern Dan Martinsen North Dakota Tom Rezzuti Northeastern
Third team Position Player Team Offense QB Ken Lantrip Louisiana Tech RB Don Aleksiweicz Hobart Don Heater Montana Tech Charles Jessamy Kansas Wesleyan E Tom Hoffman Idaho State Kalle Konston RPI T Ron Haines Rochester Steve Okoniewski Montana G Fred Blackhurst Westminster (PA) Jim Osborne Southern C Ron Sani Santa Clara Defense DE Dave Snesrud Hamline Jim Stone Hawaii DT Doug Cowan Puget Sound Theodore Washington Mississippi Valley State MG Chris Richardson Louisiana Tech LB Pete Contaldi Montclair State Sam Cvijanovich Cal Lutheran Mike Leidy Hampden–Sydney DB Ron Collier Central Missouri Saylor Fox Newberry Bob Kroll Northern Michigan
See also 1971 College Football All-America Team
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