1977 All-South Independent football team

The 1977 All-South Independent football team consists of American football players chosen by the Associated Press for their All-South independent teams for the 1977 NCAA Division I football season.

Offense

Quarterback Lloyd Patterson, Memphis (AP-1) Tom Rozantz, William and Mary (AP-2)

Running backs Larry Key, Florida State (AP-1) Ben Garry, Southern Mississippi (AP-1) Eddie Lee Ivery, Georgia Tech (AP-2) Calvin Prince, Louisville (AP-2)

Wide receivers Mike Shumann, Florida State (AP-1) Keith Wright, Memphis (AP-1) John Floyd, Louisiana-Monroe (AP-2) Terry Gallagher, East Carolina (AP-2)

Tight end Ernest Gray, Memphis (AP-1) Marc Mitchell, Louisville (AP-2)

Tackles Eric Smith, Southern Mississippi (AP-1) Eric Laakso, Tulane (AP-1) Jerome Provence, South Carolina (AP-2) Dudley Johnson, William and Mary (AP-2)

Guards Wade Johnson, Florida State (AP-1) Wayne Bolt, East Carolina (AP-1) Amos Fowler, Southern Mississippi (AP-2) Randy Pass, Georgia Tech (AP-2)

Center Hank Zimmerman, William and Mary (AP-1) Danny Clancey, South Carolina (AP-2)

Defense

Defensive ends Willie Jones, Florida State (AP-1) Zachary Valentine, East Carolina (AP-1) Melvin Martin, William and Mary (AP-2) Bobby Smithhart, Southern Mississippi (AP-2)

Defensive tackles Stoney Parker, Southern Mississippi (AP-1) Don Smith, Miami (AP-1) Don Latimer, Miami (AP-1) Tom Abood, Louisville (AP-2) Mike Blanton, Georgia Tech (AP-2) Ron Simmons, Florida State (AP-2)

Linebackers Lucious Sanford, Georgia Tech (AP-1) Harold Randolph, East Carolina (AP-1) Rick Razzano, Virginia Tech (AP-1) Keith Butler, Memphis (AP-2) Otis Wilson, Louisville (AP-2) Mackel Harris, Georgia Tech (AP-2)

Defensive backs Jeff Nixon, Richmond (AP-1) Gerald Hall, East Carolina (AP-1) Nat Terry, Florida State (AP-1) Gene Bunn, Virginia Tech (AP-2) Bryan Ferguson, Miami (AP-2)

Special teams

Kicker Ed Murray, Tulane (AP-1) Britt Parrish, South Carolina (AP-2)

Punter Max Runager, South Carolina (AP-1)

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