1977 All-East football team explained

The 1977 All-East football team consists of American football players chosen by various selectors as the best players at each position among the Eastern colleges and universities during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season.

Offense

Quarterback

• Leamon Hall, Army (AP-1)
• Matt Cavanaugh, Pitt (UPI-1)
• Bill Hurley, Syracuse (AP-2)

Running backs

• John Pagliaro, Yale (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Henry White, Colgate (AP-2; UPI-1)
• Joe Gattuso, Navy (AP-1)
• Elliott Walker, Pitt (UPI-1)
• Vince Thompson, Villanova (AP-2)

Tight end

• Mickey Shuler, Penn State (AP-1)
• Steve Gaustad, Pitt (AP-2)

Wide receivers

• Clennie Brundidge, Army (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Gordon Jones, Pitt (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Jimmy Cefalo, Penn State (AP-2)
• Steve Watson, Temple (AP-2)

Tackles

• Keith Dorney, Penn State (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Matt Carroll, Pitt (AP-1)
• Rick Doell, Colgate (UPI-1)
• Jim McDonnell, Yale (AP-2)
• Joe Oliver, Army (AP-2)

Guards

• Steve Carfora, Yale (AP-1; UPI-1)
• John Schmeding, Boston College (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Bob Hurley, Holy Cross (AP-2)
• Ken Zunic, Villanova (AP-2)

Center

• Tom Brzoza, Pitt (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Michael Foley, Colgate (AP-2)

Kicker

• Dave Jacobs, Syracuse (UPI-1)

Defense

Ends

• Hugh Green, Pitt (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Chuck Schott, Army (AP-1)
• Bill Banks, Penn State (UPI-1)
• Bob Baggott, Harvard (AP-2)
• Gary Hartwig, Colgate (AP-2)

Tackles

• Randy Holloway, Pitt (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Ken Clarke, Syracuse (AP-1)
• Gregg Robinson, Dartmouth (UPI-1)
• Dan Gray, Rutgers (AP-2)
• Fred Smerlas, Boston College (AP-2)

Middle guard

• Randy Sidler, Penn State (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Joe Jelich, West Virginia (AP-2)

Linebackers

• Rick Donaldson, Penn State (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Rich Scudellari, Boston College (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Doug Curtis, Colgate (AP-1)
• Ron Hostetler, Penn State (UPI-1)
• Al Chesley, Pitt (AP-2)
• John Hilliard, Army (AP-2)
• Jeff Macerelli, West Virginia (AP-2)

Defensive backs

• Bob Jury, Pitt (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Larry King, Syracuse (AP-1; UPI-1)
• John Sturges, Navy (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Mike Galpin, Navy (AP-2)
• Neil Hutton, Penn State (AP-2)
• J. C. Wilson, Pitt (AP-2)

Punters

• Jim Walton, Boston College (UPI-1)

Key

• AP = Associated Press^[1]
• UPI = United Press International^[2]

See also

• 1977 College Football All-America Team

Notes and References

1. News: Five Repeaters Heading Up AP All-East Football Team. The Courier-Express. December 1, 1977. 19. Newspapers.com.
2. News: Pagliaro, Carfora on All-East squad. The Morning Record and Journal. November 29, 1977. 10.