1988 All-South Independent football team explained

The 1988 All-South Independent football team^[1] consists of American football players chosen by the Associated Press for their All-South independent teams for the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Offense

Quarterback

• Steve Walsh, Miami (AP-1)
• Chip Ferguson, Florida State (AP-2)

Running backs

• Cleveland Gary, Miami (AP-1)
• Deon Booker, Louisville (AP-1)
• Sammie Smith, Florida State (AP-2)
• Shelton Gandy, Southern Miss (AP-2)
• Michael Pierce, Tulane (AP-2)

Wide receivers

• Terry Anthony, Florida State (AP-1)
• Andre Brown, Miami (AP-1)
• Ronald Lewis, Florida State (AP-2)
• Charles Wilson, Memphis (AP-2)

Tight ends

• Rod Chudzinski, Miami (AP-1)
• Chad Fortune, Louisville (AP-2)

Offensive tackles

• Pat Tomberlin, Florida State (AP-1)
• John O’Neill, Miami (AP-1)
• Joey Ionata, Florida State (AP-2)
• Todd Grantham, Virginia Tech (AP-2)

Offensive guards

• Jason Kuipers, Florida State (AP-1)
• Reid Bennett, Memphis (AP-1)
• Mike Sullivan, Miami (AP-2)
• Keith Zimmerman, Louisiana-Lafayette (AP-2)

Centers

• Randy Harwell, South Carolina (AP-1)
• Allen Douglas, Louisville (AP-2)

Defense

Defensive ends

• Chris Gannon, Louisiana-Lafayette (AP-1)
• Bill Hawkins, Miami (AP-1)
• Kevin Hendrix, South Carolina (AP-2)

Defensive tackles

• Odell Haggins, Florida State (AP-1)
• Horacio Moronta, Virginia Tech (AP-1)
• Steve Gabbard, Florida State (AP-2)
• Tory Epps, Memphis (AP-2)
• Russell Maryland, Miami (AP-2)

Linebackers

• Patrick Hinton, South Carolina (AP-1)
• Maurice Crum, Miami (AP-1)
• Mark Sander, Louisville (AP-1)
• Kelvin Smith, Florida State (AP-2)
• Anthony Thompson, East Carolina (AP-2)
• George Hill, Southern Miss (AP-2)
• Damon Young, Memphis (AP-2)

Defensive backs

• Deion Sanders, Florida State (AP-1)
• Bubba McDowell, Miami (AP-1)
• James Henry, Southern Miss (AP-2)
• Robert Robinson, South Carolina (AP-2)

Safeties

• Ron Rabune, South Carolina (AP-1)
• Eddie Moose, Memphis (AP-1)

Special teams

Kicker

• Colin Mackie, South Carolina (AP-1)

Punter

• Rodney Price, South Carolina (AP-1)
• Billy Knighten, Southern Miss (AP-2)

References

1. Book: The Albany Herald . The Albany Herald . en.