1988 All-Southwest Conference football team explained

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

• Kendall Trainor, Arkansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Roman Anderson, Houston (UPI-2)

Punters

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

Return specialists

• Tyrone Thurman, Texas Tech (AP-1)

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

Notes and References

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