1978 All-East football team

1978 All-East football team
All-East football team
1978 NCAA Division I-A football season
1976 1977 ← → 1979 1980

The 1978 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 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Offense

Quarterback

  • Chuck Fusina, Penn State (AP-1; UPI-1)

Running backs

  • Joseph H. Holland, Cornell (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Matt Suhey, Penn State (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Jeff Dufresne, Dartmouth (UPI-1)
  • Zachary Dixon, Temple (AP-2)

Tight end

  • Clennie Brundidge, Army (AP-1)
  • John Spagnola, Yale (UPI-1)

Wide receivers

  • Gordon Jones, Pitt (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Scott Fitzkee, Penn State (AP-1)

Tackles

  • Keith Dorney, Penn State (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Craig Wolfley, Syracuse (AP-1)
  • John Gallo, Rutgers (UPI-1)
  • Collin McCarty, Temple (AP-2)

Guards

  • Matt Carroll, Pitt (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Bob Brewer, Temple (AP-2; UPI-1)
  • Bob Hurley, Holy Cross (AP-1)

Center

  • Chuck Correal, Penn State (AP-1)
  • Chuck Johnston, Army (UPI-1)

Placekicker

  • Matt Bahr, Penn State (UPI-1)

Defense

Ends

  • Hugh Green, Pitt (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Chuck Schott, Army (AP-1)
  • Clint Streit, Yale (UPI-1)
  • Larry Kubin, Penn State (AP-2)

Tackles

  • Bruce Clark, Penn State (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Matt Millen, Penn State (AP-1; UPI-1)

Middle guard

  • Ed Steward, Rutgers (AP-1)
  • Pete Funke, Princeton (UPI-1)
  • David Logan, Pitt (AP-2)

Linebackers

  • Al Chesley, Pitt (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Lance Mehl, Penn State (AP-1)
  • Jim Collins, Syracuse (AP-1)
  • Bill Crowley, Yale (UPI-1)
  • Tom Kuchar, Dartmouth (UPI-1)

Defensive backs

  • Jeff Delaney, Pitt (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Pete Harris, Penn State (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Gregg Milo, Navy (AP-1; UPI-1)

Key

See also

References

  1. ^ "Penn State Dominates East Team". The Gettysburg Times. December 19, 1978. p. 14.
  2. ^ "UPI All-East College Football Team". The Hartford Courant. November 28, 1978. p. 54 – via Newspapers.com.