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The Top Ranked D1 Independent Football Players of the 1970s

 

Notes: The rankings are based on college stats. 

What players did in the pros does not factor into this list.

Ranking Explanation

 

Rnk Athlete Pos College
1 Tony Dorsett RB Pitt
2 John Cappelletti RB Penn St.
3 Chuck Fusina QB Penn St.
4 Joe Theismann QB Notre Dame
5 Ken MacAfee TE Notre Dame
6 Tom Clements QB Notre Dame
7 Ross Browner DL Notre Dame
8 Lydell Mitchell RB Penn St.
9 Vagas Ferguson RB Notre Dame
10 John Hufnagel QB Penn St.
11 George Rogers RB South Carolina
12 Matt Cavanaugh QB Pitt
13 Ernie Jennings WR Air Force
14 Eddie Lee Ivery RB Georgia Tech
15 Ron Simmons DL Florida St.
16 Walt Patulski DL Notre Dame
17 Don Strock QB Virginia Tech
18 Gary Huff QB Florida St.
19 Hugh Green DL Pitt
20 Bob Golic LB Notre Dame
21 Tom Brzoza OL Pitt
22 Bob Jury DB Pitt
23 Clarence Ellis DB Notre Dame
24 John Provost DB Holy Cross
25 Keith Dorney OL Penn St.
26 Bruce Clark DL Penn St.
27 Steve Niehaus DL Notre Dame
28 Al Krevis OL Boston College
29 Al Romano DL Pitt
30 Chet Moeller DB Navy
31 Eddie Edwards DL Miami
32 Elmo Wright WR Houston
33 Greg Buttle LB Penn St.
34 Greg Marx DL Notre Dame
35 Jack Ham LB Penn St.
36 Jeff Nixon DB Richmond
37 Jim Braxton TE West Virginia
38 John Skorupan LB Penn St.
39 Larry DiNardo OL Notre Dame
40 Mike Hartenstine DL Penn St.
41 Mike Townsend DB Notre Dame
42 Mike Woods LB Cincinnati
43 Peter Demmerle WR Notre Dame
44 Randy Sidler DL Penn St.
45 Rock Perdoni DL Georgia Tech
46 Smylie Gebhart DL Georgia Tech
47 Tom Myers DB Syracuse
48 Randy Rhino DB Georgia Tech
49 Gordon Jones WR Pitt
50 Nate Toran DL Rutgers
51 Tony Cristiani DL Miami
52 Clennie Brundidge TE Army
53 Danny Buggs WR West Virginia
54 Luther Bradley DB Notre Dame
55 Barry Smith WR Florida St.
56 Bruce Bannon DL Penn St.
57 Dave Casper TE Notre Dame
58 Dave Huffman OL Notre Dame
59 Dave Joyner OL Penn St.
60 Dave Manning OL Utah St.
61 Dennis Harrah OL Miami
62 Dick Adams DB Miami
63 Don Latimer DL Pitt
64 Ed O'Neil LB Penn St.
65 Ernie Hughes OL Notre Dame
66 Greg Collins LB Notre Dame
67 Jeff Delaney DB Pitt
68 Jeff Grantz QB South Carolina
69 Jim Corbett WR Pitt
70 Jim Hough OL Utah St.
71 Lance Mehl LB Penn St.
72 Lucius Sanford LB Georgia Tech
73 Mack Mitchell DL Houston
74 Mark Markovich OL Penn St.
75 Mickey Shuler TE Penn St.
76 Mike Fanning DL Notre Dame
77 Orderia Mitchell OL Air Force
78 Pete Harris DB Penn St.
79 Ralph Cindrich LB Pitt
80 Randy Holloway DL Pitt
81 Rhett Dawson WR Florida St.
82 Rick Kingrea LB Tulane
83 Robert Newhouse RB Houston
84 Skip Singletary OL Temple
85 Steve Schindler OL Boston College
86 Tim Foley OL Notre Dame
87 Tom Rafferty OL Penn St.
88 Tony Adams QB Utah St.
89 Chuck Schott DL Army
90 Craig Wolfley OL Syracuse
91 Leo Tierney OL Georgia Tech
92 Louie Giammona RB Utah St.
93 Tom Gatewood WR Notre Dame
94 Andre Herrera RB Southern Illinois
95 B.C. Williams OL West Virginia
96 Benjie Pryor TE Pitt
97 Bob Crable LB Notre Dame
98 Charlie Getty OL Penn St.
99 Charlie Hall DL Tulane
100 Chuck Zapiec LB Penn St.
101 Dale Farley LB West Virginia
102 Dave Lapham OL Syracuse
103 Dino Mangiero DL Rutgers
104 Gene Ogilvie DL Air Force
105 George Mays DL Army
106 Gerald Schultze OL West Virginia
107 Greg Murphy DL Penn St.
108 Harold Sears LB Miami
109 Jack Balorunos OL Penn St.
110 Jeff Sapp DL Navy
111 Jeris White DB Hawaii
112 Joe Ehrmann DL Syracuse
113 Joe Restic DB Notre Dame
114 John Matuszak DL Tampa
115 John Sturges DB Navy
116 Kurt Allerman LB Penn St.
117 Mike Creaney WR Notre Dame
118 Mike Siani WR Villanova
119 Monk Bonasorte DB Florida St.
120 Otis Wilson LB Louisville
121 Randy Cozens DL Pitt
122 Randy Crowder DL Penn St.
123 Randy Grossman TE Temple
124 Ray Preston LB Syracuse
125 Riley Odoms TE Houston
126 Rubin Carter DL Miami
127 Steve Bogosian DL Army
128 Steve Joachim QB Temple
129 Steve Sylvester OL Notre Dame
130 Wayne Inman OL East Carolina
131 Art Monk WR Syracuse
132 Bob Bell DL Cincinnati
133 Bob Rush OL Memphis
134 Burgess Owens DB Miami
135 Charlie Hall LB Houston
136 Dan Natale TE Penn St.
137 Dickie Harris DB South Carolina
138 Don Bessillieu DB Georgia Tech
139 Don Smith DL Miami
140 Eric Harris DB Memphis
141 Frank Pomarico OL Notre Dame
142 Fred Dean DL Louisiana Tech
143 Freddie Solomon QB Tampa
144 Gary Burley DL Pitt
145 Gerry DiNardo OL Notre Dame
146 Harold Randolph LB East Carolina
147 Irv Pankey OL Penn St.
148 Jackie Flowers WR Florida St.
149 Jim Thomas DB Florida St.
150 John Dampeer OL Notre Dame
151 John LeHeup DL South Carolina
152 John Nessel OL Penn St.
153 Keith Simpson DB Memphis
154 Lionel Antoine OL Southern Illinois
155 Matt Millen DL Penn St.
156 Mike Kadish DL Notre Dame
157 Rick Sanford DB South Carolina
158 Robert Giblin DB Houston
159 Steve Corbett OL Boston College
160 Tom Marvaso DB Cincinnati
161 Willie Fry DL Notre Dame
162 Willie Jones DL Florida St.

 

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