The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes five selectors as "official" for the 1974 season.
They are:[1] (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA);[2] (2) the Associated Press (AP) selected based on the votes of sports writers at AP newspapers;[3][4] (3) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) selected by the nation's football writers;[5] (4) the United Press International (UPI) selected based on the votes of sports writers at UPI newspapers;[6] and (5) the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WC).
The six unanimous All-Americans included running backs Archie Griffin of Ohio State (the 1974 Heisman Trophy winner), Joe Washington of Oklahoma, and Anthony Davis of USC.
The Oklahoma honorees were Joe Washington, Rod Shoate, receiver Tinker Owens, guard John Roush, center Kyle Davis, defensive tackle Lee Roy Selmon, middle guard Dewey Selmon, and defensive back Randy Hughes.
The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans for the year 1974 and displays which first-team designations they received.