The 1974 Little All-America college football team, also known as the Small College All-America football team, is composed of college football players from small colleges and universities who were selected by the Associated Press (AP) as the best players at each position. For 1974, the AP selected three teams, each team having separate offensive and defensive platoons.
First team
Offense
Tight end - Mike Barber, Louisiana Tech
Wide receiver - Jim Myers, Kenyon
Offensive tackles - Caesar Douglas, Illinois Wesleyan; John Passanti, Western Illinois Offensive guards - Herb Scott, Virginia Union; Ray Sweeney, Delaware Center - Mark King, Troy State Quarterback - Jim McMillan, Boise State Running backs - Walter Payton, Jackson State; Everett Talbert, Mike Thomas, Nevada-Las Vegas
Defense
Defensive ends - Jerry Dahl, North Dakota State; Cleveland Elam, Tennessee State
Defensive tackles - Fred Dean, Louisiana Tech; Gary Johnson, Grambling
Middle guard - Glenn Fleming, Northeast Louisiana
Linebackers - Robert Brazile, Jackson State; Mike McDonald Catawba; Steve Yates, Western Carolina Defensive backs - Greg Grouwinkel, Nevada-Reno; Mark Johnson, Minnesota-Duluth; Virgil Livers, Western Kentucky
Second team
Offense
Tight end - Fred Coleman, Northeast Louisiana
Wide receiver - Dwight Duncombe, South Dakota
Offensive tackles - Brent Adams, Tennessee-Chattanooga; Greg Arnold, Capital
Offensive guards - Fred Pointer, Southwest Texas State; Da Schmitt, Coe
Center - John Brooks, Elizabeth City State
Quarterback - Mike Franckowiak, Central Michigan
Running backs - Vincent Allen, Indiana State; Don Hardeman, Texas A&I; Jim Van Wagner, Michigan Tech
Defense
Defensive ends - Lawrence Pillers, Alcorn State; Phil Wells, Cal Davis
Defensive tackles - John Bushong, Western Kentucky; Joe Ingersoll, Nevada-Las Vegas Middle guard - Alan Klein,, Southeastern Louisiana Linebackers - Jerry Janik, Texas A&I; Art Thomas, Wittenberg; Pete Yorkoski, Santa Clara Defensive backs - Ralph Gebhardt, Rochester; Tony Parisi, Wagner; Ed Pinkham, Allegheny
Third team
Offense
Tight end - Duane Spale, Midand
Wide receiver - Ron Gustafson, North Dakota
Offensive tackles - James Files, McNeese State; Larry McFarland, Texas A&I
Offensive guards - Coy Gibson, Wofford; Allen Haigler, Tennessee State
Center - Bob McAndrews, North Park
Quarterback - Lynn Hieber, Indiana (PA) Running backs - Tim Barrett, John Carroll; Nate Beasley, Delaware; Charles McDaniel, Louisiana Tech
Defense
Defensive ends - Elois Grooms, Tennessee Tech; Sam Miller, Delaware
Defensive tackles - Bill Chandler, Northwood Inst.; Dave Nygaard, Linfield
Middle guard - Bennie Barbour, Winston Salem State
Linebackers - Nick Buehler, UC Riverside; Tom Kozlosky, East Stroudsburg; Ron Rosenberg, Montana Defensive ends - Anthony Leonard, Virginia Union; Granville Lyons, Tennessee State; Glen Printers, Southern Colorado