1976 Nebraska football honors

ALL AMERICA
MIKE FULTZ, DT ...........UPI, FBN, TSN, WC
DAVE BUTTERFIELD, DB .....UPI, AFC, FBN, WC
VINCE FERRAGAMO, QB ....................FBN
Second Team
Clete Pillen, LB ...................UPI, AP
Third Team
Vince Ferragamo, QB .....................AP
Dave Butterfield, DB ....................AP
Honorable Mention
Bob Lingenfelter, OT ..........UPI, AP, FBN
Vince Ferragamo, QB ....................UPI
Dan Schmidt, OG .........................AP
Greg Jorgensen, OG .....................FBN
Ray Phillips, DE ........................AP
Mike Fultz, DT ..........................AP
Ron Pruitt, DT .........................FBN
Clete Pillen, LB .......................FBN

ALL BIG 8
VINCE FERRAGAMO, QB ...........UPI, AP, OWH
CLETE PILLEN, LB ..............UPI, AP, OWH
RAY PHILLIPS, DE ..............UPI, AP, OWH
DAVE BUTTERFIELD, DB ..........UPI, AP, OWH
MIKE FULTZ, DT ................UPI, AP, OWH
BOB LINGENFELTER, OT ..........UPI, AP, OWH
DAN SCHMIDT, OG ....................AP, OWH
Second Team
Bobby Thomas, SE .......................UPI
Ken Spaeth, TE .........................UPI
Dan Schmidt, OG ........................UPI
Al Eveland, K ..........................UPI
Steve Hoins, OT .........................AP
Chuck Malito, SE ........................AP
Ron Pruitt, DT ..........................AP
Honorable Mention
Ken Spaeth, TE ..........................AP
Greg Jorgensen, OG ......................AP
Bobby Thomas, SE ...................AP, OWH
Chuck Malito, SE .......................OWH
Tom Davis, C ...........................OWH
Dave Shamblin, WB ......................OWH
Larry Valasek, DB ......................OWH

SPECIAL AWARDS
CLETE PILLEN, LB ............UPI Big 8 Def.
                             Player of Year
VINCE FERRAGAMO, QB ........NFF Scholarship

ACADEMIC ALL AMERICAN
VINCE FERRAGAMO
TED HARVEY

ACADEMIC ALL BIG 8
VINCE FERRAGAMO, QB ............Second Time
DAVE SHAMBLIN, SE ....................First
JEFF PULLEN, MG ......................First
RON PRUITT, DT .......................First
TED HARVEY, DB .......................First
DAVE BUTTERFIELD, DB .................First
RANDY LESSMAN, P .....................First


Abbreviation key
AFC ....... American Football Coaches Assn.
AP ....................... Associated Press
FBN ......................... Football News
NFF .......... National Football Foundation
OWH .................... Omaha World-Herald
TSN ..................... The Sporting News
UPI ............ United Press International
WC ............................ Walter Camp