University of Oklahoma Athletics

Academic All-Americans

OU Football History & Tradition

Ty Darlington

Academic All-America football teams have been selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) since 1952. To be eligible for consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.3 on a scale of 4.0, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director.

Academic All-Americans
Year
 Student-Athlete Team
Pos.
OU Letters
 Hometown
2021 Pat Fields 1st S 2018-pres. Tulsa, Okla.
2020 Pat Fields 2nd S 2018-pres. Tulsa, Okla.
2019 Connor McGinnis 2nd
QB
2016-2019
 Oklahoma City, Okla.
2015 Ty Darlington 1st
C
2012-2015
 Apopka, Fla.
2014 Ty Darlington 1st
C
2012-2015
 Apopka, Fla.
2013 Gabe Ikard^ 1st
C
2010-2013
 Oklahoma City, Okla.
2012 Gabe Ikard 1st
C
2010-2013
 Oklahoma City, Okla.
2011 Gabe Ikard 2nd
OL
2010-2013
 Oklahoma City, Okla.
2010 Brian Lepak 2nd
OL
2009-2010
 Claremore, Okla.
2008 DeMarco Murray 2nd
RB
2007-2010
 Las Vegas, Nev.
2008 Sam Bradford 2nd
QB
2007-2009
 Oklahoma City, Okla.
2003 Renaldo Works 2nd RB 2000-2003 Tulsa, Okla.
1987 Todd Thomsen 2nd
K
1985-1988
 Sapulpa, Okla.
1987 Anthony Phillips 2nd
OL
1985-1988
 Tulsa, Okla.
1986
 Brian Bosworth 1st
LB
1984-1986
 Irving, Texas
1985 Anthony Phillips 2nd OG 1985-1988 Tulsa, Okla.
1980
 Jay Jimerson 1st
DB
1977-1980
 Norman, Okla.
1975
 Lee Roy Selmon* 1st
DT
1972-1975
 Eufaula, Okla.
1975
 Dewey Selmon 1st
LB
1972-1975
 Eufaula, Okla.
1974
 Randy Hughes 1st
S
1972-1974
 Tulsa, Okla.
1974 John Roush 2nd
OL
1972-1974
 Arvada, Colo.
1974 Dewey Selmon 2nd LB 1972-1975 Eufala, Okla.
1974 Lee Roy Selmon 2nd DT 1972-1975 Eufala, Okla.
1973 Randy Hughes 2nd S 1972-1974 Tula, Okla.
1972
 Joe Wylie 1st
RB
1970-1972
 Henderson, Texas
1971
 Jack Mildren* 1st
QB
1969-1971
 Abilene, Texas
1971 Leon Crosswhite 2nd FB 1970-1972 Hennessey, Okla.
1970
 Joe Wylie 1st
RB
1970-1972
 Henderson, Texas
1970 Jack Mildren 2nd QB 1969-1971 Abilene, Texas
1970 Steve Aycock 3rd LB 1969-1971 Midland, Texas
1969 Steve Zabel 3rd LB 1967-1969 Thornton, Colo.
1968
 Eddie Hinton ---
DB
1966-1968
 Lawton, Okla.
1968 Steve Barrett 2nd S 1966-1968 Artesia, N.M.
1967
 Ron Shotts ---
HB
1965-1967
 Weatherford, Okla.
1967 Steve Zabel 2nd TE 1967-1969 Thronton, Colo.
1967 Bruce Stensrud 3rd DB 1967-1969 Dallas, Texas
1966
 Ron Shotts 1st
HB
1965-1967
 Weatherford, Okla.
1965 Mike Ringer 1st DB 1963-1965 Pauls Valley, Okla.
1964
 Newt Burton ---
G
1962-1964
 Springfield, Mo.
1964 Carl Schreiner 3rd G 1963-1964 Midland, Texas
1963
 Newt Burton ---
G
1962-1964
 Springfield, Mo.
1962
 Wayne Lee ---
C
1960-1962
 Ada, Okla.
1961 Mike McClellan 3rd HB 1959-1961 Stamford, Texas
1959 Jerry Thompson 3rd T 1957-1959 Ada, Okla.
1958
 Ross Coyle 1st
E
1956-1958
 Marlow, Okla.
1958 Jim Lawrence 2nd T 1956-1958 Sayre, Okla.
1958 Prentice Gautt 3rd B 1957-1959 Oklahoma City, Okla.
1957
 Doyle Jennings 2nd
T
1955-1957
 Lawton, Okla.
1957 Joe Rector 2nd E 1956-1958 Muskogee, Okla.
1956
 Jerry Tubbs ---
C
1954-1956
 Breckenridge, Texas
1956 John Bell 2nd E 1954-1956 Enid, Okla.
1956 Bob Timberlake 2nd E 1954-1956 Tulsa, Okla.
1955 Jay O'Neal 3rd QB 1954-1956 Ada, Okla.
1954
 Carl Allison ---
E
1951-1954
 McAlester, Okla.
1952
 Tom Catlin 1st
C
1950-1952
 Ponca City, Okla.

* Academic All-America Hall of Fame | ^ Academic All-American of the Year