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All-Americans

Central Oklahoma football has had 89 players named All-American a combined 134 times in the school's 117-year football history.

The Bronchos have had players named to eight different All-America teams over the years. Four players (Clifford Chatman, John Fitzgerald, Mark Monroe and Steve Tate) earned All-America honors three times and there have been 16 two-time All-Americans.

A look at UCO's All-Americans:

NCAA Division II

2024
1st Team -
WR Terrill Davis$&#*!^~, OL Montriel Lee$~, LB Jack Puckett#
2nd Team - OL Montriel Lee#*!^, KR/PR Kobey Stephens#^
Honorable Mention - RB Jaylen Cottrell*, QB Jett Huff*, LB Jack Puckett*

2023
HM - OL Layne Grantham*


2022
HM - K Nicky Quevedo*


2018
2nd Team - DB O'Shay Harris$
HM - DB O'Shay Harris!*, OL Noah Hammons*


2017
1st Team - WR JT Luper!#&*
2nd Team - WR JT Luper$
HM - OL Sam Noble*


2015
HM - RB Clay McKenzie!

2014
3rd Team - DL Kenny Allen*

2013
1st Team - WR Marquez Clark!
2nd Team - WR Marquez Clark*@
HM - RB Joshua Birmingham*

2010
2nd Team - RB Joshua Birmingham#

2009
1st Team - DB Giorgio Durham#
3rd Team - DB Giorgio Durham*

2007
1st Team - LB Will Clewis$#*
HM - LB Will Clewis!

2006
2nd Team - LB Will Clewis#*
3rd Team - RB Alex Aguilar*

2004
2nd Team - WR Zach Edwards#, PK A.J. Haglund#
3rd Team - WR Zach Edwards*

2002
3rd Team - DL Danny Nephew*

2001
2nd Team - WR Dee Dee Carter!#*
3rd Team - WR Dee Dee Carter&

2000
1st Team - DL Claude Davis!, OL John Fitzgerald!
2nd Team - DL Claude Davis&*, OL John Fitzgerald*
3rd Team - OL John Fitzgerald&
HM - DB Kelly Heathington*

1999
1st Team - DB Johnnie Jones$&#*
2nd Team - DL Claude Davis#*, OL John Fitzgerald#
3rd Team - DL Claude Davis&, OL John Fitzgerald&*

1998
1st Team - LB Johnny Luter$&#*, OL John Figzgerald#*, DB Johnnie Jones#, DB Brandon Carder*, RB Reggie Donner*
2nd Team - OL Aaron Chester&#, DB Johnnie Jones&*
3rd Team - OL Aaron Chester*, DL Jason Rempe*

1997
1st Team - OL Dustin McNeal$&*, OL Chris McKenzie#
2nd Team - OL Chris McKenzie&*, OL Dustin McNeal#
3rd Team - DL Chad Gruver*

1996
1st Team - Johnny Luter*
3rd Team - RB Jubarko Gaines*

1995
2nd Team - OL Chance Nelson*

1994
1st Team - RB Joe Aska&#*, DB Elton Rhoades&#*
2nd Team - LB Eric Brinkley*
3rd Team - LB Eric Brinkley#

1993
3rd Team - RB Tyrone Jones*

1992
3rd Team - DL Ira Richards*

1990
2nd Team - DB Mart Leming*, LB Keith Traylor*

NAIA
1988
2nd Team - DL Dean Shinault*

1986
HM - PK Mark Monroe , RB John Sterling

1985
2nd Team - DL Herb Allison , DL Charles Bell , RB Eddie Goodlow , OL Scott Leggett
HM - PK Mark Monroe

1984
2nd Team - LB Ed Desherow
HM - PK Mark Monroe&, RB Eddie Goodlow , DB Randy Preston , LB Mike Tasby , OL Ron Whiteley

1983
1st Team - LB Ed Desherow , QB Randy Page , WR Daric Zeno
2nd Team - OL Rod Davis
HM - RB Joe Hayes , WR Willie Henderson , DB John Preston

1982
1st Team - WR Daric Zeno
2nd Team - QB Randy Page
HM - QB Randy Page&, DB John Preston& , WR Daric Zeno&, OL Rod Davis , DL Ron Mackey , RB Steve McKeaver

1980
HM - RB Clifford Chatman

1979
2nd Team - QB Scott Burger , OL Kirk Condry , RB Steve Tate
HM - RB Clifford Chatman&, DL Terry Jones&

1978
1st Team - TE Garry Smith$
2nd Team - RB Steve Tate
HM - RB Clifford Chatman , OL Chet Mongold

1977
2nd Team -
RB Steve Tate

1976
1st Team - OL Steve Leemhuis

1975
1st Team - DL Dale Alexander
HM - OL Steve Leemhuis , OL Kevin Smith , LB Jim Stone

1972
2nd Team - RB James Hooks
HM - QB Mike Jones

1971
HM - OL Houston Hayes , RB James Hooks , DB Royce Howard , OL Ed Irby , LB Jack Ross , DL Ashley Rutherford

1970
2nd Team - DB Keni Ray
HM - WR Charles Dunlap , DL Jack O'Donnell

1969
1st Team - DL Don Eldridge
HM - DL Richard Dixon , DL Jack O'Donnell

1967
HM - OL Don Freeman

1966
1st Team - LB Carl Smith
HM - RB Vernon Moore , TE Bob Kaser , QB Richard Ball

1965
2nd Team - TE Jerome Bell

1964
1st Team - WR Billy Jones
2nd Team - RB R.L. Briggs

1963
1st Team - WR Billy Jones

1962
1st Team - DL Ed Nowlin

1961
1st Team - OL Bob Sams

1960
1st Team - RB Raymond Hayes

1959
1st Team - TE J.W. Lockett
3rd Team - OL John Perry

1958
HM - OL John Smart , TE J.W. Lockett

1956
2nd Team - WR Tom Pearson

1955
1st Team - OL Harold Cook

1954
1st Team - OL Kenneth Lindsey , OL Bill Sirkel

1937
1st Team - OL Bill Giles%

1936
1st Team - OL Bill Giles%

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