1961 All-America college football team

Official list of the best college football players of 1961 August 2023 25em 1961 All-America college football team border-top:#aaa 1px solid border-top:1px #aaa solid All-America college football team 1961 college football season border-top:1px #aaa solid 1959 1960 ← → 1962 1963 The 1961 All-America college football team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose All-America college football teams in 1961. The six selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1961 season are (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), (2) the Associated Press (AP), (3) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), (4) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), (5) the Sporting News, and (6) the United Press International (UPI). Consensus All-Americans For the year 1961, the NCAA recognizes six published All-American teams as "official" designations for purposes of its consensus determinations. The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans and displays which first-team designations they received. Name Position School Number Official OtherRoy WinstonGuardLSU6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WCErnie DavisHalfbackSyracuse6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WCBob FergusonFullbackOhio State6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WCBilly NeighborsTackleAlabama6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, WCJimmy SaxtonHalfbackTexas6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, WCGary CollinsEndMaryland5/6AFCA, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WCJoe RomigGuardColorado5/6AFCA, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPIWCAlex KrollCenterRutgers5/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPIWCSandy StephensQuarterbackMinnesota5/6AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPIWCBill MillerEndMiami (Fla.)4/6AP, FWAA, NEA, SNTime, WCMerlin OlsenTackleUtah State4/6AP, FWAA, NEA, UPITime, WC All-American selections for 1961 Ends Gary Collins, Maryland (AFCA-1, AP-2, FWAA, NEA-1, SN, UPI-1, CP-1, Time, WC) Bill Miller, Miami (Fla.) (AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, SN, UPI-2, CP-2, Time, WC) Greg Mather, Navy (AFCA-2, AP-3, FWAA, UPI-2, CP-1, NEA-2) Jerry Hillebrand, Colorado (AFCA-3, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-2) Pat Richter, Wisconsin (AFCA-2, AP-2, UPI-1, CP-3) Robert Mitinger, Penn State (AFCA-1, UPI-3, CP-3) Hugh Campbell, Washington State (AFCA-3, AP-3, NEA-3, UPI-3) Tom Hutchinson, Kentucky (NEA-3, CP-2) Tackles Billy Neighbors, Alabama (AFCA-1, AP-1, FWAA [guard], NEA-1, SN, UPI-1, CP-1, WC) Merlin Olsen, Utah State (AFCA-2, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, CP-3, Time, WC) Bobby Bell, Minnesota (AFCA-1, AP-3, FWAA, NEA-2, SN, UPI-2, CP-1) Ed Blaine, Missouri (AP-2, FWAA, NEA-3) Don Talbert, Texas (FWAA, NEA-3, UPI-3, CP-2) Fate Echols, Northwestern (Time) Steve Barnett, Oregon (AP-2) Jim Dunaway, Ole Miss (AFCA-2, UPI-2, CP-3) Dave Behrman, Michigan State (NEA-2) Art Gregory, Duke (AP-3) Al Hinton, Iowa (AFCA-3) Marshall Shirk, UCLA (AFCA-3) Bob Asack, Columbia (CP-2) Guards Roy Winston, LSU (AFCA-1, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, SN, UPI-1, CP-1, Time, WC) Joe Romig, Colorado (AFCA-1, FWAA, NEA-1, SN, UPI-1, CP-2, WC) Dave Behrman, Michigan State (AP-1, FWAA, UPI-3 [tackle]) Nick Buoniconti, Notre Dame (AFCA-2, NEA-3, UPI-2, CP-1) Bookie Bolin, Mississippi (Time) Mike Ingram, Ohio State (AFCA-2, AP-2, UPI-2) Dave Watson, Georgia Tech (AP-2) Stan Sczurek, Purdue (AP-3, NEA-2, UPI-3, CP-3) Larry Vignali, Pitt (AFCA-3, AP-3, NEA-2, UPI-3) Jim LeCompte, North Carolina (NEA-3) Jim Skaggs, Washington (AFCA-3) Jean Berry, Duke (CP-2) Herby Adkins, Baylor (CP-3) Centers Alex Kroll, Rutgers (AFCA-1, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, CP-2, WC) Bill Van Buren, Iowa (SN, CP-1) Ron Hull, UCLA (AP-2, FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-3) Irv Goode, Kentucky (Time) Larry Onesti, Northwestern (AFCA-3, AP-3, NEA-3, UPI-2, CP-3) Lee Roy Jordan, Alabama (AFCA-2) Quarterbacks Sandy Stephens, Minnesota (AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, SN, UPI-1, CP-3, WC) Roman Gabriel, North Carolina State (AFCA-1, AP-2, FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-2, Time) John Hadl, Kansas (AFCA-2, FWAA-1, AP-3, NEA-2 [hb], UPI-2) Doug Elmore, Mississippi (CP-1) Eddie Wilson, Arizona (AP-3) Pat Trammell, Alabama (AFCA-3, AP-2 [hb], NEA-3, UPI-2 [hb], CP-2) Halfbacks Ernie Davis, Syracuse (AFCA-1, AP-1,FWAA, NEA-1, SN, UPI-1, CP-1, Time, WC) Jimmy Saxton, Texas (AFCA-1, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, SN, UPI-1, CP-1, WC) Lance Alworth, Arkansas (AFCA-2, AP-2, FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-2, CP-2) Ronnie Bull, Baylor (AFCA-3, UPI-3, Time) Bennie McRae, Michigan (AP-3) Dave Hoppman, Iowa State (AFCA-2, AP-3, NEA-3, UPI-3) Pete Pedro, West Texas State (NEA-3) Angelo Dabiero, Notre Dame (AFCA-3, CP-2) Bob Smith, UCLA (CP-3) Charles McClinton, Kansas (CP-3) Fullbacks Bob Ferguson, Ohio State (AFCA-1, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, SN, UPI-1, CP-1, Time, WC) Billy Ray Adams, Mississippi (AP-2, FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-3, CP-3) George Saimes, Michigan State (AFCA-2, NEA-3, UPI-3, CP-2) Al Rushatz, Army (AFCA-3) Key Bold – Consensus All-AmericanFootball Award Winners National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2016 October 21, 2017 9 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/awards.pdf -1 – First-team selection -2 – Second-team selection -3 – Third-team selection Official selectors AFCA = American Football Coaches AssociationSouth Tops Coaches' All-America Orlando Sentinel November 30, 1961 1C https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orlando-sentinel-afca-all-america/188088556/ Newspapers.com AP = Associated PressBig Line Tops Classy AP All-America Team APMiami's Bill Miller Chosen As All-American Sarasota Herald-Tribune Florida Associated Press December 8, 1961 36 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19611202&id=OZocAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QGUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7402,1733355https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=17BeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=py8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=5668%2C1353043 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Giant line, brilliant backs mark AP All-America team December 8, 1961 18 FWAA = Football Writers Association of AmericaFWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team Ted Gangi February 8, 2015 http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/allamerica/alltime.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20150612055653/http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/allamerica/alltime.pdf June 12, 2015 NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association - "elected by the nation's coaches and football writers"Collins and Kroll Selected on NEA All-America Team Harry Grayson Evening Journal Wilmington, Delaware Newspaper Enterprise Association November 28, 1961 28 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-journal-nea-all-america-team/188087163/ Newspapers.com SN = Sporting NewsThe Sporting News: College Football TSN All America Teams The Sporting News http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/almanac/nfl/cfbamer.html 19 April 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090727192814/http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/almanac/nfl/cfbamer.html 27 July 2009 UPI = United Press InternationalUPI Selects 1961 All-America Club Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake, UtahFerguson, Davis, Romig Are Repeats On All-America Team Lodi News-Sentinel California UPI December 7, 1961 8 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2245&dat=19611207&id=7BgzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vTIHAAAAIBAJ&pg=5709,4679471https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=z_1VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9uIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5179%2C1234766 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon UPI Ferguson, Davis head UPI squad December 7, 1961 3D Other selectors CP = Central Press Association - chosen based on votes from the captains of the major football teamsBob Ferguson, Davis Head CP All-America Selections The Circleville Herald Circleville, Ohio Central Press December 2, 1961 Walter L. Johns https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-circleville-herald-central-press-all/188091316/ Newspapers.com Time = Time magazine - selected by professional football scoutsMiller on Time All-America The Miami Herald December 1, 1961 2D https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-miller-on-time-all-amer/188093345/ Newspapers.com WC = Walter Camp Football FoundationAll-America Teams Walter Camp Football Foundation http://waltercamp.org/index.php/teams_and_awards/ 19 April 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071218214203/http://waltercamp.org/index.php/teams_and_awards/ 18 December 2007 See also 1961 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team 1961 All-Big Eight Conference football team 1961 All-Big Ten Conference football team 1961 All-Pacific Coast football team 1961 All-SEC football team 1961 All-Southwest Conference football team References 2 All-America team Category:All-America college football teams