1965 Little All-America college football team

American college football all-star team August 2023 25em 1965 Little All-America college football team border-top:#aaa 1px solid border-top:1px #aaa solid Little All-America college football team 1965 NAIA football season, 1965 NCAA College Division football season border-top:1px #aaa solid 1964 ← → 1966 The 1965 Little All-America college 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 1965, the AP selected two teams, each team having separate offensive and defensive platoons.Mel Stanton's All-American The Spokesman-Review November 30, 1965 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88868990/mel-stantons-all-american/ Newspapers.com Senior Mel Stanton earned first-team honors after rushing for 1,238 yards, scoring 21 touchdowns, and leading Eastern Washington to its first conference championship since 1951. Senior quarterback was described as "one of the most exciting quarterbacks of recent years", passing for 4,308 yard during his career at Texas A&I. Junior linebacker Willie Lanier of Morgan State went on to play 11 years with the Kansas City Chiefs and was inducted into both the College and Pro Football Hall of Fames. Defensive tackle Frank Cornish of Grambling was the largest player on the first team at 6 feet, 7 inches, and 285 pounds. First team Position Player Team Offense QB Randy Johnson Texas A&I HB Mel Stanton Eastern Washington Allen Smith Findlay FB Randy Schultz State College of Iowa E Tom Mitchell Bucknell Jerome Bell Central State (OK) T Larry Cox Abilene Christian Richard Rhodes Northeast Missouri State G Dan Summers Arkansas State Willie Young Grambling C Marvin Peterson Pacific Lutheran Defense DE Tom Nelson Sul Ross Dave Lince North Dakota DT Robert Burles Willamette Frank Cornish Grambling LB Willie Lanier Morgan State John Huard Maine Keith Atchley Middle Tennessee DB Pat Whalin St. John's (MN) Timothy Chilcutt Austin Peay John Perry Tampa Barry Roach East Stroudsburg Second team Position Player Team Offense QB Ray Jones Los Angeles State HB Ken Rota North Dakota State David Flet Northern Michigan FB Dave Alexander East Carolina E Rich Kotite Wagner Milt Morin UMass T Fred Cremer St. John's (MN) Leonard Tyler Ithaca G Harlan Aden Omaha Robert Ferguson Linfield C Al DePalma Montclair State Defense DE Tom Davis Tennessee A&I Bill Scott Northeastern Oklahoma State DT Brad Hamilton Southwestern Louisiana Sid Otton Weber State LB Vern McManus Lamar Tech Wayne Harrington Montana Henry Sorrell Chattanooga DB Al Mota Illinois Wesleyan Carlos Maiord McMurry Richard Heinen Northwest Missouri State George Clayton Fairmont State See also 1965 College Football All-America Team References Little All-America college football team Little All-America college football team Category:Little All-America college football teams