1961_College_Football_All-America_Team
1961 College Football All-America Team
Official list of the best college football players of 1961
The 1961 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America 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).
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.
More information Name, Position ...
| Name | Position | School | Number | Official | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Winston | Guard | LSU | 6/6 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI | CP, Time, WC |
| Ernie Davis | Halfback | Syracuse | 6/6 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI | CP, Time, WC |
| Bob Ferguson | Fullback | Ohio State | 6/6 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI | CP, Time, WC |
| Billy Neighbors | Tackle | Alabama | 6/6 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI | CP, WC |
| Jimmy Saxton | Halfback | Texas | 6/6 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI | CP, WC |
| Gary Collins | End | Maryland | 5/6 | AFCA, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI | CP, Time, WC |
| Joe Romig | Guard | Colorado | 5/6 | AFCA, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI | WC |
| Alex Kroll | Center | Rutgers | 5/6 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI | WC |
| Sandy Stephens | Quarterback | Minnesota | 5/6 | AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI | WC |
| Bill Miller | End | Miami (Fla.) | 4/6 | AP, FWAA, NEA, SN | Time, WC |
| Merlin Olsen | Tackle | Utah State | 4/6 | AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI | Time, WC |
Close
Ends
- Gary Collins, Maryland (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI-1, CP, Time, WC)
- Bill Miller, Miami (Fla.) (AP-1, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI-2, Time, WC)
- Greg Mather, Navy (AP-3, FWAA, UPI-2, CP)
- Jerry Hillebrand, Colorado (AP-1, FWAA)
- Pat Richter, Wisconsin (AP-2, UPI-1)
- Robert Mitinger, Penn State (AFCA, UPI-3)
- Hugh Campbell, Washington State (AP-3, UPI-3)
Tackles
- Billy Neighbors, Alabama (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA [guard], NEA, SN, UPI-1, CP, WC)
- Merlin Olsen, Utah State (AP-1, FWAA, NEA, UPI-1, Time, WC)
- Bobby Bell, Minnesota (AFCA, AP-3, FWAA, SN, UPI-2, CP)
- Ed Blaine, Missouri (AP-2, FWAA)
- Don Talbert, Texas (FWAA, UPI-3)
- Fate Echols, Northwestern (Time)
- Steve Barnett, Oregon (AP-2)
- Jim Dunaway, Ole Miss (UPI-2)
- Art Gregory, Duke (AP-3)
Guards
- Roy Winston, LSU (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI-1, CP, Time, WC)
- Joe Romig, Colorado (AFCA, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI-1, WC)
- Dave Behrman, Michigan State (AP-1, FWAA, UPI-3 [tackle])
- Nick Buoniconti, Notre Dame (UPI-2, CP)
- Bookie Bolin, Mississippi (Time)
- Mike Ingram, Ohio State (AP-2, UPI-2)
- Dave Watson, Georgia Tech (AP-2)
- Stan Sczurek, Purdue (AP-3, UPI-3)
- Larry Vignali, Pitt (AP-3, UPI-3)
Centers
- Alex Kroll, Rutgers (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, NEA, UPI-1, WC)
- Bill Van Buren, Iowa (SN, CP)
- Ron Hull, UCLA (AP-2, FWAA, UPI-3)
- Irv Goode, Kentucky (Time)
- Larry Onesti, Northwestern (AP-3, UPI-2)
Quarterbacks
- Sandy Stephens, Minnesota (AP-1, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI-1, WC)
- Roman Gabriel, North Carolina State (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, UPI-2, Time)
- John Hadl, Kansas (FWAA-1, AP-3, UPI-2)
- Doug Elmore, Mississippi (CP)
- Eddie Wilson, Arizona (AP-3)
Halfbacks
- Ernie Davis, Syracuse (AFCA, AP-1,FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI-1, CP, Time, WC)
- Jimmy Saxton, Texas (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI-1, CP, WC)
- Lance Alworth, Arkansas (AP-2, FWAA, UPI-2)
- Ronnie Bull, Baylor (UPI-3, Time)
- Pat Trammell, Alabama (AP-2, UPI-2)
- Bennie McRae, Michigan (AP-3)
- Dave Hoppman, Iowa State (AP-3, UPI-3)
Fullbacks
- Bob Ferguson, Ohio State (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI-1, CP, Time, WC)
- Billy Ray Adams, Mississippi (AP-2, FWAA, UPI-3)
- George Saimes, Michigan State (UPI-3)
- Bold – Consensus All-American[1]
- -1 – First-team selection
- -2 – Second-team selection
- -3 – Third-team selection
Official selectors
Other selectors
- CP = Central Press Association[12]
- Time = Time magazine[13]
- WC = Walter Camp Football Foundation[14]
- "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 9. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
- "Coaches' All-America". AFCA.
- "Big Line Tops Classy AP All-America Team". AP.
- "Miami's Bill Miller Chosen As All-American". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. (Florida). Associated Press. December 8, 1961. p. 36.
- "Giant line, brilliant backs mark AP All-America team". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 8, 1961. p. 18.
- Ted Gangi (ed.). "FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 12, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
- "Collins on NEA All-America Team". Gastonia Gazette. Gastonia, NC.
- "The Sporting News: College Football TSN All America Teams". The Sporting News. Archived from the original on July 27, 2009. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
- "UPI Selects 1961 All-America Club". Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake, Utah.
- "Ferguson, Davis, Romig Are Repeats On All-America Team". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). UPI. December 7, 1961. p. 8.
- "Ferguson, Davis head UPI squad". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. December 7, 1961. p. 3D.
- "Captains All-America Teams". Central Press.
- "The Sporting News: 1961 All-America Teams". Time.
- "All-America Teams". Walter Camp Football Foundation. Archived from the original on December 18, 2007. Retrieved April 19, 2009.