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football season">1961 college football season</a></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content" style="border-top:1px #aaa solid"> <a href="/wiki/1959_College_Football_All-America_Team" title="1959 College Football All-America Team">1959</a> <a href="/wiki/1960_College_Football_All-America_Team" title="1960 College Football All-America Team">1960</a> ← → <a href="/wiki/1962_College_Football_All-America_Team" title="1962 College Football All-America Team">1962</a> <a href="/wiki/1963_College_Football_All-America_Team" title="1963 College Football All-America Team">1963</a></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1961 College Football All-America team</b> is composed of <a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">college football</a> players who were selected as <a href="/wiki/All-America" title="All-America">All-Americans</a> by various organizations and writers that chose <a href="/wiki/College_Football_All-America_Team" title="College Football All-America Team">College Football All-America Teams</a> in 1961. The six selectors recognized by the <a href="/wiki/NCAA" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA">NCAA</a> as "official" for the 1961 season are (1) the <a href="/wiki/American_Football_Coaches_Association" title="American Football Coaches Association">American Football Coaches Association</a> (AFCA), (2) the <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">Associated Press</a> (AP), (3) the <a href="/wiki/Football_Writers_Association_of_America" title="Football Writers Association of America">Football Writers Association of America</a> (FWAA), (4) the <a href="/wiki/Newspaper_Enterprise_Association" title="Newspaper Enterprise Association">Newspaper Enterprise Association</a> (NEA), (5) the <i><a href="/wiki/Sporting_News" class="mw-redirect" title="Sporting News">Sporting News</a></i>, and (6) the <a href="/wiki/United_Press_International" title="United Press International">United Press International</a> (UPI). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Consensus_All-Americans">Consensus All-Americans</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1961_College_Football_All-America_Team&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Consensus All-Americans"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>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. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="15%">Name </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%">Position </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%">School </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%">Number </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="25%">Official </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%">Other </th></tr> <tr align="left"> <td><a href="/wiki/Roy_Winston" title="Roy Winston">Roy Winston</a></td> <td>Guard</td> <td>LSU</td> <td>6/6</td> <td>AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI</td> <td>CP, Time, WC </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Davis" title="Ernie Davis">Ernie Davis</a></td> <td>Halfback</td> <td>Syracuse</td> <td>6/6</td> <td>AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI</td> <td>CP, Time, WC </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Ferguson_(American_football_player)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bob Ferguson (American football player)">Bob Ferguson</a></td> <td>Fullback</td> <td>Ohio State</td> <td>6/6</td> <td>AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI</td> <td>CP, Time, WC </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td><a href="/wiki/Billy_Neighbors" title="Billy Neighbors">Billy Neighbors</a></td> <td>Tackle</td> <td>Alabama</td> <td>6/6</td> <td>AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI</td> <td>CP, WC </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Saxton" title="Jimmy Saxton">Jimmy Saxton</a></td> <td>Halfback</td> <td>Texas</td> <td>6/6</td> <td>AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI</td> <td>CP, WC </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td><a href="/wiki/Gary_Collins_(American_football)" title="Gary Collins (American football)">Gary Collins</a></td> <td>End</td> <td>Maryland</td> <td>5/6</td> <td>AFCA, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI</td> <td>CP, Time, WC </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Romig" title="Joe Romig">Joe Romig</a></td> <td>Guard</td> <td>Colorado</td> <td>5/6</td> <td>AFCA, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI</td> <td>WC </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td><a href="/wiki/Alex_Kroll" title="Alex Kroll">Alex Kroll</a></td> <td>Center</td> <td>Rutgers</td> <td>5/6</td> <td>AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI</td> <td>WC </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td><a href="/wiki/Sandy_Stephens" title="Sandy Stephens">Sandy Stephens</a></td> <td>Quarterback</td> <td>Minnesota</td> <td>5/6</td> <td>AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI</td> <td>WC </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Miller_(wide_receiver)" title="Bill Miller (wide receiver)">Bill Miller</a></td> <td>End</td> <td>Miami (Fla.)</td> <td>4/6</td> <td>AP, FWAA, NEA, SN</td> <td>Time, WC </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td><a href="/wiki/Merlin_Olsen" title="Merlin Olsen">Merlin Olsen</a></td> <td>Tackle</td> <td>Utah State</td> <td>4/6</td> <td>AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI</td> <td>Time, WC </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="All-American_selections_for_1961">All-American selections for 1961</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1961_College_Football_All-America_Team&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: All-American selections for 1961"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ends">Ends</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1961_College_Football_All-America_Team&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Ends"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Gary_Collins_(American_football)" title="Gary Collins (American football)">Gary Collins</a></b>, Maryland <small>(AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI-1, CP, Time, WC)</small></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Bill_Miller_(wide_receiver)" title="Bill Miller (wide receiver)">Bill Miller</a></b>, Miami (Fla.) <small>(AP-1, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI-2, Time, WC)</small></li> <li>Greg Mather, Navy <small>(AP-3, FWAA, UPI-2, CP)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Hillebrand" title="Jerry Hillebrand">Jerry Hillebrand</a>, Colorado <small>(AP-1, FWAA)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Richter" title="Pat Richter">Pat Richter</a>, Wisconsin <small>(AP-2, UPI-1)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Mitinger" title="Robert Mitinger">Robert Mitinger</a>, Penn State <small>(AFCA, UPI-3)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Campbell" title="Hugh Campbell">Hugh Campbell</a>, Washington State <small>(AP-3, UPI-3)</small></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tackles">Tackles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1961_College_Football_All-America_Team&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Tackles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Billy_Neighbors" title="Billy Neighbors">Billy Neighbors</a></b>, Alabama <small>(AFCA, AP-1, FWAA [guard], NEA, SN, UPI-1, CP, WC)</small></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Merlin_Olsen" title="Merlin Olsen">Merlin Olsen</a></b>, Utah State <small>(AP-1, FWAA, NEA, UPI-1, Time, WC)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Bell" title="Bobby Bell">Bobby Bell</a>, Minnesota <small>(AFCA, AP-3, FWAA, SN, UPI-2, CP)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Blaine" title="Ed Blaine">Ed Blaine</a>, Missouri <small>(AP-2, FWAA)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Talbert" title="Don Talbert">Don Talbert</a>, Texas <small>(FWAA, UPI-3)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fate_Echols" title="Fate Echols">Fate Echols</a>, Northwestern <small>(Time)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Barnett_(American_football)" title="Steve Barnett (American football)">Steve Barnett</a>, Oregon <small>(AP-2)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Dunaway" title="Jim Dunaway">Jim Dunaway</a>, Ole Miss <small>(UPI-2)</small></li> <li>Art Gregory, Duke <small>(AP-3)</small></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Guards">Guards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1961_College_Football_All-America_Team&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Guards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Roy_Winston" title="Roy Winston">Roy Winston</a></b>, LSU <small>(AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI-1, CP, Time, WC)</small></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Joe_Romig" title="Joe Romig">Joe Romig</a></b>, Colorado <small>(AFCA, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI-1, WC)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Behrman" title="Dave Behrman">Dave Behrman</a>, Michigan State <small>(AP-1, FWAA, UPI-3 [tackle])</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Buoniconti" title="Nick Buoniconti">Nick Buoniconti</a>, Notre Dame <small>(UPI-2, CP)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bookie_Bolin" title="Bookie Bolin">Bookie Bolin</a>, Mississippi <small>(Time)</small></li> <li>Mike Ingram, Ohio State <small>(AP-2, UPI-2)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Watson_(American_football)" title="Dave Watson (American football)">Dave Watson</a>, Georgia Tech <small>(AP-2)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stan_Sczurek" title="Stan Sczurek">Stan Sczurek</a>, Purdue <small>(AP-3, UPI-3)</small></li> <li>Larry Vignali, Pitt <small>(AP-3, UPI-3)</small></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Centers">Centers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1961_College_Football_All-America_Team&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Centers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Alex_Kroll" title="Alex Kroll">Alex Kroll</a></b>, Rutgers <small>(AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, NEA, UPI-1, WC)</small></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Van_Buren&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bill Van Buren (page does not exist)">Bill Van Buren</a>, Iowa <small>(SN, CP)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Hull" title="Ron Hull">Ron Hull</a>, UCLA <small>(AP-2, FWAA, UPI-3)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irv_Goode" title="Irv Goode">Irv Goode</a>, Kentucky <small>(Time)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Onesti" title="Larry Onesti">Larry Onesti</a>, Northwestern <small>(AP-3, UPI-2)</small></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Quarterbacks">Quarterbacks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1961_College_Football_All-America_Team&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Quarterbacks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Sandy_Stephens" title="Sandy Stephens">Sandy Stephens</a></b>, Minnesota <small>(AP-1, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI-1, WC)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roman_Gabriel" title="Roman Gabriel">Roman Gabriel</a>, North Carolina State <small>(AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, UPI-2, Time)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Hadl" title="John Hadl">John Hadl</a>, Kansas <small>(FWAA-1, AP-3, UPI-2)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Elmore" title="Doug Elmore">Doug Elmore</a>, Mississippi <small>(CP)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Wilson_(American_football)" title="Eddie Wilson (American football)">Eddie Wilson</a>, Arizona <small>(AP-3)</small></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Halfbacks">Halfbacks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1961_College_Football_All-America_Team&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Halfbacks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Davis" title="Ernie Davis">Ernie Davis</a></b>, Syracuse <small>(AFCA, AP-1,FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI-1, CP, Time, WC)</small></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Saxton" title="Jimmy Saxton">Jimmy Saxton</a></b>, Texas <small>(AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI-1, CP, WC)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lance_Alworth" title="Lance Alworth">Lance Alworth</a>, Arkansas <small>(AP-2, FWAA, UPI-2)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Bull_(American_football)" title="Ronnie Bull (American football)">Ronnie Bull</a>, Baylor <small>(UPI-3, Time)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Trammell" title="Pat Trammell">Pat Trammell</a>, Alabama <small>(AP-2, UPI-2)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bennie_McRae" title="Bennie McRae">Bennie McRae</a>, Michigan <small>(AP-3)</small></li> <li>Dave Hoppman, Iowa State <small>(AP-3, UPI-3)</small></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fullbacks">Fullbacks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1961_College_Football_All-America_Team&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Fullbacks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Bob_Ferguson_(American_football_player)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bob Ferguson (American football player)">Bob Ferguson</a></b>, Ohio State <small>(AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI-1, CP, Time, WC)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Ray_Adams" title="Billy Ray Adams">Billy Ray Adams</a>, Mississippi <small>(AP-2, FWAA, UPI-3)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Saimes" title="George Saimes">George Saimes</a>, Michigan State <small>(UPI-3)</small></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Key">Key</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1961_College_Football_All-America_Team&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Key"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="font-size:85%;"> <ul><li><b>Bold</b> – Consensus All-American<sup id="cite_ref-CAA_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CAA-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>-1 – First-team selection</li> <li>-2 – Second-team selection</li> <li>-3 – Third-team selection</li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Official_selectors">Official selectors</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1961_College_Football_All-America_Team&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Official selectors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="font-size:85%;"> <ul><li>AFCA = <a href="/wiki/American_Football_Coaches_Association" title="American Football Coaches Association">American Football Coaches Association</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>AP = <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">Associated Press</a><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-gilbb_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gilbb-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>FWAA = <a href="/wiki/Football_Writers_Association_of_America" title="Football Writers Association of America">Football Writers Association of America</a><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>NEA = <a href="/wiki/Newspaper_Enterprise_Association" title="Newspaper Enterprise Association">Newspaper Enterprise Association</a><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>SN = <i><a href="/wiki/Sporting_News" class="mw-redirect" title="Sporting News">Sporting News</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>UPI = <a href="/wiki/United_Press_International" title="United Press International">United Press International</a><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ergupi_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ergupi-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_selectors">Other selectors</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1961_College_Football_All-America_Team&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1961_All-Atlantic_Coast_Conference_football_team" title="1961 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team">1961 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_All-Big_Eight_Conference_football_team" title="1961 All-Big Eight Conference football team">1961 All-Big Eight Conference football team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_All-Big_Ten_Conference_football_team" title="1961 All-Big Ten Conference football team">1961 All-Big Ten Conference football team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_All-Pacific_Coast_football_team" title="1961 All-Pacific Coast football team">1961 All-Pacific Coast football team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_All-SEC_football_team" title="1961 All-SEC football team">1961 All-SEC football team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_All-Southwest_Conference_football_team" title="1961 All-Southwest Conference football team">1961 All-Southwest Conference football team</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1961_College_Football_All-America_Team&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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