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1961 College Football All-America Team

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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).

Consensus All-Americans

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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 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

All-American selections for 1961

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Ends

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Tackles

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Guards

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Centers

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Quarterbacks

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Halfbacks

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Fullbacks

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Key

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  • Bold – Consensus All-American[1]
  • -1 – First-team selection
  • -2 – Second-team selection
  • -3 – Third-team selection

Official selectors

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Other selectors

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 9. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  2. ^ "Coaches' All-America". AFCA.
  3. ^ "Big Line Tops Classy AP All-America Team". AP.
  4. ^ "Miami's Bill Miller Chosen As All-American". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. (Florida). Associated Press. December 8, 1961. p. 36.
  5. ^ "Giant line, brilliant backs mark AP All-America team". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 8, 1961. p. 18.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Collins on NEA All-America Team". Gastonia Gazette. Gastonia, NC.
  8. ^ "The Sporting News: College Football TSN All America Teams". The Sporting News. Archived from the original on July 27, 2009. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
  9. ^ "UPI Selects 1961 All-America Club". Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake, Utah.
  10. ^ "Ferguson, Davis, Romig Are Repeats On All-America Team". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). UPI. December 7, 1961. p. 8.
  11. ^ "Ferguson, Davis head UPI squad". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. December 7, 1961. p. 3D.
  12. ^ "Captains All-America Teams". Central Press.
  13. ^ "The Sporting News: 1961 All-America Teams". Time.
  14. ^ "All-America Teams". Walter Camp Football Foundation. Archived from the original on December 18, 2007. Retrieved April 19, 2009.