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1961 All-America college football team

Official list of the best college football players of 1961

Summary

Official list of the best college football players of 1961

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	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

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 Stae (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-American
-1 – First-team selection
-2 – Second-team selection
-3 – Third-team selection

Official selectors

AFCA = American Football Coaches Association
AP = Associated Press
FWAA = Football Writers Association of America
NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association - "elected by the nation's coaches and football writers"
SN = Sporting News
UPI = United Press International

Other selectors

CP = Central Press Association - chosen based on votes from the captains of the major football teams
Time = Time magazine - selected by professional football scouts
WC = Walter Camp Football Foundation

References

(2016). "Football Award Winners". National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
(November 30, 1961). "South Tops Coaches' All-America". Orlando Sentinel.
"Big Line Tops Classy AP All-America Team". AP.
(December 8, 1961). "Miami's Bill Miller Chosen As All-American". Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
(December 8, 1961). "Giant line, brilliant backs mark AP All-America team". Lewiston Morning Tribune.
"FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team".
Harry Grayson. (November 28, 1961). "Collins and Kroll Selected on NEA All-America Team". Evening Journal.
"The Sporting News: College Football TSN All America Teams". The Sporting News.
"UPI Selects 1961 All-America Club". Salt Lake Tribune.
(December 7, 1961). "Ferguson, Davis, Romig Are Repeats On All-America Team". Lodi News-Sentinel.
(December 7, 1961). "Ferguson, Davis head UPI squad". Eugene Register-Guard.
Walter L. Johns. (December 2, 1961). "Bob Ferguson, Davis Head CP All-America Selections". The Circleville Herald.
(December 1, 1961). "Miller on Time All-America". The Miami Herald.
"All-America Teams". Walter Camp Football Foundation.

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