1961 College Football All-America Team
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1961 College Football All-America Team
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 for the 1961 college football season. The organizations choosing the teams included the United Press, Associated Press, Time, and the Newspaper Editors Association.
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All-American selections for 1961
Ends
- Gary Collins, Maryland (UPI, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, Time)
- Bill Miller, Miami (Fla.) (AP, NEA, WC, FWAA, TSN, Time)
- Greg Mather, Navy (CP, FWAA)
- Gary Hillebrand, Colorado (AP, FWAA)
- Pat Richter, Wisconsin (UPI)
- Bob Mitinger, Penn State (AFCA)
Tackles
- Billy Neighbors, Alabama (AP, UPI, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA, FWAA [guard], TSN)
- Merlin Olsen, Utah State (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, FWAA, TIme)
- Bobby Bell, Minnesota (CP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN )
- Ed Blaine, Missouri (FWAA)
- Don Talbert, Texas (FWAA)
- Fate Echols, Northwestern (Time)
Guards
- Roy Winston, LSU (AP, UPI, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, Time)
- Joe Romig, Colorado (UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)
- Dave Behrman, Michigan State (AP, FWAA)
- Nick Buoniconti, Notre Dame (CP)
- Treva Bolin, Mississippi (Time)
Centers
- Alex Kroll, Rutgers (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA)
- Bill Van Buren, Iowa (CP, TSN)
- Ron Hull, UCLA (FWAA)
- Irv Goode, Kentucky (Time)
Quarterbacks
- Sandy Stephens, Minnesota (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, TSN, FWAA)
- Roman Gabriel, North Carolina State (AFCA, FWAA, Time)
- John Hadl, Kansas (FWAA)
- Doug Elmore, Mississippi (CP)
Halfbacks
- Ernie Davis, Syracuse (AP, UPI, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, Time)
- Jimmy Saxton, Texas (AP, UPI, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)
- Lance Alworth, Arkansas (FWAA)
- Ronnie Bull, Baylor (Time)
Fullbacks
- Bob Ferguson, Ohio State (AP, UPI, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, Time)
- Billy Ray Adams, Mississippi (FWAA)
Key
- Bold = Consensus All-American[1]
- AP = Associated Press [2]
- UPI = United Press International [3]
- NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association [4]
- CP = Central Press Association [5]
- WC = Walter Camp Football Foundation[6]
- AFCA = American Football Coaches of America[7]
- FWAA = Football Writers Association of America[8]
- TSN = The Sporting News[9]
- Time = Time Magazine[10]
Heisman Trophy voting
The chart below reflects the point total in the 1961 Heisman Trophy voting.
| Rank | Name | Position | School | Heisman points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Davis | Halfback | Syaracuse | 824 |
| 2 | Bob Ferguson | Fullback | Ohio State | 771 |
| 3 | Jimmy Saxton | Halfback | Texas | 551 |
| 4 | Sandy Stephens | Quarterback | Minnesota | 543 |
| 5 | Pat Trammel | Quarterback | Alabama | 362 |
| 6 | Joe Romig | Guard | Colorado | 279 |
| 7 | John Hadl | Quarterback | Kansas | 172 |
Notes
- ^ Consensus All-American designations based on the NCAA guide to football award winners
- ^ "Big Line Tops Classy AP All-America Team". AP.
- ^ "UPI Selects 1961 All-America Club". Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake, Utah.
- ^ "COLLINS ON NEA ALL-AMERICA TEAM". Gastonia Gazette, Gastonia, NC.
- ^ "Captains All-America Teams". Central Press.
- ^ "All-America Teams". Walter Camp Football Foundation. http://waltercamp.org/index.php/teams_and_awards/. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ^ "Coaches' All-America". AFCA.
- ^ "FWAA All America". Football Writers Association of America. Archived from the original on 26 March 2009. http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/allamerica/alltime.pdf. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ^ "The Sporting News: College Football TSN All America Teams". The Sporting News. http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/almanac/nfl/cfbamer.html. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ^ "The Sporting News: 1961 All-America Teams". Time, Inc..
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