The 1966 College Football All-America team is composed of various organizations that choose College All-America teams that season. The organizations that chose the teams were Associated Press, United Press International, Newspaper Enterprise Association, Central Press, Football Writers Association of America, American Football Coaches Association, Walter Camp Foundation, The Sporting News, Time magazine and Football News.
AP, UPI, NEA, and CP were all press organizations that polled writers and players. FWAA was also a poll of writers[1] , as was the Walter Camp Foundation[2] The AFCA [3] was a poll of college coaches. The Sporting News and Time polled football scouts and coaches [4][5]. AP, UPI, NEA, Central Press, and The Sporting News chose both first and second teams. AP, UPI, NEA, and Central Press also listed numerous honorable mentions.
Offense
Receivers
- Jack Clancy, Michigan (AP, UPI, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA, FWAA, Time, TSN)
- Ray Perkins, Alabama (AP, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA)
- Gene Washington, Michigan St (UPI, AFCA, Time, TSN)
- Jim Beirne, Purdue (CP)
Tight Ends
- Austin Denny, Tennessee (NEA)
Tackles
- Cecil Dowdy, Alabama (AP, UPI, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA, FWAA)
- Ron Yary, USC (UPI, CP, WC, AFCA, FWAA, Time, TSN)
- Jerry West, Michigan State (NEA)
Guards
- Tom Regner, Notre Dame (AP, UPI, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA, Time, TSN)
- LaVern Allers, Nebraska (AP, UPI, CP, WC)
- Mo Moorman, Texas A&M (FWAA, Time, TSN)
- Gary Bugenhagen, Syracuse (AP, FWAA)
- Bob Hyland, Boston College (Time, TSN)
- Wayne Mass, Clemson (AFCA)
- Edgar Chandler, Georgia (NEA)
Centers
- James Breland, Georgia Tech (AP, UPI, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA)
- Bill Carr, Florida (Time, TSN)
- Ray Pryor, Ohio State (FWAA)
Quarterbacks
- Steve Spurrier, Florida (AP, UPI, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA-t, FWAA, Time, TSN)
- Bob Griese, Purdue (AFCA-t)
Running backs
- Mel Farr, UCLA (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, Time, TSN)
- Nick Eddy, Notre Dame (AP, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA, FWAA)
- Clint Jones, Michigan State (AP, NEA, CP, WC, Time, TSN)
- Floyd Little, Syracuse (UPI, WC, AFCA)
- Ray McDonald, Idaho (Time, TSN)
- Lenny Snow, Georgia Tech (FWAA)
- Larry Csonka, Syracuse (CP)
Defense
Ends
- Bubba Smith, Michigan St. (AP, UPI, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA, FWAA, Time, TSN)
- Alan Page, Notre Dame (NEA, CP, WC, FWAA, Time, TSN)
- Thomas Greenlee, Washington (AP, UPI, WC, AFCA)
Tackles
- Loyd Phillips, Arkansas (AP, UPI, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA, FWAA, Time, TSN)
- Pete Duranko, Notre Dame (UPI, AFCA)
- Dennis Byrd, N.C. State (NEA, FWAA)
- George Patton, Georgia (AP, CP)
- Kevin Hardy, Notre Dame (Time, TSN)
Middle Guards
- John LaGrone, SMU (NEA, CP, WC, AFCA, FWAA)
- John Richardson, UCLA (CP)
Linebackers
- Jim Lynch, Notre Dame (AP, UPI, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA, FWAA, Time, TSN)
- Wayne Meylan, Nebraska (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA)
- Paul Naumoff, Tennessee (AP, UPI, WC, AFCA, FWAA)
- Bob Matheson, Duke (AP, Time, TSN)
- Towsend Clarke, Army (CP)
Backs
- George Webster, Michigan State (AP, UPI, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA, FWAA, Time, TSN)
- Nate Shaw, USC (UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, Time, TSN)
- Thomas Beier, Miami (Fla.) (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA)
- Frank Loria, Virginia Tech (AP, FWAA)
- Martine Bercher, Arkansas (UPI, AFCA)
- Rick Volk, Michigan (Time, TSN)
- John Charles, Purdue (Time, TSN)
- Henry King, Utah State (Time, TSN)
- Bobby Johns, Alabama (CP)
- Wynn Mabry, Dartmouth (CP)
Special teams
Kicker
Punter
Key
- AP - Associated Press
- UPI - United Press International
- NEA - Newspaper Enterprise Association
- CP - Central Press
- FWAA - Football Writers Association of America
- WC - Walter Camp Foundation
- AFCA - American Football Coaches Association
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- TSN - The Sporting News
- Time - Time Magazine
- PFW - Pro Football Weekly
- FN - Football News
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References
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