1961 All-America college football team

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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 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).

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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.

NamePositionSchoolNumberOfficialOther
Roy Winston GuardLSU6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WC
Ernie Davis HalfbackSyracuse6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WC
Bob Ferguson FullbackOhio State6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WC
Billy Neighbors TackleAlabama6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, WC
Jimmy Saxton HalfbackTexas6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, WC
Gary Collins EndMaryland5/6AFCA, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WC
Joe Romig GuardColorado5/6AFCA, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPIWC
Alex Kroll CenterRutgers5/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPIWC
Sandy Stephens QuarterbackMinnesota5/6AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPIWC
Bill Miller EndMiami (Fla.)4/6AP, FWAA, NEA, SNTime, WC
Merlin Olsen TackleUtah State4/6AP, FWAA, NEA, UPITime, WC

All-American selections for 1961

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Tackles

Guards

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Quarterbacks

Halfbacks

Fullbacks

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Official selectors

Other selectors

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References

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  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.
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