1962 All-America college football team

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The 1962 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 1962. The six selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1962 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 1962, 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
Bobby Bell TackleMinnesota6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPITime, WC
Lee Roy Jordan CenterAlabama6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPITime, WC
Terry Baker QuarterbackOregon State6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPITime, WC
Jerry Stovall HalfbackLSU6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPITime, WC
Johnny Treadwell GuardTexas6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPIWC
Pat Richter EndWisconsin5/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, SN, UPITime, WC
Hal Bedsole EndUSC5/6AFCA, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPIWC
George Saimes FullbackMichigan State5/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, SN, UPIWC
Jim Dunaway TackleOle Miss3/6NEA, SN, UPITime, WC
Jack Cvercko GuardNorthwestern2/6SN, UPITime, WC
Mel Renfro HalfbackOregon2/6SN, UPITime, WC

All-American selections for 1962

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Tackles

Guards

Centers

Quarterbacks

Halfbacks

Fullbacks

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Official selectors

Other selectors

See also

References

  1. "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 9. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  2. "Baker Tops Coaches' All-America". Lodi News-Sentinel. November 28, 1962. p. 10.
  3. "AP's 1962 All-America Team". The Miami News. December 6, 1962. p. 19C.
  4. 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.
  5. Harry Grayson (November 23, 1962). "Jordan Named NEA All-America". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 8.
  6. "Baker Summits SN All-American". Daytona Beach Sunday News-Journal. November 25, 1962. p. 3B.
  7. "4-deep UPI All-America". Daily Leader-Times. Kittanning, Pennsylvania.
  8. "Central Press Captains' All-America". Morning Herald. Hagastown, Maryland.
  9. "Time All-America Teams: Picked by the Pros". Time.
  10. "All-America Teams". Walter Camp Football Foundation. Archived from the original on December 18, 2007. Retrieved April 19, 2009.