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 in 1961. The six selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1961 season are the American Football Coaches Association, the Associated Press, the Football Writers Association of America, the Newspaper Enterprise Association, the Sporting News, and the United Press International.

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 WinstonGuardLSU6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WC
Ernie DavisHalfbackSyracuse6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WC
Bob FergusonFullbackOhio State6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WC
Billy NeighborsTackleAlabama6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, WC
Jimmy SaxtonHalfbackTexas6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, WC
Gary CollinsEndMaryland5/6AFCA, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WC
Joe RomigGuardColorado5/6AFCA, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPIWC
Alex KrollCenterRutgers5/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPIWC
Sandy StephensQuarterbackMinnesota5/6AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPIWC
Bill MillerEndMiami 4/6AP, FWAA, NEA, SNTime, WC
Merlin OlsenTackleUtah State4/6AP, FWAA, NEA, UPITime, WC

All-American selections for 1961

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