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.

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
• AP = Associated Press
• UPI = United Press International
• NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association
• CP = Central Press Association
• WC = Walter Camp Football Foundation
• AFCA = American Football Coaches of America
• FWAA = Football Writers Association of America
• TSN = The Sporting News
• Time = Time Magazine

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

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