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 Association , 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)
Tom 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
TSN - The Sporting News
Time - Time Magazine
PFW - Pro Football Weekly
FN - Football News
References [ ]
v · d · e 1966 College Football All-America Team consensus selectionsOffense Defense