1966 College Football All-America Team |
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College Football All-America Team |
1966 NCAA University Division football season |
1964 1965 ← → 1967 1968 |
The 1966 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1966.
The NCAA recognizes six selectors as "official" for the 1966 season. They are (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), (2) the Associated Press (AP), (3) the Central Press Association (CP), (4) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), (5) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), and (6) the United Press International (UPI). [1] Four of the six teams (AP, UPI, NEA, and FWAA) were selected by polling of sports writers and/or broadcasters. The Central Press team was selected with input from the captains of the major college teams. The AFCA team was based on a poll of coaches. Other notable selectors, though not recognized by the NCAA as official, included Time magazine, [2] The Sporting News (TSN), and the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF). [3]
The undefeated Notre Dame and Michigan State teams finished the season ranked #1 and #2, played to a 10–10 tie in the 1966 Notre Dame vs. Michigan State football game, and dominated the 1966 All-America selections. Notre Dame had six players who received first-team honors: guard Tom Regner (AFCA, AP, CP, NEA, UPI, Time, TSN, WCFF); back Nick Eddy (AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI, WCFF); defensive end Alan Page (CP, FWAA, NEA, Time, TSN, WCFF); linebacker Jim Lynch (AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI, Time, TSN, WCFF); and defensive tackles Pete Duranko (AFCA, UPI) and Kevin Hardy (Time, TSN). Michigan State had five: defensive end Bubba Smith (AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI, Time, TSN, WCFF); offensive end Gene Washington (AFCA, UPI, Time, TSN); running back Clint Jones (AP, CP, NEA, Time, TSN, WCFF); defensive back/linebacker George Webster (AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI, Time, TSN, WCFF); and tackle Jerry West (NEA).
The NCAA recognizes 22 players as "consensus" All-Americans for the 1966 season. The following chart identifies the consensus All-Americans and displays which first-team designations they received. [1]
Name | Position | School | Official selectors | Number | Others | Total |
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Jack Clancy | End | Michigan | AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI | 6/6 | FN, Time, TSN, WCFF | 10/10 |
Jim Lynch | Linebacker | Notre Dame | AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI | 6/6 | FN, Time, TSN, WCFF | 10/10 |
Loyd Phillips | Defensive tackle | Arkansas | AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI | 6/6 | FN, Time, TSN, WCFF | 10/10 |
Bubba Smith | Defensive end | Michigan State | AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI | 6/6 | FN, Time, TSN, WCFF | 10/10 |
Steve Spurrier | Quarterback | Florida | AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI | 6/6 | FN, Time, TSN, WCFF | 10/10 |
George Webster | Defensive back | Michigan State | AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI | 6/6 | FN, Time, TSN, WCFF | 10/10 |
Mel Farr | Running back | UCLA | AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI | 5/6 | FN, Time, TSN, WCFF | 9/10 |
Tom Regner | Guard | Notre Dame | AFCA, AP, CP, NEA, UPI | 5/6 | FN, Time, TSN, WCFF | 9/10 |
Nick Eddy | Running back | Notre Dame | AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI | 6/6 | FN, WCFF | 8/10 |
Ron Yary | Tackle | USC | AFCA, CP, FWAA, UPI | 4/6 | FN, Time, TSN, WCFF | 8/10 |
Cecil Dowdy | Tackle | Alabama | AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI | 6/6 | WCFF | 7/10 |
Wayne Meylan | Middle guard | Nebraska | AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI | 5/6 | FN, WCFF | 7/10 |
Alan Page | Defensive end | Notre Dame | CP, FWAA, NEA | 3/6 | FN, Time, TSN, WCFF | 7/10 |
Nate Shaw | Defensive back | USC | AFCA, NEA, UPI | 3/6 | FN, Time, TSN, WCFF | 7/10 |
Tom Beier | Defensive back | Miami (Fla.) | AFCA, AP, NEA, UPI | 4/6 | FN, WCFF | 6/10 |
Jim Breland | Center | Georgia Tech | AFCA, AP, CP, UPI | 4/6 | FN, WCFF | 6/10 |
Clint Jones | Running back | Michigan State | AP, CP, NEA | 3/6 | Time, TSN, WCFF | 6/10 |
Paul Naumoff | Linebacker | Tennessee | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI | 4/6 | FN, WCFF | 6/10 |
Ray Perkins | End | Alabama | AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA | 4/6 | FN, WCFF | 6/10 |
LaVerne Allers | Guard | Nebraska | AP, CP, UPI | 3/6 | FN, WCFF | 5/10 |
John LaGrone | Middle guard | SMU | AFCA, CP, FWAA, NEA | 4/6 | WCFF | 5/10 |
Tom Greenlee | Defensive tackle | Washington | AFCA, AP, UPI | 3/6 | WCFF | 4/10 |
1966 College Football All-America Team |
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College Football All-America Team |
1966 NCAA University Division football season |
1964 1965 ← → 1967 1968 |
The 1966 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1966.
The NCAA recognizes six selectors as "official" for the 1966 season. They are (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), (2) the Associated Press (AP), (3) the Central Press Association (CP), (4) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), (5) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), and (6) the United Press International (UPI). [1] Four of the six teams (AP, UPI, NEA, and FWAA) were selected by polling of sports writers and/or broadcasters. The Central Press team was selected with input from the captains of the major college teams. The AFCA team was based on a poll of coaches. Other notable selectors, though not recognized by the NCAA as official, included Time magazine, [2] The Sporting News (TSN), and the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF). [3]
The undefeated Notre Dame and Michigan State teams finished the season ranked #1 and #2, played to a 10–10 tie in the 1966 Notre Dame vs. Michigan State football game, and dominated the 1966 All-America selections. Notre Dame had six players who received first-team honors: guard Tom Regner (AFCA, AP, CP, NEA, UPI, Time, TSN, WCFF); back Nick Eddy (AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI, WCFF); defensive end Alan Page (CP, FWAA, NEA, Time, TSN, WCFF); linebacker Jim Lynch (AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI, Time, TSN, WCFF); and defensive tackles Pete Duranko (AFCA, UPI) and Kevin Hardy (Time, TSN). Michigan State had five: defensive end Bubba Smith (AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI, Time, TSN, WCFF); offensive end Gene Washington (AFCA, UPI, Time, TSN); running back Clint Jones (AP, CP, NEA, Time, TSN, WCFF); defensive back/linebacker George Webster (AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI, Time, TSN, WCFF); and tackle Jerry West (NEA).
The NCAA recognizes 22 players as "consensus" All-Americans for the 1966 season. The following chart identifies the consensus All-Americans and displays which first-team designations they received. [1]
Name | Position | School | Official selectors | Number | Others | Total |
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Jack Clancy | End | Michigan | AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI | 6/6 | FN, Time, TSN, WCFF | 10/10 |
Jim Lynch | Linebacker | Notre Dame | AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI | 6/6 | FN, Time, TSN, WCFF | 10/10 |
Loyd Phillips | Defensive tackle | Arkansas | AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI | 6/6 | FN, Time, TSN, WCFF | 10/10 |
Bubba Smith | Defensive end | Michigan State | AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI | 6/6 | FN, Time, TSN, WCFF | 10/10 |
Steve Spurrier | Quarterback | Florida | AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI | 6/6 | FN, Time, TSN, WCFF | 10/10 |
George Webster | Defensive back | Michigan State | AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI | 6/6 | FN, Time, TSN, WCFF | 10/10 |
Mel Farr | Running back | UCLA | AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI | 5/6 | FN, Time, TSN, WCFF | 9/10 |
Tom Regner | Guard | Notre Dame | AFCA, AP, CP, NEA, UPI | 5/6 | FN, Time, TSN, WCFF | 9/10 |
Nick Eddy | Running back | Notre Dame | AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI | 6/6 | FN, WCFF | 8/10 |
Ron Yary | Tackle | USC | AFCA, CP, FWAA, UPI | 4/6 | FN, Time, TSN, WCFF | 8/10 |
Cecil Dowdy | Tackle | Alabama | AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI | 6/6 | WCFF | 7/10 |
Wayne Meylan | Middle guard | Nebraska | AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI | 5/6 | FN, WCFF | 7/10 |
Alan Page | Defensive end | Notre Dame | CP, FWAA, NEA | 3/6 | FN, Time, TSN, WCFF | 7/10 |
Nate Shaw | Defensive back | USC | AFCA, NEA, UPI | 3/6 | FN, Time, TSN, WCFF | 7/10 |
Tom Beier | Defensive back | Miami (Fla.) | AFCA, AP, NEA, UPI | 4/6 | FN, WCFF | 6/10 |
Jim Breland | Center | Georgia Tech | AFCA, AP, CP, UPI | 4/6 | FN, WCFF | 6/10 |
Clint Jones | Running back | Michigan State | AP, CP, NEA | 3/6 | Time, TSN, WCFF | 6/10 |
Paul Naumoff | Linebacker | Tennessee | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI | 4/6 | FN, WCFF | 6/10 |
Ray Perkins | End | Alabama | AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA | 4/6 | FN, WCFF | 6/10 |
LaVerne Allers | Guard | Nebraska | AP, CP, UPI | 3/6 | FN, WCFF | 5/10 |
John LaGrone | Middle guard | SMU | AFCA, CP, FWAA, NEA | 4/6 | WCFF | 5/10 |
Tom Greenlee | Defensive tackle | Washington | AFCA, AP, UPI | 3/6 | WCFF | 4/10 |