1962 All-America college football team
| 1962 All-America college football team |
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| All-America college football team |
| 1962 NCAA University Division football season |
| 1960 1961 ← → 1963 1964 |
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 All-America college football 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).
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.
| Name | Position | School | Number | Official | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Bell | Tackle | Minnesota | 6/6 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI | Time, WC |
| Lee Roy Jordan | Center | Alabama | 6/6 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI | Time, WC |
| Terry Baker | Quarterback | Oregon State | 6/6 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI | Time, WC |
| Jerry Stovall | Halfback | LSU | 6/6 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI | Time, WC |
| Johnny Treadwell | Guard | Texas | 6/6 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI | WC |
| Pat Richter | End | Wisconsin | 5/6 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, SN, UPI | Time, WC |
| Hal Bedsole | End | USC | 5/6 | AFCA, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI | WC |
| George Saimes | Fullback | Michigan State | 5/6 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, SN, UPI | WC |
| Jim Dunaway | Tackle | Ole Miss | 3/6 | NEA, SN, UPI | Time, WC |
| Jack Cvercko | Guard | Northwestern | 2/6 | SN, UPI | Time, WC |
| Mel Renfro | Halfback | Oregon | 2/6 | SN, UPI | Time, WC |
All-American selections for 1962
Ends
- Pat Richter, Wisconsin (AFCA-1, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-3, SN-1, UPI-1, Time, CP-1, WC)
- Hal Bedsole, Southern California (AFCA-1, AP-3, FWAA, NEA-1, SN-1, UPI-1, CP-1, WC)
- Dave Robinson, Penn State (AFCA-2, AP-1, NEA-1, FWAA, SN-2, Time, CP-3)
- Conrad Hitchler, Missouri (AP-3, FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-3)
- Hugh Campbell, Washington State (AFCA-2, AP-2, NEA-3, SN-2, UPI-2, CP-3)
- Tom Hutchinson, Kentucky (AFCA-3, AP-2, SN-3, UPI-3)
- Vern Burke, Oregon State (AFCA-3, NEA-2, UPI-2, CP-2)
- Woody Dabbs, Ole Miss (SN-3)
- Art Graham, Boston College (CP-2)
Tackles
- Bobby Bell, Minnesota (AFCA-1, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, SN-1, UPI-1, Time, CP-1, WC)
- Jim Dunaway, Mississippi (AFCA-2, NEA-1, SN-1, UPI-1, Time, CP-3, WC)
- Don Brumm, Purdue (AFCA-3 [guard], AP-1, FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-3)
- Steve Barnett, Oregon (AFCA-1, FWAA, NEA-3, SN-3, UPI-2, CP-2)
- Fred Miller, LSU (AFCA-3, AP-3, FWAA, NEA-2, SN-2, UPI-3)
- Art Gregory, Duke (AP-2, CP-3)
- Ray Schoenke, SMU (AP-2)
- Bob Vogel, Ohio State (AFCA-2, SN-2, UPI-2)
- Scott Appleton, Texas (AFCA-3)
- Tom Nomina, Miami (Ohio) (AP-3)
- Chuck Sieminski, Penn State (NEA-3, SN-3, CP-1)
- Charles Johnson, Villanova (CP-2)
Guards
- Johnny Treadwell, Texas (AFCA-1, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, SN-1, UPI-1, CP-1, WC)
- Jack Cvercko, Northwestern (AFCA-2, AP-3, NEA-2, SN-1, UPI-1, Time, CP-1, WC)
- Rufus Guthrie, Georgia Tech (AFCA-1, AP-2, FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-2, CP-2)
- Jean Berry, Duke (FWAA)
- Leon Cross, Oklahoma (AP-2, FWAA, NEA-3, SN-3, CP-3)
- Damon Bame, USC (AP-1, UPI-3)
- Ed Budde, Michigan State (Time)
- Tom Hertz, Missouri (AFCA-3, NEA-3, SN-2, UPI-2)
- Dave Watson, Georgia Tech (SN-2, UPI-3)
- Gene McDowell, Florida State (AP-3)
- Steve Underwood, Wisconsin (SN-3)
- Don Dickson, Ole Miss (CP-2)
- Bob Lehman, Notre Dame (CP-3)
Centers
- Lee Roy Jordan, Alabama (AFCA-1, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, SN-1, UPI-1, Time, CP-1, WC)
- Donald McKinnon, Dartmouth (AFCA-3, AP-2, NEA-1 [guard], FWAA, SN-3, UPI-3, CP-2)
- Dave Behrman, Michigan State (AFCA-2, SN-2, UPI-2)
- Ray Mansfield, Washington (AFCA-2 [guard], AP-3)
- Wayne Lee, Oklahoma (NEA-2)
- Billie Joe Armstrong, Ohio State (NEA-3, CP-3)
Quarterbacks
- Terry Baker, Oregon State (AP-1, NEA-1, UPI-1, WC, AFCA-1, FWAA, SN-1, Time, CP-1)
- George Mira, Miami (Fla) (AFCA-2, AP-1, FWAA, SN-2, UPI-2)
- Glynn Griffing, Mississippi (AP-2, FWAA, NEA-2, SN-3, CP-2)
- Tom Myers, Northwestern (AFCA-3)
- Daryle Lamonica, Notre Dame (AP-3)
- Bill King, Dartmouth (NEA-3)
- Billy Moore, Arkansas (UPI-3, CP-3)
- Billy Lothridge, Georgia Tech (UPI-3)
Halfbacks
- Jerry Stovall, LSU (AFCA-1, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, SN-1, UPI-1, Time, CP-1, WC)
- Mel Renfro, Oregon (AFCA-2, AP-2, NEA-2, SN-1, UPI-1, Time, CP-1, WC)
- Billy Moore, Arkansas (AP-2, NEA-1, FWAA)
- Dave Hoppman, Iowa State (AP-3, FWAA)
- Roger Kochman, Penn State (AFCA-1, SN-2, UPI-2, CP-2)
- Joe Don Looney, Oklahoma (SN-2, CP-2)
- Kermit Alexander, UCLA (AFCA-2)
- Preacher Pilot, New Mexico State (NEA-2)
- Billy Gambrell, South Carolina (AFCA-3, CP-3)
- Jerry Yost, West Virginia (AP-3)
- Bobby Santiago, New Mexico (AP-3)
- Paul Flatley, Northwestern (SN-3)
- Johnny Roland, Missouri (SN-3, CP-3)
- Pete Pedro, West Texas State (NEA-3)
- Gary Wood, Cornell (NEA-3)
- Mike McNames, Georgia Tech (NEA-3)
- Kermit Alexander, UCLA (UPI-2)
Fullbacks
- George Saimes, Michigan State (AFCA-1, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-2, SN-1, UPI-1, CP-1, WC)
- Eldon Fortie, BYU (AFCA-3 [halfback], AP-2 [quarterback], NEA-1, UPI-2)
- Tom Myers, Syracuse (FWAA, UPI-3)
- Ray Poage, Texas (SN-2, Time, UPI-3)
- Bill Thornton, Nebraska (AFCA-2, SN-3)
- Ed Cummings, Stanford (AFCA-3)
- Junior Coffey, Washington (CP-2)
- Pat Culpepper, Texas (CP-3)
Key
- Bold – Consensus All-American[1]
- -1 – First-team selection
- -2 – Second-team selection
- -3 – Third-team selection
Official selectors
- AFCA = American Football Coaches Association sponsored by the Eastman Kodak Company, selected by AFCA members "on the basis of on-the-field observations, scouting report data and analysis of game movies"[2]
- AP = Associated Press, "picked on recommendations of eight regional boards composed of sports writers and broadcasters"[3]
- FWAA = Football Writers Association of America[4]
- NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association, "elected by the nation's coaches and football writers", NEA All-Americans also required to meet "scholastic requirements"[5]
- SN = Sporting News[6]
- UPI = United Press International - selected by nationwide ballots of 368 sports writers and broadcaters[7]
Other selectors
- CP = Central Press Association - selected based on voting by the captains of football teams at the major schools[8]
- Time = Time magazine - selected by "the men who should know best, the scouts of the professional football leagues"[9]
- WC = Walter Camp Football Foundation[10]
See also
- 1962 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team
- 1962 All-Big Eight Conference football team
- 1962 All-Big Ten Conference football team
- 1962 All-Pacific Coast football team
- 1962 All-SEC football team
- 1962 All-Southwest Conference football team
References
- ^ "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 9. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
- ^ "Baker Tops Coaches' All-America". Lodi News-Sentinel. November 28, 1962. p. 10.
- ^ "AP's 1962 All-America Team". The Miami News. December 6, 1962. p. 19C.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Harry Grayson (November 23, 1962). "Jordan Named NEA All-America". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 8.
- ^ "Baker Summits SN All-American". Daytona Beach Sunday News-Journal. November 25, 1962. p. 3B.
- ^ "Bama's Lee Roy Jordan Doubles IN All-America". Jacksonville Journal. December 6, 1962. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Walter L. Johns (December 5, 1962). "CP All-America Lists Bell, Richter, Saimes, Cvercko". Brainerd Daily Dispatch. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Best End, Maybe Best Football Player". The Patriot. Harrisburg, PA. November 29, 1962. p. 56 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "All-America Teams". Walter Camp Football Foundation. Archived from the original on December 18, 2007. Retrieved April 19, 2009.