The 1961 All-Southwest Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Southwest Conference teams for the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. The selectors for the 1961 season included the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press International (UPI). Players selected as first-team players by both the AP and UPI are designated in bold.
All Southwest selections
editBacks
edit- Jimmy Saxton, Texas (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Mike Cotten, Texas (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Lance Alworth, Arkansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Roland Jackson, Rice (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Sonny Gibbs, Texas Christian (AP-2)
- Ronnie Bull, Baylor (AP-2)
- Coolidge Hunt, Texas Tech (AP-2)
- George McKinney, Arkansas (AP-2)
Ends
edit- Bob Moses, Texas (AP-1; UPI-1)
- John Burrell, Rice (AP-1)
- Jim Collier, Arkansas (AP-2; UPI-1)
- Buddy Iles, Texas Christian (AP-2)
Tackles
edit- Don Talbert, Texas (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Robert Johnston, Rice (AP-1)
- Bobby Plummer, TCU (AP-2; UPI-1)
- John Childress, Arkansas (AP-2)
Guards
edit- Dean Garrett, Arkansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Ray Schoenke, SMU (AP-1)
- Johnny Treadwell, Texas (AP-1)
- Herby Adkins, Baylor (AP-2; UPI-1)
- Wayne Freiling, Texas A&M (AP-2)
Centers
edit- Bill Hicks, Baylor (AP-1)
- David Kristynik, Texas (UPI-1) (brother of Marvin Kristynik)
- Max Christian, SMU (AP-2)
Key
editAP = Associated Press[1]
UPI = United Press International[2]
Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UPI
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Saxton, Alworth Lead Coaches' All-Southwest Conference Teams". Corsicana Daily Sun. December 4, 1961. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UPI All-Southwest Conference". The Bryan Daily Eagle. December 3, 1961. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
