1971 College Football All-America Team

The 1971 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 in 1971. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes five selectors as "official" for the 1971 season. They are: (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), (2) the Associated Press (AP),^[1] (3) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), (4) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), and (5) the United Press International (UPI).^[2]

Nine players are recognized by the NCAA as unanimous All-America selections: quarterback and 1971 Heisman Trophy winner Pat Sullivan of Auburn; running backs Ed Marinaro of Cornell and Greg Pruitt of Oklahoma; receiver Terry Beasley of Auburn; tackle Jerry Sisemore of Texas; guard Royce Smith of Georgia; defensive end Walt Patulski of Notre Dame; linebacker Mike Taylor of Michigan; and defensive back Bobby Majors of Tennessee.^[2]

Consensus All-Americans

The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans for the year 1971 and displays which first-team designations they received.

Name	Position	School	Number^[3]	Official	Other
Terry Beasley	Receiver	Auburn	5/4/9	AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI	FN, Time, TSN, WC
Bobby Majors	Defensive back	Tennessee	5/4/9	AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI	FN, Time, TSN, WC
Walt Patulski	Defensive end	Notre Dame	5/4/9	AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI	FN, Time, TSN, WC
Royce Smith	Offensive guard	Georgia	5/4/9	AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI	FN, Time, TSN, WC
Mike Taylor	Linebacker	Michigan	5/4/9	AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI	FN, Time, TSN, WC
Ed Marinaro	Running back	Cornell	5/3/8	AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI	FN, Time, TSN
Pat Sullivan	Quarterback	Auburn	5/3/8	AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI	FN, TSN, WC
Clarence Ellis	Defensive back	Notre Dame	4/4/8	AFCA, AP, NEA, UPI	FN, Time, TSN, WC
Reggie McKenzie	Offensive guard	Michigan	4/4/8	AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI	FN, Time, TSN, WC
Greg Pruitt	Running back	Oklahoma	5/2/7	AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI	FN, WC
Jerry Sisemore	Offensive tackle	Texas	5/2/7	AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI	FN, WC
Sherman White	Defensive tackle	California	3/4/7	AFCA, FWAA, NEA	FN, Time, TSN, WC
Johnny Rodgers	Receiver	Nebraska	4/2/6	AFCA, FWAA, NEA, UPI	FN, WC
Jeff Siemon	Linebacker	Stanford	4/2/6	AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI	FN, Time
Larry Jacobson	Defensive tackle	Nebraska	4/1/5	AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI	Time
Tom Brahaney	Center	Oklahoma	3/2/5	AFCA, AP, FWAA	FN, WC
Dave Joyner	Offensive tackle	Penn State	3/2/5	AFCA, FWAA, UPI	FN, WC
Johnny Musso	Running back	Alabama	3/2/5	AFCA, FWAA, UPI	FN, WC
Tommy Casanova	Defensive back	LSU	2/3/5	FWAA, UPI	FN, Time, WC
Mel Long	Defensive tackle	Toledo	4/0/4	AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI	--
Willie Harper	Defensive end	Nebraska	2/2/4	NEA, UPI	FN, WC
Ernie Jackson	Defensive back	Duke	2/0/2	AFCA, FWAA	--

Offense

Receivers

Terry Beasley, Auburn (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, Time, TSN, WC)
Johnny Rodgers, Nebraska (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, WC)
Mike Siani, Villanova (NEA-2, UPI-2, TSN)
Tom Gatewood, Notre Dame (UPI-2, Time)
Cliff Branch, Colorado (FN)
Rhett Dawson, Florida State (AP-3)

Tight ends

Riley Odoms, Houston (AP-3, NEA-2 [receiver], Time, TSN)
Doug Kingsriter, Minnesota (AP-1)
Charle Young, USC (AP-2)

Tackles

Jerry Sisemore, Texas (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, WC)
Dave Joyner, Penn State (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-1, FN, WC)
John Vella, USC (AP-1, NEA-1, UPI-2, FN, TSN)
John Hannah, Alabama (AFCA, AP-2, UPI-2)
Tom Drougas, Oregon (TSN)
Lionel Antoine, Southern Illinois (Time)
Tom Luken, Purdue (AP-2, NEA-2 [OG])
Carl Johnson, Nebraska (AP-3)
Mike Stark, Memphis State (AP-3)

Guards

Reggie McKenzie, Michigan (AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, Time, TSN, WC)
Royce Smith, Georgia (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, Time, TSN, WC)
Gordon Gravelle, BYU (AP-2, NEA-2)
Dick Rupert, Nebraska (AP-3, UPI-2)
B. C. Williams, West Virginia (AP-3)
Ken Jones, Oklahoma (UPI-2)

Centers

Tom Brahaney, Oklahoma (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-2, FN, WC)
Tom DeLeone, Ohio State (AP-2, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, Time, TSN)
Dave Dalby, UCLA (AP-3, NEA-2, TSN)

Quarterbacks

Pat Sullivan, Auburn (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA,^[4] NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, TSN, WC)
Chuck Ealey, Toledo, (AP-3, FWAA,^[5] UPI-2, FN)
Jerry Tagge, Nebraska (AP-2, FN)
Jack Mildren, Oklahoma (NEA-2, FN)
John Reaves, Florida (Time)

Running backs

Ed Marinaro, Cornell (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, Time, TSN)
Greg Pruitt, Oklahoma (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, WC)
Johnny Musso, Alabama (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-1, FN, WC)
Ahmad Rashad (born Bobby Moore), Oregon (AP-3, NEA-1, UPI-2, FN, Time, TSN)
Lydell Mitchell, Penn State (AP-1, NEA-2, UPI-2, FN)
Eric Allen, Michigan State (AFCA, AP-2, NEA-2)
Billy Taylor, Michigan (AP-3, UPI-2, FN)
Robert Newhouse, Houston (AP-2)
Jeff Kinney, Nebraska (AP-3)

Defense

Defensive ends

Walt Patulski, Notre Dame (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, Time, TSN, WC)
Willie Harper, Nebraska (AP-2, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, WC)
Smylie Gebhart, Georgia Tech (AP-1)
Robin Parkhouse, Alabama (AP-2, NEA-2, UPI-2)
Junior Ah You, Arizona State (UPI-2)
Mike Keller, Michigan (AP-3)
Gene Ogilvie, Air Force (AP-3)

Defensive tackles

Larry Jacobson, Nebraska (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-2 [OT], UPI-1, Time)
Mel Long, Toledo (AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1)
Sherman White, California (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, NEA-1, FN, Time, TSN, WC)
Herb Orvis, Colorado (AFCA, AP-3, NEA-2 [DE], UPI-2, TSN [DE], WC)
Mike Kadish, Notre Dame (Time, TSN)
Ron Estay, LSU (AFCA [guard], AP-2, NEA-2 [MG], UPI-2)
Pete Lazetich, Stanford (NEA-2, FN)

Middle guards

Rich Glover, Nebraska (AP-1, NEA-1, WC)
Ron Curl, Michigan State (AFCA, AP-3, NEA-2)
Doug Krause, Miami (OH) (AP-2)
Bud Magrum, Colorado (AP-3)

Linebackers

Mike Taylor, Michigan (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, Time, TSN, WC)
Jeff Siemon, Stanford (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, FN, Time)
Jackie Walker, Tennessee (FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-1, FN, WC)
Dave Chaney, San Jose State (AP-1, NEA-1, UPI-2)
Willie Hall, Southern California (AP-2, UPI-2, Time, TSN, FN)
Chuck Zapiec, Penn State (AP-3, NEA-1)
Mark Arneson, Arizona (TSN)
Rodrigo Barnes, Rice (UPI-2)
Ralph Cindrich, Pittsburgh (AP-2, NEA-2)
Joe Federspiel, Kentucky (AP-2)
Steve Aycock, Oklahoma (UPI-2)
Bill Light, Minnesota (AP-3)
Harold Sears, Miami (FL) (AP-3)

Defensive backs

Bobby Majors, Tennessee (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, Time, TSN, WC)
Clarence Ellis, Notre Dame (AFCA, AP-1, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, Time, TSN, WC)
Tommy Casanova, LSU (FWAA, UPI-1, FN, Time, WC)
Ernie Jackson, Duke (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA)
Brad Van Pelt, Michigan State (AP-3, UPI-1, FN)
Willie Buchanon, San Diego State (NEA-2, Time, TSN)
Thom Darden, Michigan (AFCA, AP-2, UPI-2, TSN)
Eric Hutchinson, Northwestern (FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-2)
Dickie Harris, South Carolina (UPI-2, WC)
Craig Clemons, Iowa (NEA-1, TSN)
Windlan Hall, Arizona State (AP-3, NEA-2 [LB], UPI-2, FN)
Tom Myers, Syracuse (AP-1)
Robert Popelka, SMU (AP-2)
Ralph McGill, Tulsa (AP-3, NEA-2)

Special teams

Kickers

Bill McClard, Arkansas (FWAA TSN)
Chester Marcol, Hillsdale College (Time)

Punters

Marv Bateman, Utah (TSN, Time)

Key

Bold – Consensus All-American^[2]
-1 – First-team selection
-2 – Second-team selection
-3 – Third-team selection

Official selectors

AFCA – American Football Coaches Association for Kodak^[6]
AP – Associated Press^[7]
FWAA – Football Writers Association of America^[4]^[5]
NEA – Newspaper Enterprise Association^[8]
UPI – United Press International^[7]

Other selectors

FN – Football News^[4]
Time – Time magazine^{[citation needed]}
TSN – The Sporting News^[9]
PFW – Pro Football Weekly
WC – Walter Camp Football Foundation^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Associated Press All-America team". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 2, 1971. p. 2D.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 10. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
^ This column lists the number of selectors choosing the player as a first-team All-American as follows: official selectors/other selectors/total selectors.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Walker, Majors All-Americans on Two Teams". The Nashville Tennessean. November 24, 1971. p. 15.
^ ^a ^b Ted Gangi (ed.). "FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
^ "Sullivan picked by Kodak". The Pantagraph. November 28, 1971. p. 19.
^ ^a ^b "All-America Lists". News-Journal (Mansfield, Ohio). December 2, 1971. p. 42.
^ "1971 NEA All-America". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 27, 1971. p. 3D.
^ "Arneson Named To Team: Sporting News Picks UA Star". Tucson Daily Citizen. December 9, 1971. p. 42.

[apalama-1] "Associated Press All-America team". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 2, 1971. p. 2D.

[CAA-2] "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 10. Retrieved October 21, 2017.

[3] This column lists the number of selectors choosing the player as a first-team All-American as follows: official selectors/other selectors/total selectors.

[FN-4] "Walker, Majors All-Americans on Two Teams". The Nashville Tennessean. November 24, 1971. p. 15.

[FW-5] Ted Gangi (ed.). "FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2015.

[6] "Sullivan picked by Kodak". The Pantagraph. November 28, 1971. p. 19.

[APUPI-7] "All-America Lists". News-Journal (Mansfield, Ohio). December 2, 1971. p. 42.

[8] "1971 NEA All-America". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 27, 1971. p. 3D.

[9] "Arneson Named To Team: Sporting News Picks UA Star". Tucson Daily Citizen. December 9, 1971. p. 42.

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