The 1961 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 1961 college football season.
All-SEC selections
Ends Tom Hutchinson, Kentucky (AP-1, UPI-1) Dave Edwards, Auburn (AP-1, UPI-1) Ralph Smith, Ole Miss (AP-2, UPI-2) Johnny Baker, Miss. St. (AP-2, UPI-2) Tommy Brooker, Alabama (AP-3, UPI-3) Gene Sykes, LSU (AP-3) Dave Gash, Kentucky (UPI-3)
Tackles Billy Neighbors, Alabama (AP-1, UPI-1) Jim Dunaway, Ole Miss (AP-1, UPI-1) Pete Case, Georgia (AP-2, UPI-1) Billy Booth, LSU (AP-2, UPI-3) Jim Beaver, Florida (AP-3, UPI-2) Ernie Colquette, Tulane (AP-3) Billy Wilson, Auburn (UPI-3)
Guards Roy Winston, LSU (AP-1, UPI-1) Dave Watson, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UPI-1) Harold Erickson, Georgia Tech (AP-2) Monk Guillot, LSU (AP-2) Rufus Guthrie, Georgia Tech (UPI-2) Bookie Bolin, Ole Miss (UPI-2) Billy Ray Jones, Ole Miss (AP-3, UPI-3) Howard Benton, Miss. St. (AP-3) Gus Gonzales, Tulane (UPI-3)
Centers Mike Lucci, Tennessee (AP-1, UPI-2) Lee Roy Jordan, Alabama (AP-2, UPI-1) Wayne Frazier, Auburn (AP-3) Irv Goode, Kentucky (UPI-3)
Quarterbacks Pat Trammell, Alabama (AP-1, UPI-1) Doug Elmore, Ole Miss (AP-2, UPI-2) Hank Lesesne, Vanderbilt (AP-3)
Halfbacks Billy Ray Adams, Ole Miss (AP-1, UPI-1) Mike Fracchia, Alabama (AP-1, UPI-1) Jerry Stovall, LSU (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-2, UPI-1) Mallon Faircloth, Tennessee (AP-2, UPI-3) Billy Williamson, Georgia Tech (AP-3, UPI-2) Don Goodman, Florida (AP-3, UPI-3) Jerry Woolum, Kentucky (UPI-3) Bobby Hunt, Auburn (UPI-3)
Fullbacks Wendell Harris, LSU (AP-1, UPI-2) Bill McKenny, Georgia (AP-2, UPI-2) Earl Gros, LSU (AP-3)
Key
AP = Associated Press
UPI = United Press International
Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both AP and UPI
See also 1961 College Football All-America Team
References