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1965 Little All-America college football team

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The 1965 Little All-America college football team is composed of college football players from small colleges and universities who were selected by the Associated Press (AP) as the best players at each position. For 1965, the AP selected two teams, each team having separate offensive and defensive platoons.[1]

Senior Mel Stanton earned first-team honors after rushing for 1,238 yards, scoring 21 touchdowns, and leading Eastern Washington to its first conference championship since 1951.

Senior quarterback was described as "one of the most exciting quarterbacks of recent years", passing for 4,308 yard during his career at Texas A&I.

Junior linebacker Willie Lanier of Morgan State went on to play 11 years with the Kansas City Chiefs and was inducted into both the College and Pro Football Hall of Fames.

Defensive tackle Frank Cornish of Grambling was the largest player on the first team at 6 feet, 7 inches, and 285 pounds.

First team

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Position Player Team
Offense
QB Randy Johnson Texas A&I
HB Mel Stanton Eastern Washington
Allen Smith Findlay
FB Randy Schultz State College of Iowa
E Tom Mitchell Bucknell
Jerome Bell Central State (OK)
T Larry Cox Abilene Christian
Richard Rhodes Northeast Missouri State
G Dan Summers Arkansas State
Willie Young Grambling
C Marvin Peterson Pacific Lutheran
Defense
DE Tom Nelson Sul Ross
Dave Lince North Dakota
DT Robert Burles Willamette
Frank Cornish Grambling
LB Willie Lanier Morgan State
John Huard Maine
Keith Atchley Middle Tennessee
DB Pat Whalin St. John's (MN)
Timothy Chilcutt Austin Peay
John Perry Tampa
Barry Roach East Stroudsburg

Second team

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Position Player Team
Offense
QB Ray Jones Los Angeles State
HB Ken Rota North Dakota State
David Flet Northern Michigan
FB Dave Alexander East Carolina
E Rich Kotite Wagner
Milt Morin UMass
T Fred Cremer St. John's (MN)
Leonard Tyler Ithaca
G Harlan Aden Omaha
Robert Ferguson Linfield
C Al DePalma Montclair State
Defense
DE Tom Davis Tennessee A&I
Bill Scott Northeastern Oklahoma State
DT Brad Hamilton Southwestern Louisiana
Sid Otton Weber State
LB Vern McManus Lamar Tech
Wayne Harrington Montana
Henry Sorrell Chattanooga
DB Al Mota Illinois Wesleyan
Carlos Maiord McMurry
Richard Heinen Northwest Missouri State
George Clayton Fairmont State

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Mel Stanton's All-American". The Spokesman-Review. November 30, 1965. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.