1965 All-America college football team


The 1965 All-America college football team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations that chose All-America college football teams in 1965.
The NCAA recognizes six selectors as "official" for the 1965 season. They are the American Football Coaches Association, the Associated Press, the Central Press Association, the Football Writers Association of America, the Newspaper Enterprise Association, and the United Press International. Four of the six teams were selected by polling of sports writers and/or broadcasters. The CP team was selected with input from the captains of the major college teams. The AFCA team was based on a poll of more than 500 coaches. Other notable selectors, though not recognized by the NCAA as official, included The Football News, a weekly national football newspaper, Time magazine, The Sporting News, and the Walter Camp Football Foundation.
Three players were unanimously selected as first-team players by all six official selectors as well as the four unofficial selectors. They are: [1965 1965 USC Trojans football team|USC Trojans football team|USC] running back Mike Garrett who led the NCAA with 1,440 rushing yards and won the 1965 Heisman Trophy; Tulsa end Howard Twilley who in 1965 set an NCAA record with 1,779 receiving yards, a single-season record that stood for 30 years; and [1965 1965 Illinois Fighting Illini football team|Illinois Fighting Illini football team|Illinois] fullback Jim Grabowski who was second in the NCAA with 1,258 rushing yards and won the 1965 Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy after breaking the Big Ten Conference career rushing record. Garrett, Twilley, and Grabowski also finished first, second, and third in the 1965 Heisman Trophy voting with 926, 528, and 481 points, respectively. All three were later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
The Michigan State Spartans football team were ranked No. 1 in the final UPI Coaches Poll and led the country with eight players receiving at least one first-team All-American designation. The Spartans' first-team honorees were: defensive back George Webster ; defensive end Bubba Smith ; end Gene Washington ; quarterback Steve Juday ; running backs Clinton Jones and Bob Apisa ; middle guard Harold Lucas ; and linebacker Ron Goovert.
[1965 1965 Purdue Boilermakers football team|Purdue Boilermakers football team|Purdue], ranked No. 13 in the final UPI Coaches' Poll, finished second with four first-team honorees: quarterback Bob Griese ; defensive tackle Jerry Shay ; offensive tackle Karl Singer ; and offensive end Bob Hadrick. Notre Dame, [1965 1965 Arkansas Razorbacks football team|Arkansas Razorbacks football team|Arkansas], and [1965 1965 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska] tied for third place, each with three first-team selections.

Consensus All-Americans

The NCAA recognizes 22 players as "consensus" All-Americans for the 1965 season. The following chart identifies the consensus All-Americans and displays which first-team designations they received. The UPI's All-America team vote count and Heisman Trophy point total, where applicable, is also included in the chart for each of the consensus All-Americans.
NamePositionSchoolOfficial selectorsOthersUPI
votes		Heisman
points
Mike GarrettRunning backUSCAFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI FN, Time, TSN, WC195926
Howard TwilleyEndTulsaAFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI FN, Time, TSN, WC194528
Jim GrabowskiRunning backIllinoisAFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI FN, Time, TSN, WC178481
Dick ArringtonGuardNotre DameAFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI FN, WC166na
Donny AndersonRunning back[1965 1965 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team|Texas Tech Red Raiders football team|Texas Tech]AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI FN, Time, TSN, WC146408
Carl McAdamsLinebacker[1965 1965 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]AFCA, AP, CP, NEA, UPI FN, Time, TSN, WC144na
Tommy NobisLinebacker[1965 1965 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas Longhorns football team|Texas]AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI FN, Time, TSN, WC187205
Nick RassasDefensive backNotre DameAFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI FN, Time, TSN, WC160na
Johnny RolandDefensive back[1965 1965 Missouri Tigers football team|Missouri Tigers football team|Missouri]AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI FN, TSN, WC148na
Glen Ray HinesTackleArkansasAFCA, AP, UPI, FWAA, NEA FN, WC159na
Paul CraneCenter[1965 1965 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]AFCA, AP, UPI, FWAA, NEA WC130na
Aaron BrownDefensive end[1965 1965 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team|Minnesota Golden Gophers football team|Minnesota]AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI FN, Time, TSN, WC128na
Walt BarnesDefensive tackleNebraskaAFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA FN, Time, TSN, WC87na
Sam BallTackle[1965 1965 Kentucky Wildcats football team|Kentucky Wildcats football team|Kentucky]AFCA, UPI, FWAA, NEA Time, TSN, WC85na
Loyd PhillipsDefensive tackleArkansasAFCA, AP, CP, UPI FN, WC99na
Bob GrieseQuarterbackPurdueAFCA, CP, NEA, UPI FN, WC98193
George WebsterDefensive back[1965 1965 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan State Spartans football team|Michigan State]AFCA, AP, NEA, UPI FN, WC155na
Frank EmanuelLinebacker[1965 1965 Tennessee Volunteers football team|Tennessee Volunteers football team|Tennessee]AP, FWAA, NEA FN, Time, TSN, WC32na
Bill YearbyDefensive tackleMichiganAFCA, NEA, UPI Time, TSN, WC96na
Freeman WhiteEndNebraskaFWAA, NEA, UPI FN, WC54na
Stas MaliszewskiGuardPrincetonCP, NEA FN, WC56na
Bubba SmithDefensive endMichigan StateAFCA, UPI WC100na

Offensive selections

Ends

Howard Twilley, Tulsa Freeman White, Nebraska

Tackles

Sam Ball, Kentucky Glen Ray Hines, Arkansas

Guards

Dick Arrington, Notre Dame Stas Maliszewski, Princeton

Centers

Paul Crane, Alabama

Quarterbacks

Bob Griese, Purdue

Running backs

Mike Garrett, USC Jim Grabowski, Illinois Donny Anderson, Texas Tech

Defensive selections

Defensive ends

Aaron Brown, Minnesota Bubba Smith, Michigan State

Defensive tackles

Walt Barnes, Nebraska Loyd Phillips, Arkansas Bill Yearby, Michigan

Middle guards

Linebackers

Carl McAdams, Oklahoma Tommy Nobis, Texas Frank Emanuel, Tennessee

Defensive backs

Nick Rassas, Notre Dame Johnny Roland, Missouri George Webster, Michigan State

Special teams

Kicking specialist

Key

Bold – Consensus All-American>
  • -1 – First-team selection
  • -2 – Second-team selection
  • -3 – Third-team selection

Official selectors

  • AFCA = American Football Coaches Association, based on votes cast by over 500 members based on personal observations and "game films provided by the Eastman Kodak Company", with 1965 being the first year the AFCA voted on separate offensive and defensive units
  • AP = Associated Press, based on recommendations from sports writers and broadcasters on eight regional boards appointed by the AP separate offensive and defensive units
  • CP = Central Press Association, selected for the 35th year "with the aid of the captains of the major schools themselves", selections made without designation of separate offensive and defensive units
  • FWAA = Football Writers Association of America, announced in Look magazine; selected without reference to offensive and defensive units
  • NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association, selections of separate offensive and defensive units
  • UPI = United Press International, selected "by 242 sports writers and broadcasters in a nation-wide ballot"; separate offensive and defensive units

Other selectors