1971 All-America college football team

The 1971 All-America college football 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 recognizes five selectors as "official" for the 1971 season. They are: the American Football Coaches Association, the Associated Press, the Football Writers Association of America, the Newspaper Enterprise Association, and the United Press International.
Nine players are recognized by the NCAA as unanimous All-America selections: quarterback and 1971 Heisman Trophy winner Pat Sullivan of [1971 1971 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]; running backs Ed Marinaro of [1971 1971 Cornell Big Red football team|Cornell Big Red football team|Cornell] and Greg Pruitt of [1971 1971 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]; receiver Terry Beasley of Auburn; tackle Jerry Sisemore of [1971 1971 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas Longhorns football team|Texas]; guard Royce Smith of [1971 1971 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]; defensive end Walt Patulski of [1971 1971 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]; linebacker Mike Taylor of [1971 1971 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]; and defensive back Bobby Majors of [1971 1971 Tennessee Volunteers football team|Tennessee Volunteers football team|Tennessee].

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	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	[1971 1971 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team\|Nebraska Cornhuskers football team\|Nebraska]	4/2/6	AFCA, FWAA, NEA, UPI	FN, WC
Jeff Siemon	Linebacker	[1971 1971 Stanford Indians football team\|Stanford Indians football team\|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	[1971 1971 Penn State Nittany Lions football team\|Penn State Nittany Lions football team\|Penn State]	3/2/5	AFCA, FWAA, UPI	FN, WC
Johnny Musso	Running back	[1971 1971 Alabama Crimson Tide football team\|Alabama Crimson Tide football team\|Alabama]	3/2/5	AFCA, FWAA, UPI	FN, WC
Tommy Casanova	Defensive back	[1971 1971 LSU Tigers football team\|LSU Tigers football team\|LSU]	2/3/5	FWAA, UPI	FN, Time, WC
Mel Long	Defensive tackle	[1971 1971 Toledo Rockets football team\|Toledo Rockets football team\|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	--