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

Offense

  • Quarterback - Randy Johnson (senior, 6'3", 194 pounds), Texas A&I
  • Halfback - Mel Stanton (senior, 5'9", 185 pounds), Eastern Washington
  • Halfback - Allen Smith (senior, 5'10", 190 pounds), Findlay
  • Fullback - Randy Schultz (senior, 6'0", 202 pounds), State College of Iowa
  • End - Tom Mitchell (senior, 6'3", 200 pounds), Bucknell
  • End - Jerome Bell (senior, 6'2", 210 pounds), Central Oklahoma
  • Tackle - Larry Cox (senior, 6'3", 250 pounds), Abilene Christian
  • Tackle - Richard Rhodes (senior, 6'3", 230 pounds), Northeast Missouri
  • Guard - Dan Summers (senior, 6'2", 218 pounds), Arkansas State
  • Guard - Willie Young (senior, 6'2", 255 pounds), Grambling
  • Center - Marvin Peterson (senior, 6'0", 195 pounds), Pacific Lutheran

Defense

  • Defensive end - Tom Nelson (junior, 6'3", 220 pounds), Sul Ross
  • Defensive end - Dave Lince (senior, 6'5", 236 pounds), North Dakota
  • Defensive tackle - Robert Burles (senior, 6'4", 226 pounds), Willamette
  • Defensive tackle - Frank Cornish (senior, 6'7", 285 pounds), Grambling
  • Linebacker - Willie Lanier (junior, 6'1", 230 pounds), Morgan State
  • Linebacker - John Huard, Maine
  • Linebacker - Keith Atchley, Middle Tennessee
  • Defensive back - Pat Whalin, Saint John's (Minnesota)
  • Defensive back - Tim Chilcutt, Austin Peay
  • Defensive back - John Perry, Tampa
  • Defensive back - Barry Roach, East Stroudsburg

Second team

Offense

  • Quarterback - Ray Jones, Los Angeles State
  • Halfback - Ken Rota, ND State
  • Halfback - David Flet, Northern Michigan
  • Fullback - Dave Alexander, East Carolina
  • End - Richard Koite, Wagner
  • End - Milton Morin, Massachusetts
  • Tackle - Fred Cremer, Saint John's (Minnesota)
  • Tackle - Leonard Tyler, Ithaca
  • Guard - Harlan Aden, Omaha
  • Guard - Robert Ferguson, Linfield
  • Center - Al DePalma, Montclair State

Defense

  • Defensive end - Tom Davis, Tennessee State
  • Defensive end - Bill Scott, Northeast Oklahoma
  • Defensive tackle - Brad Hamilton, Southwest Louisiana
  • Defensive tackle - Sid Otton, Weber
  • Linebacker - Vern McManus, Lamar Tech
  • Linebacker - Wayne Harrington, Montana
  • Linebacker - Henry Sorrell, Chattanooga
  • Defensive back - Al Mota, Illinois Wesleyan
  • Defensive back - Carlos Maiord, McMurry
  • Defensive back - Richard Heinen, Northwest Missouri
  • Defensive back - George Clayton, Fairmont

See also

References

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