1961 Little All-America college football team

The 1961 Little All-America college football team was 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 1961, the AP selected three teams of 11 players each, with no separate defensive platoons.

Halfback Leroy Jackson of Western Illinois finished third in the NCAA in the 100-yard dash and was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the first round (11th overall pick) of the 1962 NFL draft.

Back Joe Iacone of West Chester was the only junior selected for the first team. He repeated as a first-team player in 1962.

First team

Position	Player	Team
B	Leroy Jackson	Western Illinois
	Bobby Jancik	Lamar Tech
	Gary Snadon	Pittsburg State
	Joe Iacone	West Chester
E	Drew Roberts	Humboldt State
	Powell McClellan	Arkansas Tech
T	Ray Jacobs	Howard Payne
	David Baxter	Tennessee Tech
G	Dan Lewis	Wofford
	Wendell Williams	State College of Iowa
C	Curtis Miranda	Florida A&M

Second team

Position	Player	Team
B	Carey Henley	Chattanooga
	Donald Lee Smith	Langston
	Sid Blanks	Texas A&I
	Joe Thorne	South Dakota State
E	Paul Blazevich	Omaha
	John Murlo	Whitworth
T	Frank Annweiler	Texas Lutheran
	Dave Kemna	Wheaton (IL)
G	Douglas Brown	Fresno State
	James Lightner	Coast Guard
C	Terry Fohs	Washington & Lee

Third team

Position	Player	Team
B	Kenneth Fults	Tennessee Tech
	Dennis Spurlock	Whitworth
	Steve Beguin	Linfield
	Roy Curry	Jackson State
E	John Budde	Carroll (WI)
	Stuart Hall	Willamette
T	John Lamoski	Western Michigan
	Paul Abodeely	Amherst
G	Al Sandona	Northern Michigan
	Charles Speleotis	Bowdoin
C	Michael Reilly	Williams

See also

• 1961 College Football All-America Team