1963 Little All-America college football team
| 1963 Little All-America college football team |
|---|
| Little All-America college football team |
| 1963 NAIA football season, 1963 NCAA College Division football season |
| 1962 ← → 1964 |
The 1963 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 1963, the AP selected three teams of 11 players each, with no separate defensive platoons.[1]
Quarterback George Bork of Northern Illinois was the only repeater from 1962. Bork set 14 national passing records during his time at Northern Illinois, including single-season records of 3,077 passing yards, 374 completions, 32 touchdowns, and 341.9 passing yards per game.[2] He was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
End Robert Cherry of Wittenberg had 45 receptions for 886 yards and 13 touchdowns. Back Mike Brown of Delaware averaged 104.8 rushing yards per game and averaged 6.3 yards per carry.[2]
First team
| Position | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| B | George Bork | Northern Illinois |
| Mike Brown | Delaware | |
| Sid Blanks | Texas A&I | |
| Martin Agnew | Sewanee | |
| E | Robert Cherry | Wittenberg |
| Jerry Cole | Southwest Texas State | |
| T | Paul Graham | UMass |
| Neil Reuter | North Dakota | |
| G | Ralph Bauman | Puget Sound |
| Greg Van Orden | Appalachian State | |
| C | Richard Dean | DePauw |
Second team
| Position | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| B | Jimmy Baker | East Tennessee State |
| Mickey Hergert | Lewis & Clark | |
| Wayne Rasmussen | South Dakota State | |
| Jerry Wonders | Luther | |
| E | Neal Petties | San Diego State |
| John Mutchler | Western Kentucky | |
| T | Jack Peters | Omaha |
| John McDowell | St. John's (MN) | |
| G | William Crowell | Juniata |
| Bob Griffin | San Francisco State | |
| C | Orville Hudson | East Texas |
Third-team
| Position | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| B | Jack Ankerson | Ripon (WI) |
| Jim Switzer | College of Emporia | |
| Jim Holder | Panhandle A&M | |
| Charles Reed | Whitworth | |
| E | Jim Hollingsworth | Portland |
| Wayne Howell | Missouri Valley | |
| T | Dale Weishahn | UC Davis |
| Joe Davis | Northeastern | |
| G | Wayne Farmer | Chattanooga |
| Lee Grimm | Butler | |
| C | Frank Galloway | East Carolina |
See also
References
- ^ "Little All-America". The Des Moines Register. December 4, 1963. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Harold Claasen (December 3, 1963). "Bork Big man on Little All-America". The Ithaca Journal. Associated Press. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.