1961 All-Pacific Coast football team explained

The 1961 All-Pacific Coast football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Pacific Coast teams for the 1961 college football season.

Selections

Quarterbacks

• Terry Baker, Oregon State (AP-1)
• Pete Beathard, USC (BIG5-1)
• Chon Gallegos, San Jose State (AP-2)

Halfbacks

• Charles H. Mitchell, Washington (AP-1; BIG5-1)
• Bobby Smith, UCLA (AP-1; BIG5-1)
• Mike Haffner, UCLA (AP-2)
• Jim Stiger, Washington (AP-2)

Fullbacks

• Ben Wilson, USC (AP-1; BIG5-1)
• George Reed, Washington State (AP-2)

Ends

• Hugh Campbell, Washington State (AP-1)
• Oscar Donahue, San Jose State (AP-1)
• Hal Bedsole, USC (AP-2; BIG5-1)
• George Honore, Stanford (BIG5-1)
• Reg Carolan, Idaho (AP-2)
• Roger Johnson, Oregon State (AP-2)

Tackles

• John Meyers, Washington (AP-1; BIG5-1)
• Steve Barnett, Oregon (AP-1)
• Frank Buncom, USC (AP-2; BIG5-1)
• Foster Andersen, UCLA (AP-2)

Guards

• Britt Williams, USC (AP-1; BIG5-1)
• Mickey Ording, Oregon (AP-1)
• Jim Skaggs, Washington (AP-2; BIG5-1)
• Tom Walsh, Stanford (AP-2)

Centers

• Ron Hull, UCLA (AP-1; BIG5-1)
• Ray Mansfield, Washington (AP-2)

Key

AP = Associated Press^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

BIG5 = all-conference team announced by the league^[5]

Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the UP and the Big 5 Conference

See also

• 1961 College Football All-America Team

Notes and References

1. News: Barnett, Ording gain All-Pacific Coast eleven . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Associated Press . December 7, 1961 . 1D.
2. News: Cougars' Campbell repeats as All-Coast end . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . Associated Press . December 7, 1961 . 13.
3. News: Hugh leads Coast stars . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Associated Press . December 7, 1961 . 13.
4. News: Announce All-Pacific Coast Football All-Star Team. Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. December 7, 1961. 12.
5. News: Huskies, SC Dominate Big Five All-Stars. Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. December 7, 1961. 12.