The 1965 All-SEC football team consisted of
American football players selected to the All-
Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the
1965 NCAA University Division football season
During the 20th century, the NCAA had no playoff for the major college football teams in the University Division, later known as Division I-A. The NCAA did recognize a national champion based upon the final results of "wire service" (AP and UPI) ...
.
Offensive selections
Ends
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Charles Casey, Florida
(AP-1, UPI)
*
Tommy Tolleson, Alabama
(AP-1)
* Rick Kostner, Kentucky
(UPI)
*Barry Brown, Florida
(AP-2)
*Pat Hodgson, Georgia
(AP-2)
Tackles
*
Sam Ball
Sam Ball (born June 1, 1944) is a former American football offensive lineman who played in the National Football League (NFL) from 1966 through 1970. During that span he appeared in Super Bowl III and Super Bowl V for the Baltimore Colts. He p ...
, Kentucky
(AP-1, UPI)
*
Dave McCormick
David Oliver McCormick (July 10, 1943 – March 17, 1986) was a professional American football player who played tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played in the NFL for two seasons, one each with the San Francisco 49ers and the ...
, LSU
(AP-1, UPI)
*Jim Harvey, Ole Miss
(AP-2)
*Andy Gress, Auburn
(AP-2)
Guards
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Stan Hindman, Ole Miss
(AP-1, UPI)
*Larry Beckman, Florida
(AP-1, UPI)
*Doug Davis, Kentucky
(AP-2)
*Bobby Gratz, Tennessee
(AP-2)
Centers
*
Paul Crane, Alabama
(AP-1, UPI)
*Forrest Blue, Auburn
(AP-2)
Quarterbacks
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Steve Spurrier
Stephen Orr Spurrier (born April 20, 1945) is an American former American football, football quarterback and coach who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons before coaching for 38 years, primarily in college. He is often ...
, Florida (College Football Hall of Fame)
(AP-1, UPI)
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Steve Sloan
Stephen Charles Sloan (born August 19, 1944) is a former American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He played college football as a quarterback at the University of Alabama from 1962 to 1965 and then played for two sea ...
, Alabama
(AP-2)
Halfbacks
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Steve Bowman
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, Alabama
(AP-1, UPI)
*
Rodger Bird, Kentucky
(AP-1, UPI)
*Joe Labruzzo, LSU
(AP-2)
*Larry Seiple, Kentucky
(AP-2)
Fullbacks
*
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, Ole Miss
(AP-1, UPI)
*Hoyle Granger, Miss. St.
(AP-2)
Defensive selections
Ends
*Creed Gilmer, Alabama
(AP-1, UPI)
*Bobby Frazier, Tennessee
(AP-1, UPI)
*
Lynn Matthews
Lynn Otto Matthews (born 1944) is an American former college football player who was recognized as an All-American. Matthews later became a newspaper publishing executive.
Early years
Matthews was born in Tampa, Florida. He attended Cham ...
, Florida
(AP-2)
*Lane Wolbe, Vanderbilt
(AP-2)
Tackles
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Jim Urbanek
James Eugene Urbanek (April 8, 1945 – August 24, 2009) was an American football defensive tackle. He played college football at the University of Mississippi, where he received first-team All-American status in 1966 and 1967.
Urbanek was sele ...
, Ole Miss
(AP-1, UPI)
*Jack Thornton, Auburn
(AP-1)
*George Rice, LSU
(AP-2)
*Dick Lemay, Vanderbilt
(AP-2)
Middle guards
*George Patton, Georgia
(AP-1, UPI s DT
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Larry Gagner
Lawrence Joseph Gagner (born December 30, 1943) is a former professional football player who was an offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for parts of five seasons during the 1960s and 1970s. Gagner was born in Cleveland, Ohio ...
, Florida
(UPI)
*Grady Bolton, Miss. St.
(AP-2)
Linebackers
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Frank Emanuel
Thomas Frank Emanuel (born December 4, 1942) is a former American football linebacker. He was made captain of the volunteers in 1965. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2004. He played professionally for the American Footbal ...
, Tennessee
(AP-1, UPI)
* Bill Goss, Tulane
(AP-1, UPI)
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Bill Cody
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, Auburn
(AP-1, UPI)
*Tom Fisher, Tennessee
(AP-2)
*Mike McGraw, Kentucky
(AP-2)
*Tim Bates, Alabama
(AP-2)
Backs
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Bobby Johns, Alabama
(AP-1, UPI)
*Lynn Hughes, Georgia
(AP-1, UPI)
*
Bruce Bennett, Florida
(AP-1, UPI)
*Marvin Cornelius, Miss. St.
(AP-2)
*Terry Beadles, Kentucky
(AP-2)
*Bobby Beaird, Auburn
(AP-2)
Key
AP = Associated Press
See also
*1965 College Football All-America Team
The 1965 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1965.
The NCAA recognizes six selectors as "official" ...
References
{{All-SEC football teams
1965 Southeastern Conference football season
All-SEC football teams