Four Pac-8 players were also selected as consensus first-team players on the 1966 All-America college football team: UCLA halfback Mel Farr; USC tackle Ron Yary; USC defensive back Nate Shaw; and Washington defensive tackle Tom Greenlee.
Four players were selected unanimously by all eight coaches: UCLA quarterback Gary Beban; UCLA running back Mel Farr; USC tackle Ron Yary; and USC defensive back Nate Shaw.
[4] The 1966 USC Trojans football team led all other teams with eight players receiving first-team honors from the AP, UPI, or Coaches: halfback Rod Sherman (AP-1, UPI-1, Coaches-1); end Ron Drake (AP-1, UPI-1, Coaches-1); offensive tackle Ron Yary (AP-1, UPI-1, Coaches-1); offensive guard Jim Homan (UPI-1, Coaches-1); defensive end Ray May (AP-1, UPI-1, Coaches-1); middle guard Larry Petrill (Coaches-1); linebacker Adrian Young (AP-1, UPI-1, Coaches-1); and defensive back Nate Shaw (AP-1, UPI-1, Coaches-1).
5 in the final AP Poll and placed six players receiving first-team honors: quarterback Gary Beban (AP-1, UPI-1, Coaches-1); halfback Mel Farr (AP-1, UPI-1, Coaches-1); offensive guard Rich Deakers (AP-1, UPI-1, Coaches-1); middle guard John Richardson (AP-1, UPI-1, Coaches-1); and linebackers Don Manning (UPI-1, Coaches-1) and Dallas Grider (AP-1).
[2][3][4] Oregon State placed five on the first team: fullback Pete Pifer (AP-1, UPI-1, Coaches-1); offensive tackle Jim Wilkin (AP-1, UPI-1, Coaches-1); defensive tackle Dennis Rozario (AP-1, UPI-1); middle guard Skip Diaz (UPI-1, Coaches-1); and linebacker Russ Kuhns (AP-1).