1953 College Football All-America Team
| 1953 College Football All-America Team |
|---|
| College Football All-America Team |
| 1953 college football season |
| 1951 1952 ← → 1954 1955 |
The 1953 College Football All-America team is composed of
Sporting News
.
Consensus All-Americans
For the year 1953, the NCAA recognizes eight published All-American teams as "official" designations for purposes of its consensus determinations. The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans and displays which first-team designations they received.
| Name | Position | School | Number | Official | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Jones | Tackle | Maryland | 8/8 | AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP | WC |
| Johnny Lattner | Halfback | Notre Dame | 7/8 | AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, SN, UP | WC |
| J. D. Roberts | Guard | Oklahoma | 7/8 | AAB, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP | WC |
| Paul Giel | Quarterback | Minnesota | 7/8 | AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, SN, UP | WC |
| Don Dohoney | End | Michigan State | 6/8 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UP | WC |
| Crawford Mims | Guard | Mississippi | 6/8 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UP | WC |
| Paul Cameron | Halfback | UCLA | 6/8 | AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, SN, UP | WC |
| Carlton Massey | End | Texas | 5/8 | AAB, FWAA, INS, SN, UP | WC |
| Art Hunter | Tackle | Notre Dame | 5/8 | AAB, FWAA, INS, SN, UP | WC |
| Larry Morris | Center | Georgia Tech | 5/8 | AAB, AFCA, AP, SN, UP | WC |
| J. C. Caroline | Halfback | Illinois | 3/8 | AFCA, FWAA, UP | WC |
All-American selections for 1953
Ends
- Don Dohoney, Michigan State (AFCA; AP-1; FWAA; NEA-1; SN; UP-1; WC)
- Carlton Massey, Texas (AAB; AP-2; FWAA; INS; NEA-3; SN; UP-1; WC)
- Steve Meilinger, Kentucky (AAB; AFCA; AP-2; NEA-1; UP-3)
- Sam Morley, Stanford (AP-1; NEA-2; UP-2)
- John Carson, Georgia (UP-3; FWAA; NEA-3)
- Ken Buck, Pacific (FWAA)
- Joe Collier, Northwestern (INS)
- Don Penza, Notre Dame (UP-2)
- Dick Dietrich, Pittsburgh (NEA-2)
- Clyde Bennett, South Carolina (AP-3)
- Gary Knafelc, Colorado (AP-3)
Tackles
- Stan Jones, Maryland (College and Pro Football Hall of Fame) (AAB; AFCA; AP-1; FWAA; INS; NEA-1; SN; UP-1; WC)
- Art Hunter, Notre Dame (AAB; AP-2; FWAA; INS; NEA-2; SN; UP-1; WC)
- Jack Shanafelt, Pennsylvania (AP-1; FWAA; NEA-3)
- Ed Meadows, Duke (FWAA; NEA-3; UP-2)
- Jim Ray Smith, Baylor (AFCA; AP-3; UP-2)
- John Hudson, Rice (NEA-1)
- Sid Fournet, LSU (AP-2)
- Bob Farris, Army (NEA-2)
- George Jacoby, Ohio State (AP-3; UP-3)
- Eldred Kraemer, Pittsburgh (UP-3)
Guards
- J. D. Roberts, Oklahoma (Outland Trophy and College Football Hall of Fame) (AAB; AP-1; FWAA; INS; NEA-1; SN; UP-1; WC)
- Crawford Mims, Mississippi (AFCA; AP-1; FWAA; NEA-1; SN; UP-1; WC)
- Bob Fleck, Syracuse (AFCA; INS)
- Milt Bohart, Washington (AP-2; FWAA; NEA-2; UP-2)
- Ray Correll, Kentucky (FWAA; NEA-2)
- Steve Eisenhauer, Navy (AAB; UP-2)
- Gene Lamone, West Virginia (AP-2)
- Morgan Williams, Texas Christian (AP-3)
- Bob Burrows, Duke (AP-3)
- John Bauer, Illinois (NEA-3)
- George Timberlake, Southern California (NEA-3)
- Norm Manoogian, Stanford (UP-3)
- Joe D'Agostino, Florida (UP-3)
Centers
- Larry Morris, Georgia Tech (College Football Hall of Fame) (AAB; AFCA; AP-1; NEA-2; SN; UP-1; WC)
- Matt Hazeltine, California (FWAA; INS; UP-2)
- Jerry Hilgenberg, Iowa (AP-2; FWAA; NEA-3)
- Bob Orders,[1] West Virginia (NEA-1; UP-3)
- Steve Korcheck, George Washington (AP-3)
Quarterbacks
- Paul Giel, Minnesota (College Football Hall of Fame) (AAB; AFCA; AP-1; FWAA; INS; SN; UP-1; WC)
- Bernie Faloney, Maryland (AAB; AP-2; INS; NEA-2; UP-2)
- Jackie Parker, Mississippi State (AP-3; FWAA; NEA-3; UP-3)
- Bobby Garrett, Stanford (AP-2; FWAA; UP-2)
- Zeke Bratkowski, Georgia (UP-3)
- George Shaw, Oregon (AP-3)
Halfbacks
- Johnny Lattner, Notre Dame (Heisman Trophy winner and College Football Hall of Fame) (AAB; AFCA; AP-1; FWAA; INS; SN; UP-1; WC)
- Paul Cameron, UCLA (AAB; AFCA; AP-1; FWAA; INS; NEA-2; SN; UP-1; WC)
- J. C. Caroline, Illinois (College Football Hall of Fame) (AFCA; AP-2; FWAA; NEA-2; UP-1; WC)
- Leroy Bolden,[2] Michigan State (NEA-3; UP-2)
- Bobby Cavazos,[3] Texas Tech (AP-2)
- Dick Clasby, Harvard (AP-3)
- Larry Grigg, Oklahoma (NEA-3)
- Neil Worden, Notre Dame (UP-3)
- Leon Hardeman, Georgia Tech (UP-3)
Fullbacks
- Kosse Johnson, Rice (AP-1; FWAA; NEA-2)
- Alan Ameche, Wisconsin (AP-3; FWAA; UP-2)
- Tommy Allman, West Virginia (NEA-3)
Key
- Bold – Consensus All-American[4]
- -1 – First-team selection
- -2 – Second-team selection
- -3 – Third-team selection
Official selectors
- AAB = All-America Board[5]
- AFCA = Collier's Weekly magazine[5]
- AP = Associated Press[6]
- FWAA = Football Writers Association of America[7]
- INS = International News Service[5]
- NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association[8]
- SN = The Sporting News: selected "by 150 sportswriters and broadcasters"[9]
- UP = United Press: "selected by 265 sports writers and broadcasters in a nationwide ballot"[10]
Other selectors
See also
- 1953 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team
- 1953 All-Big Seven Conference football team
- 1953 All-Big Ten Conference football team
- 1953 All-Pacific Coast Conference football team
- 1953 All-SEC football team
- 1953 All-Southwest Conference football team
References
- ^ Orders HOF profile
- ^ Bolden obituary
- ^ CFHSN profile on Cavazos
- ^ "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 9. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
- ^ ISBN 1401337031.
- ^ Ted Smits (December 4, 1953). "Cavazos Is Named To'AP's Second All-American Team: Rice Star On First Team". Morning Avalanche. Lubbock, TX.
- ^ "FWAA All America" (PDF). Football Writers Association of America. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 26, 2009. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
- ^ Harry Grayson (November 29, 1953). "Harry Grayson Picks All-America for 1953". Independent Record. Helena, Montana.
- ^ "Lattner Heads All-American Selections By Sports Paper". Evening Journal. Lubbock, Texas. November 30, 1953.
- ^ "UP Names All-American Gridders". Daily Telegram. Wisc. November 26, 1953.
- ^ "All-America Teams". Walter Camp Football Foundation. Archived from the original on December 18, 2007. Retrieved April 19, 2009.