1955 College Football All-America Team
| 1955 College Football All-America Team |
|---|
| College Football All-America Team |
| 1955 college football season |
| 1953 1954 ← → 1956 1957 |
The 1955 College Football All-America team is composed of
United Press
(UP).
Consensus All-Americans
For the year 1955, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Cassady | Halfback | Ohio State | 8/8 | AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP | CP, Jet, NBC, WC |
| Ron Beagle | End | Navy | 8/8 | AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP | CP, NBC, WC |
| Jim Swink | Halfback | TCU | 8/8 | AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP | CP, NBC, WC |
| Bob Pellegrini | Center | Maryland | 8/8 | AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP | CP, Jet, NBC, WC |
| Bo Bolinger | Guard | Oklahoma | 7/8 | AAB, AFCA, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP | CP, Jet, NBC, WC |
| Ron Kramer | End | Michigan | 7/8 | AAB, AFCA, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP | Jet, WC |
| Bruce Bosley | Tackle | West Virginia | 5/8 | AAB, AFCA, INS, SN, UP | WC |
| Earl Morrall | Quarterback | Michigan State | 5/8 | AP, AFCA, FWAA, INS, SN | Jet, NBC, WC |
| Paul Hornung | Halfback | Notre Dame | 5/8 | AAB, FWAA, NEA, SN, UP | WC |
| Cal Jones | Guard | Iowa | 4/8 | AAB, FWAA, SN, UP | Jet, WC |
| Hardiman Cureton | Guard | UCLA | 4/8 | AAB, AFCA, FWAA, INS | CP |
| Norm Masters | Tackle | Michigan State | 3/8 | UP, FWAA, NEA | CP, NBC, WC |
All-American selections for 1955
Ends
- Ron Beagle, Navy (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, CP-1, Jet-2, NBC, WC)
- Ron Kramer, Michigan (AAB, AFCA, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, CP-2, Jet-1, WC)
- Howard Schnellenberger, Kentucky (AP-1, NEA-2)
- Joe Walton, Pittsburgh (INS-2, CP-1)
- Rommie Loudd, UCLA (FWAA, CP-2, Jet-1, NBC)
- Harold Burnine, Missouri (FWAA, INS-2, NEA-2, UP-3, CP-3)
- Tom Maentz, Michigan (AP-2, UP-2, CP-3)
- John Paluck, Pittsburgh (AP-2, UP-3)
- Bill Walker, Maryland (UP-2)
- Joe Tuminello, LSU (AP-3, NEA-3)
- Jim Katcavage, Dayton (INS-2)
- Dave Howard, Wisconsin (NEA-3)
- Henry Gremminger, Baylor (AP-3)
- Menan Schriewer, Texas (Jet-2)
Tackles
- Norm Masters, Michigan State (AP-3, UP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, CP-1, Jet-2, NBC, WC)
- Bruce Bosley, West Virginia (AAB, AP-2, AFCA, INS-1, SN, UP-1, CP-2, WC)
- Sam Huff, West Virginia (FWAA, NEA-1, UP-3, Jet-1, NBC)
- John Witte, Oregon State (INS-1, AP-3, NEA-3, CP-3, Jet-1)
- Frank D'Agostino, Auburn (AP-1, AFCA, UP-3)
- Mike Sandusky, Maryland (SN, UP-2, NEA-2)
- Paul Wiggin, Stanford (AP-1)
- Herb Gray, Texas (FWAA)
- Phil Tarasovic, Yale (INS-2, NEA-3, CP-3)
- Francis Machinsky, Ohio State (UP-2)
- Carl Vereen, Georgia Tech (NEA-2)
- Roger Siesel, Miami (Ohio) (INS-2)
- Fred Robinson, Washington (CP-2)
- John Jankins, Arizona State (Jet-2)
Guards
- Bo Bolinger, Oklahoma (AAB, AP-2, AFCA, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, CP-1, Jet-1, NBC, WC)
- Cal Jones, Iowa (Outland Trophy and College Football Hall of Fame) (AAB, AP-2 [tackle], FWAA, SN, UP-1, NEA-2; INS-2; CP-2, Jet-1, WC)
- Hardiman Cureton, UCLA (AAB [tackle], AFCA, FWAA [t], INS-1, UP-2, NEA-2, CP-1 [t], Jet-2)
- Jim Parker, Ohio State (AP-3, FWAA, NEA-3, UP-2, CP-1, Jet-1)
- Tony Sardisco, Tulane (FWAA, INS-2)
- Pat Bisceglia, Notre Dame (AP-1, UP-3, NBC)
- Scott Suber, Mississippi State (AP-2, NEA-1)
- James D. Brown, UCLA (AP-1)
- Orlando Ferrante, USC (INS-2, CP-3)
- Buck Nystrom, Michigan State (INS-2, CP-3)
- Jim Buonopane, Holy Cross (CP-2)
- William Meigs, Harvard (AP-3)
- Franklin Brooks, Georgia Tech (UP-3)
- Bryan Burnthorne, Tulane (NEA-3)
Centers
- Bob Pellegrini, Maryland (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, CP-1, Jet-1, NBC, WC)
- Hugh Pitts, Texas Christian (AP-2, FWAA, INS-2, NEA-2, UP-2, CP-3)
- Jerry Tubbs, Oklahoma (College Football Hall of Fame) (INS-2, NEA-3, UP-3)
- Ken Vargo, Ohio State (CP-2, Jet-2)
- Steve DeLatorre, Florida (AP-3)
Quarterbacks
- Earl Morrall, Michigan State (AP-1, AFCA, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-2, SN, UP-2, CP-3, Jet-1, NBC, WC)
- George Welsh, Navy (AP-3, INS-2, NEA-3, UP-2, CP-1)
- Claude Benham, Columbia (Jet-2)
Halfbacks
- Howard Cassady, Ohio State (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, CP-1, Jet-1, NBC, WC)
- Paul Hornung, Notre Dame (AAB, FWAA, NEA-1 [QB], SN, UP-1, WC)
- Jim Swink, TCU (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, CP-1, Jet-2, NBC, WC)
- Jon Arnett, Southern California (AP-2, FWAA, INS-2, NEA-1, UP-1, CP-2)
- Tommy McDonald, Oklahoma (AP-1, INS-2, NEA-2, UP-2, CP-2)
- Art Davis, Mississippi State (FWAA, NEA-2)
- Ed Vereb, Maryland (AP-3, INS-2, UP-3, CP-3)
- Jim Brown, Syracuse (AP-3, INS-2, NEA-3)
- Gary Glick, Colorado A&M (AP-2, INS-2)
- Sam Brown, UCLA (INS-2, UP-3, Jet-1)
- Charley Horton, Vanderbilt (AP-3, NEA-3)
- Fob James, Auburn (INS-2)
- Lenny Moore, Penn State (Pro Football Hall of Fame) (INS-2, Jet-2)
- Charley Sticka, Trinity (INS-2)
- Paige Cothren, Mississippi (INS-2)
- Robert A. Pascal, Duke (CP-3)
Fullbacks
- Don Schaefer, Notre Dame (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-3, UP-3, CP-1, Jet-2, NBC)
- Joe Childress, Auburn (FWAA, NEA-2, UP-3, CP-3)
- Bob Davenport, UCLA (AAB, AP-2, UP-2, CP-2)
- Jerry Planutis, Michigan State (Jet-1)
Key
- Bold – Consensus All-American[1]
- -1 – First-team selection
- -2 – Second-team selection
- -3 – Third-team selection
Official selectors
- AAB = All-America Board[2][3]
- AFCA = Collier's Weekly magazine[4]
- AP = Associated Press[5]
- FWAA = Football Writers Association of America[6]
- INS = International News Service: selected based on "recommendations of INS football experts from coast-to-coast with the assistance of coaches, scouts, broadcasters and newspaper sports editors."[7]
- NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association: All-Americans selected by the NEA received "solid gold Longines-Wittnauer watches, handsome and specially designed certificates and, perhaps best of all, testimonial dinners in their old home towns."[8]
- SN = Sporting News[9]
- UP = United Press[10]
Other selectors
- CP = Central Press Association[11]
- Jet - Jet magazine[12]
- NBC - National Broadcasting Co.[2]
- WC - Walter Camp Football Foundation[13]
See also
- 1955 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team
- 1955 All-Big Seven Conference football team
- 1955 All-Big Ten Conference football team
- 1955 All-Pacific Coast Conference football team
- 1955 All-SEC football team
- 1955 All-Southwest Conference football team
References
- ^ "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 9. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ISBN 1401337031.
- ^ "Pellegrini Top Player On Colliers' Team". Cedar Rapids Gazette. November 23, 1955.
- ^ "Associated Press Announces 1955 All-America Team". The Palm Beach Post. December 2, 1955. p. 21.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "FWAA All America" (PDF). Football Writers Association of America. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 26, 2009. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
- ^ Barrington, John (November 27, 1955). "Big 10 Dominates INS All-America With 3". The Milwaukee Sentinel.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Grayson, Harry (November 19, 1955). "West Virginia's Tackle Sam Huff on NEA All-America Team". The Pittsburgh Press.
- ^ "The Sporting News: College Football TSN All America Teams". The Sporting News. Archived from the original on February 27, 2009. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
- ^ "Name Arnett On UP First All-America". Lodi News-Sentinel. November 29, 1955. p. 6.
- ^ Walter Johns (November 26, 1955). "Central Press Captains All-American: Cassady Repeats On All-America". Mansfield News Journal.
- ^ "Jet's All-American College Grid Team". Jet.
- ^ "All-America Teams". Walter Camp Football Foundation. Archived from the original on December 18, 2007. Retrieved April 19, 2009.