1953 All-America college football team

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1953 All-America college football team
All-America college football team
1953 college football season
1951 1952 ← → 1954 1955

The 1953 All-America college football team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose All-America college football teams in 1953. The eight selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1953 season are (1) the Associated Press, (2) the United Press, (3) the All-America Board, (4) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), (5) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), (6) the International News Service (INS), (7) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), and (8) the Sporting News.

Consensus All-Americans

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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

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Ends

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Tackles

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  • 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

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  • 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

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Quarterbacks

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Halfbacks

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Fullbacks

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Key

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  • Bold – Consensus All-American[4]
  • -1 – First-team selection
  • -2 – Second-team selection
  • -3 – Third-team selection

Official selectors

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Other selectors

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Orders HOF profile
  2. ^ Bolden obituary
  3. ^ CFHSN profile on Cavazos
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