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 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 OtherStan JonesTackleMaryland8/8AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UPWCJohnny LattnerHalfbackNotre Dame7/8AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, SN, UPWCJ. D. RobertsGuardOklahoma7/8AAB, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UPWCPaul GielQuarterbackMinnesota7/8AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, SN, UPWCDon DohoneyEndMichigan State6/8AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPWCCrawford MimsGuardMississippi6/8AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPWCPaul CameronHalfbackUCLA6/8AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, SN, UPWCCarlton MasseyEndTexas5/8AAB, FWAA, INS, SN, UPWCArt HunterTackleNotre Dame5/8AAB, FWAA, INS, SN, UPWCLarry MorrisCenterGeorgia Tech5/8AAB, AFCA, AP, SN, UPWCJ. C. CarolineHalfbackIllinois3/8AFCA, FWAA, UPWC
All-American selections for 1953 Ends Don Dohoney, Michigan State Carlton Massey, Texas Steve Meilinger, Kentucky Sam Morley, Stanford John Carson, Georgia Ken Buck, Pacific Joe Collier, Northwestern Don Penza, Notre Dame Dick Deitrick, Pittsburgh Clyde Bennett, South Carolina Gary Knafelc, Colorado
Tackles Stan Jones, Maryland (College and Pro Football Hall of Fame) Art Hunter, Notre Dame Jack Shanafelt, Pennsylvania Ed Meadows, Duke Jim Ray Smith, Baylor John Hudson, Rice Sid Fournet, LSU Bob Farris, Army George Jacoby, Ohio State Eldred Kraemer, Pittsburgh
Guards J. D. Roberts, Oklahoma (Outland Trophy and College Football Hall of Fame) Crawford Mims, Mississippi Bob Fleck, Syracuse Milt Bohart, Washington Ray Correll, Kentucky Steve Eisenhauer, Navy Gene Lamone, West Virginia Morgan Williams, Texas Christian Bob Burrows, Duke John Bauer, Illinois George Timberlake, Southern California Norm Manoogian, Stanford Joe D'Agostino, Florida
Centers Larry Morris, Georgia Tech (College Football Hall of Fame) Matt Hazeltine, California Jerry Hilgenberg, Iowa Bob Orders,Orders HOF profile West Virginia Steve Korcheck, George Washington
Quarterbacks Paul Giel, Minnesota (College Football Hall of Fame) Bernie Faloney, Maryland Jackie Parker, Mississippi State Bobby Garrett, Stanford Zeke Bratkowski, Georgia George Shaw, Oregon
Halfbacks Johnny Lattner, Notre Dame (Heisman Trophy winner and College Football Hall of Fame) Paul Cameron, UCLA J. C. Caroline, Illinois (College Football Hall of Fame) Leroy Bolden,Bolden obituary Michigan State Bobby Cavazos,CFHSN profile on Cavazos Texas Tech Dick Clasby, Harvard Larry Grigg, Oklahoma Neil Worden, Notre Dame Leon Hardeman, Georgia Tech
Fullbacks Kosse Johnson, Rice Alan Ameche, Wisconsin Tommy Allman, West Virginia
Key Bold – Consensus All-American -1 – First-team selection -2 – Second-team selection -3 – Third-team selection
Official selectors AAB = All-America Board AFCA = American Football Coaches Association, for Collier's Weekly magazine AP = Associated Press FWAA = Football Writers Association of America INS = International News Service NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association SN = The Sporting News: selected "by 150 sportswriters and broadcasters" UP = United Press: "selected by 265 sports writers and broadcasters in a nationwide ballot"
Other selectors WC = Walter Camp Football Foundation
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
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