The 1947 All-Southwest Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Southwest Conference teams for the 1947 college football season. The selectors for the 1947 season included the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press (UP). Players selected as first-team players by both the AP and UP are designated in bold.
All Southwest selections
Backs Bobby Layne, Texas (AP-1) Doak Walker, SMU (AP-1) Clyde Scott, Arkansas (AP-1) Pete Stout, TCU (AP-1) Huey Keeney, Rice (AP-2) Tom Landry, Texas (AP-2) Lindy Berry, TCU (AP-2) Dick McKissack, SMU (AP-2)
Ends Max Bumgardner, Texas (AP-1) Sid Halliday, SMU (AP-1) James Williams, Rice (AP-2) Rick Reinking, SMU (AP-2)
Tackles Dick Harris, Texas (AP-1) Jim Winkler, SMU (AP-1) Weldon Edwards, TCU (AP-2) Buddy Tinsley, Baylor (AP-2)
Guards John Magee, Rice (AP-1) Earl Cook, SMU (AP-1) Charles Stone, Baylor (AP-2) Theron Roberts, Arkansas (AP-2)
Centers Joe Watson, Rice (AP-1) Cecil Sutphin, SMU (AP-2)
Key AP = Associated Press
UP = United Press
Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UP
See also 1947 College Football All-America Team
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