1954 College Football All-America Team

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1954 College Football All-America Team
College Football All-America Team
1954 college football season
1952 1953 ← → 1955 1956

The 1954 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1954. The eight selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1954 season are (1) the All-America Board (AAB), (2) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), (3) the Associated Press (AP), (4) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), (5) the International News Service (INS), (6) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), (7) the Sporting News (SN), and (8) the United Press (UP).

Wisconsin's fullback Alan Ameche won the Heisman Trophy in 1954 as the best player in college football and was a unanimous first-team selection by all eight official selectors. Three other players were unanimous choices among the official selectors: Notre Dame's quarterback Ralph Guglielmi; Ohio State's halfback Howard "Hopalong" Cassady; and Arkansas' guard Bud Brooks.

Consensus All-Americans[]

For the year 1954, 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
Ralph Guglielmi Quarterback Notre Dame 8/8 AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP CP, WC
Howard Cassady Halfback Ohio State 8/8 AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP CP, WC
Alan Ameche Fullback Wisconsin 8/8 AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP CP, WC
Bud Brooks Guard Arkansas 8/8 AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP WC
Jack Ellena Tackle UCLA 7/8 AAB, AFCA, AP, INS, NEA, SN, UP CP, WC
Dicky Moegle Halfback Rice 7/8 AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UP WC
Kurt Burris Center Oklahoma 6/8 AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UP CP, WC
Max Boydston End Oklahoma 6/8 AAB, AFCA, FWAA, INS, SN, UP WC
Ron Beagle End Navy 6/8 AAB, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN WC
Cal Jones Guard Iowa 5/8 AAB, FWAA, NEA, SN, UP CP, WC
Sid Fournet Tackle LSU 5/8 AFCA, FWAA, INS, NEA, UP WC

All-American selections for 1954[]

Ends[]

  • Max Boydston, Oklahoma (AAB, AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-2, SN, UP-1, CP-3, WC)
  • Ron Beagle, Navy (AAB, AP-1, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-2, CP-2, WC)
  • Don Holleder, Army (AFCA, INS-2, NEA-1, UP-1, CP-1)
  • Frank McDonald, Miami (Fla.) (AP-1, FWAA, NEA-3)
  • Dean Dugger, Ohio State (FWAA, INS-2, NEA-2, UP-2, CP-2)
  • Ron Kramer, Michigan (AP-3, INS-2, UP-3, CP-1)
  • Bill Walker, Maryland (AP-2)
  • Jim Pyburn, Auburn (AP-3 INS-2)
  • Dave Dickerson, Ole Miss (NEA-3)
  • John Kerr, Purdue (CP-3)
  • Dan Shannon, Notre Dame (UP-3)

Tackles[]

  • Jack Ellena, UCLA (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, CP-1, WC)
  • Sid Fournet, LSU (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, UP-1, CP-2, WC)
  • Frank Varrichione, Notre Dame (AP-3, INS-2, NEA-3, SN, UP-2, CP-1)
  • Rex Boggan, Mississippi (AP-1)
  • Darris McCord, Tennessee (FWAA)
  • Art Walker, Michigan (AAB, FWAA, NEA-3, UP-3)
  • Jim Ray Smith, Baylor (AP-2, UP-2)
  • Tom Jones, Miami (OH) (INS-2, NEA-2, CP-3)
  • Bob Bartholomew, Wake Forest (NEA-2)
  • Eldred Kraemer, Pitt (INS-2, CP-2)
  • , Ohio State (AP-3)
  • Bruce Bosley, West Virginia (CP-3)
  • Francis Machinsky, Ohio State (UP-3)

Guards[]

  • Bud Brooks, Arkansas (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, CP-2, WC)
  • Cal Jones, Iowa (College Football Hall of Fame) (AAB, AP-2, FWAA, INS-2, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, CP-1, WC)
  • Tom Bettis, Purdue (FWAA, INS-1, NEA-2, UP-2, CP-1)
  • Ralph Chesnauskas, Army (AP-1, UP-3)
  • Jim Salsbury, UCLA (AFCA, AP-3, FWAA, INS-2, NEA-2, UP-2, CP-3)
  • Frank Mincevich, South Carolina (FWAA)
  • William Meigs, Harvard (AP-2)
  • , West Virginia (AP-3, NEA-3, CP-2)
  • Ken Paul, Rice (NEA-3)
  • Jan Smid, Illinois (CP-3)
  • Franklin Brooks, Georgia Tech (UP-3)

Centers[]

Quarterbacks[]

  • Ralph Guglielmi, Notre Dame (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, CP-1, WC)
  • Paul Larson, California (AP-2, FWAA, INS-2, NEA-2, UP-2, CP-3)
  • George Shaw, Oregon (AP-3, INS-2, NEA-3, UP-2)
  • Pete Vann, Army (INS-2, UP-3, CP-2)
  • Len Dawson, Purdue (AP-3, UP-3)
  • Buddy Leake, Oklahoma (CP-3)

Halfbacks[]

Fullbacks[]

  • Alan Ameche, Wisconsin (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, CP-1, WC)
  • Bob Davenport, UCLA (AP-2, FWAA, INS-2, NEA-2, UP-3, CP-2)
  • Henry Moore, Arkansas (NEA-3)

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]
  • AFCA = American Football Coaches Association, published in Collier's Magazine[3]
  • AP = Associated Press: "The team was chosen on the recommendations of 11 AP regional all-America boards plus individual recommendations received from more than 500 AP member newspapers and radio stations, and is based on full reports for the entire season."[4]
  • FWAA = Football Writers Association of America selected for Look magazine[5][6]
  • INS = International News Service: "selected by INS grid experts throughout the nation"[7]
  • NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association selected by an "electorate composed of coaches and football writers"[8]
  • SN = The Sporting News[9]
  • UP = United Press, "chosen by the ballots of 308 sports writers and broadcasters in all sections of the country"[10]

Other selectors[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 9. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  2. ^ ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1236. ISBN 1401337031.
  3. ^ "SURPRISE! Ameche Gains All-American". Winona Daily News. 1954-11-19.
  4. ^ "Guglielmi Heads A.P. All-America Grid Team". Reading Eagle (AP story). December 8, 1954.
  5. ^ "FWAA All America" (PDF). Football Writers Association of America.
  6. ^ "Great Week-End for All America Footballers Selected by Look". The Victoria Advocate. December 6, 1954. p. 9.
  7. ^ John Barrington (1954-11-29). "International News Picks All-American". The Daily Courier. Connellsville, PA.
  8. ^ Harry Grayson (November 19, 1954). "LSU Tackle Is Named On NEA All-American". The Tuscaloosa News (NEA story). p. 11.
  9. ^ "The Sporting News: College Football TSN All America Teams". The Sporting News. Archived from the original on 2009-05-04.
  10. ^ "UP List All-America". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. November 24, 1954. p. 11.
  11. ^ Walter Johns (November 28, 1954). "Penn State's Lenny Moore Named To Captains' All-America". Reading Eagle. p. 34.
  12. ^ "All-America Teams". Walter Camp Football Foundation. Archived from the original on 2007-12-18.
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