1946 All-SEC football team

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The 1946 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 1946 college football season. Georgia and Tennessee shared the conference title.

All-SEC selections

Ends

Ray Poole , Ole Miss (AP-1, UP-1)
Wallace Jones, Kentucky (AP-1, UP-3)
Broughton Williams, Florida (AP-3, UP-1)
Bill Hildebrand, Miss. St. (UP-2)
John North, Vanderbilt (UP-2)
Frank Hubbell, Tennessee (AP-2)
Joe Tereshinski Sr., Georgia (AP-2)
Jim Powell, Tennessee (UP-3)
Ted Cook, Alabama (AP-3)

Tackles

Dick Huffman , Tennessee (AP-1, UP-1)
Bob Davis, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UP-2)
Al Sidorik, Miss. St. (UP-1)
Walt Barnes, LSU (UP-2)
Dub Garrett, Miss. St. (AP-2)
Ed Champagne, LSU (AP-2)
Al Satterfield, Vanderbilt (AP-3, UP-3)
Charley Compton, Alabama (UP-3)
Jack Bush, Georgia (AP-3)

Guards

Herbert St. John , Georgia (AP-1, UP-1)
Wren Worley, LSU (AP-1, UP-2)
Bill Healy, Georgia Tech (AP-2, UP-1)
Gaston Bourgeois, Tulane (AP-3, UP-2)
William Robertson, Vanderbilt (AP-2)
Mike Mihalic, Miss. St. (UP-3)
Ray Drost, Tennessee (UP-3)
Amos Harris, Miss. St. (AP-3)

Centers

Paul Duke , Georgia Tech (AP-1, UP-1)
Vaughn Mancha, Alabama (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-2, UP-2)
Bert Corley, Miss. St. (UP-3)
Jay Rhodemyre, Kentucky (AP-3)

Quarterbacks

Frank Broyles, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UP-2)
Y. A. Tittle, LSU (AP-2, UP-1)
John Rauch, Georgia (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-2, UP-3)

Halfbacks

Harry Gilmer , Alabama (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP-1)
Charlie Conerly, Ole Miss (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-2, UP-1)
Shorty McWilliams, Miss. St. (AP-1, UP-3)
Travis Tidwell, Auburn (AP-2, UP-2)
Don Phelps, Kentucky (UP-2)
Walt Slater, Tennessee (AP-3, UP-3)
Dan Sandifer, LSU (AP-3)
Pat McHugh, Georgia Tech (AP-3)
Harper Davis, Miss. St. (AP-3)

Fullbacks

Charley Trippi , Georgia (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP-1)
Gene Knight, LSU (UP-2)
George Mathews, Georgia Tech (UP-3)

Key

AP = Associated Press ^[1]^[2]

UP = United Press.^[3]

Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both AP and UP

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References

↑ "Eight Teams Place Men On AP All-Southeastern Conference Eleven". Freeport Journal-Standard. November 30, 1946. p. 8. Retrieved June 6, 2015– via Newspapers.com.
↑ "All-Southeastern Conference First Team Has 6 Repeaters". Dayton Beach Morning Journal. November 29, 1946. p. 8. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
↑ William Tucker (November 21, 1946). "Travis Tidwell, Auburn Back, On 2nd Team". The Anniston Star. p. 16. Retrieved May 30, 2015– via Newspapers.com.

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[1] "Eight Teams Place Men On AP All-Southeastern Conference Eleven". Freeport Journal-Standard. November 30, 1946. p. 8. Retrieved June 6, 2015– via Newspapers.com.

[2] "All-Southeastern Conference First Team Has 6 Repeaters". Dayton Beach Morning Journal. November 29, 1946. p. 8. Retrieved January 11, 2024.

[3] William Tucker (November 21, 1946). "Travis Tidwell, Auburn Back, On 2nd Team". The Anniston Star. p. 16. Retrieved May 30, 2015– via Newspapers.com.

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