The 1947 All-Pacific Coast football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Pacific Coast teams for the 1947 college football season. The organizations selecting these teams included the conference coaches, [1] the Associated Press (AP), [2] and the United Press (UP). [3]
The 1947 USC Trojans football team won the PCC championship in 1947, finished the season ranked #8 in the final AP Poll, and had four players receive first-team honors. End Paul Cleary, tackle John Ferraro, and halfback Don Doll received first-team honors from the coaches, AP and UP, [1] [2] [3] and Cleary and Ferraro were later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Tackle Bob Hendren was selected as a first-team honoree by the AP. [2]
The California Golden Bears football team finished in second place in the PCC with a 9–1 record and were ranked #15 in the final AP Poll. The Golden Bears landed two players on one or more of the All-PCC first teams. Guard Rod Franz and fullback John Graves were chosen as a first-team honorees by the coaches, the AP, and the UP, [1] [2] [3] and Franz was later induced into the College Football Hall of Fame.
The Oregon Ducks finished in third place in the PCC and landed three players on one or more of the first team squads. Quarterback Norm Van Brocklin was a consensus first-team pick by the coaches, the AP, and the UP, and was later inducted into both the College and Pro Football Halls of Fame. Halfback Jake Leicht received first-team honors from the coaches and the UP, and center Brad Ecklund was selected by the coaches as a first-team player. [1] [2] [3]
Despite finishing in fourth place with a 5-4 record, the UCLA Bruins had more first-team selections, five, than any other team in the conference. The UCLA first-team honorees were end Tom Fears (coaches, AP, UP), center Don Paul (AP, UP), tackle Bill Chambers (coaches, UP), guard Mike Dimitro (coaches, AP), and halfback Al Holsch (AP). [1] [2] [3] Fears was later inducted into both the College and Pro Football Halls of Fame.
Coaches = selected by the conference coaches and announced by Pacific Coast Conference Commissioner Vic Schmidt [1]
AP = Associated Press, based on "consensus of coaches and experts" [2]
UP = United Press, based on votes of "sports writers up and down the coast" [3]
Bold = Consensus first-team selection of the coaches, AP and UP
The 1947 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 1947. The eight selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1947 season are (1), the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), (2) the Associated Press (AP), (3) Collier's Weekly, as selected by Grantland Rice, (4) the Football Writers Association of America (FW), (5) the International News Service (INS), (6) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), (7) the Sporting News (SN), and (8) the United Press (UP). Other selectors include the Central Press Association (CP) and the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WC).
The 1947 USC Trojans football team was an American football team that represented the University of Southern California (USC) as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1947 college football season. In its sixth year under head coach Jeff Cravath, the team compiled a 7–2–1 record, won the PCC championship, was ranked No. 8 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 193 to 114. The team lost to Notre Dame in the final game of the regular season and to Michigan in the 1948 Rose Bowl on New Year's Day.
The 1966 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by the Associated Press (AP), the United Press International (UPI), and the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) coaches (Coaches) as the best college football players by position in the Pac-8 during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season.
The 1957 All-Pacific Coast football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Pacific Coast teams for the 1957 NCAA University Division football season.
The 1956 All-Pacific Coast Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press (UP) as the best college football players by position in the Pacific Coast region during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. The AP team was limited to players form the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) and was based on votes of football writers of AP member newspapers on the west coast. The UP team included players from non-PCC schools.
The 1954 All-Pacific Coast Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press (UP) as the best college football players by position in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1954 college football season. The AP team was based on votes by AP member football writers on the west coast. The UP team was based on the choices of sports writers with assistance from the PCC coaches. The AP selections were limited to players from the AP, whereas the UP selections included non-PCC players on the second and third teams.
The 1951 All-Pacific Coast football team consists of American football players chosen by the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press (UP) as the best college football players by position in the Pacific Coast region during the 1951 college football season. The AP selections included separate offensive and defensive units and were based on the consensus views of "football experts and coaches throughout the Pacific Coast." The UP selections did not include a separate defensive unit and were made by the region's coaches.
The 1949 All-Pacific Coast football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Pacific Coast teams for the 1949 college football season.
The 1939 All-Pacific Coast football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Pacific Coast teams for the 1939 college football season. The organizations selecting teams in 1939 included the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press (UP).
The 1937 All-Pacific Coast football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Pacific Coast teams for the 1937 college football season. The organizations selecting teams in 1937 included the Associated Press (AP), the International News Service (INS), and the United Press (UP).
The 1935 All-Pacific Coast football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Pacific Coast teams for the 1935 college football season. The organizations and individuals selecting teams in 1935 included the Associated Press (AP), USC head coach Howard Jones (HJ), the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), The Oregon Statesman (OS), the United Press (UP), and UCLA coach William H. Spaulding (WS).
The 1941 All-Pacific Coast football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Pacific Coast teams for the 1941 college football season. The organizations selecting teams in 1941 included the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press (UP).
The 1948 All-Pacific Coast football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Pacific Coast teams for the 1948 college football season. The organizations selecting these teams included the conference coaches, the Associated Press (AP), and the United Press (UP).
The 1938 All-Pacific Coast football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Pacific Coast teams for the 1938 college football season. The organizations selecting teams in 1938 included the Associated Press (AP), the International News Service (INS), and the United Press (UP).
The 1942 All-Pacific Coast football team consisted of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Pacific Coast teams for the 1942 college football season. The organizations selecting teams in 1942 included the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press (UP).
The 1943 All-Pacific Coast football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Pacific Coast teams for the 1943 college football season. The organizations selecting teams in 1943 included the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press (UP).
The 1944 All-Pacific Coast football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Pacific Coast teams for the 1944 college football season. The organizations selecting teams in 1944 included the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press (UP).
The 1945 All-Pacific Coast football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Pacific Coast teams for the 1945 college football season. The organizations selecting teams in 1945 included the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press (UP).
The 1946 All-Pacific Coast football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Pacific Coast teams for the 1946 college football season. The organizations selecting teams in 1946 included the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press (UP).
The 1947 Oregon Webfoots football team was an American football team that represented the University of Oregon in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1947 college football season. In its third season under head coach Jim Aiken, the team compiled a 7–3 record, and outscored their opponents 174 to 121.