1948 All-SEC football team

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The 1948 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 1948 college football season. Georgia won the conference.

All-SEC selections

Ends

Barney Poole , Ole Miss (AP-1, UP-1)
George Broadnax, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UP-2)
Jim Powell, Tennessee (AP-2, UP-1)
Abner Wimberly, LSU (AP-2)
Rebel Steiner, Alabama (UP-2)
Wallace Jones, Kentucky (AP-3)
Richard Sheffield, Tulane (AP-3)

Tackles

Norman Meseroll, Tennessee (AP-1, UP-1)
Paul Lea, Tulane (AP-1, UP-2)
Porter Payne, Georgia (AP-2, UP-1)
Bob Gain, Kentucky (AP-2)
Carl Copp, Vanderbilt (UP-2)
Wayne Cantrell, Vanderbilt (AP-3)
W. Matthews, Georgia Tech (AP-3)

Guards

Bill Healy , Georgia Tech (AP-1, UP-1)
Jimmy Crawford, Ole Miss (AP-1, UP-1)
Ken Cooper, Vanderbilt (AP-2)
Dennis Doyle, Tulane (AP-2)
Bernie Reid, Georgia (UP-2)
Wren Worley, LSU (UP-2)
Homer Hobbs, Georgia (AP-3)
James Vugrin, Tennessee (AP-3)

Centers

John Clark, Vanderbilt (AP-1, UP-2)
Jimmy Kynes, Florida (UP-1)
Hal Herring, Auburn (AP-2)
Ed Claunch, LSU (AP-3)

Quarterbacks

John Rauch , Georgia (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP-1)
Farley Salmon, Ole Miss (AP-2, UP-2)

Halfbacks

Chuck Hunsinger , Florida (AP-1, UP-1)
Shorty McWilliams, Miss. St. (AP-1, UP-2)
Joe Geri, Georgia (AP-3, UP-1)
Herb Rich, Vanderbilt (AP-2)
Hal Littleford, Tennessee (AP-2)
Harper Davis, Miss. St. (AP-3)
Billy Cadenhead, Alabama (AP-3)
Bob McCoy, Georgia Tech (AP-3)

Fullbacks

Eddie Price , Tulane (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP-1)
Frank Ziegler, Georgia Tech (AP-2, UP-2)

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

↑ "Only 6 Seniors On Southeastern Grid Selections". The Pantagraph. November 30, 1948. p. 10. Retrieved May 30, 2015– via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Tulane Puts 2 On S.E.C. team". The Monroe News-Star. November 30, 1948. p. 12. Retrieved May 30, 2015– via Newspapers.com.
↑ Edwin Pope (December 1, 1948). "Georgia Places 3 Men On UP All-SEC Team". Herald-Journal.

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[1] "Only 6 Seniors On Southeastern Grid Selections". The Pantagraph. November 30, 1948. p. 10. Retrieved May 30, 2015– via Newspapers.com.

[2] "Tulane Puts 2 On S.E.C. team". The Monroe News-Star. November 30, 1948. p. 12. Retrieved May 30, 2015– via Newspapers.com.

[3] Edwin Pope (December 1, 1948). "Georgia Places 3 Men On UP All-SEC Team". Herald-Journal.

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