1952 All-America college football team

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The 1952 All-America college football team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose All-America college football teams in 1952. The eight selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1952 season are (1) the Associated Press, (2) the United Press, (3) the All-America Board, (4) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), (5) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), (6) the International News Service (INS), (7) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), and (8) the Sporting News .

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Maryland quarterback Jack Scarbath and Notre Dame halfback Johnny Lattner were the only two players to be unanimously named first-team All-Americans by all eight official selectors. Lattner was awarded the 1953 Heisman Trophy.

Consensus All-Americans

For the year 1952, 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.

NamePositionSchoolNumberOfficialOther
Jack Scarbath Quarterback Maryland 8/8AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP Look
Johnny Lattner Halfback Notre Dame 8/8AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UPWC
Billy Vessels Halfback Oklahoma 7/8AAB, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UPWC
John Michels Guard Tennessee 6/8AAB, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPWC
Frank McPhee End Princeton 5/8AAB, INS, NEA, SN, UPWC
Dick Modzelewski Tackle Maryland5/8AFCA, AAB, NEA, SN, UPWC
Donn Moomaw Center UCLA 5/8AFCA, AP, NEA, SN, UPWC
Bernie Flowers End Purdue 5/8AAB, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPWC
Elmer Willhoite Guard USC 5/8AFCA, FWAA INS, NEA, UPWC
Tom Catlin [1] CenterOklahoma5/8AAB, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN--
Hal Miller Tackle Georgia Tech 4/8FWAA, NEA, SN, UPWC
Jim Sears HalfbackUSC3/8AP, INS, NEAWC

All-American selections for 1952

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Other selectors

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References

  1. Despite being a first-team pick of five of the eight official selectors, Tom Catlin is not recognized by the NCAA as a consensus All-American.
  2. "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 8. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1228. ISBN   1401337031.
  4. Ted Smits, "Michigan State and Tech Pace All=American," Florence Times-Daily, p. 8 (December 5, 1952). Retrieved March 21, 2010.
  5. International News Service, "Hardeman, Morehead on INS All-American team [ permanent dead link ]," Rome News-Tribune, p. 15 (November 30, 1952). Retrieved March 21, 2010.
  6. Walter L. Johns (December 2, 1952). "All Sections of US Represented on C-P All-American". Herald-Journal. p. 11.
  7. "Walter Camp Football Foundation". Archived from the original on March 30, 2009.