1953 All-America college football team

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The 1953 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 1953. The eight selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1953 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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Consensus All-Americans

For the year 1953, 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
Stan Jones TackleMaryland8/8AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UPWC
Johnny Lattner HalfbackNotre Dame7/8AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, SN, UPWC
J. D. Roberts GuardOklahoma7/8AAB, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UPWC
Paul Giel QuarterbackMinnesota7/8AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, SN, UPWC
Don Dohoney EndMichigan State6/8AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPWC
Crawford Mims GuardMississippi6/8AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPWC
Paul Cameron HalfbackUCLA6/8AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, SN, UPWC
Carlton Massey EndTexas5/8AAB, FWAA, INS, SN, UPWC
Art Hunter TackleNotre Dame5/8AAB, FWAA, INS, SN, UPWC
Larry Morris CenterGeorgia Tech5/8AAB, AFCA, AP, SN, UPWC
J. C. Caroline HalfbackIllinois3/8AFCA, FWAA, UPWC

All-American selections for 1953

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Tackles

Guards

Centers

Quarterbacks

Halfbacks

Fullbacks

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Official selectors

Other selectors

See also

References

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