1957 All-America college football team

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The 1957 All-America college football 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 1957. The seven selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1957 season are (1) the Associated Press, (2) the United Press, (3) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), (4) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), (5) the International News Service (INS), (6) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), and (7) the Sporting News . The ESPN College Football Encyclopedia lists the All-America Board (AAB) as an eighth official selector.

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Consensus All-Americans

For the year 1957, the NCAA awards guide lists seven published All-American teams as "official" designations for purposes of its consensus determinations. [1] The ESPN College Football Encyclopedia lists the All-America Board (AAB) as an eighth official selector. [2] The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans and displays which first-team designations they received.

NamePositionSchoolNumberOfficialOther
Jim Phillips EndAuburn8/8AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UPTime, WC
John David Crow BackTexas A&M8/8AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UPTime, WC
Alex Karras TackleIowa7/8AAB, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UPTime, WC
Lou Michaels TackleKentucky7/8AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPTime, WC
Bill Krisher GuardOklahoma7/8AAB, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UPTime, WC
Dick Wallen EndUCLA6/8AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEATime, WC
Walt Kowalczyk BackMichigan State5/8AFCA, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPTime, WC
Bob Anderson BackArmy5/8FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UPTime, WC
Dan Currie CenterMichigan State5/8AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INSTime, WC
King Hill QuarterbackRice4/8AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAATime
Al Ecuyer GuardNotre Dame3/8INS, SN, UPTime, WC
Clendon Thomas BackOklahoma3/8AFCA, SN, UPWC

All-American selections for 1957

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Tackles

Guards

Centers

Quarterbacks

Backs

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Official selectors

Other selectors

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 9. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1248. ISBN   1401337031.
  3. Bob Hoobing (December 5, 1957). "Pace, Currie On AP All-America". The News Palladium. Benton Harbor, MI.
  4. "Iowa Tackle Is Lone Repeater On All-America Team". The Gettysburg Times. December 5, 1957. p. 5.
  5. Ted Gangi (ed.). "FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 26, 2009. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
  6. "Crow, Forrestal Picked on INS All-America". Reading Eagle. November 24, 1957. p. 38.
  7. Harry Grayson, "Three SEC Men Named All-American," Panama City News, p. 12 (November 26, 1957). Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  8. "Anderson Earns Post on NEA All-American". The Miami News. November 22, 1957. p. 2C. Archived from the original on December 16, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  9. "Widwest Lands Three On UP All-America". Lodi News-Sentinel. November 29, 1957. p. 10.
  10. "Walter Camp Football Foundation All-American Selections". Walter Camp Football Foundation. Archived from the original on December 18, 2007.