1957 Little All-America college football team |
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Little All-America college football team |
1957 college football season |
1956 ← → 1958 |
The 1957 Little All-America college football team is composed of college football players from small colleges and universities who were selected by the Associated Press (AP) as the best players at each position. For 1957, the AP selected three teams of 11 players each, with no separate defensive platoons. [1]
The AP reiterated in 1957 the purpose of the Little All-America team to honor players "who competed for smaller colleges outside the glare of the headlines." [2]
Norm Jarock of St. Norbert led all small college players in total offense with 1,306 rushing yards and 252 passing yards. [2]
Leonard Lyles of Louisville was the leading scorer in college football with 132 points. [2]
Dan Nolan of Lehigh tallied 856 passing yards and 248 rushing yards in a nine-game schedule. [2]
Position | Player | Team |
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B | Dan Nolan | Lehigh |
Charles Bradshaw | Wofford | |
Leonard Lyles | Louisville | |
Norman Jarock | St. Norbert | |
E | Howard Clark | Chattanooga |
Peter Kasson | Ripon | |
T | Bruce Hartman | Luther |
Dudley Meredith | Lamar Tech | |
G | Howard Morris | Linfield |
Dave Young | Randolph–Macon | |
C | Dick Huston | Eastern Washington |
Position | Player | Team |
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B | Tony Toto | Delaware |
Dick Camp | Wheaton (IL) | |
Les Plumb | Springfield (MA) | |
George Sullivan | Whitman | |
E | Tom Taylor | Albion |
Jerry Hurst | Middle Tennessee | |
T | Dave Triplett | Hillsdale |
George Kurker | Tufts | |
G | Charles Davis | McMurry |
James Hardin | Bowling Green | |
C | Jerry Jurizik | St. Benedict's (KS) |
Position | Player | Team |
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B | Terry Stevens | Upper Iowa |
Dale Thibault | Westminster (UT) | |
James Hirth | Abilene Christian | |
Frank Capitani | Gettysburg | |
E | Jerry Richardson | Wofford |
Clint Westemeyer | St. Ambrose | |
T | Pete Williams | Lehigh |
Floyd Peters | San Francisco State | |
G | Lou Mooradian | Connecticut |
Frank Farella | Arkansas State | |
C | Al Vadnais | Hofstra |
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