The 1953 All-Southwest Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Southwest Conference teams for the 1953 college football season. The selectors for the 1953 season included the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press (UP). Players selected as first-team players by both the AP and UP are designated in bold.
All Southwest selections
[edit]Backs
[edit]- Don Ellis, Texas A&M (AP-1 [QB]; UP-1)
- Lamar McHan, Arkansas (AP-1 [HB]; UP-1)
- Jerry Coody, Baylor (AP-1 [HB]; UP-1)
- Kosse Johnson, Rice (AP-1; UP-1)
- Cotton Davidson, Baylor (UP-2 [QB])
- L.G. Dupre, Baylor (AP-2, UP-2)
- Dicky Moegle, Rice (AP-2, UP-2)
- Frank Eidom, Southern Methodist (UP-2)
Ends
[edit]- Carlton Massey, Texas (AP-1; UP-1)
- Floyd Sagely, Arkansas (AP-1; UP-1)
- Gilmer Spring, Texas (AP-2; UP-2)
- Ed Bernet, Southern Methodist (AP-2; UP-2)
Tackles
[edit]- Dick Chapman, Rice (AP-1; UP-1)
- Jim Ray Smith, Baylor (AP-1; UP-1) (College Football Hall of Fame)
- Don Gross, Southern Methodist (AP-2)
- Dougal Cameron, Texas (AP-2)
- Herb Gray, Texas (UP-2)
- Jack Gunlock, Southern Methodist (UP-2)
Guards
[edit]- Morgan Williams, TCU (AP-1; UP-1)
- Phil Branch, Texas (AP-1; UP-1)
- Kenneth Paul, Rice (UP-2)
- Clarence Dierking, Baylor (UP-2)
Centers
[edit]- Leo Rucka, Rice (AP-1; UP-1)
- John Tatum, Texas (UP-2)
Key
[edit]AP = Associated Press[1]
UP = United Press[2]
Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UP
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Owls Dominate All SWC Team Selected by Coaches of Circuit". The Corsicana, Texas, Semi-Weekly Light. December 1, 1953. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McHan, Johnson Unanimously Named To UP's All-SWC Team". Brownwood Bulletin. December 2, 1953. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
