The 1951 All-Southwest Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Southwest Conference teams for the 1950 college football season. The selectors for the 1951 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.
Offensive selections
Backs
- Larry Isbell, Baylor (AP-1; UP-1)
- Gib Dawson, Texas (AP-1; UP-1)
- Lamar McHam, Arkansas (AP-1; UP-2)
- Ray McKowan, Texas Christian (AP-1; UP-2)
- Glenn Lippman, Texas A&M (UP-1)
- Teddy Riggs, Rice (UP-1)
- Bobby Jack Floyd, TCU (UP-2)
- Bob Smith, Texas A&M (UP-3)
Ends
- Bill Howton, Rice (AP-1; UP-1)
- Stan Williams, Baylor (AP-1; UP-1)
- Harold Riley, Baylor (UP-2)
- Tom Stolhandske, Texas (UP-2)
Tackles
- Jack Little, Texas A&M (AP-1; UP-1)
- Dave Hanner, Arkansas (AP-1; UP-3)
- Ken Casner, Baylor (UP-2)
- Doug Conaway, TCU (UP-2)
Guards
- Harley Sewell, Texas (AP-1; UP-1)
- Herschel Forester, Southern Methodist (AP-1; UP-3)
- June Davis, Texas (UP-2)
Centers
- Hugh Meyer, Texas A&M (AP-1; UP-2)
Defensive selections
Defensive ends
- Bill Howton, Rice (AP-1; UP-1)
- Paul Williams, Texas (AP-1)
Defensive tackles
- Bob Griffin, Arkansas (AP-1; UP-1)
- Bill Forester, Southern Methodist (AP-1; UP-3)
Defensive guards
- Bill Athey, Baylor (AP-1; UP-1)
- Herb Zimmerman, Texas Christian (AP-1; UP-2)
Linebackers
- Dick Hightower, Southern Methodist (AP-1; UP-1)
- Keith Flowers, Texas Christian (AP-1)
Defensive backs
- Bobby Dillon, Texas (AP-1; UP-2)
- Yale Lary, Texas A&M (AP-1)
- Bill Burkhalter, Rice (AP-1)
Key
AP = Associated Press
UP = United Press
Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UP
See also
References
- "Brothers Make All-Southwest". Kentucky New Era. December 3, 1951. p. 9.
- "Frogmen Left Out in SWC All-Conference Selections". The Victoria Advocate. November 25, 1951. p. 7.
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