1954 College Football All-America Team

Official list of the best college football players of 1954

1954 College Football All-America Team
College Football All-America Team
1954 college football season
1952 1953 ← → 1955 1956

The 1954 College Football All-America 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 1954. The eight selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1954 season are (1) the All-America Board (AAB), (2) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), (3) the Associated Press (AP), (4) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), (5) the International News Service (INS), (6) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), (7) the Sporting News (SN), and (8) the United Press (UP).

Wisconsin's fullback Alan Ameche won the Heisman Trophy in 1954 as the best player in college football and was a unanimous first-team selection by all eight official selectors. Three other players were unanimous choices among the official selectors: Notre Dame's quarterback Ralph Guglielmi; Ohio State's halfback Howard "Hopalong" Cassady; and Arkansas' guard Bud Brooks.

Consensus All-Americans

For the year 1954, 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.

Name	Position	School	Number	Official	Other
Ralph Guglielmi	Quarterback	Notre Dame	8/8	AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP	CP, WC
Howard Cassady	Halfback	Ohio State	8/8	AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP	CP, WC
Alan Ameche	Fullback	Wisconsin	8/8	AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP	CP, WC
Bud Brooks	Guard	Arkansas	8/8	AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP	WC
Jack Ellena	Tackle	UCLA	7/8	AAB, AFCA, AP, INS, NEA, SN, UP	CP, WC
Dicky Moegle	Halfback	Rice	7/8	AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UP	WC
Kurt Burris	Center	Oklahoma	6/8	AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UP	CP, WC
Max Boydston	End	Oklahoma	6/8	AAB, AFCA, FWAA, INS, SN, UP	WC
Ron Beagle	End	Navy	6/8	AAB, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN	WC
Cal Jones	Guard	Iowa	5/8	AAB, FWAA, NEA, SN, UP	CP, WC
Sid Fournet	Tackle	LSU	5/8	AFCA, FWAA, INS, NEA, UP	WC

All-American selections for 1954

Ends

Max Boydston, Oklahoma (AAB, AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-2, SN, UP-1, CP-3, WC)
Ron Beagle, Navy (AAB, AP-1, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-2, CP-2, WC)
Don Holleder, Army (AFCA, INS-2, NEA-1, UP-1, CP-1)
Frank McDonald, Miami (Fla.) (AP-1, FWAA, NEA-3)
Dean Dugger, Ohio State (FWAA, INS-2, NEA-2, UP-2, CP-2)
Ron Kramer, Michigan (AP-3, INS-2, UP-3, CP-1)
Bill Walker, Maryland (AP-2)
Jim Pyburn, Auburn (AP-3 INS-2)
Dave Dickerson, Ole Miss (NEA-3)
John Kerr, Purdue (CP-3)
Dan Shannon, Notre Dame (UP-3)

Tackles

Jack Ellena, UCLA (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, CP-1, WC)
Sid Fournet, LSU (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, UP-1, CP-2, WC)
Frank Varrichione, Notre Dame (AP-3, INS-2, NEA-3, SN, UP-2, CP-1)
Rex Boggan, Mississippi (AP-1)
Darris McCord, Tennessee (FWAA)
Art Walker, Michigan (AAB, FWAA, NEA-3, UP-3)
Jim Ray Smith, Baylor (AP-2, UP-2)
Tom Jones, Miami (OH) (INS-2, NEA-2, CP-3)
Bob Bartholomew, Wake Forest (NEA-2)
Eldred Kraemer, Pitt (INS-2, CP-2)
Dick Hilinski, Ohio State (AP-3)
Bruce Bosley, West Virginia (CP-3)
Francis Machinsky, Ohio State (UP-3)

Guards

Bud Brooks, Arkansas (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, CP-2, WC)
Cal Jones, Iowa (College Football Hall of Fame) (AAB, AP-2, FWAA, INS-2, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, CP-1, WC)
Tom Bettis, Purdue (FWAA, INS-1, NEA-2, UP-2, CP-1)
Ralph Chesnauskas, Army (AP-1, UP-3)
Jim Salsbury, UCLA (AFCA, AP-3, FWAA, INS-2, NEA-2, UP-2, CP-3)
Frank Mincevich, South Carolina (FWAA)
William Meigs, Harvard (AP-2)
Gene Lamone, West Virginia (AP-3, NEA-3, CP-2)
Ken Paul, Rice (NEA-3)
Jan Smid, Illinois (CP-3)
Franklin Brooks, Georgia Tech (UP-3)

Centers

Kurt Burris, Oklahoma (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, INS-2, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, CP-1, WC)
Hal Easterwood, Mississippi State (AP-2, FWAA, INS-2, NEA-2)
Matt Hazeltine, California (INS-1, UP-3)
Hugh Pitts, TCU (CP-2)
Leon Cunningham, South Carolina (AP-3, NEA-3)
Larry Morris, Georgia Tech (UP-2, CP-3)

Quarterbacks

Ralph Guglielmi, Notre Dame (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, CP-1, WC)
Paul Larson, California (AP-2, FWAA, INS-2, NEA-2, UP-2, CP-3)
George Shaw, Oregon (AP-3, INS-2, NEA-3, UP-2)
Pete Vann, Army (INS-2, UP-3, CP-2)
Len Dawson, Purdue (AP-3, UP-3)
Buddy Leake, Oklahoma (CP-3)

Halfbacks

Howard Cassady, (College Football Hall of Fame)Ohio State (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, CP-1, WC)
Dicky Moegle, Rice (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, INS-2, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, CP-2, WC)
Tommy Bell, Army (FWAA, INS-1, NEA-2)
Lenny Moore, Penn State (AP-3, CP-1, NEA-2, UP-3)
Bob McNamara, Minnesota (AP-2, FWAA, INS-2, NEA-3, UP-2, CP-3)
Frank Bernardi, Colorado (AP-2)
Primo Villanueva, UCLA (UP-2)
Corky Tharp, Alabama (INS-2)
Corky Taylor, Kansas State (INS-2)
Bob Watkins, Ohio State (CP-2)
Robert A. Pascal, Duke (AP-3)
Carroll Hardy, Colorado (NEA-3)
Hubert Bobo, Ohio State (CP-3)

Fullbacks

Alan Ameche, Wisconsin (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, CP-1, WC)
Bob Davenport, UCLA (AP-2, FWAA, INS-2, NEA-2, UP-3, CP-2)
Henry Moore, Arkansas (NEA-3)

Key

Bold – Consensus All-American
-1 – First-team selection
-2 – Second-team selection
-3 – Third-team selection

Official selectors

AAB = All-America Board
AFCA = American Football Coaches Association, published in Collier's Magazine
AP = Associated Press: "The team was chosen on the recommendations of 11 AP regional all-America boards plus individual recommendations received from more than 500 AP member newspapers and radio stations, and is based on full reports for the entire season."
FWAA = Football Writers Association of America selected for Look magazine
INS = International News Service: "selected by INS grid experts throughout the nation"
NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association selected by an "electorate composed of coaches and football writers"
SN = The Sporting News
UP = United Press, "chosen by the ballots of 308 sports writers and broadcasters in all sections of the country"

Other selectors

CP = Central Press Association: selected by captains of college football teams
WC = Walter Camp Football Foundation

References

"Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 9. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1236. ISBN 1401337031.
"SURPRISE! Ameche Gains All-American". Winona Daily News. November 19, 1954.
"Guglielmi Heads A.P. All-America Grid Team". Reading Eagle (AP story). December 8, 1954.
"FWAA All America" (PDF). Football Writers Association of America. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 26, 2009. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
"Great Week-End for All America Footballers Selected by Look". The Victoria Advocate. December 6, 1954. p. 9.
John Barrington (November 29, 1954). "International News Picks All-American". The Daily Courier. Connellsville, PA.
Harry Grayson (November 19, 1954). "LSU Tackle Is Named On NEA All-American". The Tuscaloosa News (NEA story). p. 11.
"The Sporting News: College Football TSN All America Teams". The Sporting News. Archived from the original on February 27, 2009.
"UP List All-America". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. November 24, 1954. p. 11.
Walter Johns (November 28, 1954). "Penn State's Lenny Moore Named To Captains' All-America". Reading Eagle. p. 34.
"All-America Teams". Walter Camp Football Foundation. Archived from the original on December 18, 2007.

v t e 1954 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
Backfield	QB Ralph Guglielmi HB Howard Cassady HB Dicky Moegle FB Alan Ameche
Line	E Ron Beagle E Max Boydston T Jack Ellena T Sid Fournet G Bud Brooks G Cal Jones C Kurt Burris

v t e College Football All-America Teams
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