The 1953 All-America teams
9 selectors named All-America teams for 1953; the NCAA counts 8 of them toward its consensus team. Bold names are consensus All-Americans. The consensus team is on the 1953 season page.
Selectors the NCAA recognizes
AFCA
American Football Coaches Association
AP
Associated Press
First team
- EDon Dohoney, Michigan State
- ESam Morley, Stanford
- OTStan Jones, Maryland
- OTJack Shanafelt, Pennsylvania
- OGJ.D. Roberts, Oklahoma
- OGCrawford Mims, Mississippi
- CLarry Morris, Georgia Tech
- QBPaul Giel, Minnesota
- RBJohnny Lattner, Notre Dame
- RBPaul Cameron, UCLA
- FBKosse Johnson, Rice
Second team
- ECarlton Massey, Texas
- ESteve Meilinger, Kentucky
- OTArt Hunter, Notre Dame
- OTSid Fournet, LSU
- OGMilt Bohart, Washington
- OGGene Lamone, West Virginia
- CJerry Hilgenberg, Iowa
- QBBernie Faloney, Maryland
- QBBobby Garrett, Stanford
- RBJ.C. Caroline, Illinois
- RBBobby Cavazos, Texas Tech
Third team
- EClyde Bennett, South Carolina
- EGary Knafelc, Colorado
- OTJim Ray Smith, Baylor
- OTGeorge Jacoby, Ohio State
- OGMorgan Williams, Texas Christian
- OGBob Burrows, Duke
- CSteve Korcheck, George Washington
- QBJackie Parker, Mississippi State
- QBGeorge Shaw, Oregon
- RBDick Clasby, Harvard
- FBAlan Ameche, Wisconsin
FWAA
Football Writers Association of America
- EDon Dohoney, Michigan State
- ECarlton Massey, Texas
- EJohn Carson, Georgia
- EKen Buck, Pacific
- OTStan Jones, Maryland
- OTArt Hunter, Notre Dame
- OTJack Shanafelt, Pennsylvania
- OTEd Meadows, Duke
- OGJ.D. Roberts, Oklahoma
- OGCrawford Mims, Mississippi
- OGMilt Bohart, Washington
- OGRay Correll, Kentucky
- CMatt Hazeltine, California
- CJerry Hilgenberg, Iowa
- QBPaul Giel, Minnesota
- QBJackie Parker, Mississippi State
- QBBobby Garrett, Stanford
- RBJohnny Lattner, Notre Dame
- RBPaul Cameron, UCLA
- RBJ.C. Caroline, Illinois
- FBKosse Johnson, Rice
- FBAlan Ameche, Wisconsin
NEA
Newspaper Enterprise Association
First team
- EDon Dohoney, Michigan State
- ESteve Meilinger, Kentucky
- OTStan Jones, Maryland
- OTJohn Hudson, Rice
- OGJ.D. Roberts, Oklahoma
- OGCrawford Mims, Mississippi
- CBob Orders, West Virginia
Second team
- ESam Morley, Stanford
- EDick Deitrick, Pittsburgh
- OTArt Hunter, Notre Dame
- OTBob Farris, Army
- OGMilt Bohart, Washington
- OGRay Correll, Kentucky
- CLarry Morris, Georgia Tech
- QBBernie Faloney, Maryland
- RBPaul Cameron, UCLA
- RBJ.C. Caroline, Illinois
- FBKosse Johnson, Rice
Third team
- ECarlton Massey, Texas
- EJohn Carson, Georgia
- OTJack Shanafelt, Pennsylvania
- OTEd Meadows, Duke
- OGJohn Bauer, Illinois
- OGGeorge Timberlake, Southern California
- CJerry Hilgenberg, Iowa
- QBJackie Parker, Mississippi State
- RBLeroy Bolden, Michigan State
- RBLarry Grigg, Oklahoma
- FBTommy Allman, West Virginia
Sporting News
The Sporting News
UP
United Press
First team
- EDon Dohoney, Michigan State
- ECarlton Massey, Texas
- OTStan Jones, Maryland
- OTArt Hunter, Notre Dame
- OGJ.D. Roberts, Oklahoma
- OGCrawford Mims, Mississippi
- CLarry Morris, Georgia Tech
- QBPaul Giel, Minnesota
- RBJohnny Lattner, Notre Dame
- RBPaul Cameron, UCLA
- RBJ.C. Caroline, Illinois
Second team
- ESam Morley, Stanford
- EDon Penza, Notre Dame
- OTEd Meadows, Duke
- OTJim Ray Smith, Baylor
- OGMilt Bohart, Washington
- OGSteve Eisenhauer, Navy
- CMatt Hazeltine, California
- QBBernie Faloney, Maryland
- QBBobby Garrett, Stanford
- RBLeroy Bolden, Michigan State
- FBAlan Ameche, Wisconsin
Third team
- ESteve Meilinger, Kentucky
- EJohn Carson, Georgia
- OTGeorge Jacoby, Ohio State
- OTEldred Kraemer, Pittsburgh
- OGNorm Manoogian, Stanford
- OGJoe D’Agostino, Florida
- CBob Orders, West Virginia
- QBJackie Parker, Mississippi State
- QBZeke Bratkowski, Georgia
- RBNeil Worden, Notre Dame
- RBLeon Hardeman, Georgia Tech
All-America Board
INS
International News Service
Other selectors
Walter Camp
Walter Camp Football Foundation
From Wikipedia’s 1953 All-America article (CC BY-SA 4.0): each player’s selectors as the article lists them, named from its key. A selector with one team has no team number.