The 1954 All-America teams
10 selectors named All-America teams for 1954; the NCAA counts 8 of them toward its consensus team. Bold names are consensus All-Americans. The consensus team is on the 1954 season page.
Selectors the NCAA recognizes
All-America Board
- EMax Boydston, Oklahoma
- ERon Beagle, Navy
- OTJack Ellena, UCLA
- OTArt Walker, Michigan
- OGBud Brooks, Arkansas
- OGCal Jones, Iowa
- QBRalph Guglielmi, Notre Dame
- RBHopalong Cassady, Ohio State
- RBDicky Moegle, Rice
- FBAlan Ameche, Wisconsin
AFCA
American Football Coaches Association
AP
Associated Press
First team
- ERon Beagle, Navy
- EFrank McDonald, Miami (Fla.)
- OTJack Ellena, UCLA
- OTRex Boggan, Mississippi
- OGBud Brooks, Arkansas
- OGRalph Chesnauskas, Army
- CKurt Burris, Oklahoma
- QBRalph Guglielmi, Notre Dame
- RBHopalong Cassady, Ohio State
- RBDicky Moegle, Rice
- FBAlan Ameche, Wisconsin
Second team
- EMax Boydston, Oklahoma
- EBill Walker, Maryland
- OTSid Fournet, LSU
- OTJim Ray Smith, Baylor
- OGCal Jones, Iowa
- OGWilliam Meigs, Harvard
- CHal Easterwood, Mississippi State
- QBPaul Larson, California
- RBBob McNamara, Minnesota
- RBFrank Bernardi, Colorado
- FBBob Davenport, UCLA
Third team
- ERon Kramer, Michigan
- EJim Pyburn, Auburn
- OTFrank Varrichione, Notre Dame
- OTDick Hilinski, Ohio State
- OGJim Salsbury, UCLA
- OGGene Lamone, West Virginia
- CLeon Cunningham, South Carolina
- QBGeorge Shaw, Oregon
- QBLen Dawson, Purdue
- RBLenny Moore, Penn State
- RBRobert A. Pascal, Duke
FWAA
Football Writers Association of America selected for Look magazine
- EMax Boydston, Oklahoma
- ERon Beagle, Navy
- EFrank McDonald, Miami (Fla.)
- EDean Dugger, Ohio State
- OTSid Fournet, LSU
- OTDarris McCord, Tennessee
- OTArt Walker, Michigan
- OGBud Brooks, Arkansas
- OGCal Jones, Iowa
- OGTom Bettis, Purdue
- OGJim Salsbury, UCLA
- OGFrank Mincevich, South Carolina
- CKurt Burris, Oklahoma
- CHal Easterwood, Mississippi State
- QBRalph Guglielmi, Notre Dame
- QBPaul Larson, California
- RBHopalong Cassady, Ohio State
- RBDicky Moegle, Rice
- RBTommy Bell, Army
- RBBob McNamara, Minnesota
- FBAlan Ameche, Wisconsin
- FBBob Davenport, UCLA
INS
International News Service
First team
- EMax Boydston, Oklahoma
- ERon Beagle, Navy
- OTJack Ellena, UCLA
- OTSid Fournet, LSU
- OGBud Brooks, Arkansas
- OGTom Bettis, Purdue
- CMatt Hazeltine, California
- QBRalph Guglielmi, Notre Dame
- RBHopalong Cassady, Ohio State
- RBTommy Bell, Army
- FBAlan Ameche, Wisconsin
Second team
- EDon Holleder, Army
- EDean Dugger, Ohio State
- ERon Kramer, Michigan
- EJim Pyburn, Auburn
- OTFrank Varrichione, Notre Dame
- OTTom Jones, Miami (OH)
- OTEldred Kraemer, Pitt
- OGCal Jones, Iowa
- OGJim Salsbury, UCLA
- CKurt Burris, Oklahoma
- CHal Easterwood, Mississippi State
- QBPaul Larson, California
- QBGeorge Shaw, Oregon
- QBPete Vann, Army
- RBDicky Moegle, Rice
- RBBob McNamara, Minnesota
- RBCorky Tharp, Alabama
- RBCorky Taylor, Kansas State
- FBBob Davenport, UCLA
NEA
Newspaper Enterprise Association selected by an “electorate composed of coaches and football writers
First team
- ERon Beagle, Navy
- EDon Holleder, Army
- OTJack Ellena, UCLA
- OTSid Fournet, LSU
- OGBud Brooks, Arkansas
- OGCal Jones, Iowa
- CKurt Burris, Oklahoma
- QBRalph Guglielmi, Notre Dame
- RBHopalong Cassady, Ohio State
- RBDicky Moegle, Rice
- FBAlan Ameche, Wisconsin
Second team
- EMax Boydston, Oklahoma
- EDean Dugger, Ohio State
- OTTom Jones, Miami (OH)
- OTBob Bartholomew, Wake Forest
- OGTom Bettis, Purdue
- OGJim Salsbury, UCLA
- CHal Easterwood, Mississippi State
- QBPaul Larson, California
- RBTommy Bell, Army
- RBLenny Moore, Penn State
- FBBob Davenport, UCLA
Third team
- EFrank McDonald, Miami (Fla.)
- EDave Dickerson, Ole Miss
- OTFrank Varrichione, Notre Dame
- OTArt Walker, Michigan
- OGGene Lamone, West Virginia
- OGKen Paul, Rice
- CLeon Cunningham, South Carolina
- QBGeorge Shaw, Oregon
- RBBob McNamara, Minnesota
- RBCarroll Hardy, Colorado
- FBHenry Moore, Arkansas
Sporting News
The Sporting News
UP
United Press
First team
- EMax Boydston, Oklahoma
- EDon Holleder, Army
- OTJack Ellena, UCLA
- OTSid Fournet, LSU
- OGBud Brooks, Arkansas
- OGCal Jones, Iowa
- CKurt Burris, Oklahoma
- QBRalph Guglielmi, Notre Dame
- RBHopalong Cassady, Ohio State
- RBDicky Moegle, Rice
- FBAlan Ameche, Wisconsin
Second team
- ERon Beagle, Navy
- EDean Dugger, Ohio State
- OTFrank Varrichione, Notre Dame
- OTJim Ray Smith, Baylor
- OGTom Bettis, Purdue
- OGJim Salsbury, UCLA
- CLarry Morris, Georgia Tech
- QBPaul Larson, California
- QBGeorge Shaw, Oregon
- RBBob McNamara, Minnesota
- RBPrimo Villanueva, UCLA
Third team
- ERon Kramer, Michigan
- EDan Shannon, Notre Dame
- OTArt Walker, Michigan
- OTFrancis Machinsky, Ohio State
- OGRalph Chesnauskas, Army
- OGFranklin Brooks, Georgia Tech
- CMatt Hazeltine, California
- QBPete Vann, Army
- QBLen Dawson, Purdue
- RBLenny Moore, Penn State
- FBBob Davenport, UCLA
Other selectors
Central Press
Central Press Association
First team
- EDon Holleder, Army
- ERon Kramer, Michigan
- OTJack Ellena, UCLA
- OTFrank Varrichione, Notre Dame
- OGCal Jones, Iowa
- OGTom Bettis, Purdue
- CKurt Burris, Oklahoma
- QBRalph Guglielmi, Notre Dame
- RBHopalong Cassady, Ohio State
- RBLenny Moore, Penn State
- FBAlan Ameche, Wisconsin
Second team
- ERon Beagle, Navy
- EDean Dugger, Ohio State
- OTSid Fournet, LSU
- OTEldred Kraemer, Pitt
- OGBud Brooks, Arkansas
- OGGene Lamone, West Virginia
- CHugh Pitts, TCU
- QBPete Vann, Army
- RBDicky Moegle, Rice
- RBBob Watkins, Ohio State
- FBBob Davenport, UCLA
Third team
- EMax Boydston, Oklahoma
- EJohn Kerr, Purdue
- OTTom Jones, Miami (OH)
- OTBruce Bosley, West Virginia
- OGJim Salsbury, UCLA
- OGJan Smid, Illinois
- CLarry Morris, Georgia Tech
- QBPaul Larson, California
- QBBuddy Leake, Oklahoma
- RBBob McNamara, Minnesota
- RBHubert Bobo, Ohio State
Walter Camp
Walter Camp Football Foundation
From Wikipedia’s 1954 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.