1954 College Football All-America Team Explained

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)