1957 All-SEC football team explained

The 1957 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 1957 college football season. Auburn won the conference.

All-SEC selections

Ends

• Jimmy Phillips, Auburn (AP-1, UP-1)
• Jerry Wilson, Auburn (AP-1, UP-1)
• Bob Laws, Vanderbilt (AP-2, UP-3)
• Jerry Nabers, Georgia Tech (AP-2, UP-2)
• Dan Pelham, Florida (UP-2)
• Don Fleming, Florida (AP-3)
• Jack Benge, Miss. St.(AP-3)
• Don Williams, Ole Miss (UP-3)

Tackles

• Lou Michaels, Kentucky (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP-1)
• Gene Hickerson, Ole Miss (AP-1, UP-1)
• Charlie Mitchell, Florida (AP-2, UP-2)
• Ben Preston, Auburn (AP-2, UP-2)
• Ned Dye, Georgia (AP-2)
• Sam Latham, Miss. St. (AP-2)
• Al Aucoin, LSU (UP-3)
• Jim Smelcher, Tennessee (UP-3)

Guards

• Bill Johnson, Tennessee (AP-1, UP-1)
• Jackie Simpson, Ole Miss (AP-1, UP-2)
• George Deiderich, Vanderbilt (AP-2, UP-1)
• Billy Rains, Alabama (AP-2, UP-2)
• Zeke Smith, Auburn (AP-3, UP-3)
• Cicero Lucas, Georgia (AP-3)
• Tim Baker, Auburn (UP-3)

Centers

• Don Stephenson, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UP-1)
• Jackie Burkett, Auburn (AP-2, UP-2)
• Jack Benson, Miss. St. (AP-3, UP-2 [as G])
• Jimmy Dodd, Miss. St. (UP-3)

Backs

• Billy Stacy, Miss. St. (AP-1, UP-1)
• Bobby Gordon, Tennessee (AP-1, UP-1)
• Jimmy Taylor, LSU (AP-1, UP-1)
• Jimmy Rountree, Florida (AP-1, UP-2)
• Ray Brown, Ole Miss (AP-2, UP-1)
• Phil King, Vanderbilt (AP-2, UP-2)
• Bill Atkins, Auburn (AP-2, UP-2)
• Bobby Crevens, Kentucky (AP-2, UP-3)
• Billy Cannon, LSU (College Football Hall of Fame) (UP-2)
• Royce Smith, Vanderbilt (AP-3, UP-3)
• Tommy Lorton, Auburn (AP-3, UP-3)
• Billy Lott, Ole Miss (AP-3)
• Theron Sapp, Georgia (AP-3)
• Tommy Bronson, Tennessee (UP-3)

Key

AP = Associated Press.^{[1] [2]}

UP = United Press^[3] Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both AP and UP

See also

• 1957 College Football All-America Team

Notes and References

1. News: Phillips, Michaels, Taylor Head All-Southeastern Football Team. Park City Daily News. December 2, 1957. Mercer Bailey.
2. News: Florida Back On All-SEC. December 3, 1957. St Petersburg Times.
3. News: Phillips And Wilson Are All-Conference . The Anniston Star . November 29, 1957 . 11 . June 6, 2015 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150611042729/http://www.newspapers.com/clip/2561652/the_anniston_star/ . June 11, 2015 .