The 1957 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 1957. The organizations that chose the teams included: the United Press, the Associated Press, Collier's Weekly, the International News Service (the wire service operated by the Hearst newspapers), and the Football Writers Association of America.
Contents
All-American selections for 1957
Ends
- Jim Phillips, Auburn (AP, UP, NEA, INS, AFCA, WC, FWAA, TSN, Time)
- Dick Wallen, UCLA (AP, NEA, INS, AFCA, WC, FWAA, Time)
- Jim Gibbons, Iowa (UP, TSN, FWAA)
- Fred Dugan, Dayton (FWAA)
Tackles
- Alex Karras, Iowa (AP, UP, NEA, INS, WC, FWAA, TSN, Time)
- Lou Michaels, Kentucky (AP, UP, NEA, AFCA, WC, FWAA, TSN, Time)
- Charlie Krueger, Texas A&M (INS, FWAA)
- Tom Topping, Duke (FWAA)
Guards
- Bill Krisher, Oklahoma (AP, UP, NEA, INS, WC, FWAA, TSN, Time)
- Al Ecuyer, Notre Dame (UP, INS, TSN, WC, Time)
- Aurelius Thomas, Ohio State (AP, AFCA, FWAA)
- Bill Johnson, Tennessee (FWAA, NEA)
- Jackie Simpson, Mississippi (AFCA, FWAA)
Centers
- Dan Currie, Michigan State (AP, INS, AFCA, WC, FWAA, Time)
- Bob Reifsnyder, Navy (AFCA [tackle], FWAA, NEA)
- Don Stephenson, Georgia Tech (UP, TSN)
Quarterbacks
- King Hill, Rice (AP, AFCA, FWAA, Time)
- Lee Grosscup, Utah (FWAA, NEA)
- Tom Forrestal, Navy (INS)
Running backs
- John David Crow, Texas A&M (AP, UP, NEA, INS, AFCA, WC, FWAA, TSN, Time)
- Walt Kowalczyk, Michigan State (UP, AFCA, NEA, WC, FWAA, TSN, Time)
- Bob Anderson, Army (UP, NEA, INS, WC, FWAA, TSN, Time)
- Clendon Thomas, Oklahoma (AFCA, TSN, WC)
- Dick Christy, North Carolina State (AP, UP)
- Bob Stransky, Colorado (INS, FWAA)
- Jim Pace, Michigan (AP)
- Jim Bakhtiar, Virginia (FWAA)
- Jim Taylor, LSU (FWAA)
Key
- AP = Associated Press[1]
- UP = United Press
- NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association
- INS = International News Service
- AFCA = American Football Coaches Association for Look Magazine, selected by votes of 511 member coaches
- WC = Walter Camp Football Foundation[2]
- FWAA = Football Writers Association of America.[3]
- Time = Time Magazine, Chosen December 16, 1957
Bold = Consensus All-American[4]
Heisman Trophy voting
The chart below reflects the point total in the 1957 Heisman Trophy voting.
| Rank | Name | Position | School | Heisman points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John David Crow | Halfback | Texas A&M | 1,183 |
| 2 | Alex Karras | Tackle | Iowa | 693 |
| 3 | Walt Kowalczyk | Halfback | Michigan State | 630 |
| 4 | Lou Michaels | Tackle | Kentucky | 330 |
| 5 | Tom Forrestal | Quarterback | Navy | 232 |
Notes
- ↑ Bob Hoobing (1957-12-05). "Pace, Currie On AP All-America". The News Palladium (Benton Harbor, MI).
- ↑ "Walter Camp Football Foundation All-American Selections". Walter Camp Football Foundation. http://waltercamp.org/index.php/teams_and_awards/.
- ↑ http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/allamerica/alltime.pdf
- ↑ Consensus All-American designations based on the NCAA guide to football award winners
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