1957 College Football All-America Team

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.

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)

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Key

• AP = Associated Press
• 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
• FWAA = Football Writers Association of America.
• Time = Time Magazine, Chosen December 16, 1957

Bold = Consensus All-American

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

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