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The 1958 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 for the 1958 college football season. The organizations choosing the teams included the United Press, Associated Press, Time, and the Newspaper Editors Association.

All-American selections for 1958[]

Ends[]

Tackles[]

  • Ted Bates, Oregon State (AP, UPI, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA, TSN)
  • Brock Strom, Air Force (AP, UPI, WC)
  • Jim Marshall, Ohio State (TSN, Time)
  • Ron Luciano, Syracuse (CP, NEA)
  • Bill Leeka, U.C.L.A. (Time)
  • Andrew Cvercko, Northwestern (FWAA)
  • Don Floyd, TCU (FWAA)
  • Vel Heckman, Florida (FWAA)
  • Gene Selawski, Purdue (FWAA)
  • Hogan Wharton, Houston (AFCA)

Guards[]

  • John Guzik, Pittsburgh (UPI, NEA, WC, FWAA, TSN, Time)
  • Zeke Smith, Auburn (AP, NEA, CP, WC, FWAA, Time)
  • George Deiderich, Vanderbilt (AP, AFCA, FWAA)
  • Al Ecuyer, Notre Dame (UPI, CP, TSN)
  • Bob Novogratz, Army (FWAA)
  • John Wooten, Colorado (AFCA)

Centers[]

  • Bob Harrison, Oklahoma (AP, UPI, NEA, CP, WC, FWAA, TSN)
  • Jackie Burkett, Auburn (AFCA, Time)
  • Max Fugler, LSU (FWAA)

Quarterbacks[]

Halfbacks[]

  • Billy Cannon, LSU (AP, UPI, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA, FWAA TSN, Time)
  • Pete Dawkins, Army (AP, UPI, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)
  • Dick Bass, Pacific (Time)
  • Bob Anderson, Army (FWAA)

Fullbacks[]

  • Bob White, Ohio State (UPI, NEA, CP, WC, FWAA, TSN, Time)
  • Nick Pietrosante, Notre Dame (AFCA, FWAA)
  • Bill Austin, Rutgers (AP)

Key[]

  • Bold = Consensus All-American[1]
  • AP = Associated Press [2]
  • UPI = United Press International [3]
  • NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association [4]
  • CP = Central Press Association [5]
  • WC = Walter Camp Football Foundation[6]
  • AFCA = American Football Coaches Association
  • FWAA = Football Writers Association of America[7]
  • TSN = The Sporting News[8]
  • Time = Time Magazine[9]

Heisman Trophy voting[]

The chart below reflects the point total in the 1958 Heisman Trophy voting.

Rank Name Position School Heisman points
1 Pete Dawkins Halfback Army 1,394
2 Randy Duncan Quarterback Iowa 1,021
3 Billy Cannon Halfback LSU 975
4 Bob White Halfback Ohio State 365
5 Joe Kapp Quarterback California 227
6 Bill Austin Tailback Rutgers 197
7 Bob Harrison Center/Linebacker Oklahoma 187

Notes[]

  1. Consensus All-American designations based on the NCAA guide to football award winners
  2. "Iowa's Randy Duncan Heads AP's All-American Team". Salsibury Times, Maryland.
  3. "Ecuyer Of ND Listed". Tucson Daily Citizen.
  4. "NEA Names Perkins Strom to 3rd Team". NEA.
  5. "CENTRAL PRESS ALL-AMERICAN". New Castle news, New Castle PN.
  6. "All-America Teams". Walter Camp Football Foundation. http://waltercamp.org/index.php/teams_and_awards/.
  7. "FWAA All America". Football Writers Association of America. http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/allamerica/all-time.pdf.
  8. "The Sporting News: College Football TSN All America Teams". The Sporting News. http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/almanac/nfl/cfbamer.html.
  9. "Time All America Teams". Time, Inc..
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