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1953 College Football All-America Team>1953 1954 College Football All-America Team	← → 1956 College Football All-America Team>1956 1957}}The 1955 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 1955. The eight selectors recognized by the NCAA as “official” for the 1955 season are (1) the All-America Board (AAB), (2) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), (3) the Associated Press, (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). Consensus All-Americans For the year 1955, 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.{| class=“wikitable sortable”
Howard Cassady>				|CP, Jet, NBC, WC
Ron Beagle>				|CP, NBC, WC
Jim Swink>				|CP, NBC, WC
Bob Pellegrini>				|CP, Jet, NBC, WC
Bo Bolinger>				|CP, Jet, NBC, WC
Ron Kramer>				|Jet, WC
Bruce Bosley>				|WC
Earl Morrall>				|Jet, NBC, WC
Paul Hornung>				|WC
Cal Jones>				|Jet, WC
Hardiman Cureton>				|CP
Norm Masters>				|CP, NBC, WC

All-American selections for 1955

Ends

• Ron Beagle, Navy {{small|(AAB, AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, CP-1, Jet-2, NBC, WC)}}
• Ron Kramer, Michigan {{small|(AAB, AFCA, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, CP-2, Jet-1, WC)}}
• Howard Schnellenberger, Kentucky {{small|(AP-1, NEA-2)}}
• Joe Walton, Pittsburgh {{small|(INS-2, CP-1)}}
• Rommie Loudd, UCLA {{small|(FWAA, CP-2, Jet-1, NBC)}}
• Harold Burnine, Missouri {{small|(FWAA, INS-2, NEA-2, UP-3, CP-3)}}
• Tom Maentz, Michigan {{small|(AP-2, UP-2, CP-3)}}
• John Paluck, Pittsburgh {{small|(AP-2, UP-3)}}
• Bill Walker, Maryland {{small|(UP-2)}}
• Joe Tuminello, LSU {{small|(AP-3, NEA-3)}}
• Jim Katcavage, Dayton {{small|(INS-2)}}
• Dave Howard, Wisconsin {{small|(NEA-3)}}
• Henry Gremminger, Baylor {{small|(AP-3)}}
• Menan Schriewer, Texas {{small|(Jet-2)}}

Tackles

• Norm Masters, Michigan State {{small|(AP-3, UP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, CP-1, Jet-2, NBC, WC)}}
• Bruce Bosley, West Virginia {{small|(AAB, AP-2, AFCA, INS-1, SN, UP-1, CP-2, WC)}}
• Sam Huff, West Virginia {{small|(FWAA, NEA-1, UP-3, Jet-1, NBC)}}
• John Witte, Oregon State {{small|(INS-1, AP-3, NEA-3, CP-3, Jet-1)}}
• Frank D’Agostino, Auburn {{small|(AP-1, AFCA, UP-3)}}
• Mike Sandusky, Maryland {{small|(SN, UP-2, NEA-2)}}
• Paul Wiggin, Stanford {{small|(AP-1)}}
• Herb Gray, Texas {{small|(FWAA)}}
• Phil Tarasovic, Yale {{small|(INS-2, NEA-3, CP-3)}}
• Francis Machinsky, Ohio State {{small|(UP-2)}}
• Carl Vereen, Georgia Tech {{small|(NEA-2)}}
• Roger Siesel, Miami (Ohio) {{small|(INS-2)}}
• Fred Robinson, Washington {{small|(CP-2)}}
• John Jankins, Arizona State {{small|(Jet-2)}}

Guards

• Bo Bolinger, Oklahoma {{small|(AAB, AP-2, AFCA, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, CP-1, Jet-1, NBC, WC)}}
• Cal Jones, Iowa (Outland Trophy and College Football Hall of Fame) {{small|(AAB, AP-2 [tackle], FWAA, SN, UP-1, NEA-2; INS-2; CP-2, Jet-1, WC)}}
• Hardiman Cureton, UCLA {{small|(AAB [tackle], AFCA, FWAA [t], INS-1, UP-2, NEA-2, CP-1 [t], Jet-2)}}
• Jim Parker, Ohio State {{small|(AP-3, FWAA, NEA-3, UP-2, CP-1, Jet-1)}}
• Tony Sardisco, Tulane {{small|(FWAA, INS-2)}}
• Pat Bisceglia, Notre Dame {{small|(AP-1, UP-3, NBC)}}
• Scott Suber, Mississippi State {{small|(AP-2, NEA-1)}}
• James D. Brown, UCLA {{small|(AP-1)}}
• Orlando Ferrante, USC {{small|(INS-2, CP-3)}}
• Buck Nystrom, Michigan State {{small|(INS-2, CP-3)}}
• Jim Buonopane, Holy Cross {{small|(CP-2)}}
• William Meigs, Harvard {{small|(AP-3)}}
• Franklin Brooks, Georgia Tech {{small|(UP-3)}}
• Bryan Burnthorne, Tulane {{small|(NEA-3)}}

Centers

• Bob Pellegrini, Maryland {{small|(AAB, AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, CP-1, Jet-1, NBC, WC)}}
• Hugh Pitts, Texas Christian {{small|(AP-2, FWAA, INS-2, NEA-2, UP-2, CP-3)}}
• Jerry Tubbs, Oklahoma (College Football Hall of Fame) {{small|(INS-2, NEA-3, UP-3)}}
• Ken Vargo, Ohio State {{small|(CP-2, Jet-2)}}
• Steve DeLatorre, Florida {{small|(AP-3)}}

Quarterbacks

• Earl Morrall, Michigan State {{small|(AP-1, AFCA, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-2, SN, UP-2, CP-3, Jet-1, NBC, WC)}}
• George Welsh, Navy {{small|(AP-3, INS-2, NEA-3, UP-2, CP-1)}}
• Claude Benham, Columbia {{small|(Jet-2)}}

Halfbacks

• Howard Cassady, Ohio State {{small|(AAB, AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, CP-1, Jet-1, NBC, WC)}}
• Paul Hornung, Notre Dame {{small|(AAB, FWAA, NEA-1 [QB], SN, UP-1, WC)}}
• Jim Swink, TCU {{small|(AAB, AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, CP-1, Jet-2, NBC, WC)}}
• Jon Arnett, Southern California {{small|(AP-2, FWAA, INS-2, NEA-1, UP-1, CP-2)}}
• Tommy McDonald, Oklahoma {{small|(AP-1, INS-2, NEA-2, UP-2, CP-2)}}
• Art Davis, Mississippi State {{small|(FWAA, NEA-2)}}
• Ed Vereb, Maryland {{small|(AP-3, INS-2, UP-3, CP-3)}}
• Jim Brown, Syracuse {{small|(AP-3, INS-2, NEA-3)}}
• Gary Glick, Colorado A&M {{small|(AP-2, INS-2)}}
• Sam Brown, UCLA {{small|(INS-2, UP-3, Jet-1)}}
• Charley Horton, Vanderbilt {{small|(AP-3, NEA-3)}}
• Fob James, Auburn {{small|(INS-2)}}
• Lenny Moore, Penn State (Pro Football Hall of Fame) {{small|(INS-2, Jet-2)}}
• Charley Sticka, Trinity {{small|(INS-2)}}
• Paige Cothren, Mississippi {{small|(INS-2)}}
• Robert A. Pascal, Duke {{small|(CP-3)}}

Fullbacks

• Don Schaefer, Notre Dame {{small|(AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-3, UP-3, CP-1, Jet-2, NBC)}}
• Joe Childress, Auburn {{small|(FWAA, NEA-2, UP-3, CP-3)}}
• Bob Davenport, UCLA {{small|(AAB, AP-2, UP-2, CP-2)}}
• Jerry Planutis, Michigan State {{small|(Jet-1)}}

Key

• Bold – Consensus All-AmericanWEB, Football Award Winners, National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), 2016, October 21, 2017, 9,fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/awards.pdf,
• -1 – First-team selection
• -2 – Second-team selection
• -3 – Third-team selection

Official selectors

• AAB = All-America BoardNEWS, Consensus All-America Team for 1955, The Honolulu Advertiser, December 14, 1955, B2,www.newspapers.com/clip/15802366/consensus_allamerica_team_for_1955/, Newspapers.com, BOOK, ESPN College Football Encyclopedia, 1240, ESPN Books, 2005, 1401337031,
• AFCA = American Football Coaches Association, for Collier’s Weekly magazineNEWS, Pellegrini Top Player On Colliers’ Team, Cedar Rapids Gazette, 1955-11-23,
• AP = Associated PressNEWS, Associated Press Announces 1955 All-America Team, The Palm Beach Post, December 2, 1955, 21,news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1964&dat=19551202&id=w8YqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=McwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2969,288298, {{Dead link|date=May 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
• FWAA = Football Writers Association of AmericaWEB, FWAA All America, Football Writers Association of America,www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/allamerica/alltime.pdf, 19 April 2009,www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/allamerica/alltime.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20090326165534www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/allamerica/alltime.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20090326165534www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/allamerica/alltime.pdf, 26 March 2009, live,
• INS = International News Service: selected based on “recommendations of INS football experts from coast-to-coast with the assistance of coaches, scouts, broadcasters and newspaper sports editors.“NEWS, Barrington, John, November 27, 1955, Big 10 Dominates INS All-America With 3, The Milwaukee Sentinel,news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19551127&id=vmhQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CxAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7179,4506488, {{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
• NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association: All-Americans selected by the NEA received “solid gold Longines-Wittnauer watches, handsome and specially designed certificates and, perhaps best of all, testimonial dinners in their old home towns.“NEWS, Grayson, Harry, Harry Grayson, November 19, 1955, West Virginia’s Tackle Sam Huff on NEA All-America Team, The Pittsburgh Press,news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19551119&id=FGAbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4U0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7250,1025594,
• SN = Sporting NewsWEB, The Sporting News: College Football TSN All America Teams, The Sporting News,www.sportingnews.com/archives/almanac/nfl/cfbamer.html, 19 April 2009, dead,www.sportingnews.com/archives/almanac/nfl/cfbamer.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20090227143400www.sportingnews.com/archives/almanac/nfl/cfbamer.html,">web.archive.org/web/20090227143400www.sportingnews.com/archives/almanac/nfl/cfbamer.html, 27 February 2009,
• UP = United PressNEWS, Name Arnett On UP First All-America, Lodi News-Sentinel, November 29, 1955, 6,news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2245&dat=19551129&id=MfMzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-e4HAAAAIBAJ&pg=5880,3138451,

Other selectors

• CP = Central Press AssociationNEWS, Walter Johns, Central Press Captains All-American: Cassady Repeats On All-America, Mansfield News Journal, 1955-11-26,
• Jet - Jet magazineNEWS, Jet’s All-American College Grid Team, Jet,www.flickr.com/photos/vieilles_annonces/9277727847/,
• NBC - National Broadcasting Co.
• WC - Walter Camp Football FoundationWEB, All-America Teams, Walter Camp Football Foundation,waltercamp.org/index.php/teams_and_awards/, 19 April 2009, dead,waltercamp.org/index.php/teams_and_awards/," title="web.archive.org/web/20071218214203waltercamp.org/index.php/teams_and_awards/,">web.archive.org/web/20071218214203waltercamp.org/index.php/teams_and_awards/, 18 December 2007,

See also

• 1955 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team
• 1955 All-Big Seven Conference football team
• 1955 All-Big Ten Conference football team
• 1955 All-Pacific Coast Conference football team
• 1955 All-SEC football team
• 1955 All-Southwest Conference football team

References

{{Reflist|2}}{{1955 College Football Consensus All-Americans}}{{College Football All-America Teams}}