1944 All-Southwest Conference football team explained

The 1944 All-Southwest Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Southwest Conference teams for the 1944 college football season. The selectors for the 1944 season included the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press (UP).

All Southwest selections

Backs

• Bobby Layne, Texas (AP-1)
• George Walmsley, Rice (AP-1)
• Norm Cox, Texas Christian (AP-1)
• Paul Yates, Texas A&M (AP-1)
• Bobby Coff, Texas A&M (AP-2)
• C. D. Allen, Southern Methodist (AP-2)
• Bill Scruggs, Rice (AP-2)
• Harold Fischer, Texas (AP-2)

Ends

• Mike Schumchyk, Arkansas (AP-1)
• Hub Bechtol, Texas (AP-1)
• Merle Gibson, Texas Christian (AP-2)
• Clarence Howell, Texas A&M (AP-2)

Tackles

• Clyde Flowers, Texas Christian (AP-1)
• Monte Moncrief, Texas A&M (AP-1)
• John Cooke, Texas Christian (AP-2)
• Jim Meletio, Southern Methodist (AP-2)

Guards

• H. J. Nichols, Rice (AP-1)
• Jack Sachse, Texas (AP-1)
• Damon Tassos, Texas A&M (AP-2)
• Henry Ford, Arkansas (AP-2)

Centers

• Jim Cooper, Texas Christian (AP-1)
• Harold Tate, Rice (AP-2)

Key

AP = Associated Press^[1]

UP = United Press

Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UP

See also

• 1944 College Football All-America Team

Notes and References

1. News: All-Southwest Conference. Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. December 3, 1944. 4.