1953 All-Southwest Conference football team explained

The 1953 All-Southwest Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Southwest Conference teams for the 1953 college football season. The selectors for the 1953 season included the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press (UP). Players selected as first-team players by both the AP and UP are designated in bold.

All Southwest selections

Backs

• Don Ellis, Texas A&M (AP-1 [QB]; UP-1)
• Lamar McHan, Arkansas (AP-1 [HB]; UP-1)
• Jerry Coody, Baylor (AP-1 [HB]; UP-1)
• Kosse Johnson, Rice (AP-1; UP-1)
• Cotton Davidson, Baylor (UP-2 [QB])
• L.G. Dupre, Baylor (AP-2, UP-2)
• Dicky Moegle, Rice (AP-2, UP-2)
• Frank Eidom, Southern Methodist (UP-2)

Ends

• Carlton Massey, Texas (AP-1; UP-1)
• Floyd Sagely, Arkansas (AP-1; UP-1)
• Gilmer Spring, Texas (AP-2; UP-2)
• Ed Bernet, Southern Methodist (AP-2; UP-2)

Tackles

• Dick Chapman, Rice (AP-1; UP-1)
• Jim Ray Smith, Baylor (AP-1; UP-1) (College Football Hall of Fame)
• Don Gross, Southern Methodist (AP-2)
• Dougal Cameron, Texas (AP-2)
• Herb Gray, Texas (UP-2)
• Jack Gunlock, Southern Methodist (UP-2)

Guards

• Morgan Williams, TCU (AP-1; UP-1)
• Phil Branch, Texas (AP-1; UP-1)
• Kenneth Paul, Rice (UP-2)
• Clarence Dierking, Baylor (UP-2)

Centers

• Leo Rucka, Rice (AP-1; UP-1)
• John Tatum, Texas (UP-2)

Key

AP = Associated Press^[1]

UP = United Press^[2]

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

See also

• 1953 College Football All-America Team

Notes and References

1. News: Owls Dominate All SWC Team Selected by Coaches of Circuit. The Corsicana, Texas, Semi-Weekly Light. December 1, 1953. 2. Newspapers.com.
2. News: McHan, Johnson Unanimously Named To UP's All-SWC Team. Brownwood Bulletin. December 2, 1953. 11. Newspapers.com.