1957 College Football All-America Team
College Football All-America Team
1957 NCAA University Division football season
1955 1956 ← → 1958 1959

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 seven selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1957 season are (1) the Associated Press, (2) the United Press, (3) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), (4) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), (5) the International News Service (INS), (6) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), and (7) the Sporting News. The ESPN College Football Encyclopedia lists the All-America Board (AAB) as an eighth official selector.

Consensus All-Americans

For the year 1957, the NCAA awards guide lists seven published All-American teams as "official" designations for purposes of its consensus determinations.^[1] The ESPN College Football Encyclopedia lists the All-America Board (AAB) as an eighth official selector.^[2] The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans and displays which first-team designations they received.

Name	Position	School	Number	Official	Other
Jim Phillips	End	Auburn	8/8	AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP	Time, WC
John David Crow	Back	Texas A&M	8/8	AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP	Time, WC
Alex Karras	Tackle	Iowa	7/8	AAB, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP	Time, WC
Lou Michaels	Tackle	Kentucky	7/8	AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UP	Time, WC
Bill Krisher	Guard	Oklahoma	7/8	AAB, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP	Time, WC
Dick Wallen	End	UCLA	6/8	AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA	Time, WC
Walt Kowalczyk	Back	Michigan State	5/8	AFCA, FWAA, NEA, SN, UP	Time, WC
Bob Anderson	Back	Army	5/8	FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP	Time, WC
Dan Currie	Center	Michigan State	5/8	AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS	Time, WC
King Hill	Quarterback	Rice	4/8	AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA	Time
Al Ecuyer	Guard	Notre Dame	3/8	INS, SN, UP	Time, WC
Clendon Thomas	Back	Oklahoma	3/8	AFCA, SN, UP	WC

All-American selections for 1957

Ends

Jim Phillips, Auburn (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, Time, WC)
Dick Wallen, UCLA (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, UP-2, Time, WC)
Jim Gibbons, Iowa (FWAA, INS-2, SN, AP-3, UP-1)
Fred Dugan, Dayton (FWAA, AP-2)
Les Walters, Penn State (AP-2)
Dave Kaiser, Michigan State (UP-2)
Dick Lasse, Syracuse (INS-2)
Gary Kapp, Utah State (INS-2)
Don Ellingsen, Washington State (AP-3, UP-3)
Buddy Dial, Rice (INS-2, UP-3)

Tackles

Alex Karras, Iowa (Outland Trophy, College and Pro Football Hall of Fame) (AAB, AP-1, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, Time, WC)
Lou Michaels, Kentucky (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, INS-2, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, Time, WC)
Charlie Krueger, Texas A&M (AP-2, FWAA, INS-1, UP-2)
Tom Topping, Duke (FWAA, AP-3)
Jim McCusker, Pitt (AP-3, INS-2, UP-3)
Bill Leeka, UCLA (INS-2)
Larry Whitmire, Rice (INS-2)
Nick Mumley, Purdue (INS-2)
Dick Klein, Iowa (UP-3)

Guards

Bill Krisher, Oklahoma (AAB, AP-1, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, Time, WC)
Al Ecuyer, Notre Dame (AP-2, INS-1, SN, Time, UP-1, WC)
Aurealius Thomas, Ohio State (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, INS-2, UP-2)
Bill Johnson, Tennessee (FWAA, NEA-1, AP-3, UP-3)
Jackie Simpson, Mississippi (AFCA, FWAA, AP-2)
Roy Hord, Jr., Duke (INS-2, UP-2)
Stan Renning, Montana (INS-2)
Don Wilson, Texas (INS-2)
Joe Palermo, Dartmouth (AP-3, UP-3)

Centers

Dan Currie, Michigan State (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, INS-1, UP-2, Time, WC)
Bob Reifsnyder, Navy (AFCA [tackle], AP-2, FWAA, NEA-1, UP-2)
Don Stephenson, Georgia Tech (AP-3, INS-2, SN, UP-1)
Bob Harrison, Oklahoma (AP-2)
Charlie Brueckman, Pittsburgh (INS-2, UP-3)
Jim Kernan, Army (INS-2)

Quarterbacks

King Hill, Rice (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UP-3, Time)
Lee Grosscup, Utah (AP-2, FWAA, INS-2, NEA-1, UP-2)
Tom Forrestal, Navy (INS-1, AP-3, UP-2)
Jim Van Pelt, Michigan (INS-2)
Bob Newman, Washington State (INS-2, UP-3)

Backs

John David Crow, Texas A&M (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, Time, WC)
Walt Kowalczyk, Michigan State (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, INS-2, NEA-1, SN, AFCA, UP-1, Time, WC)
Bob Anderson, Army (AP-2, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, Time, WC)
Clendon Thomas, Oklahoma (AFCA, INS-2, SN, UP-1, WC)
Jim Pace, Michigan (AAB, AP-1, INS-2, UP-2)
Dick Christy, North Carolina State (AAB, AP-1)
Bob Stransky, Colorado (AP-2, FWAA, INS-1, UP-3)
Jim Bakhtiar, Virginia (FWAA, AP-3)
Jim Taylor, LSU (FWAA, AP-3)
Don Clark, Ohio State (INS-2, UP-2)
Jim Shanley, Oregon (INS-2)
Billy Stacy, Mississippi State (INS-2)
Reddy Osborne, Texas A&M (INS-2)
Wray Carlton, Duke (INS-2)
Bobby Mulgado, Arizona State (AP-3)
Nick Pietrosante, Notre Dame (UP-3)

Key

Bold – Consensus All-American^[1]
-1 – First-team selection
-2 – Second-team selection
-3 – Third-team selection

Official selectors

AAB = All-America Board^[2]
AFCA = American Football Coaches Association for Look magazine, selected by votes of 511 member coaches^[2]
AP = Associated Press^[3]^[4]
FWAA = Football Writers Association of America^[5]
INS = International News Service^[6]
NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association^[7]^[8]
SN = The Sporting News
UP = United Press^[9]

Other selectors

WC = Walter Camp Football Foundation^[10]
Time = Time magazine, chosen December 16, 1957

References

^ ^a ^b "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 9. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1248. ISBN 1401337031.
^ Bob Hoobing (December 5, 1957). "Pace, Currie On AP All-America". The News Palladium. Benton Harbor, MI.
^ "Iowa Tackle Is Lone Repeater On All-America Team". The Gettysburg Times. December 5, 1957. p. 5.
^ Ted Gangi (ed.). "FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 26, 2009. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
^ "Crow, Forrestal Picked on INS All-America". Reading Eagle. November 24, 1957. p. 38.
^ Harry Grayson, "Three SEC Men Named All-American," Panama City News, p. 12 (November 26, 1957). Retrieved September 28, 2014.
^ "Anderson Earns Post on NEA All-American". The Miami News. November 22, 1957. p. 2C. Archived from the original on December 16, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
^ "Widwest Lands Three On UP All-America". Lodi News-Sentinel. November 29, 1957. p. 10.
^ "Walter Camp Football Foundation All-American Selections". Walter Camp Football Foundation. Archived from the original on December 18, 2007.

v t e 1957 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
Backfield	HB Bob Anderson HB John David Crow HB Walt Kowalczyk HB Clendon Thomas
Line	E Jim Phillips E Dick Wallen T Alex Karras T Lou Michaels G Al Ecuyer G Bill Krisher C Dan Currie

College Football All-America Teams