1947 College Football All-America Team
The 1947 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 1947. The eight selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1947 season are , the American Football Coaches Association, the Associated Press, Collier's Weekly, as selected by Grantland Rice, the Football Writers Association of America, the International News Service, the Newspaper Enterprise Association, the Sporting News, and the United Press. Other selectors include the Central Press Association and the Walter Camp Football Foundation.
Notre Dame quarterback Johnny Lujack and Michigan halfback Bob Chappuis were the only two players unanimously named by all eight official selectors as first-team All-Americans. Lujack and Chappuis also finished first and second in the 1947 Heisman Trophy voting.
Consensus All-Americans
For the year 1947, 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. The chart also reflects the published point total from the UP poll.| Name | Position | School | UP votes | Number | Official | Other |
| Johnny Lujack | Quarterback | Notre Dame | 2,086 | 8/8 | AFCA, AP, CO, FW, INS, NEA, SN, UP | CP, WC |
| Bob Chappuis | Halfback | Michigan | 1,838 | 8/8 | AFCA, AP, CO, FW, INS, NEA, SN, UP | CP, WC |
| Joe Steffy | Guard | Army | 1,465 | 7/8 | AFCA, CO, FW, INS, NEA, SN, UP | CP, WC |
| Bob Davis | Tackle | Ga.Tech. | 739 | 7/8 | AFCA, AP, CO, FW, INS, NEA, SN | CP |
| Doak Walker | Halfback | SMU | 1,367 | 6/8 | AFCA, AP, INS, NEA, SN, UP | CP, WC |
| Bill Swiacki | End | Columbia | 1,041 | 6/8 | AFCA, AP, CO, INS, NEA, UP | WC |
| Paul Cleary | End | USC | 899 | 6/8 | AP, CO, FW, INS, NEA, SN | CP |
| Bill Fischer | Guard | Notre Dame | 909 | 5/8 | AP, FW, NEA, SN, UP | CP |
| Chuck Bednarik | Center | Penn | 899 | 4/8 | AFCA, AP, INS, UP | WC |
| George Connor | Tackle | Notre Dame | 1,831 | 4/8 | AFCA, CO, SN, UP | WC |
| Bobby Layne | Quarterback | Texas | 1,200 | 3/8 | FW, SN, UP | CP |
All-American selections for 1947
Ends
- Paul Cleary, USC
- Bill Swiacki, Columbia
- Barney Poole, Mississippi
- Leon Hart, Notre Dame
- Bob Mann, Michigan
- Ike Owens, Illinois
- Len Ford, Michigan
- Tom Fears, UCLA
- Banard Hafen, Utah
- Max Bumgardner, Texas
Tackles
- Bob Davis, Georgia Tech
- George Connor, Notre Dame
- John Ferraro, USC
- Richard Harris, Texas
- Zygmont Czarobski, Notre Dame
- Malachi Mills, VMI
- George Savitsky, Penn
- Bruce Hilkene, Michigan
- Goble Bryant, Army
- Phil O'Reilly, Purdue
- Alex Agase, Illinois
Guards
- William Fischer, Notre Dame
- Joe Steffy, Army
- Steve Suhey, Penn State
- Leo Nomellini, Minnesota
- Rod Franz, California
- Knox Ramsey, William & Mary
- Mike Dimitro, UCLA
- J.W. Magee, Rice
- Jon Baker, California
- Howard Brown, Indiana
- Dominic Tomasi, Michigan
- Herbert Siegert, Illinois
- Bill Healy, Georgia Tech
Centers
- Chuck Bednarik, Pennsylvania
- Dick Scott, Navy
- Jay Rhodemyre, Kentucky
- George Strohmeyer, Notre Dame
- John Rapacz, Oklahoma
- J. T. White, Michigan
Quarterbacks
- Johnny Lujack, Notre Dame
- Bobby Layne, Texas
- Charlie Conerly, Mississippi
Backs
- Bob Chappuis, Michigan
- Doak Walker, SMU
- Ray Evans, Kansas
- Bump Elliott, Michigan
- Skip Minisi, Penn
- Harry Gilmer, Alabama
- Charlie Justice, North Carolina
- Clyde Scott, Arkansas
- Jack Cloud, William & Mary
- George Taliaferro, Indiana
- Don Doll, USC
- Elwyn Rowan, Army
- Jake Leicht, Oregon
- Terry Brennan, Notre Dame
- Harry Szulborski, Purdue
Key
- Bold – Consensus All-American
- -1 – First-team selection
- -2 – Second-team selection
- -3 – Third-team selection
Official selections
- AFCA = American Football Coaches Association, published in the Saturday Evening Post
- AP = Associated Press
- CO = Collier's Weekly, selected by Grantland Rice
- FWAA = Football Writers Association of America
- INS = International News Service
- NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association, based on a consensus of coaches, scouts, officials, opposing players, and "others qualified to judge players and accurately weigh their value."
- SN = Sporting News
- UP = United Press
Other selectors
- CP = Central Press Association, selected with the assistance of the nation's football captains.
- WC = Walter Camp Football Foundation