1957 College Football All-America Team


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 the Associated Press, the United Press, the American Football Coaches Association, the Football Writers Association of America, the International News Service, the Newspaper Enterprise Association, and the Sporting News. The ESPN College Football Encyclopedia lists the All-America Board 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. The ESPN College Football Encyclopedia lists the All-America Board as an eighth official selector. The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans and displays which first-team designations they received.
NamePositionSchoolNumberOfficialOther
Jim PhillipsEndAuburn8/8AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UPTime, WC
John David CrowBackTexas A&M8/8AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UPTime, WC
Alex KarrasTackleIowa7/8AAB, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UPTime, WC
Lou MichaelsTackleKentucky7/8AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPTime, WC
Bill KrisherGuardOklahoma7/8AAB, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UPTime, WC
Dick WallenEndUCLA6/8AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEATime, WC
Walt KowalczykBackMichigan State5/8AFCA, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPTime, WC
Bob AndersonBackArmy5/8FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UPTime, WC
Dan CurrieCenterMichigan State5/8AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INSTime, WC
King HillQuarterbackRice4/8AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAATime
Al EcuyerGuardNotre Dame3/8INS, SN, UPTime, WC
Clendon ThomasBackOklahoma3/8AFCA, SN, UPWC

All-American selections for 1957

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Running back- william Turner of independence ks

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