The 1957 All-America college football team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose All-America college football 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. The ESPN College Football Encyclopedia lists the All-America Board (AAB) as an eighth official selector. The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans and displays which first-team designations they received.

Name Position School Number Official OtherJim PhillipsEndAuburn8/8AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UPTime, WCJohn David CrowBackTexas A&M8/8AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UPTime, WCAlex KarrasTackleIowa7/8AAB, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UPTime, WCLou MichaelsTackleKentucky7/8AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPTime, WCBill KrisherGuardOklahoma7/8AAB, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UPTime, WCDick WallenEndUCLA6/8AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEATime, WCWalt KowalczykBackMichigan State5/8AFCA, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPTime, WCBob AndersonBackArmy5/8FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UPTime, WCDan CurrieCenterMichigan State5/8AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INSTime, WCKing HillQuarterbackRice4/8AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAATimeAl EcuyerGuardNotre Dame3/8INS, SN, UPTime, WCClendon ThomasBackOklahoma3/8AFCA, SN, UPWC

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)

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See also 1957 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team 1957 All-Big Eight Conference football team 1957 All-Big Ten Conference football team 1957 All-Pacific Coast Conference football team 1957 All-SEC football team 1957 All-Southwest Conference football team

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