The 1955 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 1955. The eight selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1955 season are (1) the All-America Board (AAB), (2) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), (3) the Associated Press, (4) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), (5) the International News Service (INS), (6) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), (7) the Sporting News (SN), and (8) the United Press (UP).
Consensus All-Americans For the year 1955, 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.
Name Position School Number Official OtherHoward CassadyHalfbackOhio State8/8AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UPCP, Jet, NBC, WCRon BeagleEndNavy8/8AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UPCP, NBC, WCJim SwinkHalfbackTCU8/8AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UPCP, NBC, WCBob PellegriniCenterMaryland8/8AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UPCP, Jet, NBC, WCBo BolingerGuardOklahoma7/8AAB, AFCA, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UPCP, Jet, NBC, WCRon KramerEndMichigan7/8AAB, AFCA, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UPJet, WCBruce BosleyTackleWest Virginia5/8AAB, AFCA, INS, SN, UPWCEarl MorrallQuarterbackMichigan State5/8AP, AFCA, FWAA, INS, SNJet, NBC, WCPaul HornungHalfbackNotre Dame5/8AAB, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPWCCal JonesGuardIowa4/8AAB, FWAA, SN, UPJet, WCHardiman CuretonGuardUCLA4/8AAB, AFCA, FWAA, INSCPNorm MastersTackleMichigan State3/8UP, FWAA, NEACP, NBC, WC
All-American selections for 1955 Ends Ron Beagle, Navy Ron Kramer, Michigan Howard Schnellenberger, Kentucky Joe Walton, Pittsburgh Rommie Loudd, UCLA Harold Burnine, Missouri Tom Maentz, Michigan John Paluck, Pittsburgh Bill Walker, Maryland Joe Tuminello, LSU Jim Katcavage, Dayton Dave Howard, Wisconsin Henry Gremminger, Baylor Menan Schriewer, Texas
Tackles Norm Masters, Michigan State Bruce Bosley, West Virginia Sam Huff, West Virginia John Witte, Oregon State Frank D'Agostino, Auburn Mike Sandusky, Maryland Paul Wiggin, Stanford Herb Gray, Texas Phil Tarasovic, Yale Francis Machinsky, Ohio State Carl Vereen, Georgia Tech Roger Siesel, Miami (Ohio) Fred Robinson, Washington John Jankins, Arizona State
Guards Bo Bolinger, Oklahoma Cal Jones, Iowa (Outland Trophy and College Football Hall of Fame) Hardiman Cureton, UCLA Jim Parker, Ohio State Tony Sardisco, Tulane Pat Bisceglia, Notre Dame Scott Suber, Mississippi State James D. Brown, UCLA Orlando Ferrante, USC Buck Nystrom, Michigan State Jim Buonopane, Holy Cross William Meigs, Harvard Franklin Brooks, Georgia Tech Bryan Burnthorne, Tulane
Centers Bob Pellegrini, Maryland Hugh Pitts, Texas Christian Jerry Tubbs, Oklahoma (College Football Hall of Fame) Ken Vargo, Ohio State Steve DeLatorre, Florida
Quarterbacks Earl Morrall, Michigan State George Welsh, Navy Claude Benham, Columbia
Halfbacks Howard Cassady, Ohio State Paul Hornung, Notre Dame Jim Swink, TCU Jon Arnett, Southern California Tommy McDonald, Oklahoma Art Davis, Mississippi State Ed Vereb, Maryland Jim Brown, Syracuse Gary Glick, Colorado A&M Sam Brown, UCLA Charley Horton, Vanderbilt Fob James, Auburn Lenny Moore, Penn State (Pro Football Hall of Fame) Charley Sticka, Trinity Paige Cothren, Mississippi Robert A. Pascal, Duke
Fullbacks Don Schaefer, Notre Dame Joe Childress, Auburn Bob Davenport, UCLA Jerry Planutis, Michigan State
Key Bold – Consensus All-American -1 – First-team selection -2 – Second-team selection -3 – Third-team selection
Official selectors AAB = All-America Board AFCA = American Football Coaches Association, for Collier's Weekly magazine AP = Associated Press FWAA = Football Writers Association of America INS = International News Service: selected based on "recommendations of INS football experts from coast-to-coast with the assistance of coaches, scouts, broadcasters and newspaper sports editors." NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association: All-Americans selected by the NEA received "solid gold Longines-Wittnauer watches, handsome and specially designed certificates and, perhaps best of all, testimonial dinners in their old home towns." SN = Sporting News UP = United Press
Other selectors CP = Central Press Association Jet - Jet magazine NBC - National Broadcasting Co. WC - Walter Camp Football Foundation
See also 1955 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team 1955 All-Big Seven Conference football team 1955 All-Big Ten Conference football team 1955 All-Pacific Coast Conference football team 1955 All-SEC football team 1955 All-Skyline Conference football team 1955 All-Southwest Conference football team
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