The 1951 All-Big Seven Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Seven Conference teams for the 1951 college football season. The selectors for the 1951 season included the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press (UP). The AP selected separate offensive and defensive teams in 1951; the UP selected a single 11-man team. Players selected as first-team honorees by both the AP and UP are displayed in bold.
All-Big Seven selections
Offense
Ends Mal Schmidt, Iowa State (AP-1; UP-1) Chuck Mosher, Colorado (AP-1; UP-2) Bill Schaake, Kansas (UP-1) Tice, Kansas (UP-2)
Tackles Art Janes, Oklahoma (AP-1) Ollie Spencer, Kansas (AP-1; UP-2) George Mrkonic, Kansas (UP-2)
Guards Stan Campbell, Iowa State (AP-1; UP-1) George Kennard, Kansas (AP-1; UP-2)
Centers Tom Catlin, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1)
Backs Eddie Crowder, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1) Bob Brandeberry, Kansas (AP-1; UP-1) Junior Wren, Missouri (AP-1; UP-1) Buck McPhail, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1) Woody Shelton, Colorado (UP-2) Charlie Hoag, Kansas (UP-2) Buddy Leake, Oklahoma (UP-2) Bud Laughlin, Kansas (UP-2)
Defense
Ends Don Branby, Colorado (AP-1) Dennis Emanuel, Nebraska (AP-1)
Tackles Jack Jorgenson, Colorado (AP-1; UP-1) Jim Weatherall, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1)
Guards Roger Nelson, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-2) Stan Campbell, Iowa State (AP-1; UP-1)
Linebackers Bill Fuchs, Missouri (AP-1; UP-2) Bert Clark, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1 [guard])
Backs Tom Brookshier, Colorado (AP-1 [HB]) John Konek, Kansas (AP-1 [HB]) Veryl Switzer, Kansas State (AP-1 [S])
Key
See also 1951 College Football All-America Team
References