The 1951 All-Southwest Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Southwest Conference teams for the 1950 college football season. The selectors for the 1951 season included the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press (UP). Players selected as first-team players by both the AP and UP are designated in bold.
Offensive selections
Backs Larry Isbell, Baylor (AP-1; UP-1) Gib Dawson, Texas (AP-1; UP-1) Lamar McHam, Arkansas (AP-1; UP-2) Ray McKowan, Texas Christian (AP-1; UP-2) Glenn Lippman, Texas A&M (UP-1) Teddy Riggs, Rice (UP-1) Bobby Jack Floyd, TCU (UP-2) Bob Smith, Texas A&M (UP-3)
Ends Bill Howton, Rice (AP-1; UP-1) Stan Williams, Baylor (AP-1; UP-1) Harold Riley, Baylor (UP-2) Tom Stolhandske, Texas (UP-2)
Tackles Jack Little, Texas A&M (AP-1; UP-1) Dave Hanner, Arkansas (AP-1; UP-3) Ken Casner, Baylor (UP-2) Doug Conaway, TCU (UP-2)
Guards Harley Sewell, Texas (AP-1; UP-1) Herschel Forester, Southern Methodist (AP-1; UP-3) June Davis, Texas (UP-2)
Centers Hugh Meyer, Texas A&M (AP-1; UP-2)
Defensive selections Defensive ends Bill Howton, Rice (AP-1; UP-1) Paul Williams, Texas (AP-1)
Defensive tackles Bob Griffin, Arkansas (AP-1; UP-1) Bill Forester, Southern Methodist (AP-1; UP-3)
Defensive guards Bill Athey, Baylor (AP-1; UP-1) Herb Zimmerman, Texas Christian (AP-1; UP-2)
Linebackers Dick Hightower, Southern Methodist (AP-1; UP-1) Keith Flowers, Texas Christian (AP-1)
Defensive backs Bobby Dillon, Texas (AP-1; UP-2) Yale Lary, Texas A&M (AP-1) Bill Burkhalter, Rice (AP-1)
Key AP = Associated Press
UP = United Press
Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UP
See also 1951 College Football All-America Team
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