The 1955 Little All-America college football team is composed of college football players from small colleges and universities who were selected by the Associated Press (AP) as the best players at each position. For 1955, the AP selected three teams of 11 players each, with no separate defensive platoons.
Junior back Nate Clark of Hillsdale College, an African American from Benton Harbor, Michigan, was named to the first team after leading all of college football with 144 points (24 touchdowns) scored.
First team Position Player Team B Nate Clark Hillsdale Gene Scott Centre Dave Burnham Wheaton (IL) Charles Sticka Trinity (CT) E Charles Schultz Alfred Richard Donlin Hamline T Charles Gibbons Rhode Island Vincent Vidas Drexel G Wixie Robinson Pepperdine Steve Myhra North Dakota C Hubert Cook Trinity (TX)
Second team Position Player Team B Elroy Payne McMurry William Englehardt Omaha William Rhodes Western State (CO) Jimmy Zaiser Delaware E George Cilek Coe Ronald Henry Hampden–Sydney T Roger Siesel Miami (OH) Sherman Plunkett Maryland State G Gerry Luth Pacific Lutheran Luther Shealey Presbyterian C William Vanderstoep Whitworth
Third team Position Player Team B William Hamilton Florence State Jack Schultz Luther Don Baker North Texas State James Higgason Southwestern Louisiana E Harry Drexler Juniata Jack Hecker Bowling Green T Joe DeKasar Upsala Allen Dunham Texas Lutheran G Roland Merrifield Maine Tom Hofflander Augsburg C Jerry Angell Hobart
See also 1955 College Football All-America Team
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