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.
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
Quarterbacks
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
Key
- Bold â Consensus All-American
- -1 â First-team selection
- -2 â Second-team selection
- -3 â Third-team selection
Official selectors
Other selectors
See also
References