1951 All-Southwest Conference football team

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)
  • Gib Dawson, Texas (AP-1)
  • Lamar McHam, Arkansas (AP-1)
  • Ray McKowan, Texas Christian (AP-1)

Ends
  • Bill Howton, Rice (AP-1)
  • Stanley Williams, Baylor (AP-1)

Tackles
  • Jack Little, Texas A&M (AP-1)
  • Dave Hanner, Arkansas (AP-1)

Guards
  • Harley Sewell, Texas (AP-1)
  • Herschel Forester, Southern Methodist (AP-1)

Centers
  • Hugh Meyer, Texas A&M (AP-1)

Defensive selections

Defensive ends

Defensive tackles
  • Bill Forester, Southern Methodist (AP-1)
  • Bob Griffin, Arkansas (AP-1)

Defensive guards
  • Bill Athey, Baylor (AP-1)
  • Herb Zimmerman, Texas Christian (AP-1)

Linebackers

Defensive backs
  • Bobby Dillon, Texas (AP-1)
  • Yale Lary, Texas A&M (AP-1)
  • Bill Burkhalter, Rice (AP-1)

Key

AP = Associated Press, "selected for the Associated Press by the seven coaches"[1]

UP = United Press[2]

Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UP

See also

References
  1. Howard Ratliff (December 5, 1950). "Longhorns Dominate AP All-Southwest Conference Selections". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. p. H5 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Name All-Southwest Conference Stars". The News-Herald. November 22, 1950 – via Newspapers.com.
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