The 1953 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team consists of

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players chosen by the

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(AP) and the

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(UP) as the best players at each position from the players on teams participating in the

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("ACC") during the

1953 college football season The 1953 college football season finished with the Maryland Terrapins capturing the AP, INS, and UPI national championship after Notre Dame held the top spot for the first nine weeks. The No. 4 Oklahoma Sooners defeated Maryland in the Orange ...

. The following three teams dominated the All-ACC selections: * The

1953 Maryland Terrapins football team The 1953 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1953 college football season in its first season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Maryland outscored its opponents 298–38 and recorded si ...

tied for the ACC championship and was also ranked No. 1 in the final AP and UPI polls. The Terrapins placed four players on the All-ACC team. * The 1953 Duke Blue Devils football team tied Maryland for the ACC championship and also placed four players on the All-ACC team. * The

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tied for third place in the ACC and also placed four players on the All-ACC team.

All-Atlantic Coast selections

Ends

* Clyde Bennett, South Carolina (AP-1, UP-1) * Howard Pitt, Duke (AP-1, UP-1) * Dreher Gaskin, Clemson (AP-2) *

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, Maryland (AP-2)

Tackles

* Stan Jones, Maryland (AP-1, UP-1) *

Ed Meadows Edward Allen Meadows (February 19, 1932 – October 22, 1974) was an American football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears, Pittsburgh Steelers, Philadelphia Eagles, and Washington Redskins. Early yea ...

, Duke (AP-1, UP-1) * Bob Bartholomew, Wake Forest (AP-2) * Bob Morgan, Maryland (AP-2)

Guards

* Bobby Burrows, Duke (AP-1, UP-1) *

Frank Mincevich Frank Mincevich (born c. 1934) was an American football player. Mincevich attended the University of South Carolina and played college football at the guard position for the South Carolina Gamecocks football team from 1952 to 1954. He was sele ...

, South Carolina (AP-1, UP-1) * Bob King, South Carolina (AP-2) * John Bowersox, Maryland (AP-2)

Centers

* Leon Cunningham, South Carolina (AP-1, UP-1) * John Irvine, Maryland (AP-2)

Backs

Bernie Faloney Bernie Faloney (June 15, 1932 – June 14, 1999) was a professional football player in the Canadian Football League (primarily with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats) and an outstanding American college football player at the University of Maryland. Born in ...

, Maryland (AP-1, UP-1) (Canadian Football Hall of Fame) *

Chet Hanulak Chet Hanulak (March 28, 1933- September 10, 2021) was a former professional American football player who played running back for four seasons for the Cleveland Browns. Hanulak played football at Hackensack High School and was recruited to play ...

, Maryland (AP-1, UP-1) * James "Red" Smith, Duke (AP-1, UP-1) *

Ralph Felton Ralph Dwain "Rass" Felton (May 21, 1932 – January 22, 2011) was an American football player. Felton played college football at the University of Maryland at College Park and was drafted in the fourth round of the 1954 NFL Draft. He was a lineb ...

, Maryland (AP-1) * John Gramling, South Carolina (UP-1; AP-2) * Don King, Clemson (AP-2) * Carl Brazell, South Carolina (AP-2) * Eddie West, NC State (AP-2)

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