The 1953 All-Southwest Conference football team consists of

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players chosen by various organizations for All-

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teams for the

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. The selectors for the 1953 season included the

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(AP) and the

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(UP). Players selected as first-team players by both the AP and UP are designated in bold.

All Southwest selections

Backs

* Don Ellis, Texas A&M (AP-1 B UP-1) *

Lamar McHan Clarence Lamar McHan (December 16, 1932 – November 23, 1998) was an American football player and coach. He played professionally for ten seasons as a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Cardinals, Green Bay Packer ...

, Arkansas (AP-1 B UP-1) *

Jerry Coody Thomas Jarrell "Jerry" Coody (born October 3, 1931) was an American gridiron football player who played for the Calgary Stampeders The Calgary Stampeders are a professional Canadian football team based in Calgary, Alberta. The Stampeders compe ...

, Baylor (AP-1 B UP-1) * Kosse Johnson, Rice (AP-1; UP-1) *

Cotton Davidson Francis Marion "Cotton" Davidson (November 30, 1931 – December 23, 2022) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback and punter in the National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL). Davidson attende ...

, Baylor (UP-2 B * L.G. Dupre, Baylor (AP-2, UP-2) *

Dicky Moegle Richard Lee Maegle (born Moegle; September 14, 1934 – July 4, 2021) was an American professional American football, football player who was a Halfback (American football), halfback in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49 ...

, Rice (AP-2, UP-2) * Frank Eidom, Southern Methodist (UP-2)

Ends

Carlton Massey Carlton Massey (January 17, 1930 – May 22, 1989) was a professional American football defensive lineman In gridiron football, a lineman is a player who specializes in play at the line of scrimmage. The linemen of the team currently in poss ...

, Texas (AP-1; UP-1) *

Floyd Sagely Floyd Eugene Sagely (March 26, 1932 – September 22, 2021) was an American football player who played for San Francisco 49ers and Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Arkansas ...

, Arkansas (AP-1; UP-1) * Gilmer Spring, Texas (AP-2; UP-2) *

Ed Bernet Edward Nelson Bernet (born October 24, 1933) is a former American football wide receiver and a country singer. He played college football at Southern Methodist University, and played professionally for the National Football League (NFL)'s Pitt ...

, Southern Methodist (AP-2; UP-2)

Tackles

* Dick Chapman, Rice (AP-1; UP-1) *

Jim Ray Smith James Ray Smith (born February 27, 1932) is a former American football offensive guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League for the Cleveland Browns and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Baylor University. Early ye ...

, Baylor (AP-1; UP-1) (College Football Hall of Fame) * Don Gross, Southern Methodist (AP-2) * Dougal Cameron, Texas (AP-2) *

Herb Gray Herbert Eser Gray (May 25, 1931 – April 21, 2014) was a Canadian lawyer who became a prominent federal politician. He was a Liberal member of parliament for the Windsor area over the course of four decades, from 1962 to 2002, making Gray on ...

, Texas (UP-2) * Jack Gunlock, Southern Methodist (UP-2)

Guards

* Morgan Williams, TCU (AP-1; UP-1) *

Phil Branch Joseph Philip Branch (November 6, 1932 – March 16, 2019) was a Canadian football player who played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a professional Canadian football team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Roug ...

, Texas (AP-1; UP-1) * Kenneth Paul, Rice (UP-2) * Clarence Dierking, Baylor (UP-2)

Centers

Leo Rucka Leopold Victor "Leo" Rucka (August 18, 1931 – January 4, 2016) was an American professional football player who played Linebacker/Center for the San Francisco 49ers during the 1956 NFL season. He was drafted in the 2nd round of the 1954 NFL Draf ...

, Rice (AP-1; UP-1) * John Tatum, Texas (UP-2)

Key

AP =

UP =

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

References

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