The 1954 All-Pacific 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

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players by position in the

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(PCC) during the

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. The AP team was based on votes by AP member football writers on the west coast. The UP team was based on the choices of sports writers with assistance from the PCC coaches. The AP selections were limited to players from the AP, whereas the UP selections included non-PCC players on the second and third teams. The

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won the PCC championship, compiled a perfect 9–0 record, and was ranked No. 1 in the final

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. Four UCLA players received first-team honors from either the AP or the UP: backs Bob Davenport and

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; tackle

Jack Ellena Jack Duane Ellena (October 27, 1931 – March 23, 2012) was an American football player. Ellena played offensive tackle for coach Red Sanders at UCLA from 1952 to 1954. He was a member of the Bruins team that lost the 1954 Rose Bowl and was na ...

; and end

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. Ellena was the only PCC player to be selected as a consensus first-team player on the 1954 All-America college football team.

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, and

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had three players each on one or both of the first teams.

Selections

Backs

* Paul Larson, California (AP-1; UP-1) *

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, Oregon (AP-1; UP-1) * Bob Davenport, UCLA (AP-1; UP-1) *

, UCLA (AP-2; UP-1) *

Lindon Crow Lindon Oscar Crow (April 4, 1933 – October 25, 2018) was an American football cornerback who played professionally in the National Football League (NFL). He was named to three Pro Bowls. College career Crow played college football at the U ...

, USC (AP-1; UP-2) *

Jon Arnett Jon Dwane "Jaguar Jon" Arnett (April 20, 1935 – January 16, 2021) was an American professional football player. He was a first-team All-American out of USC and Manual Arts High School. Arnett died on January 16, 2021, from heart failure in L ...

, USC (AP-2; UP-3) * Bill Tarr, Stanford (AP-2; UP-2) *

Duke Washington Carl Talmage "Duke" Washington (October 3, 1933 – February 16, 2017) was a former American football running back from Pasco, Washington, famous for his play for Washington State University. Football career He is thought of by many as the gr ...

, Washington State (AP-2; UP-3) * Bobby Cox, Washington (UP-2 uarterback *

Art Luppino Arthur Luppino (born c. 1934), also known as "the Cactus Comet", was an American football player. He grew up in La Jolla, California, and played college football for the Arizona Wildcats football team. He twice led the NCAA major colleges in rus ...

, Arizona (UP-2) * Jim Contratto, USC (UP-3 uarterback * Jerry Drew, California (UP-3)

Ends

Jim Hanifan James Martin Michael Hanifan (September 21, 1933 – November 24, 2020) was an American professional football player and coach. He served as the head coach for the St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL) from 1980 to 1985 and a ...

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

, UCLA (AP-1) *

Leon Clarke Leon Marvin Clarke (born 10 February 1985) is an English professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), striker. Clarke began his career with Wolves but then played for eleven different clubs – i ...

, USC (AP-2; UP-2) * John Stewart, Stanford (AP-2; UP-1) * Bob Heydenfeldt, UCLA (UP-2) * Carmichael, California (UP-3) * Hal Reeve, Oregon (UP-3)

Tackles

, UCLA (AP-1; UP-1) * Ed Fouch, USC (AP-1; UP-3) * Ron Aschbacher, Oregon State (AP-2; UP-1) * Joe Ray, UCLA (AP-2) * Tom Gunnari, Washington State (UP-2) * Da Fe, SC (UP-3)

Guards

Jim Salsbury Jim Salsbury (August 8, 1932 – March 29, 2002) was a guard in the National Football League. He was drafted in the second round of the 1955 NFL Draft The 1955 National Football League draft was held January 27–28, 1955 at the Warwick Hotel ...

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

Jack Patera John Arlen Patera (August 1, 1933 – October 31, 2018) was an American football player and coach in the National Football League. for the and and was an assistant coach for the and Patera was the first head coach of the with a career he ...

, Oregon (AP-1; UP-1) * Sam Boghosian, UCLA (AP-2; UP-2) *

Hardiman Cureton Hardiman Cureton (December 8, 1933 - October 1, 2003) was an American player of Canadian football. He played high school football for the Monrovia Wildcats. He played the tackle position. Cureton was a dominant offensive guard and also played ...

, UCLA (AP-2; UP-2 ackle * Tom Louderback, San Jose State (UP-2) * Burdette Hess, Idaho (UP-3) *

John Nisby John Edward Nisby (September 9, 1936 – February 6, 2011) was an American football guard in the National Football League. He played professionally for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins, and was one of the first African American pla ...

, Pacific (UP-3)

Centers

Matt Hazeltine Matthew Emory Hazeltine, Jr. (August 2, 1933 – January 13, 1987) was a professional American football linebacker who played fifteen seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the San Francisco 49ers and New York Giants. Hazeltine wa ...

, California (AP-1; UP-1) * Ron Pheister, Oregon (AP-2; UP-2) * Goldbert, Stanford (UP-3)

Key

AP =

UP =

References

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