The 1948 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 1948 college football season. Georgia won the conference.
All-SEC selections edit
Ends edit
- Barney Poole, Ole Miss (AP-1, UP-1)
- George Brodnax, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UP-2)
- Jim Powell, Tennessee (AP-2, UP-1)
- Abner Wimberly, LSU (AP-2)
- Rebel Steiner, Alabama (UP-2)
- Wallace Jones, Kentucky (AP-3)
- Richard Sheffield, Tulane (AP-3)
Tackles edit
- Norman Meseroll, Tennessee (AP-1, UP-1)
- Paul Lea, Tulane (AP-1, UP-2)
- Porter Payne, Georgia (AP-2, UP-1)
- Bob Gain, Kentucky (AP-2)
- Carl Copp, Vanderbilt (UP-2)
- Wayne Cantrell, Vanderbilt (AP-3)
- William Matthews, Georgia Tech (AP-3)
Guards edit
- Bill Healy, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UP-1)
- Jimmy Crawford, Ole Miss (AP-1, UP-1)
- Ken Cooper, Vanderbilt (AP-2)
- Dennis Doyle, Tulane (AP-2)
- Bernie Reid, Georgia (UP-2)
- Wren Worley, LSU (UP-2)
- Homer Hobbs, Georgia (AP-3)
- James Vugrin, Tennessee (AP-3)
Centers edit
- John Clark, Vanderbilt (AP-1, UP-2)
- Jimmy Kynes, Florida (UP-1)
- Hal Herring, Auburn (AP-2)
- Ed Claunch, LSU (AP-3)
Quarterbacks edit
- John Rauch, Georgia (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP-1)
- Farley Salmon, Ole Miss (AP-2, UP-2)
Halfbacks edit
- Chuck Hunsinger, Florida (AP-1, UP-1)
- Shorty McWilliams, Miss. St. (AP-1, UP-2)
- Joe Geri, Georgia (AP-3, UP-1)
- Herb Rich, Vanderbilt (AP-2)
- Hal Littleford, Tennessee (AP-2)
- Harper Davis, Miss. St. (AP-3)
- Billy Cadenhead, Alabama (AP-3)
- Bob McCoy, Georgia Tech (AP-3)
Fullbacks edit
- Eddie Price, Tulane (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP-1)
- Frank Ziegler, Georgia Tech (AP-2, UP-2)
Key edit
AP = Associated Press.[1][2]
UP = United Press[3]
Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both AP and UP
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Only 6 Seniors On Southeastern Grid Selections". The Pantagraph. November 30, 1948. p. 10. Retrieved May 30, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane Puts 2 On S.E.C. team". The Monroe News-Star. November 30, 1948. p. 12. Retrieved May 30, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Edwin Pope (December 1, 1948). "Georgia Places 3 Men On UP All-SEC Team". Herald-Journal.
