The 1951 All-Big Seven Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Seven Conference teams for the 1951 college football season. The selectors for the 1951 season included the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press (UP). The AP selected separate offensive and defensive teams in 1951; the UP selected a single 11-man team. Players selected as first-team honorees by both the AP and UP are displayed in bold.
All-Big Seven selections edit
Offense edit
Ends edit
- Mal Schmidt, Iowa State (AP-1; UP-1)
- Chuck Mosher, Colorado (AP-1)
- Bill Shaake, Kansas (UP-1)
Tackles edit
- Art Janes, Oklahoma (AP-1)
- Oliver Spencer, Kansas (AP-1)
Guards edit
- Stan Campbell, Iowa State (AP-1; UP-1)
- George Kennard, Kansas (AP-1)
Centers edit
- Tom Catlin, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1)
Backs edit
- Eddie Crowder, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1)
- Bob Brandeberry, Kansas (AP-1; UP-1)
- Junior Wren, Missouri (AP-1; UP-1)
- Buck McPhail, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1)
Defense edit
Ends edit
- Don Branby, Colorado (AP-1)
- Dennis Emanuel, Nebraska (AP-1)
Tackles edit
- Jack Jorgenson, Colorado (AP-1; UP-1)
- Tim Weatherall, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1)
Guards edit
- Roger Nelson, Oklahoma (AP-1)
- Stan Campbell, Iowa State (AP-1; UP-1)
Linebackers edit
- Bill Fuchs, Missouri (AP-1)
- Bert Clark, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1 [guard])
Backs edit
- Tom Brookshier, Colorado (AP-1 [HB])
- John Konek, Kansas (AP-1 [HB])
- Veryl Switzer, Kansas State (AP-1 [S])
Key edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "The Associated Press All-Big 7 Teams of 1951". The Kansas City Times. November 29, 1951. p. 5.
- ^ "Five Sooners Make Star Team". The Fresno Bee. November 26, 1951. p. 4B.