1952 College Football All-America Team

The 1952 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Teams for the 1952 college football season. The organizations that chose the teams included: the United Press; the Associated Press; and Collier's Weekly.

All-American selections for 1952

Key

• AP = Associated Press
• UP = United Press
• COL = Collier's Weekly
• CP = Central Press Association
• WC = Walter Camp Football Foundation^[1]

Bold = Consensus All-American^[2]

• 1 - First Team Selection
• 2 - Second Team Selection
• 3 - Third Team Selection

Ends

• Frank McPhee, Princeton (WC-1)
• Bernie Flowers, Purdue (WC-1)

Tackles

• Dick Modzelewski, Maryland (College Football Hall of Fame)(WC-1)
• Hal Miller, Georgia Tech (WC-1)

Guards

• John Michels, Tennessee (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC-1)
• Elmer Wilhoite, Southern California (WC-1)

Centers

• Donn Moomaw, UCLA (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC-1)

Quarterbacks

• Jack Scarbath, Maryland (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, COL-1, INS-1, Look-1, UP-1)^[3]

Backs

• Johnny Lattner, Notre Dame (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC-1)
• Billy Vessels, Oklahoma (Heisman Trophy winner and College Football Hall of Fame) (WC-1)
• Jim Sears, Southern California (WC-1)

Heisman Trophy voting

The chart below reflects the point total in the 1952 Heisman Trophy voting.

Other individual awards

• Maxwell Award: Johnny Lattner, end, Notre Dame
• Walter Camp Award (Back): Don McAuliffe, Michigan State
• Knute Rockne Award (Lineman): Dick Modzelewski, tackle, Maryland
• Outland Trophy: Dick Modzelewski, tackle, Maryland
• AFCA Coach of the Year: Biggie Munn, Michigan State

Notes