1947 All-SEC football team

The 1947 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 1947 college football season. Ole Miss won the conference.

All-SEC selections

Ends

• Barney Poole, Ole Miss (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP)
• John North, Vanderbilt (AP-2, UP)
• Dan Edwards, Georgia (AP-1)
• Abner Wimberly, LSU (AP-2)
• Rebel Steiner, Alabama (AP-3)
• George Brodnax, Georgia Tech (AP-3)

Tackles

• Bobby Davis, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UP)
• Dub Garrett, Miss. St. (AP-1, UP)
• Bill Erickson, Ole Miss (AP-2)
• Wash Serini, Kentucky (AP-2)
• Denny Crawford, Tennessee (AP-3)
• Charles Compton, Alabama (AP-3)

Guards

• John Wozniak, Alabama (AP-1, UP)
• Bill Healy, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UP)
• Herbert St. John, Georgia (AP-2)
• Tex Robertson, Vanderbilt (AP-2)
• Wren Worley, LSU (AP-3)
• Lee Yarutis, Kentucky (AP-3)

Centers

• Jay Rhodemyre, Kentucky (AP-1, UP)
• Vaughn Mancha, Alabama (AP-2)
• Louis Hook, Georgia Tech (AP-3)

Quarterbacks

• Charlie Conerly, Ole Miss (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP)
• Y. A. Tittle, LSU (AP-2, UP)
• John Rauch, Georgia (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-2)
• Harper Davis, Miss. St. (AP-3)

Halfbacks

• Harry Gilmer, Alabama (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP)
• Shorty McWilliams, Miss. St. (AP-1)
• Bobby Forbes, Florida (AP-2)
• Bobby Berry, Vanderbilt (AP-3)
• Allen Bowen, Georgia Tech (AP-3)

Fullbacks

• Lowell Tew, Alabama (AP-2, UP)
• Albin "Rip" Collins, LSU (AP-1)
• Eddie Price, Tulane (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-3)

Key

AP = Associated Press^[1]

UP = United Press^[2]

Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both AP and UPI

See also

• 1947 College Football All-America Team

References