1951 All-Southwest Conference football team

The 1951 All-Southwest Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Southwest Conference teams for the 1950 college football season. The selectors for the 1951 season included the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press (UP). Players selected as first-team players by both the AP and UP are designated in bold.

Offensive selections

Backs

  • Larry Isbell, Baylor (AP-1)
  • Gib Dawson, Texas (AP-1)
  • Lamar McHam, Arkansas (AP-1)
  • Ray McKowan, Texas Christian (AP-1)

Ends

  • Bill Howton, Rice (AP-1)
  • Stanley Williams, Baylor (AP-1)

Tackles

  • Jack Little, Texas A&M (AP-1)
  • Dave Hanner, Arkansas (AP-1)

Guards

  • Harley Sewell, Texas (AP-1)
  • Herschel Forester, Southern Methodist (AP-1)

Centers

  • Hugh Meyer, Texas A&M (AP-1)

Defensive selections

Defensive ends

  • Bill Howton, Rice (AP-1)
  • Paul Williams, Texas (AP-1)

Defensive tackles

  • Bill Forester, Southern Methodist (AP-1)
  • Bob Griffin, Arkansas (AP-1)

Defensive guards

  • Bill Athey, Baylor (AP-1)
  • Herb Zimmerman, Texas Christian (AP-1)

Linebackers

  • Keith Flowers, Texas Christian (AP-1)
  • Dick Hightower, Southern Methodist (AP-1)

Defensive backs

  • Bobby Dillon, Texas (AP-1)
  • Yale Lary, Texas A&M (AP-1)
  • Bill Burkhalter, Rice (AP-1)

Key

AP = Associated Press

UP = United Press

Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UP

See also

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