1947 All-America college football team


The 1947 All-America college football team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose All-America college football teams in 1947. The eight selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1947 season are, the American Football Coaches Association, the Associated Press, Collier's Weekly, as selected by Grantland Rice, the Football Writers Association of America, the International News Service, the Newspaper Enterprise Association, the Sporting News, and the United Press. Other selectors include the Central Press Association and the Walter Camp Football Foundation.
[1947 1947 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame] quarterback Johnny Lujack and [1947 1947 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan] halfback Bob Chappuis were the only two players unanimously named by all eight official selectors as first-team All-Americans. Lujack and Chappuis also finished first and second in the 1947 Heisman Trophy voting.

Consensus All-Americans

For the year 1947, the NCAA recognizes eight published All-American teams as "official" designations for purposes of its consensus determinations. The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans and displays which first-team designations they received. The chart also reflects the published point total from the UP poll.
NamePositionSchoolUP votesNumberOfficialOther
Johnny LujackQuarterbackNotre Dame2,0868/8AFCA, AP, CO, FW, INS, NEA, SN, UPCP, WC
Bob ChappuisHalfbackMichigan1,8388/8AFCA, AP, CO, FW, INS, NEA, SN, UPCP, WC
Joe SteffyGuard[1947 1947 Army Cadets football team|Army Cadets football team|Army]1,4657/8AFCA, CO, FW, INS, NEA, SN, UPCP, WC
Bob DavisTackleGa.Tech.7397/8AFCA, AP, CO, FW, INS, NEA, SNCP
Doak WalkerHalfbackSMU1,3676/8AFCA, AP, INS, NEA, SN, UPCP, WC
Bill SwiackiEndColumbia1,0416/8AFCA, AP, CO, INS, NEA, UPWC
Paul ClearyEnd[1947 1947 USC Trojans football team|USC Trojans football team|USC]8996/8AP, CO, FW, INS, NEA, SNCP
Bill FischerGuardNotre Dame9095/8AP, FW, NEA, SN, UPCP
Chuck BednarikCenterPenn8994/8AFCA, AP, INS, UPWC
George ConnorTackleNotre Dame1,8314/8AFCA, CO, SN, UPWC
Bobby LayneQuarterback[1947 1947 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas Longhorns football team|Texas]1,2003/8FW, SN, UPCP

All-American selections for 1947

Ends

Tackles

Guards

Centers

Quarterbacks

Backs

Key

Bold – Consensus All-American
  • -1 – First-team selection
  • -2 – Second-team selection
  • -3 – Third-team selection

Official selections

Other selectors