1951 All-America college football team
The 1951 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 1951. The eight selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1951 season are the All-American Board, the American Football Coaches Association the Associated Press, the Football Writers Association of America, the International News Service, the Newspaper Enterprise Association, the Sporting News and the United Press.
Consensus All-Americans
For the year 1951, 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.| Name | Position | School | Number | Official | Other |
| Bill McColl | End | Stanford | 8/8 | AAB, AFCA, APO, FWO, INSO, NEAO, SN, UP | CP, CTO, WC |
| Don Coleman | Tackle | Michigan St. | 8/8 | AAB, AFCA, APO, FWO, INSO, NEAO, SN, UP | CP, CTO, WC |
| Dick Kazmaier | Halfback | Princeton | 8/8 | AAB, AFCA, APO, FWO, INSO, NEAO, SN, UP | CP, CTO, WC |
| Hank Lauricella | Halfback | Tennessee | 8/8 | AAB, AFCA, APO, FWO, INSO, NEAO, SN, UP | CP, CTO, WC |
| Jim Weatherall | Tackle | Oklahoma | 8/8 | AAB, AFCA, APD, FWD, INSD, NEAO, SN, UP | CP, WC |
| Bob Ward | Guard | Maryland | 8/8 | AAB, AFCA, APO, FWD, INSO, NEAO, SN, UP | CTO, WC |
| Les Richter | Guard | California | 6/8 | AAB, APD, FWD, INSO, SN, UP | CP, CTO, CTD, WC |
| Dick Hightower | Center | SMU | 5/8 | AAB, AFCA, INSO, SN, UP | CP, CTO, WC |
| Babe Parilli | Quarterback | Kentucky | 5/8 | AAB, INSD, NEAO, SN, UP | CP, CTO, WC |
| Johnny Karras | Halfback | Illinois | 5/8 | AFCA, AAB, FWO, SN, UP | CP, WC |
| Bob Carey | End | Michigan St. | 5/8 | AAB, APO, NEAO, SN, UP | CP, WC |
| Ray Beck | Guard | Georgia Tech | 4/8 | AFCA, APD, FWO, NEAD | COL, CP, CTD |
All-American selections for 1951
Ends
Bill McColl, Stanford Bob Carey, Michigan State- Pat O'Donahue, Wisconsin
- Billy Howton, Rice
- Frank McPhee, Princeton
- Dewey McConnell, Wyoming
- Stan Williams, Baylor
- Leo Sugar, Purdue
- Eddie Bell, Penn
- Doug Atkins, Tennessee
- Tom McCann, Holy Cross
- Jim Mutscheller, Notre Dame
- Lowell Perry, Michigan
- Ed Barker, Washington State
- Hal Faverty, Wisconsin
Tackles
Don Coleman, Michigan State Jim Weatherall, Oklahoma- Pug Pearman, Tennessee
- Bob Toneff, Notre Dame
- Jack Little, Texas A&M
- Chuck Ulrich, Illinois
- Bill George, Wake Forest
- Doug Conaway, Texas Christian
- Lamar Wheat, Georgia Tech
- Dick Modzelewski, Maryland
- Tom Johnson, Michigan
- Ollie Spencer, Kansas
- Bob Werckle, Vanderbilt
- Hal Mitchell, UCLA
- John Feltch, Holy Cross
- Jerrell Price, Texas Tech
Guards
Bob Ward, Maryland Les Richter, California- Ray Beck, Georgia Tech
- Joe Palumbo, Virginia
- Ted Daffer, Tennessee
- Marv Matuszak, Tulsa
- Nick Liotta, Villanova
- Chet Millett, Holy Cross
- George Mrkonic, Kansas
- Jim Donarski, Arizona
- Norm Manoogian, Stanford
- John Michels, Tennessee
- Harley Sewell, Texas
- Gerald Audette, Columbia
- Bill Athey, Baylor
Centers
Dick Hightower, Southern Methodist- Pat Cannamela, USC ; NEAD-1; CP-2 )
- Doug Moseley, Kentucky
- Keith Flowers, Texas Christian
- Chuck Boerio, Illinois
- George Tarasovic, LSU
- Charlie Harris, California
- Donn Moomaw, UCLA
Quarterbacks
Babe Parilli, Kentucky ; CTO-1- Larry Isbell, Baylor
- Gary Kerkorian, Stanford
- Al Dorow, Michigan State
- Bill Wade, Vanderbilt
Halfbacks
Dick Kazmaier, Princeton ; SN; UP-1; CP-1; CTO-1 Hank Lauricella, Tennessee ; SN; UP-1; FWO-1; CP-1; CTO-1 Johnny Karras, Illinois- Ed Modzelewski, Maryland
- Bobby Dillon, Texas ; NEAD-1
- Al Brosky, Illinois
- Harry Agganis, Boston U.
- Jim Ellis, Michigan State
- Avatus Stone, Syracuse
- Johnny Bright, Drake
- Vic Janowicz, Ohio State
- Veryl Switzer, Kansas State
- Jim Dooley, Miami
Fullbacks
- Ollie Matson, San Francisco ; CP-2; INSO-1; NEAD-1
- Hugh McElhenny, Washington ; CTO-1 )
- Frank Gifford, USC