1953 All-America college football team
The 1953 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 team]s in 1953. The eight selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1953 season are the Associated Press, the United Press, the All-America Board, the American Football Coaches Association, the Football Writers Association of America, the International News Service, the Newspaper Enterprise Association, and the Sporting News.
Consensus All-Americans
For the year 1953, 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 |
| Stan Jones | Tackle | Maryland | 8/8 | AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP | WC |
| Johnny Lattner | Halfback | Notre Dame | 7/8 | AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, SN, UP | WC |
| J. D. Roberts | Guard | Oklahoma | 7/8 | AAB, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP | WC |
| Paul Giel | Quarterback | Minnesota | 7/8 | AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, SN, UP | WC |
| Don Dohoney | End | Michigan State | 6/8 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UP | WC |
| Crawford Mims | Guard | Mississippi | 6/8 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UP | WC |
| Paul Cameron | Halfback | UCLA | 6/8 | AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, SN, UP | WC |
| Carlton Massey | End | Texas | 5/8 | AAB, FWAA, INS, SN, UP | WC |
| Art Hunter | Tackle | Notre Dame | 5/8 | AAB, FWAA, INS, SN, UP | WC |
| Larry Morris | Center | Georgia Tech | 5/8 | AAB, AFCA, AP, SN, UP | WC |
| J. C. Caroline | Halfback | Illinois | 3/8 | AFCA, FWAA, UP | WC |
All-American selections for 1953
Ends
- Don Dohoney, Michigan State
- Carlton Massey, Texas
- Steve Meilinger, Kentucky
- Sam Morley, Stanford
- John Carson, Georgia
- Ken Buck, Pacific
- Joe Collier, Northwestern
- Don Penza, Notre Dame
- Dick Deitrick, Pittsburgh
- Clyde Bennett, South Carolina
- Gary Knafelc, Colorado
Tackles
- Stan Jones, Maryland
- Art Hunter, Notre Dame
- Jack Shanafelt, Pennsylvania
- Ed Meadows, Duke
- Jim Ray Smith, Baylor
- John Hudson, Rice
- Sid Fournet, LSU
- Bob Farris, Army
- George Jacoby, Ohio State
- Eldred Kraemer, Pittsburgh
Guards
J. D. Roberts, Oklahoma Crawford Mims, Mississippi- Bob Fleck, Syracuse
- Milt Bohart, Washington
- Ray Correll, Kentucky
- Steve Eisenhauer, Navy
- Gene Lamone, West Virginia
- Morgan Williams, Texas Christian
- Bob Burrows, Duke
- John Bauer, Illinois
- George Timberlake, Southern California
- Norm Manoogian, Stanford
- Joe D'Agostino, Florida
Centers
- Larry Morris, Georgia Tech
- Matt Hazeltine, California
- Jerry Hilgenberg, Iowa
- Bob Orders, West Virginia
- Steve Korcheck, George Washington
Quarterbacks
- Paul Giel, Minnesota
- Bernie Faloney, Maryland
- Jackie Parker, Mississippi State
- Bobby Garrett, Stanford
- Zeke Bratkowski, Georgia
- George Shaw, Oregon
Halfbacks
- Johnny Lattner, Notre Dame
- Paul Cameron, UCLA
- J. C. Caroline, Illinois
- Leroy Bolden, Michigan State
- Bobby Cavazos, Texas Tech
- Dick Clasby, Harvard
- Larry Grigg, Oklahoma
- Neil Worden, Notre Dame
- Leon Hardeman, Georgia Tech
Fullbacks
- Kosse Johnson, Rice
- Alan Ameche, Wisconsin
- Tommy Allman, West Virginia
Key
Bold – Consensus All-American- -1 – First-team selection
- -2 – Second-team selection
- -3 – Third-team selection
Official selectors
- AAB = All-America Board
- AFCA = American Football Coaches Association, for Collier's Weekly magazine
- AP = Associated Press
- FWAA = Football Writers Association of America
- INS = International News Service
- NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association
- SN = The Sporting News: selected "by 150 sportswriters and broadcasters"
- UP = United Press: "selected by 265 sports writers and broadcasters in a nationwide ballot"