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Team">1945</a> <a href="/wiki/1946_College_Football_All-America_Team" title="1946 College Football All-America Team">1946</a> ← → <a href="/wiki/1948_College_Football_All-America_Team" title="1948 College Football All-America Team">1948</a> <a href="/wiki/1949_College_Football_All-America_Team" title="1949 College Football All-America Team">1949</a></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1947 College Football All-America team</b> is composed of <a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">college football</a> players who were selected as <a href="/wiki/All-America" title="All-America">All-Americans</a> by various organizations and writers that chose <a href="/wiki/College_Football_All-America_Team" title="College Football All-America Team">College Football All-America Teams</a> in 1947. The eight selectors recognized by the <a href="/wiki/NCAA" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA">NCAA</a> as "official" for the 1947 season are (1), the <a href="/wiki/American_Football_Coaches_Association" title="American Football Coaches Association">American Football Coaches Association</a> (AFCA), (2) the <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">Associated Press</a> (AP), (3) <i><a href="/wiki/Collier%27s_Weekly" class="mw-redirect" title="Collier's Weekly">Collier's Weekly</a></i>, as selected by <a href="/wiki/Grantland_Rice" title="Grantland Rice">Grantland Rice</a>, (4) the <a href="/wiki/Football_Writers_Association_of_America" title="Football Writers Association of America">Football Writers Association of America</a> (FW), (5) the <a href="/wiki/International_News_Service" title="International News Service">International News Service</a> (INS), (6) the <a href="/wiki/Newspaper_Enterprise_Association" title="Newspaper Enterprise Association">Newspaper Enterprise Association</a> (NEA), (7) the <i><a href="/wiki/Sporting_News" class="mw-redirect" title="Sporting News">Sporting News</a></i> (SN), and (8) the <a href="/wiki/United_Press" class="mw-redirect" title="United Press">United Press</a> (UP). Other selectors include the <a href="/wiki/Central_Press_Association" title="Central Press Association">Central Press Association</a> (CP) and the <a href="/wiki/Walter_Camp_Football_Foundation" title="Walter Camp Football Foundation">Walter Camp Football Foundation</a> (WC). </p><p><a href="/wiki/1947_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1947 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">Notre Dame</a> <a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">quarterback</a> <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Lujack" title="Johnny Lujack">Johnny Lujack</a> and <a href="/wiki/1947_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1947 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> <a href="/wiki/Halfback_(American_football)" title="Halfback (American football)">halfback</a> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Chappuis" title="Bob Chappuis">Bob Chappuis</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/Heisman_Trophy" title="Heisman Trophy">Heisman Trophy</a> voting. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Consensus_All-Americans">Consensus All-Americans</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_College_Football_All-America_Team&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Consensus All-Americans"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>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 (2,211 points possible). </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="15%">Name </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%">Position </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%">School </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%">UP votes </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%">Number </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="25%">Official </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%">Other </th></tr> <tr align="left"> <td><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Lujack" title="Johnny Lujack">Johnny Lujack</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">Quarterback</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1947_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1947 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">Notre Dame</a></td> <td>2,086</td> <td>8/8</td> <td>AFCA, AP, CO, FW, INS, NEA, SN, UP</td> <td>CP, WC </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Chappuis" title="Bob Chappuis">Bob Chappuis</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Halfback_(American_football)" title="Halfback (American football)">Halfback</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1947_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1947 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a></td> <td>1,838</td> <td>8/8</td> <td>AFCA, AP, CO, FW, INS, NEA, SN, UP</td> <td>CP, WC </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Steffy" title="Joe Steffy">Joe Steffy</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guard_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (American football)">Guard</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1947_Army_Cadets_football_team" title="1947 Army Cadets football team">Army</a></td> <td>1,465</td> <td>7/8</td> <td>AFCA, CO, FW, INS, NEA, SN, UP</td> <td>CP, WC </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Davis_(tackle)" title="Bob Davis (tackle)">Bob Davis</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tackle_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tackle (American football)">Tackle</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgia_Tech_Yellow_Jackets_football" title="Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football">Ga.Tech.</a></td> <td>739</td> <td>7/8</td> <td>AFCA, AP, CO, FW, INS, NEA, SN</td> <td>CP </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td><a href="/wiki/Doak_Walker" title="Doak Walker">Doak Walker</a></td> <td>Halfback</td> <td><a href="/wiki/SMU_Mustangs_football" title="SMU Mustangs football">SMU</a></td> <td>1,367</td> <td>6/8</td> <td>AFCA, AP, INS, NEA, SN, UP</td> <td>CP, WC </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Swiacki" title="Bill Swiacki">Bill Swiacki</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/End_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="End (American football)">End</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Columbia_Lions_football" title="Columbia Lions football">Columbia</a></td> <td>1,041</td> <td>6/8</td> <td>AFCA, AP, CO, INS, NEA, UP</td> <td>WC </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Cleary_(American_football)" title="Paul Cleary (American football)">Paul Cleary</a></td> <td>End</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1947_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1947 USC Trojans football team">USC</a></td> <td>899</td> <td>6/8</td> <td>AP, CO, FW, INS, NEA, SN</td> <td>CP </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Fischer_(American_football)" title="Bill Fischer (American football)">Bill Fischer</a></td> <td>Guard</td> <td>Notre Dame</td> <td>909</td> <td>5/8</td> <td>AP, FW, NEA, SN, UP</td> <td>CP </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Bednarik" title="Chuck Bednarik">Chuck Bednarik</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Center (American football)">Center</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Penn_Quakers_football" title="Penn Quakers football">Penn</a></td> <td>899</td> <td>4/8</td> <td>AFCA, AP, INS, UP</td> <td>WC </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Connor_(American_football)" title="George Connor (American football)">George Connor</a></td> <td>Tackle</td> <td>Notre Dame</td> <td>1,831</td> <td>4/8</td> <td>AFCA, CO, SN, UP</td> <td>WC </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Layne" title="Bobby Layne">Bobby Layne</a></td> <td>Quarterback</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1947_Texas_Longhorns_football_team" title="1947 Texas Longhorns football team">Texas</a></td> <td>1,200</td> <td>3/8</td> <td>FW, SN, UP</td> <td>CP </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="All-American_selections_for_1947">All-American selections for 1947</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_College_Football_All-America_Team&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: All-American selections for 1947"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ends">Ends</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_College_Football_All-America_Team&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Ends"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Paul_Cleary_(American_football)" title="Paul Cleary (American football)">Paul Cleary</a></b>, USC (College Football Hall of Fame) <span style="font-size:85%;">(AP-1; CO; FW-1; INS-1; NEA-1; SN; UP-2; CP-1)</span></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Bill_Swiacki" title="Bill Swiacki">Bill Swiacki</a></b>, Columbia <span style="font-size:85%;">(AFCA; AP-1; CO; INS-1; NEA-1; UP-1; CP-2; WC-1)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barney_Poole" title="Barney Poole">Barney Poole</a>, Mississippi (College Football Hall of Fame) <span style="font-size:85%;">(AFCA; AP-3; FW-2; INS-3; NEA-2; SN; UP-1; CP-1; WC-1)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leon_Hart" title="Leon Hart">Leon Hart</a>, Notre Dame (College Football Hall of Fame) <span style="font-size:85%;">(FW-1)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Mann_(American_football)" title="Bob Mann (American football)">Bob Mann</a>, Michigan <span style="font-size:85%;">(AP-2; UP-3; NEA-3; CP-3)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ike_Owens_(American_football)" title="Ike Owens (American football)">Ike Owens</a>, Illinois <span style="font-size:85%;">(AP-2; NEA-2; CP-3; INS-2; FW-3)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Len_Ford" title="Len Ford">Len Ford</a>, Michigan (Pro Football Hall of Fame) <span style="font-size:85%;">(AP-3; UP-2; CP-2)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Fears" title="Tom Fears">Tom Fears</a>, UCLA (College and Pro Football Hall of Fame) <span style="font-size:85%;">(UP-3; NEA-3; INS-2; FW-2)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barney_Hafen" title="Barney Hafen">Barney Hafen</a>, Utah <span style="font-size:85%;">(INS-3)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Max_Bumgardner" title="Max Bumgardner">Max Bumgardner</a>, Texas <span style="font-size:85%;">(FW-3)</span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tackles">Tackles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_College_Football_All-America_Team&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Tackles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Bob_Davis_(tackle)" title="Bob Davis (tackle)">Bob Davis</a></b>, Georgia Tech <span style="font-size:85%;">(AFCA; AP-1; CO; FW-1; INS-1; NEA-1; SN; UP-2; CP-1)</span></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/George_Connor_(American_football)" title="George Connor (American football)">George Connor</a></b>, Notre Dame (College and Pro Football Hall of Fame) <span style="font-size:85%;">(AFCA; AP-3; CO; INS-3; NEA-2; SN; UP-1; CP-2; WC-1)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Ferraro" title="John Ferraro">John Ferraro</a>, USC (College Football Hall of Fame) <span style="font-size:85%;">(AP-3; FW-2; INS-2; NEA-2; UP-1; CP-1; WC-1)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Harris_(center)" title="Dick Harris (center)">Dick Harris</a>, Texas <span style="font-size:85%;">(AP-1; CP-3; INS-3; FW-3)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zygmont_Czarobski" title="Zygmont Czarobski">Zygmont Czarobski</a>, Notre Dame (College Football Hall of Fame) <span style="font-size:85%;">(AP-2; UP-3; NEA-1; CP-3; INS-1; FW-2)</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Malachi_Mills&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Malachi Mills (page does not exist)">Malachi Mills</a>, VMI <span style="font-size:85%;">(AP-2)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Savitsky" title="George Savitsky">George Savitsky</a>, Penn <span style="font-size:85%;">(UP-2; FW-1)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Hilkene" title="Bruce Hilkene">Bruce Hilkene</a>, Michigan <span style="font-size:85%;">(NEA-3)</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Goble_Bryant&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Goble Bryant (page does not exist)">Goble Bryant</a>, Army <span style="font-size:85%;">(CP-2; FW-3)</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phil_O%27Reilly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Phil O'Reilly (page does not exist)">Phil O'Reilly</a>, Purdue <span style="font-size:85%;">(INS-2)</span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Guards">Guards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_College_Football_All-America_Team&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Guards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Bill_Fischer_(American_football)" title="Bill Fischer (American football)">William Fischer</a></b>, Notre Dame (College Football Hall of Fame) <span style="font-size:85%;">(AP-1; FW-1; INS-2; NEA-1; SN; UP-1; CP-1)</span></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Joe_Steffy" title="Joe Steffy">Joe Steffy</a></b>, Army (College Football Hall of Fame) <span style="font-size:85%;">(AFCA; AP-3; CO; FW-1; INS-1; NEA-1; SN; UP-1; CP-1; WC-1)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Suhey" title="Steve Suhey">Steve Suhey</a>, Penn State (College Football Hall of Fame) <span style="font-size:85%;">(AP-1; CO; INS-1; UP-3; NEA-2; CP-3)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leo_Nomellini" title="Leo Nomellini">Leo Nomellini</a>, Minnesota (College and Pro Football Hall of Fame) <span style="font-size:85%;">(AP-2; INS-2; NEA-2; UP-2; CP-2)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rod_Franz" title="Rod Franz">Rod Franz</a>, California (College Football Hall of Fame) <span style="font-size:85%;">(AFCA; AP-2; FW-2; INS-3; CP-2; WC-1)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knox_Ramsey" title="Knox Ramsey">Knox Ramsey</a>, William & Mary <span style="font-size:85%;">(UP-2; NEA-3 [tackle])</span></li> <li>Mike Dimitro, UCLA <span style="font-size:85%;">(AP-3; INS-3; FW-3)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Magee_(American_football)" title="John Magee (American football)">John Magee</a>, Rice <span style="font-size:85%;">(NEA-3)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Baker_(linebacker)" title="Jon Baker (linebacker)">Jon Baker</a>, California <span style="font-size:85%;">(NEA-3)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howie_Brown" title="Howie Brown">Howie Brown</a>, Indiana <span style="font-size:85%;">(CP-3)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominic_Tomasi" title="Dominic Tomasi">Dominic Tomasi</a>, Michigan <span style="font-size:85%;">(UP-3)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herb_Siegert" title="Herb Siegert">Herb Siegert</a>, Illinois <span style="font-size:85%;">(FW-2)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Healy" title="Bill Healy">Bill Healy</a>, Georgia Tech <span style="font-size:85%;">(FW-3)</span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Centers">Centers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_College_Football_All-America_Team&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Centers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Bednarik" title="Chuck Bednarik">Chuck Bednarik</a></b>, Pennsylvania (College and Pro Football Hall of Fame) <span style="font-size:85%;">(AFCA; AP-1; FW-3; INS-1; NEA-2; UP-1; CP-2; WC-1)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Scott_(American_football)" title="Dick Scott (American football)">Dick Scott</a>, Navy <span style="font-size:85%;">(AP-2; CO; FW-1; INS-2; NEA-1; SN; UP-2; CP-1)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jay_Rhodemyre" title="Jay Rhodemyre">Jay Rhodemyre</a>, Kentucky <span style="font-size:85%;">(AP-3)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Strohmeyer" title="George Strohmeyer">George Strohmeyer</a>, Notre Dame <span style="font-size:85%;">(UP-3; NEA-3)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Rapacz" title="John Rapacz">John Rapacz</a>, Oklahoma <span style="font-size:85%;">(CP-3; INS-3)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._T._White" title="J. T. White">J. T. White</a>, Michigan <span style="font-size:85%;">(FW-2)</span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Quarterbacks">Quarterbacks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_College_Football_All-America_Team&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Quarterbacks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Lujack" title="Johnny Lujack">Johnny Lujack</a></b>, Notre Dame (College Football Hall of Fame) <span style="font-size:85%;">(AP-1; UP-1; AFCA; CO; NEA-1; CP-1; INS-1; SN; WC-1; FW-1)</span></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Layne" title="Bobby Layne">Bobby Layne</a></b>, Texas (College and Pro Football Hall of Fame) <span style="font-size:85%;">(AP-3; FW-1; INS-2; NEA-2; SN; UP-1; CP-1)</span></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Conerly" title="Charlie Conerly">Charlie Conerly</a></b>, Mississippi (College Football Hall of Fame) <span style="font-size:85%;">(AP-2; UP-2; NEA-1; CP-2; INS-1; FW-1)</span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Backs">Backs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_College_Football_All-America_Team&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Backs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Bob_Chappuis" title="Bob Chappuis">Bob Chappuis</a></b>, Michigan (College Football Hall of Fame) <span style="font-size:85%;">(AP-1; UP-1; AFCA; CO; NEA-1; CP-1; INS-1; SN; WC-1; FW-1)</span></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Doak_Walker" title="Doak Walker">Doak Walker</a></b>, SMU (College and Pro Football Hall of Fame) <span style="font-size:85%;">(AP-1; UP-1; AFCA; NEA-1; CP-1; INS-1; SN; WC-1; FW-2)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Evans_(halfback)" title="Ray Evans (halfback)">Ray Evans</a>, Kansas (College Football Hall of Fame) <span style="font-size:85%;">(AP-1; CO; NEA-3; CP-3; INS-2; FW-3)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bump_Elliott" title="Bump Elliott">Bump Elliott</a>, Michigan (College Football Hall of Fame) <span style="font-size:85%;">(AP-2; UP-2; AFCA; NEA-3; CP-2; INS-3; FW-2)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skip_Minisi" title="Skip Minisi">Skip Minisi</a>, Penn (College Football Hall of Fame) <span style="font-size:85%;">(AP-3; UP-2; CO; NEA-3; CP-3; INS-3; WC-1; FW-2)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Gilmer" title="Harry Gilmer">Harry Gilmer</a>, Alabama (College Football Hall of Fame) <span style="font-size:85%;">(AP-2; UP-2; NEA-2; CP-2; INS-2; FW-2)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Justice_(halfback)" title="Charlie Justice (halfback)">Charlie Justice</a>, North Carolina (College Football Hall of Fame) <span style="font-size:85%;">(AP-2; UP-3; NEA-2; CP-3; INS-3)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clyde_Scott" title="Clyde Scott">Clyde Scott</a>, Arkansas (College Football Hall of Fame) <span style="font-size:85%;">(AP-3; CP-3; INS-3)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Cloud" title="Jack Cloud">Jack Cloud</a>, William & Mary (College Football Hall of Fame) <span style="font-size:85%;">(AP-3)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Taliaferro" title="George Taliaferro">George Taliaferro</a>, Indiana (College Football Hall of Fame) <span style="font-size:85%;">(NEA-2)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Doll" title="Don Doll">Don Doll</a>, USC <span style="font-size:85%;">(NEA-3; FW-3)</span></li> <li>Elwyn Rowan, Army <span style="font-size:85%;">(CP-2)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jake_Leicht" title="Jake Leicht">Jake Leicht</a>, Oregon <span style="font-size:85%;">(INS-2)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terry_Brennan" title="Terry Brennan">Terry Brennan</a>, Notre Dame <span style="font-size:85%;">(UP-3; FW-3)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Szulborski" title="Harry Szulborski">Harry Szulborski</a>, Purdue <span style="font-size:85%;">(FW-3)</span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Key">Key</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_College_Football_All-America_Team&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Key"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>Bold</b> – Consensus All-American<sup id="cite_ref-CAA_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CAA-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>-1 – First-team selection</li> <li>-2 – Second-team selection</li> <li>-3 – Third-team selection</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Official_selections">Official selections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_College_Football_All-America_Team&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Official selections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>AFCA = <a href="/wiki/American_Football_Coaches_Association" title="American Football Coaches Association">American Football Coaches Association</a>, published in the <i><a href="/wiki/Saturday_Evening_Post" class="mw-redirect" title="Saturday Evening Post">Saturday Evening Post</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>AP = <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">Associated Press</a><sup id="cite_ref-AP_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>CO = <i><a href="/wiki/Collier%27s_Weekly" class="mw-redirect" title="Collier's Weekly">Collier's Weekly</a></i>, selected by <a href="/wiki/Grantland_Rice" title="Grantland Rice">Grantland Rice</a><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>FWAA = <a href="/wiki/Football_Writers_Association_of_America" title="Football Writers Association of America">Football Writers Association of America</a><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>INS = <a href="/wiki/International_News_Service" title="International News Service">International News Service</a> (Hearst newspaper syndicate)<sup id="cite_ref-INS_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-INS-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>NEA = <a href="/wiki/Newspaper_Enterprise_Association" title="Newspaper Enterprise Association">Newspaper Enterprise Association</a>, based on a consensus of coaches, scouts, officials, opposing players, and "others qualified to judge players and accurately weigh their value."<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>SN = <i><a href="/wiki/Sporting_News" class="mw-redirect" title="Sporting News">Sporting News</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-ESPN_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPN-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>UP = <a href="/wiki/United_Press" class="mw-redirect" title="United Press">United Press</a><sup id="cite_ref-UP_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UP-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_selectors">Other selectors</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_College_Football_All-America_Team&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Other selectors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>CP = <a href="/wiki/Central_Press_Association" title="Central Press Association">Central Press Association</a>, selected with the assistance of the nation's football captains.<sup id="cite_ref-CP_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CP-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>WC = <a href="/wiki/Walter_Camp_Football_Foundation" title="Walter Camp Football Foundation">Walter Camp Football Foundation</a><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_College_Football_All-America_Team&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1947_All-Big_Six_Conference_football_team" title="1947 All-Big Six Conference football team">1947 All-Big Six Conference football team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_All-Big_Ten_Conference_football_team" class="mw-redirect" title="1947 All-Big Ten Conference football team">1947 All-Big Ten Conference football team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_All-Pacific_Coast_Conference_football_team" class="mw-redirect" title="1947 All-Pacific Coast Conference football team">1947 All-Pacific Coast Conference football team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_All-SEC_football_team" title="1947 All-SEC football team">1947 All-SEC football team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_All-Southwest_Conference_football_team" title="1947 All-Southwest Conference football team">1947 All-Southwest Conference football team</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span 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