The 1951 All-Big Seven Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Seven Conference teams for the 1951 college football season. The selectors for the 1951 season included the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press (UP). The AP selected separate offensive and defensive teams in 1951; the UP selected a single 11-man team. Players selected as first-team honorees by both the AP and UP are displayed in bold.
All-Big Seven selections
editOffense
editEnds
edit- Mal Schmidt, Iowa State (AP-1; UP-1)
- Chuck Mosher, Colorado (AP-1; UP-2)
- Bill Schaake, Kansas (UP-1)
- Tice, Kansas (UP-2)
Tackles
edit- Art Janes, Oklahoma (AP-1)
- Ollie Spencer, Kansas (AP-1; UP-2)
- George Mrkonic, Kansas (UP-2)
Guards
edit- Stan Campbell, Iowa State (AP-1; UP-1)
- George Kennard, Kansas (AP-1; UP-2)
Centers
edit- Tom Catlin, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1)
Backs
edit- Eddie Crowder, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1)
- Bob Brandeberry, Kansas (AP-1; UP-1)
- Junior Wren, Missouri (AP-1; UP-1)
- Buck McPhail, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1)
- Woody Shelton, Colorado (UP-2)
- Charlie Hoag, Kansas (UP-2)
- Buddy Leake, Oklahoma (UP-2)
- Bud Laughlin, Kansas (UP-2)
Defense
editEnds
edit- Don Branby, Colorado (AP-1)
- Dennis Emanuel, Nebraska (AP-1)
Tackles
edit- Jack Jorgenson, Colorado (AP-1; UP-1)
- Jim Weatherall, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1)
Guards
edit- Roger Nelson, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-2)
- Stan Campbell, Iowa State (AP-1; UP-1)
Linebackers
edit- Bill Fuchs, Missouri (AP-1; UP-2)
- Bert Clark, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1 [guard])
Backs
edit- Tom Brookshier, Colorado (AP-1 [HB])
- John Konek, Kansas (AP-1 [HB])
- Veryl Switzer, Kansas State (AP-1 [S])
Key
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Associated Press All-Big 7 Teams of 1951". The Kansas City Times. November 29, 1951. p. 5.
- ^ "Five Sooners Make Star Team". The Fresno Bee. November 26, 1951. p. 4B.