1948 All-SEC football team

The 1948 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 1948 college football season. Georgia won the conference.

All-SEC selections

Ends

• Barney Poole, Ole Miss (AP-1, UP-1)
• George Broadnax, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UP-2)
• Jim Powell, Tennessee (AP-2, UP-1)
• Abner Wimberly, LSU (AP-2)
• Rebel Steiner, Alabama (UP-2)
• Wallace Jones, Kentucky (AP-3)
• Richard Sheffield, Tulane (AP-3)

Tackles

• Norman Meseroll, Tennessee (AP-1, UP-1)
• Paul Lea, Tulane (AP-1, UP-2)
• Porter Payne, Georgia (AP-2, UP-1)
• Bob Gain, Kentucky (AP-2)
• Carl Copp, Vanderbilt (UP-2)
• Wayne Cantrell, Vanderbilt (AP-3)
• W. Matthews, Georgia Tech (AP-3)

Guards

• Bill Healy, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UP-1)
• Jimmy Crawford, Ole Miss (AP-1, UP-1)
• Ken Cooper, Vanderbilt (AP-2)
• Dennis Doyle, Tulane (AP-2)
• Bernie Reid, Georgia (UP-2)
• Wren Worley, LSU (UP-2)
• Homer Hobbs, Georgia (AP-3)
• James Vugrin, Tennessee (AP-3)

Centers

• John Clark, Vanderbilt (AP-1, UP-2)
• Jimmy Kynes, Florida (UP-1)
• Hal Herring, Auburn (AP-2)
• Ed Claunch, LSU (AP-3)

Quarterbacks

• John Rauch, Georgia (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP-1)
• Farley Salmon, Ole Miss (AP-2, UP-2)

Halfbacks

• Chuck Hunsinger, Florida (AP-1, UP-1)
• Shorty McWilliams, Miss. St. (AP-1, UP-2)
• Joe Geri, Georgia (AP-3, UP-1)
• Herb Rich, Vanderbilt (AP-2)
• Hal Littleford, Tennessee (AP-2)
• Harper Davis, Miss. St. (AP-3)
• Billy Cadenhead, Alabama (AP-3)
• Bob McCoy, Georgia Tech (AP-3)

Fullbacks

• Eddie Price, Tulane (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP-1)
• Frank Ziegler, Georgia Tech (AP-2, UP-2)

Key

AP = Associated Press.^[1][2]

UP = United Press^[3]

Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both AP and UP

See also

• 1948 College Football All-America Team

References

1. "Only 6 Seniors On Southeastern Grid Selections". The Pantagraph. November 30, 1948. p. 10. Retrieved May 30, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Tulane Puts 2 On S.E.C. team". The Monroe News-Star. November 30, 1948. p. 12. Retrieved May 30, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Edwin Pope (December 1, 1948). "Georgia Places 3 Men On UP All-SEC Team". Herald-Journal.