1953 Little All-America college football team

The 1953 Little All-America college football team is composed of college football players from small colleges and universities who were selected by the Associated Press (AP) as the best players at each position. For 1953, the AP abandoned the precedent set in 1951 and 1952 of selecting separate offensive and defensive platoons. Instead, the AP returned to the older tradition of selecting 11 players each on first, second, and third teams.

First team

• Back - Pence Dacus (senior, 6'0", 174 pounds), Southwest Texas
• Back - Hugh Pepper (junior, 5'11", 181 pounds), Mississippi Southern
• Back - Leo Lewis (junior, 5'11", 187 pounds), Lincoln (MO)
• Back - Richard Wait (senior, 5'8", 175 pounds), Arkansas State
• End - John Gustafson (senior, 6'1", 185 pounds), St. Olaf
• End - Hall Morrison (senior, 6'2", 185 pounds), East Tennessee
• Tackle - Robert Lade (senior, 6'0", 210 pounds), Peru Teachers
• Tackle - Norman Hayes (senior, 6'1", 215 pounds), College of Idaho
• Guard - Bruno Ashley (senior, 6'1", 234 pounds), East Texas
• Guard - Robert Adams (senior, 6'3", 210 pounds), Shippensburg Teachers
• Center - Stan Sheriff (senior, 6'1", 200 pounds), Cal Poly

Second team

• Back - Jim Gray, East Texas
• Back - Ron Billings, Pacific Lutheran
• Back - Les Goble, Alfred
• Back - Roger Carlson, Gustavus Adolphus
• End - Jim Lee Taylor, Florida State
• End - Sal Cianciola, Lawrence
• Tackle - Glenn Wildt, LaCrosse Teachers
• Tackle - Sam Marshall, Florida A&M
• Guard - Nick Waytovich, Tampa
• Guard - Ronnie Frank, Grinnell
• Center - Albie Carter, Indiana Central

Third team

• Back - Sid Watson, Northeastern
• Back - Joe Hazie, Wofford
• Back - Kent Finanger, Iowa Lutheran
• End - Richard Beetsch, Iowa Teachers
• End - Von Morgan, Abilene Christian
• Tackle - Larry Paradis, Whitworth
• Tackle - Al Lahood, Hofstra
• Guard - Tom Drake, Chattanooga
• Guard - Ron Hofman, St. Lawrence
• Center - Bruce McPherson, Rochester

See also

• 1953 College Football All-America Team