1951 All-Southwest Conference football team

The 1951 All-Southwest Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Southwest Conference teams for the 1950 college football season. The selectors for the 1951 season included the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press (UP). Players selected as first-team players by both the AP and UP are designated in bold.

Offensive selections

Backs

• Larry Isbell, Baylor (AP-1)
• Gib Dawson, Texas (AP-1)
• Lamar McHam, Arkansas (AP-1)
• Ray McKowan, Texas Christian (AP-1)

Ends

• Bill Howton, Rice (AP-1)
• Stanley Williams, Baylor (AP-1)

Tackles

• Jack Little, Texas A&M (AP-1)
• Dave Hanner, Arkansas (AP-1)

Guards

• Harley Sewell, Texas (AP-1)
• Herschel Forester, Southern Methodist (AP-1)

Centers

• Hugh Meyer, Texas A&M (AP-1)

Defensive selections

Defensive ends

• Bill Howton, Rice (AP-1)
• Paul Williams, Texas (AP-1)

Defensive tackles

• Bill Forester, Southern Methodist (AP-1)
• Bob Griffin, Arkansas (AP-1)

Defensive guards

• Bill Athey, Baylor (AP-1)
• Herb Zimmerman, Texas Christian (AP-1)

Linebackers

• Keith Flowers, Texas Christian (AP-1)
• Dick Hightower, Southern Methodist (AP-1)

Defensive backs

• Bobby Dillon, Texas (AP-1)
• Yale Lary, Texas A&M (AP-1)
• Bill Burkhalter, Rice (AP-1)

Key

AP = Associated Press

UP = United Press

Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UP

See also

• 1951 College Football All-America Team