1959 College Football All-America Team

The 1959 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1959. The six selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1959 season are (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), (2) the Associated Press (AP), (3) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), (4) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), (5) The Sporting News (TSN), and (6) the United Press International (UPI).

Billy Cannon of LSU, Charlie Flowers of Ole Miss, Dan Lanphear of Wisconsin, and Roger Davis of Syracuse were the only four players to be unanimously named first-team All-Americans by all six official selectors. Cannon won the 1959 Heisman Trophy.

Consensus All-Americans[edit]

For the year 1959, the NCAA recognizes six 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.

Name	Position	School	Number	Official	Other
Dan Lanphear	Tackle	Wisconsin	6/6	AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, TSN, UPI	CP, Time, WC
Roger Davis	Guard	Syracuse	6/6	AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, TSN, UPI	CP, Time, WC
Billy Cannon	Halfback	LSU	6/6	AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, TSN, UPI	CP, Time, WC
Charlie Flowers	Fullback	Ole Miss	6/6	AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, TSN, UPI	CP, WC
Ron Burton	Halfback	Northwestern	5/6	AFCA, FWAA, NEA, TSN, UPI	CP, Time, WC
Richie Lucas	Quarterback	Penn State	5/6	AFCA, FWAA, NEA, TSN, UPI	CP, WC
Bill Carpenter	End	Army	5/6	AFCA, FWAA, NEA, TSN, UPI	WC
Maxie Baughan	Center	Georgia Tech	4/6	AFCA, AP, TSN, UPI	CP, Time, WC
Don Floyd	Tackle	TCU	3/6	AFCA, AP, UPI	CP, WC
Bill Burrell	Guard	Illinois	3/6	AP, FWAA, UPI	CP, WC
Monty Stickles	End	Notre Dame	2/6	SN, UPI	CP, WC

All-American selections for 1959[edit]

Ends[edit]

Bill Carpenter, Army (AP-3, UPI-1, NEA-1, WC, AFCA, FWAA, CP-2, TSN)
Monty Stickles, Notre Dame (AP-2, TSN, UPI-1, CP-1, WC)
Marlin McKeever, USC (AP-1, FWAA, NEA-3, UPI-3)
Chris Burford, Stanford (AFCA, NEA-3, UPI-2, CP-2, Time)
Carroll Dale, Virginia Tech (AP-2, NEA-1, FWAA)
Jim Houston, Ohio State (CP-1, NEA-2, UPI-2, Time)
Don Norton, Iowa (FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-3, CP-3)
Fred Mautino, Syracuse (AP-1)
Paul Maguire, The Citadel (AP-3)
Mike Ditka, Pittsburgh (CP-3)

Tackles[edit]

Dan Lanphear, Wisconsin (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA-1, CP-1, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, Time)
Don Floyd, TCU (AP-1, NEA-3, UPI-1, CP-1, WC, AFCA)
Ken Rice, Auburn (AP-2, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-3)
Bob Yates, Syracuse (TSN)
Lou Cordileone, Clemson (AP-3, UPI-3, NEA-3, Time)
Mike Magac, Missouri (AP-2, NEA-2, CP-2)
Dan Ficca, USC (UPI-2, CP-3)
Gene Gossage, Northwestern (NEA-2, UPI-2, CP-2)
Jerry Thompson, Oklahoma (AP-3)
Harry Olivar, Yale (CP-3)

Guards[edit]

Roger Davis, Syracuse (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA-1, CP-1, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, Time)
Bill Burrell, Illinois (AP-1, NEA-3, UPI-1, CP-1, WC, FWAA)
Zeke Smith, Auburn (AFCA, TSN, UPI-2, CP-3)
Mike McGee, Duke (FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-3, CP-3, Time)
Mike McKeever, USC (AP-3, NEA-1, UPI-2)
Maurice Doke, Texas (AP-2, FWAA)
Pat Dye, Georgia (FWAA, NEA-2)
Marvin Terrell, Mississippi (AP-3, FWAA, NEA-3, CP-2)
Jerry Stalcup, Wisconsin (AP-2, UPI-3, CP-2)

Centers[edit]

Maxie Baughan, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UPI-1, CP-1, WC, AFCA, TSN, Time)
E. J. Holub, Texas Tech (AP-2, NEA-1, FWAA, CP-2)
Jim Andreotti, Northwestern (AP-3, FWAA)
Jackie Burkett, Auburn (UPI-2)
Tom Goode, Mississippi State (NEA-2)
Max Fugler, LSU (UPI-3, CP-3)
Bob Peterson, Oregon (NEA-3)

Quarterbacks[edit]

Richie Lucas, Penn State (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, NEA-1, TSN, UPI-1, CP-1, WC)
Don Meredith, Southern Methodist (AP-3, FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-2, Time)
Bob Schloredt, Washington (AP-1, CP-3)

Halfbacks[edit]

Billy Cannon, LSU (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA-1, CP-1, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, Time)
Ron Burton, Northwestern (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, NEA-1, TSN, UPI-1, CP-1, WC, Time)
Jim Mooty, Arkansas (AP-1, NEA-3)
Dean Look, Michigan State (FWAA, NEA-3 [qb], UPI-2)
Dwight Nichols, Iowa State (AP-3, FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-3)
Fran Curci, Miami (AP-2)
Dale Hackbart, Wisconsin (UPI-2, CP-2 [qb])
Ernie Davis, Syracuse (UPI-2)
Keith Lincoln, Washington State (NEA-2)
Jake Crouthamel, Dartmouth (CP-2)
Tom Moore, Vanderbilt (AP-3)
Prentice Gautt, Oklahoma (UPI-3)
Gerhard Schwedes, Syracuse (UPI-3, CP-2)
Jack Collins, Texas (NEA-3, CP-3)
Bob Jeter, Iowa (CP-3)

Fullbacks[edit]

Charlie Flowers, Mississippi (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA-1, CP-1, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)
Bob White, Ohio State (Time)
Jack Spikes, TCU (AP-2, FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-3, CP-2)
Don Perkins, New Mexico (AP-3)
Sam Horner, VMI (NEA-3)
Tom Watkins, Iowa State (CP-3)

Key[edit]

Bold – Consensus All-American^[1]
-1 – First-team selection
-2 – Second-team selection
-3 – Third-team selection

Official selectors[edit]

AFCA = American Football Coaches Association^[2]
AP = Associated Press, "selected on the basis of recommendations of 12 regional boards composed of newspapermen and newscasters"^[3]
FWAA = Football Writers Association of America^[4]
NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association^[5]
TSN = The Sporting News^[6]
UPI = United Press International^[7]

Other selectors[edit]

CP = Central Press Association^[8]
Time = Time magazine^[9]
WC = Walter Camp Football Foundation^[10]

References[edit]

^ "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 9. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
^ "The Coaches' All-America". The Monroe (LA) News-Star. November 25, 1959. p. 10.
^ "Cannon Is Named All America For Second Time". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. December 4, 1959. p. 10.
^ Ted Gangi (ed.). "FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 26, 2009. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
^ "Here's Harry Grayson's 1959 NEA All-America Team". The Daily Herald, Provo, UT. November 29, 1959. p. 17.
^ "Sports Talk". The Evening Times, Sayre, PA. December 1, 1959. p. 6.
^ Leo H. Peterson (December 2, 1959). "Billy Cannon Heads All-American". The Times, Beaver Valley (UPI story). p. 18.
^ "Central Press Captains All American". Lancaster (OH) Eagle-Gazette. November 28, 1959. p. 9.
^ "1959 All-America". Time.
^ "All-America Teams". Walter Camp Football Foundation. Archived from the original on December 18, 2007. Retrieved April 19, 2009.

[CAA-1] "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 9. Retrieved October 21, 2017.

[2] "The Coaches' All-America". The Monroe (LA) News-Star. November 25, 1959. p. 10.

[3] "Cannon Is Named All America For Second Time". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. December 4, 1959. p. 10.

[4] Ted Gangi (ed.). "FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 26, 2009. Retrieved February 8, 2015.

[5] "Here's Harry Grayson's 1959 NEA All-America Team". The Daily Herald, Provo, UT. November 29, 1959. p. 17.

[6] "Sports Talk". The Evening Times, Sayre, PA. December 1, 1959. p. 6.

[7] Leo H. Peterson (December 2, 1959). "Billy Cannon Heads All-American". The Times, Beaver Valley (UPI story). p. 18.

[8] "Central Press Captains All American". Lancaster (OH) Eagle-Gazette. November 28, 1959. p. 9.

[9] "1959 All-America". Time.

[10] "All-America Teams". Walter Camp Football Foundation. Archived from the original on December 18, 2007. Retrieved April 19, 2009.

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v t e 1959 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
Backfield	QB Richie Lucas HB Ron Burton HB Billy Cannon FB Charlie Flowers
Line	E Bill Carpenter E Monty Stickles T Don Floyd T Dan Lanphear G Bill Burrell G Roger Davis C Maxie Baughan