1947 All-Southwest Conference football team

The 1947 All-Southwest Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Southwest Conference teams for the 1947 college football season. The selectors for the 1947 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.

Backs

 * Bobby Layne, Texas (AP-1)
 * Doak Walker, SMU (AP-1)
 * Clyde Scott, Arkansas (AP-1)
 * Pete Stout, TCU (AP-1)
 * Huey Keeney, Rice (AP-2)
 * Tom Landry, Texas (AP-2)
 * Lindy Berry, TCU (AP-2)
 * Dick McKissack, SMU (AP-2)

Ends

 * Max Bumgardner, Texas (AP-1)
 * Sid Halliday, SMU (AP-1)
 * James Williams, Rice (AP-2)
 * Rick Reinking, SMU (AP-2)

Tackles

 * Dick Harris, Texas (AP-1)
 * Jim Winkler, SMU (AP-1)
 * Weldon Edwards, TCU (AP-2)
 * Buddy Tinsley, Baylor (AP-2)

Guards

 * John Magee, Rice (AP-1)
 * Earl Cook, SMU (AP-1)
 * Charles Stone, Baylor (AP-2)
 * Theron Roberts, Arkansas (AP-2)

Centers

 * Joe Watson, Rice (AP-1)
 * Cecil Sutphin, SMU (AP-2)

Key
AP = Associated Press

UP = United Press

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