1946_All-Southwest_Conference_football_team

1946 All-Southwest Conference football team

1946 All-Southwest Conference football team

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The 1946 All-Southwest Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press (UP) as the best players at each position among teams playing in the Southwest Conference during the 1946 college football season.

In the UP voting, Texas quarterback Bobby Layne received the highest total with 38 points. Rice guard Weldon Humble ranked second with 37 points.[1] Humble and Texas end Hub Bechtol were also consensus picks for the 1943 All-America college football team.[2]

All Southwest selections

Backs

Ends

Tackles

  • Weldon Edwards, TCU (AP-1, UP-1)
  • Charles Lively, Arkansas (AP-1, UP-2)
  • Charles Malmberg, Rice (AP-2, UP-1)
  • Monte Moncrief, Texas A&M (AP-2, UP-2)

Guards

Centers

  • Dick Harris, Texas (AP-1, UP-1)
  • Bill Thomas, Arkansas (AP-2, UP-2)

Key

AP = Associated Press[3]

UP = United Press[1]

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

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Claude Ramsey (December 5, 1946). "Layne, Harris Make UP's All-Conference". Austin American-Statesman. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. [2]
    "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 8. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  3. [3]
    "Layne, Harris Only UT Player on AP Selection". The Austin American. December 3, 1946. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
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