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1955 Little All-America college football team

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The 1955 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 1955, the AP selected three teams of 11 players each, with no separate defensive platoons.{{cite news|title=Nation's Leading Scorer Makes Little All-America|newspaper=Bergen Evening Record|date=December 1, 1955|page=43|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88736626/nations-leading-scorer-makes-little/|via=Newspapers.com}}

Junior back Nate Clark of Hillsdale College, an African American from Benton Harbor, Michigan, was named to the first team after leading all of college football with 144 points (24 touchdowns) scored.

First team

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Position

! Player

! Team

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| rowspan="4" | B

| Nate Clark

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|Hillsdale Chargers}} | Hillsdale

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| Gene Scott

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|Centre Colonels}} | Centre

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| Dave Burnham

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|Wheaton Thunder}} | Wheaton (IL)

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| Charles Sticka

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|Trinity Bantams}} | Trinity (CT)

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| rowspan="2" | E

| Charles Schultz

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|Alfred Saxons}} | Alfred

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| Richard Donlin

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|Hamline Pipers}} | Hamline

style="text-align:center;"

| rowspan="2" | T

| Charles Gibbons

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|Rhode Island Rams}} | Rhode Island

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| Vincent Vidas

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|Drexel Dragons}} | Drexel

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| rowspan="2" | G

| Wixie Robinson

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|Pepperdine Waves}} | Pepperdine

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| Steve Myhra

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|North Dakota Fighting Hawks}} | North Dakota

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| C

| Hubert Cook

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|Trinity Tigers}} | Trinity (TX)

Second team

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Position

! Player

! Team

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| rowspan="4" | B

| Elroy Payne

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|Indiana Hoosiers}} | McMurry

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| William Englehardt

! Style = {{NCAA secondary color cell|Omaha Mavericks}} | Omaha

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| William Rhodes

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|Western Colorado Mountaineers}} | Western State (CO)

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| Jimmy Zaiser

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens}} | Delaware

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| rowspan="2" | E

| George Cilek

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|Coe Kohawks}} | Coe

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| Ronald Henry

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|Hampden–Sydney Tigers}} | Hampden–Sydney

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| rowspan="2" | T

| Roger Siesel

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|Miami RedHawks}} | Miami (OH)

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| Sherman Plunkett

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|UMES Hawks}} | Maryland State

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| rowspan="2" | G

| Gerry Luth

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|Pacific Lutheran Lutes}} | Pacific Lutheran

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| Luther Shealey

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|Presbyterian Blue Hose}} | Presbyterian

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| C

| William Vanderstoep

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|Whitworth Pirates}} | Whitworth

Third team

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Position

! Player

! Team

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| rowspan="4" | B

| William Hamilton

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|North Alabama Lions}} | Florence State

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| Jack Schultz

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|Luther Norse}} | Luther

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| Don Baker

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|North Texas Mean Green}} | North Texas State

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| James Higgason

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns}} | Southwestern Louisiana

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| rowspan="2" | E

| Harry Drexler

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|Juniata Eagles}} | Juniata

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| Jack Hecker

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|Bowling Green Falcons}} | Bowling Green

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| rowspan="2" | T

| Joe DeKasar

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|Buffalo Bulls}} | Upsala

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| Allen Dunham

! Style = {{NCAA secondary color cell|Texas Lutheran Bulldogs}} | Texas Lutheran

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| rowspan="2" | G

| Roland Merrifield

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|Maine Black Bears}} | Maine

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| Tom Hofflander

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|Augsburg Auggies}} | Augsburg

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| C

| Jerry Angell

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|Hobart Statesmen}} | Hobart

See also

References

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