They had done so previously in 1951 and 1952, but in 1953 returned to the older tradition of selecting eleven players on a team, without regard to offensive or defensive specialization.
[1] Senior quarterback Charlie Green led the 1964 Wittenberg Tigers football team to their third consecutive undefeated season and the No.
[1] Halfback Gerald Allen of Omaha received first-team honors despite having missed part of the season with a leg injury.
[4] Otis Taylor helped lead the undefeated 1964 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team to the black college national championship.
Alphonse Dotson, a 268-pound offensive tackle for Grambling, also received first-team honors on one of the major All-America teams.