▁James ▁H . ▁Po ppy ▁– ▁tack le ▁Pr ent ice ▁Ryan ▁– ▁half back ▁Ralph ▁Sal ucci ▁– ▁guard ▁Ir win ▁Small ▁– ▁quarter back ▁Kenneth ▁L . ▁Smith ▁Richard ▁Stra uss ▁– ▁tack le ▁Robert ▁E . ▁Tw ining ▁– ▁tack le ▁Kenneth ▁J . ▁V arr ige ▁– ▁guard ▁Edward ▁W . ▁W edge ▁John ▁H . ▁Wil co x ▁– ▁half back ▁ ▁Ind ividual ▁awards ▁and ▁hon ors ▁ ▁Captain : ▁Bruce ▁Hil k ene ▁▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁All - Amer icans : ▁Bob ▁Ch app uis ▁( first - team ▁All - American ▁on ▁teams ▁selected ▁by ▁the ▁Associ ated ▁Press , ▁United ▁Press , ▁Saturday ▁Even ing ▁Post , ▁Col lier ' s ▁Week ly , ▁the ▁Walter ▁Camp ▁Football ▁Foundation , ▁the ▁Football ▁Writ ers ▁Association ▁of ▁America , ▁and ▁the ▁Central ▁Press , ▁NE A ▁and ▁IN S ▁wire ▁services ); ▁B ump ▁Elli ott ▁( first - team ▁All - American ▁on ▁the ▁Saturday ▁Even ing ▁Post ▁team ; ▁second - team ▁on ▁teams ▁selected ▁by ▁the ▁Associ ated ▁Press , ▁the ▁United ▁Press , ▁the ▁Central ▁Press , ▁and ▁the ▁Football ▁Writ ers ▁Association ▁of ▁America ); ▁Len ▁Ford ▁( second - team ▁All - American ▁on ▁teams ▁selected ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁Press ▁and ▁Central ▁Press ); ▁Bob ▁Mann ▁( second - team ▁All - American ▁on ▁the ▁team ▁selected ▁by ▁the ▁Associ ated ▁Press ); ▁J . ▁T . ▁White ▁( second - team ▁All - American ▁on ▁the