1918 College Football All-America Team

Official list of the best college football players of 1918

1918 College Football All-America Team
College Football All-America Team
1918 college football season
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The 1918 College Football All-America team consists of American football players selected to the College Football All-America Teams selected by various organizations for the 1918 college football season.

All-Americans of 1918

Ends

Paul Robeson, Rutgers (WC-1; MS; TM-1)
Bill Fincher, Georgia Tech (MS; TM-1, WC-2)
Robert Hopper, Penn (WC-1; MS; TM-2)
William E. Harrington, Pittsburgh (TM-2)
Josh Weeks, Brown (WC-2)
Joe Schwarzer, Syracuse (WC-3)
John Tressel, Washington & Jefferson (WC-3)

Tackles

Pete Henry, Washington & Jefferson (College and Pro Football Hall of Fame) (WC-2; MS; TM-1)
Leonard Hilty, Pittsburgh (WC-1; TM-2)
Lou Usher, Syracuse (WC-1; TM-2)
Joe Guyon, Georgia Tech (MS)
Pard Larkin, Swarthmore (TM-1)
John Ripple, North Carolina A&M (WC-2)
Angus Goetz, Michigan (WC-3)
James Neylon, Penn (WC-3)

Guards

Doc Alexander, Syracuse (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC-1; MS; TM-1)
Lyman Perry, Navy (WC-1; MS; TM-1)
Jake Stahl, Pittsburgh (WC-2; TM-2)
Alfred Neuschaefer, Rutgers (TM-2)
Tommy Scaffe, Navy (WC-2)
Fred Huggins, Brown (WC-3)
Walter A. Gordon, California (WC-3)

Centers

Bum Day, Georgia Tech (WC-1)
Jack Depler, Illinois (WC-2; MS)
Thomas Sterck, Washington & Jefferson (TM-1)
Sam Arthur, Navy (TM-2)
Tim Callahan, Princeton (WC-3)

Quarterbacks

Frank Murrey, Princeton (WC-1; MS)
Willard Ackley, Syracuse (WC-3; TM-1)
Bill Ingram, Navy (TM-2)
Robb, California (WC-2)

Halfbacks

Tom Davies, Pittsburgh (WC-1; MS; TM-1)
Wolcott Roberts, Navy (WC-1; MS)
Katy Easterday, Pittsburgh (TM-1)
Buck Flowers, Georgia Tech (WC-2 [fb]; TM-2)
Skip Gougler, Pittsburgh (TM-2)
Frankie Frisch, Fordham (WC-2)
Gus Eckberg, Minnesota (WC-3)
Frank Kelley, Rutgers (WC-3)

Fullbacks

Frank Steketee, Michigan (WC-1; TM-2)
George McLaren, Pittsburgh (WC-2 [hb]; MS; TM-1)
William Butler, Navy (WC-3)

Key

NCAA recognized selectors for 1918

WC = Walter Camp^[1]
MS = Frank Menke Syndicate, by Frank G. Menke^[2]

Other selectors

TM = Robert "Tiny" Maxwell, of the Philadelphia Public Ledger^[3]

Bold = Consensus All-American^[4]

1 – First-team selection
2 – Second-team selection
3 – Third-team selection

References

^ "Camp's All American: Football Dean Names Three Teams from Last Season's Records" (PDF). The New York Times. December 31, 1918.
^ ESPN College Football Encyclopedia, p. 1153
^ Robert W. Maxwell (December 19, 1918). "Alexander and Ackley Placed on First All-American Team by Bob Maxwell". Syracuse Herald.
^ "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 6. Retrieved October 21, 2017.

1918 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

Backfield

QB Frank Murrey
HB Tom Davies
HB Wolcott Roberts
FB George McLaren

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