1931 All-America college football team

Official list of the best college football players of 1931 August 2023 25em 1931 All-America college football team border-top:#aaa 1px solid border-top:1px #aaa solid All-America college football team 1931 college football season border-top:1px #aaa solid 1929 1930 ← → 1932 1933 The 1931 All-America college football team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers who chose All-America college football teams in 1931. The seven selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1931 season are (1) Collier's Weekly, as selected by Grantland Rice, (2) the Associated Press, (3) the United Press, (4) the All-America Board, (5) the International News Service (INS), (6) Liberty magazine, and (7) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA). Consensus All-Americans Following the death of Walter Camp in 1925, there was a proliferation of All-American teams in the late 1920s. For the year 1931, the NCAA recognizes seven published All-American teams as "official" designations for purposes of its consensus determinations. The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans and displays which first-team designations they received. The only unanimous All-America selections in 1931 were Tulane's Gerald "Jerry" Dalrymple and Notre Dame's Marchmont Schwartz. Name Position School Number SelectorsJerry DalrympleEndTulane7/7AAB, AP, COL, INS, LIB, NEA, UPMarchmont SchwartzHalfbackNotre Dame7/7AAB, AP, COL, INS, LIB, NEA, UPBiggie MunnGuardMinnesota6/7AAB, AP, COL, INS, NEA, UPPug RentnerHalfbackNorthwestern6/7AAB, AP, COL, INS, NEA, UPJohnny BakerGuardUSC5/7AAB, INS, LIB, NEA, UPBarry WoodQuarterbackHarvard4/7AP, COL, INS, NEAGaius ShaverFullbackUSC4/7AAB, COL, LIB, UPJess QuatseTacklePittsburgh3/7AAB, COL, UPJack RileyTackleNorthwestern3/7AAB, LIB, NEATommy YarrCenterNotre Dame3/7AAB, AP, INSVernon SmithEndGeorgia 2/7AP, COLDallas MarvilTackleNorthwestern2/7AP, INS Proliferation of All-American teams thumb|180px|right|Damon Runyon described the proliferation of All-American teams as a virulent plague. In 1931, Damon Runyon wrote a column about the proliferation of "All-America" teams. He noted: "The 'All' boys are it, tooth and nail. They are 'All'-ing North, South East, and West. They will wind up 'All'-Americaing, the most virulent form of the 'All' plague that besets us every Winter. The late Walter Camp little realized what he was bringing upon the country. ... At the moment, Mr. Camp probably had no idea that he was sowing the seed of a fearful pestilence."Runyon, Damon Runyon Makes One Selection for 'All' Eleven Chester Times 1931-12-03 Runyon noted that Camp's word was viewed as gospel. Still, with his passing "the rush to fill his shoes was prodigious," and the "'All' business became a national obsession." All-Americans of 1931 Ends Jerry Dalrymple, Tulane (AP–1; UP–1; COL–1; CP–1; NEA–1; INS–1; WCFF; LIB; HSM; CH-1; LP; AAB) Vernon Smith, Georgia (AP-1; COL–1; NEA–2; INS–2; HSM; CP–1; CH-2; LP; UP-2) Henry Cronkite, Kansas State (AP–2; UP–1; NEA–1; INS-2; CP–3; CH-1) John Orsi, Colgate (AP–2; CP–2; NEA–2; INS-1; WCFF; CH-2; AAB) Paul Moss, Purdue (NEA–3; INS-3l CP–2; LIB; UP-3) George Koontz, SMU (CP-3) Bill Hewitt, Michigan (NEA-3) Garrett Arbelbide, USC (AP-3) Fred Felber, North Dakota (AP-3) Herster Barres, Yale (INS-3) Ray Sparling, USC (UP-2) Ralph Stone, California (UP-3) Tackles Dallas Marvil, Northwestern (AP–1; NEA–3; INS-1; CP–1; CH-2; HSM; UP-2) Jesse Quatse, Pittsburgh (UP–1; COL–1; CP-2; WCFF; CH-1; AAB) Jack Riley, Northwestern (NEA–1; INS-2; WCFF; AAB; LIB) Paul Schwegler, Washington (AP–1; COL–1; INS-3; CP–2; UP-3) Joe Kurth, Notre Dame (AP–2; UP–1; NEA–1; INS–2; CP–3; LIB; LP) John "Jack" Price, Army (AP–3; CP–1; NEA–2; INS-1; CH-2; UP-3) Jim MacMurdo, Pittsburgh (AP–2; NEA–3; INS-3; HSM) Ira Hardy, Harvard (NEA–2; CH-1; LP) Hugh Rhea, Nebraska (AP-3) Ray Saunders, Tennessee (CP-3) Richard Tozer, California (UP-2) Guards Biggie Munn, Minnesota (AP–1; UP–1; COL–1; NEA–1; INS–1; CP–1; HSM; CH-1; LP; WCFF; AAB) Johnny Baker, USC (AP–2; UP–1; NEA–1; INS–1; CP–2; WCFF; LIB; HSM; CH-2; LP; AAB) Herman Hickman, Tennessee (AP–3; COL–1; NEA–3; INS-3; CP–1; CH-1; UP-2) Frank "Nordy" Hoffman, Notre Dame (AP-1; NEA–2; INS-2; LIB) Joe Zeller, Indiana (NEA-2) Jim Zyntell, Holy Cross (CP-2) James Evans, Northwestern (AP–2; CP-3) Maurice Dubofsky, Georgetown (NEA-3) Greg Kabat, Wisconsin (AP–3; CP-3) Milton Leathers, Georgia (INS-2; UP-3) H. R. Myerson, Harvard (INS-3) Bill Corbus, Stanford (CH-2; UP-2) Aaron Rosenberg, USC (UP-3) Centers Tommy Yarr, Notre Dame (AP–1; NEA–2; INS-1; WCFF; HSM; CH-2; AAB; UP-2) Maynard Morrison, Michigan (AP–3; COL–1; NEA-1; CP–3) Ralph Daugherty, Pittsburgh (AP–2; NEA–3; INS–3; CP–1; LP; UP-3) Ookie Miller, Purdue (UP-1; CH-1) Stan Williamson, USC (LIB) Clarence Gracey, Vanderbilt (CP-2) McDuffie, Columbia (INS-2) Quarterbacks Barry Wood, Harvard (AP–1; COL–1; NEA–1; INS-1; CP–1; HSM; CH-2; UP-3) Austin Downes, Georgia (UP-2; CP-3) Bill Morton, Dartmouth (AP–2; NEA–2; INS-3; CH-1) Carl Cramer, Ohio State (AP-3) Halfbacks Marchmont Schwartz, Notre Dame (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP–1; UP–1; COL–1; NEA–1; INS–1; WCFF; LIB; HSM; CH-1; LP; AAB) Ernie Rentner, Northwestern (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1; UP–1; COL–1; NEA–1; INS–1 [named as fullback by Hearst]; CP–1; WCFF; HSM [named as fullback]; CH-1; LP; AAB) Don Zimmerman, Tulane (AP–2; NEA–2; INS-1; CP–1; CH-2; UP-2) Bob Monnett, Michigan State (CP-1) Eugene McEver, Tennessee (AP–2; NEA–2; INS-2; CP–2; UP-3) Bud Toscani, St. Mary's (NEA-2) Cornelius Murphy, Fordham (CP-3; CH-2) {Murphy died from a ruptured blood vessel in the brain in December 1931} J. W. Crickard, Harvard (NEA-3) Albert J. "Mighty Atom" Booth, Jr., Yale (AP–3; INS-2) Weldon Mason, SMU (AP-3; UP-3) Ray Stecker, Army (UP-2; INS-3) Fullbacks Gaius Shaver, USC (COL–1 [selected as fullback]; UP–1 [selected as quarterback]; NEA–3 [selected as quarterback]; INS–2 [selected as quarterback]; CP–1 [selected as fullback]; WCFF [selected as quarterback]; LIB; LP [selected as quarterback]; AAB) Erny Pinckert, USC (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP–1; NEA–1; INS–3 [picked as halfback]; LIB; HSM [named as halfback]; CH-1; UP-3) Johnny Cain, Alabama (UP–1; NEA–3 [picked as halfback]; INS-3; WCFF; CH-2; AAB) Ralston "Rusty" Gill, California (NEA–3; LIB; LP; UP-2) Orville Mohler, USC (AP-3; CP-2 [picked as quarterback]) Jack Manders, Minnesota (CP-2) Bart Viviano, Cornell (AP-2) Clarke Hinkle, Bucknell (INS-2) Nollie Felts, Tulane (CP-3) Key Bold – Consensus All-AmericanFootball Award Winners National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2016 October 21, 2017 7 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/awards.pdf Selectors recognized by the NCAA in consensus determinations AAB = All America BoardShaver, Baker Picked on the All-American The Los Angeles Times December 6, 1931 Sports 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99163275/shaver-baker-picked-on-the-all-american/ Newspapers.comGrid Experts Select Cast Of All-Stars https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11173585/grid_experts_select_cast_of_allstars/ May 22, 2017 The Salt Lake Tribune December 6, 1931 20 Newspapers.com AP = Associated PressThe 1931 All-America Team https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11173624/the_1931_allamerica_team/ May 22, 2017 The Daily Inter Lake Associated Press December 5, 1931 2 Newspapers.com COL = Collier's Weekly as selected by Grantland RiceCollier's Announces Its 1931 All America https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11173865/colliers_announces_its_1931_all_america/ May 22, 2017 Lincoln Evening Journal United Press December 18, 1931 18 Newspapers.com INS = International News Service, the wire service of the Hearst newspapersFrick Ford Stecker and Hinkle Get Grid Honors https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11174158/stecker_and_hinkle_get_grid_honors/ May 22, 2017 The Evening News December 5, 1931 10 Newspapers.com LIB = Liberty magazineESPN College Football Encyclopedia 1163 ESPN Books 2005 1401337031 NEA = Newspaper Enterprise AssociationMacPhail Larry NEA Board Names All-America https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11173496/nea_board_names_allamerica/ May 22, 2017 The Anniston Star Newspaper Enterprise Association December 14, 1931 8 Newspapers.com UP = United PressMcLemore Henry All-American Eleven Picked By U.P. Critics https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11173729/allamerican_eleven_picked_by_up/ May 22, 2017 The San Bernardino County Sun United Press December 4, 1931 18 Newspapers.comSecond, Third Grid Teams on United Press All-Star Listing https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11173741/second_third_grid_teams_on_united/ May 22, 2017 The San Bernardino County Sun United Press December 4, 1931 18 Newspapers.com Other selectors CP = Central Press Association, also known as the Captain's Poll, selected by a poll of the captains of the major football teamsBitt Bill 1931-12-09 Real 1931 All-American Team Selected by College Captains The Evening Independent (Massillon, Ohio) WCFF = Walter Camp Football FoundationWalter Camp Football Foundation All-American Selections http://waltercamp.org/index.php/teams_and_awards/ Walter Camp Football Foundation 3 January 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20071218214203/http://waltercamp.org/index.php/teams_and_awards/ 18 December 2007 dead HSM = All-American team selected by 18,006 fans through nationwide contest sponsored by clothier Hart, Schaffner and MarxMythical Team Nominated by Fans Announced The Muscatine Journal and News-Tribune 1931-12-11 CH = College Humor magazineAll-America Selected by Coll. Humor The Greeley Daily Tribune Colorado 1932-12-31 LP = selected by Lawrence Perry, a former Princetonian who wrote a nationally syndicated sports column called For The Game's SakePerry, Lawrence Gill Named on Perry's U.S. Star Eleven: Baker and Shaver Also Honored by Eastern Grid Expert Oakland Tribune 1931-12-05 See also 1931 All-Big Six Conference football team 1931 All-Big Ten Conference football team 1931 All-Pacific Coast Conference football team 1930 All-Southern football team 1931 All-Southwest Conference football team References 2 All-America team Category:All-America college football teams