1917 All-America college football team

Official list of the best college football players of 1917 August 2023 25em 1917 All-America college football team border-top:#aaa 1px solid border-top:1px #aaa solid All-America college football team 1917 college football season border-top:1px #aaa solid 1915 1916 ← → 1918 1919 The 1917 All-America college football team consists of American football players selected to the All-America college football teams selected by various organizations in 1917. The selections were affected by the First World War. The Walter Camp Football Foundation lists no team in 1917.Walter Camp Football Foundation https://web.archive.org/web/20141213050228/http://waltercamp.org/honors/ 2014-12-13 Camp posted an All-Service team in Collier's Weekly, and other organizations posted All-American teams. Walter Eckersall accidentally picked two players from Tech High School in an attempt to give credence to the first consensus national champion from the south, Georgia Tech.https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2206&dat=19420106&id=ZgYtAAAAIBAJ&pg=6310,1277932 The Miami News January 6, 1942 Walter Eckersall's Famous 'Merkle'June 2026 InternetArchiveBot Walker Carpenter and Everett Strupper were the first two players from the Deep South ever selected All-American.https://archive.org/details/creatingbiggamej00umph registration Creating the Big Game: John W. Heisman and the Invention of American Football Greenwood Publishing Group Wiley Lee Umphlett 142 1992 9780313284045 All-Americans of 1917 Ends thumb|upright=.6|Charles Bolen. Charles Bolen, Ohio State (MS; WE-1; JV-2; PP-1; DJ) Heinie Miller, Penn (JV-1, DJ, WE-2) Paul Robeson, Rutgers (WC–2; MS; JV-2; PP-2) Clifford Carlson, Pittsburgh (WE-1; JV-1) Ernest H. Von Heimburg, Navy (PP-1) John Rasmussen, Nebraska; Grant (WC-1) William Jennings Gardner, Carlisle; Custer (WC-1) C. A. Coolidge, Harvard; Devens (PPS) Fred Heyman, Washington & Jefferson; Sherman (PPS) Ben Cubbage, Penn State; USAACS (NYT) George B. L. Green, Dartmouth; New Port Naval Res (NYT) Paul "Monk" Hager, West Virginia (PP-2) Elmer "Bird" Carroll, Washington & Jefferson (WE-2) Ellenberger, Cornell; Dix (WC-2) Mitchell, Mare Isl.; Marines (WC-2) Spike Dennie, Brown; Funston (WC-3) Hunt, Coast Naval Res. (WC-3) Tackles thumb|upright=.6|Alf Cobb. George Hauser, Minnesota (WE-1; JV-1; PP-1) Alfred Cobb, Syracuse (WE-2; JV-1; PP-1) Walker Carpenter, Georgia Tech (MS, DJ) Belford West, Colgate; Dix (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC-1, PPS) Pete Henry, Washington & Jefferson (MS) John Beckett, Oregon; Mare Isl. (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC-1) Albert Benbrook, Michigan; Ft. Sheridan (College Football Hall of Fame) (PPS) Pike Johnson, Washington & Lee; USAACS (NYT) Corbeau, Case; U. S. Marines Corps (NYT) Ernest Hubka, Nebraska (JV-2; PP-2) B. T. Williams, Oregon (JV-2; PP-2) Joseph Strauss, Penn (DJ) Joseph Murphy, Dartmouth (WE-2) Moriarty, Coast Naval Res. (WC-2) Hugh Blacklock, Mich. Ag; Great Lakes (WC-2) Robertson, Dartmouth; Dodge (WC-3) Zipper Lathrop, Notre Dame; Grant (WC-3) Harvey McCord, Tech High School (WE-1) Guards Dale Seis, Pittsburgh (MS; PP-1, DJ) Eugene Neely, Dartmouth (JV-1) Jock Sutherland, Pittsburgh (JV-1) Clinton Black, Yale; Newport Res. (WC-1, PPS, NYT) Frank Culver, Michigan (JV-2; PP-1) Chris Schlachter, Syracuse; Newport Res. (PPS, NYT) C. J. Grabb, Brown (WE-1) H. M. Grey, Davidson (DJ) Ernest Allmendinger, Michigan; Ft. Sheridan (WC-1) Charles Lane, California (JV-2; PP-2) Herbert Dieter, Pennsylvania (PP-2) C. G. Higgins, Chicago (MS; WE-2) John Ulrich, Northwestern (WE-2) Allen Thurman, Virginia; Jackson (WC-2) Paul Withington, Harvard; Funston (WC-2) Snyder, 91st Division (WC-3) Holder, 91st Division (WC-3) Sid Sault, Tech High School (WE-1) Centers Frank Rydzewski, Notre Dame (JV-1; PP-1) Russ Bailey, West Virginia (MS; WE-1; JV-2) Pup Phillips, Georgia Tech (DJ) John T. Callahan, Yale; Newport Res. (WC-1) Paul Des Jardien, Chicago; Ft. Sheridan (College Football Hall of Fame) (PPS) Lud Wray, Penn; U.S. Marine Corps (NYT) Alex Wray, Pennsylvania (PP-2) Oscar P. Lambert, Michigan (WE-2) Hommand, Kas.; Funston (WC-2) White, Yale; Jackson (WC-3) Quarterbacks thumb|upright=.6|Benny Boynton. Benny Boynton, Williams (College Football Hall of Fame) (MS; JV-1) Bill Ingram, Navy (JV-2 [hb]; PP-2) Ockie Anderson, Colgate; Dix (WC-2; PPS) Archie Weston, Michigan (WE-1) Raymond "Razor" Watkins, Colgate; Mineola (WC-1) Charles Thorne "Mike" Murphy, Yale; USAACS (NYT) Albert Hill, Georgia Tech (JV-2) Brennan, Fordham (WE-2) Harry Costello, Georgetown; Custer (WC-3) Halfbacks thumb|upright=.6|Everett Strupper. Elmer Oliphant, Army (College Football Hall of Fame) (MS; JV-1; PP-1, DJ) Everett Strupper, Georgia Tech (College Football Hall of Fame) (MS; JV-2; PP-1 [qb], DJ [qb]) Charley Barrett, Cornell; Newport Res. (WC-2, PPS, NYT) Joe Guyon, Georgia Tech (College and Pro Football Hall of Fame) (PP-2, DJ) Eddie Casey, Harvard; Boston Navy Yard (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC-1) Wayland Minot, Harvard; Devens (WC-1) Bernard Gerrish, Dartmouth; Newport Res. (PPS) Johnny Scott, Lafayette; U.S. Marine Corps (NYT) "Scrubby" McCreight, Washington & Jefferson (PP-2) Arthur Hoffman, Cornell (WE-2) James J. Drummey, Tufts (WE-2) Fritz Shiverick, Cornell; Grant (WC-2) Edmund O'Boyle, Georgetown; Pelham (WC-3) Blair, Md.; Upton (WC-3) Fullbacks thumb|upright=.6|Chic Harley. Chic Harley, Ohio State (College Football Hall of Fame) (WE-1; JV-1; PP-1; DJ) George "Tank" McLaren, Pittsburgh (College Football Hall of Fame) (MS; WE-1 [HB]; JV-1; PP-2) Joseph Howard Berry, Jr., Pennsylvania (WE-1; JV-2; PP-1) Cedric C. Smith, Michigan; Great Lakes (WC-1) Eddie Mahan, Harvard; U.S. Marine Corps (College Football Hall of Fame) (PPS) Earl "Curley" Cramer, Hamline; USAACS (NYT) Bob Koehler, Northwestern (WE-2) Maxfield, Lafayette, Ft. Slocum (WC-2) Thayer, Pa.; Meade (WC-3) Key NCAA recognized selectors for 1917 WC = Collier's Weekly All Service team as selected by Walter Camphttps://books.google.com/books?id=bZxCAQAAIAAJ&q=All-America&pg=PA141 Collier's Weekly War and Football 60 32 January 5, 1918 JV = Jack Veiock of the International News ServiceJack Veiock Veiock's All-American Elevens for 1917 Season Logansport Pharos-Reporter 1917-12-11 PP = Paul Purman, noted sports writer whose All-American team was syndicated in newspapers across the United States, of the Newspaper Editors AssociationESPN College Football Encyclopedia, p. 1150Paul Purman East, West, South Give Stars To The Times-Tribune All-American Football Team For 1917 Season Waterloo Times-Tribune 1917-11-29Paul Purman East, West, South Give Stars To The Sentinel All-American Football Team For 1917 Season The Fort Wayne Sentinel 1917-11-29East, West, South Give Stars To The Sheboygan Press All-American Team For 1917 Season Sheboygan Press 1917-11-30The East, West and South Give Greatest Stars To The News Special All-American Football Team For 1917 Season Des Moines Daily News 1917-11-29Purman's 1917 'All-American' Team The Daily Alaska Dispatch 1917-12-11Captain Hauser Picked for Team: Paul Purnam, Special Writer, Gives Tackle Position to Gopher Captain The Duluth News Tribune 1917-12-04East, West, South Give Stars to Purman's All-American Team Albuquerque Morning Journal 1917-12-03East West South Give Stars to the Herald All American Football Team for 1917 Season Grand Forks Herald 1917-11-30 PPS = Paul Purman's All Service selectionSpalding's Football Guide MS = Frank Menke Syndicate, by Frank G. Menke Other selectors WE = Walter Eckersall, of the Chicago Tribune"All" Teams Picked By Walter Eckersall Lincoln Daily Star 1917-12-16 DJ = Dick Jemison, of the Atlanta Constitution. NYT = All Service eleven of The New York Times. Bold = Consensus All-AmericanFootball Award Winners National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2016 October 21, 2017 6 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/awards.pdf 1 – First-team selection 2 – Second-team selection 3 – Third-team selection See also 1917 All-Big Ten Conference football team 1917 All-Eastern football team 1917 All-Pacific Coast football team 1917 All-Southern college football team 1917 All-Western college football team References 2 All-America team Category:All-America college football teams