1918 College Football All-America Team

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.

• 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

 

Joe Guyon.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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

See also

• 1918 All-Big Ten Conference football team
• 1918 All-Pacific Coast football team

References

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