1918 College Football All-America Team
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The 1918 College Football All-America team consists of American football
players selected to the College Football All-America Team
s selected by various organizations for the 1918 college football season
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American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
players selected to the College Football All-America Team
College Football All-America Team
The College Football All-America Team is an honor given annually to the best American college football players at their respective positions. The original usage of the term All-America seems to have been to the 1889 College Football All-America Team selected by Casper Whitney and published in This...
s selected by various organizations for the 1918 college football season
1918 college football season
The 1918 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book listing Michigan and Pittsburgh as national champions.-Conference standings:The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:...
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Key
- WC = Walter Camp
- MS = Frank Menke Syndicate, by Frank G. MenkeFrank G. MenkeFrank Grant Menke was an American newspaper reporter, author, and sports historian. He wrote for the Hearst Newspapers from 1912 to 1932 and his articles appeared daily in 300 newspapers across the country. He was billed by the Hearst syndicate as "America's Foremost Sport Writer"...
- TM = Robert "Tiny" MaxwellTiny MaxwellRobert W. "Tiny" Maxwell was a professional football player and referee. He was also a sports editor with the Philadelphia Public Ledger.-Early life:...
, of the Philadelphia Public Ledger - Bold - Consensus All-American
- 1 - First Team Selection
- 2 - Second Team Selection
- 3 - Third Team Selection
Ends
- Paul RobesonPaul RobesonPaul Leroy Robeson was an American concert singer , recording artist, actor, athlete, scholar who was an advocate for the Civil Rights Movement in the first half of the twentieth century...
, Rutgers (WC-1; MS; TM-1) - Bill FincherBill Fincher-External links:...
, Georgia Tech (MS; TM-1) - Robert Hopper, Penn (WC-1; MS; TM-2)
- Harrington, Pittsburgh (TM-2)
- Weeks, Brown (WC-2)
- Fincher, Georgia Tech (WC-2)
- Schwarzes, Syracuse (WC-3)
- Tressel, John Washington & JeffersonWashington & Jefferson Presidents footballThe Washington & Jefferson Presidents football team represents Washington & Jefferson College in collegiate level football. The team competes in NCAA Division III and is affiliated with the Presidents' Athletic Conference...
(WC-3)
Tackles
- Wilbur Henry, Washington & JeffersonWashington & Jefferson Presidents footballThe Washington & Jefferson Presidents football team represents Washington & Jefferson College in collegiate level football. The team competes in NCAA Division III and is affiliated with the Presidents' Athletic Conference...
(College and Pro Football Hall of Fame) (WC-2; MS; TM-1) - Leonard Hilty, Pittsburgh (WC-1; TM-2)
- Lou UsherLou UsherLouis "Lou" Childs Usher was a professional American football player who played offensive lineman for five seasons for the Rochester Jeffersons, Chicago Bears, Hammond Pros, Kenosha Maroons, and Milwaukee Badgers....
, Syracuse (WC-1; TM-2) - Joe GuyonJoe GuyonJoseph Napoleon Guyon was a professional American football player in the National Football League...
, Georgia Tech (MS) - Robert Hopper, Penn (WC-1)
- Larkin, Swarthmore (TM-1)
- Ripley, North Carolina (WC-2)
- Angus GoetzAngus GoetzAngus Gerald "Gus" Goetz was an American football player who played four years with the Michigan Wolverines from 1917 to 1920. He also played professional football for the Buffalo All-Americans and the Columbus Tigers .-University of Michigan:A native of Sault Ste...
, Michigan (WC-3) - Neylon, Penn (WC-3)
Guards
- Joe Alexander, Syracuse (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC-1; MS; TM-1)
- Lyman Perry, Navy (WC-1; MS; TM-1)
- Jake StahlJake StahlJacob Garland "Jake" Stahl was an American first baseman and manager in Major League Baseball with the Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators, and New York Highlanders. A graduate of the University of Illinois, he was a member of the Kappa Kappa chapter of Sigma Chi...
, Pittsburgh (WC-2; TM-2) - Neuschaefer, Rutgers (TM-2)
- Scaffe, Navy (WC-2)
- Huggins, Brown (WC-3)
- Walter A. GordonWalter A. GordonWalter Arthur Gordon was the first African American to receive a doctorate of law from UC Berkeley's Boalt Hall law school. He had an extremely long and varied career where he served as a police officer, lawyer, assistant football coach, member of the California Adult Authority, Governor of the...
, California (WC-3)
Centers
- Ashel Day, Georgia Tech (WC-1)
- John Depler, Illinois (WC-2; MS)
- Sterck, Washington & JeffersonWashington & Jefferson Presidents footballThe Washington & Jefferson Presidents football team represents Washington & Jefferson College in collegiate level football. The team competes in NCAA Division III and is affiliated with the Presidents' Athletic Conference...
(TM-1) - Arthur, Navy (TM-2)
- Calahan, Princeton (WC-3)
Quartebacks
- Frank MurreyFrank MurreyFrank Murrey was an American football player and track athlete. He played quarterback for Princeton University from 1918–1921 and was selected as an All-American quarterback by Walter Camp in 1918. In 1920, Murrey ran 77 yards for a touchdown in Princeton's 14-0 victory over Navy...
, Princeton (WC-1; MS) - Ackley, Syracuse (WC-3; TM-1)
- Ingram, Navy (TM-2)
- Robb, California (WC-2)
Halfbacks
- Tom DaviesTom DaviesThomas J. Davies was an American football player and coach. He played as a halfback at the University of Pittsburgh and was a consensus All-American in 1918 and 1920...
, Pittsburgh (WC-1; MS; TM-1) - Wolcott Roberts, Navy (WC-1; MS)
- Katy EasterdayKaty EasterdayRoy Alexander "Katy" Easterday was an American football and basketball player, track and field athlete, coach, college athletics administrator, and dentist. He played at the halfback position for the Pittsburgh Panthers football teams from 1917 to 1918 and was selected as an All-American in 1918...
, Pittsburgh (TM-1) - Flowers, Georgia Tech (WC-2 [fb]; TM-2)
- Skip GouglerSkip GouglerRoscoe A. "Skip" Gougler was an American football player and coach, dentist and professor of dentistry. He played at the halfback and quarterback positions for the Pitt Panthers football teams from 1915-1918. He was selected as a second-team All-American in 1918...
, Pittsburgh (TM-2) - Frisch, Fordham (WC-2)
- Eckberg, Minnesota (WC-3)
- Kelley, Rutgers (WC-3)
Fullbacks
- Frank SteketeeFrank SteketeeFrank W. Steketee was an All American football halfback and fullback who played with the University of Michigan Wolverines in 1918, 1920, and 1921...
, Michigan (WC-1; TM-2) - George McLaren, Pittsburgh (WC-2 [hb]; MS; TM-1)
- Butler, Navy (WC-3)