1925 College Football All-America Team
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The 1925 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Team
s in 1925. The organizations that chose the teams included: the United Press; the Associated Press
; Collier's Weekly
selected by Grantland Rice
; an Inter-Sectional Board of Football Coaches made up of Tad Jones of Yale, Knute Rockne
of Notre Dame and Glenn "Pop" Warner
of Stanford; the New York Sun
; Walter Eckersall; Billy Evans; and Norman E. Brown.
Walter Camp
died in March 1925, marking the end of his "official" All-American selections for Collier's. The wire services moved in to fill the void in 1925, with both the United Press and Associated Press offering their own All-American teams for the first time.
The only two unanimous All-Americans in 1925 were tackle Ed Weir
of Nebraska
and halfback Andy "Swede" Oberlander
of Dartmouth College
.
For more than twenty years before 1925, the selections made by Walter Camp
for Collier's Weekly
were considered the "official" All-American selections. With the death of Camp in 1925, the field was open as to which selector's choices would be recognized as the "official" All-Americans.
Some advocated putting an end to the tradition of selecting All-American teams. Edward K. Hall, chairman of the inter-collegiate rules committee, advocated that position at the New York banquet honoring the New York Sun
's 1925 All-Americans. Hall said, "I say with all the earnestness that is in me that I hope this is the last dinner to an all-American team that will ever be held in America." Hall argued that such selections place an over-emphasis on the importance of individual players in a team sport. Hall also denounced as a menace the manner in which professional football promoters were luring college players to play professional football for "easy money and quick money."
Even Ring Lardner
jumped into the All-American mix in 1925 offering a satirical All-American team consisting of Red Grange
at quarterback
with Lardner, his friends and family members (men and women, elderly and children) filling out the remaining spots. Lardner wrote: "As soon as you have Grange and a center to pass him the ball you don't need or want no more football players and can take advantage of the opportunity to fill out other positions with relatives and congenial friends."
Frank Getty of the United News Service wrote: “Now that All-American teams, All-Eastern teams, All-Conference teams and All-Colored teams for 1925 have been picked by everyone including the janitor, the janitor’s boy and Natalia Crane
it’s about time to admit that it’s a futile practice. At best. No one is qualified to select an All-American team on his own, because no one can watch more than one game each Saturday during the season, nor see more than eight or nine games at the most.”
In late November 1925, University of Michigan
coach Fielding H. Yost publicly advocated a new system. Yost opined that the selection was not a job to be undertaken by any individual or any group of football experts. Yost said: "As Walter Camp has stated to me more than once, during the last five years of his life, this job of selecting an All-American was growing more and more difficult because of the great number of good football men in America."
Both the United Press and Associated Press
named All-American teams in 1925. United Press sports editor Henry L. Farrell described the service's purpose in entering the All-American business: "The average season consists of from eight to ten Saturdays and it is a physical impossibility for any one to see more than one game and it is likewise impossible for any human with ordinary vision equipment to see in action all the good teams in the country." For that reason, Farrell announced that he had submitted questionnaires to 75 leading coaches and officials and picked a team based on those results.
Other selectors
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 in 1925. The organizations that chose the teams included: the United Press; the Associated Press
Associated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
; Collier's Weekly
Collier's Weekly
Collier's Weekly was an American magazine founded by Peter Fenelon Collier and published from 1888 to 1957. With the passage of decades, the title was shortened to Collier's....
selected by Grantland Rice
Grantland Rice
Grantland Rice was an early 20th century American sportswriter known for his elegant prose. His writing was published in newspapers around the country and broadcast on the radio.-Biography:...
; an Inter-Sectional Board of Football Coaches made up of Tad Jones of Yale, Knute Rockne
Knute Rockne
Knute Kenneth Rockne was an American football player and coach. He is regarded as one of the greatest coaches in college football history...
of Notre Dame and Glenn "Pop" Warner
Glenn Scobey Warner
Glenn Scobey Warner , most commonly known as Pop Warner, was an American football player and coach...
of Stanford; the New York Sun
New York Sun
The New York Sun was a weekday daily newspaper published in New York City from 2002 to 2008. When it debuted on April 16, 2002, adopting the name, motto, and masthead of an otherwise unrelated earlier New York paper, The Sun , it became the first general-interest broadsheet newspaper to be started...
; Walter Eckersall; Billy Evans; and Norman E. Brown.
Walter Camp
Walter Camp
Walter Chauncey Camp was an American football player, coach, and sports writer known as the "Father of American Football". With John Heisman, Amos Alonzo Stagg, Pop Warner, Fielding H. Yost, and George Halas, Camp was one of the most accomplished persons in the early history of American football...
died in March 1925, marking the end of his "official" All-American selections for Collier's. The wire services moved in to fill the void in 1925, with both the United Press and Associated Press offering their own All-American teams for the first time.
The only two unanimous All-Americans in 1925 were tackle Ed Weir
Ed Weir
Samuel Edwin Weir was an American collegiate and professional football player.He was the first Nebraska Cornhusker football player elected to the College Football Hall of Fame and is known as one of Nebraska's greatest athletes...
of Nebraska
Nebraska Cornhuskers football
The Nebraska Cornhuskers represent the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in college football. The program has established itself as a traditional powerhouse, and has the fourth-most all-time victories of any NCAA Division I-A team. Nebraska is one of only six football programs in NCAA Division I-A...
and halfback Andy "Swede" Oberlander
Andy Oberlander
Andrew James "Swede" Oberlander was an All-American halfback for Dartmouth College's "Big Green" undefeated and national college championship football team in 1925. That year he passed for 14 touchdowns and ran for 12...
of Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
.
NCAA consensus All-American team
The following players make up the consensus All-American team recognized in the NCAA All-American guide.| Position | Name | School | Unanimous | College Hall of Fame |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ends | Bennie Oosterbaan Bennie Oosterbaan Benjamin Gaylord "Bennie" Oosterbaan was a three-time first team All-American football end for the Michigan Wolverines football team, two-time All-American basketball player for the basketball team and an All-Big Ten Conference baseball player for the baseball team... Mike Tully |
Michigan Dartmouth |
No No |
Oosterbaan HOF Profile No |
| Tackles | Ed Weir Ed Weir Samuel Edwin Weir was an American collegiate and professional football player.He was the first Nebraska Cornhusker football player elected to the College Football Hall of Fame and is known as one of Nebraska's greatest athletes... Ralph Chase |
Nebraska Pittsburgh |
Yes No |
Weir HOF Profile No |
| Guards | Carl Diehl Ed Hess |
Dartmouth Ohio State |
No No |
No No |
| Center | Edward L. McMillan | Princeton | No | No |
| Quarterback | Benny Friedman Benny Friedman Benjamin "Benny" Friedman was an American football quarterback who played for the University of Michigan , Cleveland Bulldogs , Detroit Wolverines , New York Giants , and Brooklyn Dodgers .He is generally considered the first great passer in professional football... |
Michigan | No | Friedman HOF Profile |
| Halfbacks | Andy "Swede" Oberlander Andy Oberlander Andrew James "Swede" Oberlander was an All-American halfback for Dartmouth College's "Big Green" undefeated and national college championship football team in 1925. That year he passed for 14 touchdowns and ran for 12... Red Grange Red Grange Harold Edward "Red" Grange, nicknamed "The Galloping Ghost", was a college and professional American football halfback for the University of Illinois, the Chicago Bears, and for the short-lived New York Yankees. His signing with the Bears helped legitimize the National Football League... |
Dartmouth Illinois |
Yes No |
Oberlander HOF Profile Grange HOF Profile |
| Fullback | Ernie "Big Dog" Nevers | Stanford | No | Nevers HOF Profile |
Death of Walter Camp and calls to end the All-Americans
Walter Camp
Walter Chauncey Camp was an American football player, coach, and sports writer known as the "Father of American Football". With John Heisman, Amos Alonzo Stagg, Pop Warner, Fielding H. Yost, and George Halas, Camp was one of the most accomplished persons in the early history of American football...
for Collier's Weekly
Collier's Weekly
Collier's Weekly was an American magazine founded by Peter Fenelon Collier and published from 1888 to 1957. With the passage of decades, the title was shortened to Collier's....
were considered the "official" All-American selections. With the death of Camp in 1925, the field was open as to which selector's choices would be recognized as the "official" All-Americans.
Some advocated putting an end to the tradition of selecting All-American teams. Edward K. Hall, chairman of the inter-collegiate rules committee, advocated that position at the New York banquet honoring the New York Sun
New York Sun
The New York Sun was a weekday daily newspaper published in New York City from 2002 to 2008. When it debuted on April 16, 2002, adopting the name, motto, and masthead of an otherwise unrelated earlier New York paper, The Sun , it became the first general-interest broadsheet newspaper to be started...
's 1925 All-Americans. Hall said, "I say with all the earnestness that is in me that I hope this is the last dinner to an all-American team that will ever be held in America." Hall argued that such selections place an over-emphasis on the importance of individual players in a team sport. Hall also denounced as a menace the manner in which professional football promoters were luring college players to play professional football for "easy money and quick money."
Proliferation of All-American teams
Despite the calls of some for the end to All-American teams, the death of Walter Camp did not bring an end to the tradition. Instead, Camp's death led to a proliferation of yet more experts naming their own All-American teams.Even Ring Lardner
Ring Lardner
Ringgold Wilmer Lardner was an American sports columnist and short story writer best known for his satirical takes on the sports world, marriage, and the theatre.-Personal life:...
jumped into the All-American mix in 1925 offering a satirical All-American team consisting of Red Grange
Red Grange
Harold Edward "Red" Grange, nicknamed "The Galloping Ghost", was a college and professional American football halfback for the University of Illinois, the Chicago Bears, and for the short-lived New York Yankees. His signing with the Bears helped legitimize the National Football League...
at quarterback
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
with Lardner, his friends and family members (men and women, elderly and children) filling out the remaining spots. Lardner wrote: "As soon as you have Grange and a center to pass him the ball you don't need or want no more football players and can take advantage of the opportunity to fill out other positions with relatives and congenial friends."
Frank Getty of the United News Service wrote: “Now that All-American teams, All-Eastern teams, All-Conference teams and All-Colored teams for 1925 have been picked by everyone including the janitor, the janitor’s boy and Natalia Crane
Nathalia Crane
Nathalia Clara Ruth Crane was a poet and novelist who became famous as a child prodigy after the publication of her first book of poetry at age 10. Her poetry was first published in The New York Sun when she was only 9 years old, the paper unaware that she was a child...
it’s about time to admit that it’s a futile practice. At best. No one is qualified to select an All-American team on his own, because no one can watch more than one game each Saturday during the season, nor see more than eight or nine games at the most.”
The rise of the wire service teams
One of the major developments in 1925 was the rise of All-American teams selected by wire services based on polls of sports writers and coaches across the country.In late November 1925, University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
coach Fielding H. Yost publicly advocated a new system. Yost opined that the selection was not a job to be undertaken by any individual or any group of football experts. Yost said: "As Walter Camp has stated to me more than once, during the last five years of his life, this job of selecting an All-American was growing more and more difficult because of the great number of good football men in America."
Both the United Press and Associated Press
Associated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
named All-American teams in 1925. United Press sports editor Henry L. Farrell described the service's purpose in entering the All-American business: "The average season consists of from eight to ten Saturdays and it is a physical impossibility for any one to see more than one game and it is likewise impossible for any human with ordinary vision equipment to see in action all the good teams in the country." For that reason, Farrell announced that he had submitted questionnaires to 75 leading coaches and officials and picked a team based on those results.
Key
Selectors recognized by NCAA in consensus determinations- UP = United Press based on interviews and questionnaires submitted to 75 coaches and officials
- AP = Associated PressAssociated PressThe Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
teams "from country-wide opinions" - COL = Collier's WeeklyCollier's WeeklyCollier's Weekly was an American magazine founded by Peter Fenelon Collier and published from 1888 to 1957. With the passage of decades, the title was shortened to Collier's....
as selected by Grantland RiceGrantland RiceGrantland Rice was an early 20th century American sportswriter known for his elegant prose. His writing was published in newspapers around the country and broadcast on the radio.-Biography:...
Other selectors
- A&S = Athlete and Sportsman magazine, selections made based on the votes of 228 leading football coaches, as canvassed by Jim ThorpeJim ThorpeJacobus Franciscus "Jim" Thorpe * Gerasimo and Whiteley. pg. 28 * americaslibrary.gov, accessed April 23, 2007. was an American athlete of mixed ancestry...
, Charles Paddock, and James Fetzer. - AAB = The All-America Board; the Christy Walsh Syndicate asked an Inter-Sectional Board of Football Coaches made up of Tad Jones of Yale, Knute RockneKnute RockneKnute Kenneth Rockne was an American football player and coach. He is regarded as one of the greatest coaches in college football history...
of Notre Dame and Glenn "Pop" WarnerGlenn Scobey WarnerGlenn Scobey Warner , most commonly known as Pop Warner, was an American football player and coach...
of Stanford to deliberate and select an All-American team - Sun = New York SunNew York SunThe New York Sun was a weekday daily newspaper published in New York City from 2002 to 2008. When it debuted on April 16, 2002, adopting the name, motto, and masthead of an otherwise unrelated earlier New York paper, The Sun , it became the first general-interest broadsheet newspaper to be started...
- WC = Walter Camp Football Foundation
- WE = selected by Walter EckersallWalter EckersallWalter "Eckie" Eckersall was an American football player, official, and sportswriter for the Chicago Tribune. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951.-Early life:...
, football critic of the Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneThe Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company. Formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" , it remains the most read daily newspaper of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region and is... - BE = Billy EvansBilly EvansWilliam George Evans , nicknamed "The Boy Umpire," was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the American League from 1906 to 1927...
- NB = Norman E. Brown
- HR = Herbert Reed
- RKN = Knute RockneKnute RockneKnute Kenneth Rockne was an American football player and coach. He is regarded as one of the greatest coaches in college football history...
- SW = Sam WillamanSam WillamanSamuel Stienneck Willaman was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Iowa State University , Ohio State University , and Western Reserve University , compliling a career college football record of 47–26–9...
- Bold = recognized as unanimous All-American in NCAA All-American guide
- Italics = recognized as consensus All-American in NCAA All-American guide
- 1 - First Team Selection
- 2 - Second Team Selection
- 3 - Third Team Selection
Ends
- Bennie OosterbaanBennie OosterbaanBenjamin Gaylord "Bennie" Oosterbaan was a three-time first team All-American football end for the Michigan Wolverines football team, two-time All-American basketball player for the basketball team and an All-Big Ten Conference baseball player for the baseball team...
, Michigan (UP; AP-1; COL-1; A&S-1; AAB-1; Sun-1; WC; WE–1; BE-1; NB-1; RKN) - Mike Tully, Dartmouth (UP; AP-1; COL-3; A&S-1; Sun–1; WE-2; BE-1; NB-1; SW)
- George Thayer, Pennsylvania (AP-2; COL-1; WE-3; Sun-2; RKN)
- Charles F. Born, Army (AP-2; AAB-1; Sun–2; WC; BE-2)
- Lavern DilwegLavern DilwegLaVern "Lavvie" Ralph Dilweg was an American football player, official, lawyers, and politician.Dilweg was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on January 11, 1903. He graduated from Marquette University Law School in Milwaukee in 1927, and was admitted to the Wisconsin Bar the same year. While at...
, Marquette (WE–1) - Vic HansonVic HansonThis article refers to the college athlete. For the historian, please see Victor Davis HansonVictor A. Hanson was a well-known multi-sport college athlete in the 1920s...
, Syracuse (AP-3) - Lowe, Tennessee (AP-3)
- Chuck KasselChuck KasselCharles Edward Kassel was a professional American football player who played wide receiver for seven seasons for the Chicago Bears, the Frankford Yellow Jackets, and the Chicago Cardinals.-References:...
, Illinois (COL-2; AAB-3; WE-2; BE-2) - Romley, Iowa (COL-2)
- Carl Bacchus, Missouri (COL-3)
- Edwards, 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...
(NB-2) - Ted ShipkeyTed Shipkey-External links:...
, Stanford (AAB-2; NB-2; SW) - Ted Sloane, Drake (AAB-2; WE-3)
- Ray Wagner, Columbia (AAB-3)
- Cunningham, Ohio State (HR)
- Baxter, Army (HR)
Tackles
- Ed WeirEd WeirSamuel Edwin Weir was an American collegiate and professional football player.He was the first Nebraska Cornhusker football player elected to the College Football Hall of Fame and is known as one of Nebraska's greatest athletes...
, Nebraska (UP; AP-1; COL-1; A&S-1; AAB-1; Sun–1; WC; WE–1; BE-1; NB-1; HR; RKN) - Ralph E. Chase, Pittsburgh (AP-1; COL-1; AAB-1; Sun-2; WE-2; BE-2)
- Tom EdwardsTom Edwards (American football)Thomas Leighton "Tom" Edwards was an American football player. He was an All-American tackle for the University of Michigan and played professional football for the New York Yankees and Detroit Panthers in 1926....
, Michigan (AP-3; COL-2; WE–1; NB-2) - Nathan Parker, Dartmouth (UP; AP-2; COL-2; AAB-3; WE-2; Sun–2)
- Johnny H. Joss, Yale (Sun–1; BE-2; NB-2)
- Ed Lindenmeyer, Missouri (AP-2; COL-3; A&S-1; AAB-2; WE-3; BE-1; RKN; SW)
- Henderson, Chicago (NB-1)
- Hector CyreHec CyreHector J. Cyre is a former offensive lineman in the NFL.After starring at Gonzaga University, he played 2 years in the NFL: 1926 with the Green Bay Packers, and 1928 with the New York Yankees. He played in a total of 13 career games.-External links:*...
, Gonzaga (AP-3) - Erickson, Washington (COL-3)
- Bud SpragueBud SpragueMortimer 'Bud' Sprague was an American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1970....
, Army (AAB-2; SW) - Harry Hawkins, Michigan (AAB-3; WE-3)
- Bachor, Detroit (HR)
Guards
- Carl H. Diehl, Dartmouth (UP; AP-1; COL-1; AAB-1; Sun–1; WE-1; WC; BE-2; NB-1; SW)
- Ed Hess, Ohio State (UP; AP-2; COL-1; A&S-1; AAB-2; WE–2; BE-1; NB-1; HR)
- Herbert SturhahnHerbert SturhahnHerbert Sturhahn was an American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1981....
, Yale (AP-1; COL-1; AAB-1; Sun–1; WE-1; WC; RKN [center]) - Len Walsh, Minnesota (WE–2)
- August William Lentz, Jr., Navy (Sun–2)
- Kilgore, Harvard (Sun–2; NB-2)
- Edward McMillan, Princeton (BE-1)
- Bill Buckler, Alabama (AP-2; WE-3)
- Walter "Red" Mahan, West Virginia (AP-3; AAB-3; WE-3; BE-2)
- Carey, Cornell (A&S-1)
- Carey, California (AP-3; COL-2; AAB-2; NB-2)
- Godwin, Georgia Tech. (COL-2; RKN)
- R.J. Stipek, Wisconsin (COL-3)
- Zonar "Zeke" Wissinger, Pittsburgh (AAB-3)
- Mitterwallner, Illinois (HR)
- Schmidt, Army (RKN)
- Taylor, Univ. South. Calif. (SW)
Centers
- Edward L. McMillan, Princeton (UP; AP-1; COL-1; AAB-1; Sun – 1; WE-1; WC; NB-2; HR)
- Robert BrownRobert J. BrownRobert J. Brown was an American football center and university regent. He played college football for the University of Michigan from 1923 to 1925. He later served as a member of the Board of Regents of the University of Michigan from 1967 to 1974...
, Michigan (AP-2; COL-2; A&S-1; Sun–2; BE-1; NB-1; SW) - Hutchinson (Hutchison), Nebraska (AP-3; WE–2)
- Lowry (Lowery), Northwestern (COL-3; AAB-2; WE-3; BE-2)
- Jeff CravathJeff CravathNewell "Jeff" Cravath was an American football coach best known as the head coach of the USC Trojans football team from 1942-1950. He compiled a 54-28-8 record while coaching at USC, and is known to have introduced the T formation to the USC program. Jeff was a nickname given to him when he was...
, USC Trojans (AAB-3)
Quarterbacks
- Benny FriedmanBenny FriedmanBenjamin "Benny" Friedman was an American football quarterback who played for the University of Michigan , Cleveland Bulldogs , Detroit Wolverines , New York Giants , and Brooklyn Dodgers .He is generally considered the first great passer in professional football...
, Michigan (UP; AP-2; COL-2; AAB-1; Sun–1; WE–2; BE-2; RKN; SW) - Harold "Red" GrangeRed GrangeHarold Edward "Red" Grange, nicknamed "The Galloping Ghost", was a college and professional American football halfback for the University of Illinois, the Chicago Bears, and for the short-lived New York Yankees. His signing with the Bears helped legitimize the National Football League...
, Illinois (AP-1; COL-1; WC; BE-1; NB-1; HR; RKN; SW) - George Wilson, Washington (WE–1; HR; RKN)
- George Pease, Columbia (Sun–2)
- Kenny Hyde, Colorado Aggies (AP-3)
- Chester (or Lester) Lautenschlager, Tulane (COL-3)
- Alison "Pooley" HubertAllison HubertAllison T. "Pooley" Hubert was an All American American football player who played at the University of Alabama from 1922 to 1925. He later became the head football and basketball coach at Southern Mississippi University and the Virginia Military Institute...
, Alabama (NB-2) - Jacob Slagle, Princeton (AAB-2)
- Morley Drury, U.S.C. (AAB-3)
- Charles "Peggy" Flournoy, Tulane (WE–3; HR)
Halfbacks
- Andy "Swede" OberlanderAndy OberlanderAndrew James "Swede" Oberlander was an All-American halfback for Dartmouth College's "Big Green" undefeated and national college championship football team in 1925. That year he passed for 14 touchdowns and ran for 12...
, Dartmouth (UP; AP-1; COL-1; A&S-1; AAB-1; Sun–1; WE-1; WC; BE-1; NB-1; HR; RKN; SW) - Red GrangeRed GrangeHarold Edward "Red" Grange, nicknamed "The Galloping Ghost", was a college and professional American football halfback for the University of Illinois, the Chicago Bears, and for the short-lived New York Yankees. His signing with the Bears helped legitimize the National Football League...
, IllinoisIllinois Fighting Illini footballThe Illinois Fighting Illini are a major college football program, representing the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. They compete in NCAA Division I-A and the Big Ten Conference.-Current staff:-All-time win/loss/tie record:*563-513-51...
(UP; A&S-1 [qb]; AAB-2; WE–1) - George Wilson, Washington (AP-1; COL-1; AAB-1; WC; BE-2)
- Eddie Tryon, Colgate (AP-2; COL-2; A&S-1; AAB-3; Sun-1; WE-2; BE-2; NB-2; SW)
- Charles "Peggy" Flournoy, Tulane (AP-2; COL-3; AAB-2; BE-1; NB-1)
- Jacob Slagle, Princeton (COL-2; Sun–2; WE-2)
- Jackson KeeferJackson KeeferJackson Milliman Keefer was an American football player. Keefer attended Steele High School in Dayton, Ohio before enrolling at the University of Michigan. He played halfback for the Michigan Wolverines football team in 1922. Keefer was determined to be ineligible in the fall of 1923 and...
, Brown (AP-3; COL-3; WE-3) - Ralph BakerRalph Baker (halfback)Ralph "Moon" Baker was an American football halfback in college.Was the team captain of the Northwestern University football team, leading them to the Big Ten championship in 1926. Baker was an All-American along with teammate Bob Johnson...
, Northwestern (NB-2) - Alison "Pooley" HubertAllison HubertAllison T. "Pooley" Hubert was an All American American football player who played at the University of Alabama from 1922 to 1925. He later became the head football and basketball coach at Southern Mississippi University and the Virginia Military Institute...
, Alabama (AAB-2) - Kreuz, Penn (Sun–2)
- Johnny Mack BrownJohnny Mack BrownJohnny Mack Brown was an All-American college football player and film actor originally billed as John Mack Brown at the height of his screen career.-Early life:...
, Alabama (AP-3) - Tony Plansky, Georgetown(AAB-3)
- Doyle Harmon, Wisconsin (WE–3)
Fullbacks
- Ernie Nevers, Stanford (AP-1; COL–1; A&S-1; AAB-1; WC; WE-1; BE-1; NB-1)
- Red GrangeRed GrangeHarold Edward "Red" Grange, nicknamed "The Galloping Ghost", was a college and professional American football halfback for the University of Illinois, the Chicago Bears, and for the short-lived New York Yankees. His signing with the Bears helped legitimize the National Football League...
, Illinois (Sun–1) - Jacob Slagle, Princeton (UP; AP-2; BE-2)
- Alison "Pooley" HubertAllison HubertAllison T. "Pooley" Hubert was an All American American football player who played at the University of Alabama from 1922 to 1925. He later became the head football and basketball coach at Southern Mississippi University and the Virginia Military Institute...
, Alabama (COL-2; WE-2) - Tony Plansky, Georgetown (COL-3; Sun–2)
- Elmer Tesreau, WashingtonWashington Huskies footballCollege football has a long history at the University of Washington. The Washington Huskies have won 15 Pacific-10 Conference championships, seven Rose Bowl titles, and three national championships. Washington's all-time record of 653-398-50 ranks 20th by all-time winning percentage and 21st by...
(AP-3; AAB-3) - Rex EnrightRex EnrightRex Edward Enright was an American football and basketball player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He played college football and college basketball at the University of Notre Dame in the 1920s...
, Notre Dame (WE–3) - John "Bo" MolendaBo MolendaJohn Joseph "Bo" Molenda was an American football player, primarily a fullback, who played for the University of Michigan and nine seasons in the NFL...
, Michigan (NB-2)