1914 College Football All-America Team
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The 1914 College Football All-America team consists of American football
players selected to the College Football All-America Team
s selected by various organizations in 1914. The organizations that chose the teams included Collier's Weekly
selected by Walter Camp
.
The Los Angeles Times reported that "Maulbetsch, Michigan's hero, is about the only one of 1914's stars who received an almost unanimous vote."
was the only player who was unanimously selected as a first-team All-American by all 27 selectors identified below. Other players selected as a first-team All-American by a majority of the selectors were Harvard halfback Eddie Mahan
(26 selections), Harvard guard Stan Pennock
(26 selections), Princeton tackle Harold Ballin
(22 selections), Michigan halfback John Maulbetsch
(20 selections), Cornell quarterback Charley Barrett
(19 selections), and Dartmouth guard Clarence Spears
(16 selections).
The chart below reflects the number of polls in which the leading candidates (any player with at least two first-team All-American desigantions) were selected as a first-team All-Americans.
American football
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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 in 1914. The organizations that chose the teams included 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 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...
.
The Los Angeles Times reported that "Maulbetsch, Michigan's hero, is about the only one of 1914's stars who received an almost unanimous vote."
Overview
Harvard end Huntington HardwickHuntington Hardwick
Huntington Reed "Tack" Hardwick was an American football player. He played at the halfback and end positions for Harvard University and was selected as a unanimous first-team All-American in 1914...
was the only player who was unanimously selected as a first-team All-American by all 27 selectors identified below. Other players selected as a first-team All-American by a majority of the selectors were Harvard halfback Eddie Mahan
Eddie Mahan
Edward William "Eddie" Mahan was an American football player. While playing halfback for Harvard, Mahan was selected as a first-team All-American three consecutive years from 1913–1915...
(26 selections), Harvard guard Stan Pennock
Stan Pennock
Stanley Bagg "Bags" Pennock was an American football player. He was selected as a first-team All-American at the guard position three consecutive years while leading Harvard University to three undefeated seasons from 1912 to 1914. He was killed in 1916 in an explosion at a chemical plant in New...
(26 selections), Princeton tackle Harold Ballin
Harold Ballin
Harold Roy "Hal" Ballin was an American football player. He played at the tackle position for Princeton University from 1912 to 1914 and was a consensus first-team All-American in both 1913 and 1914...
(22 selections), Michigan halfback John Maulbetsch
John Maulbetsch
John F. "Johnny" Maulbetsch was an All-American football halfback at Adrian College in 1911 and for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1914 to 1916...
(20 selections), Cornell quarterback Charley Barrett
Charley Barrett
Charley "Chuck" Barrett was an American football player. He was the consensus All-American quarterback in 1914 and 1915 while playing for Cornell University and led Cornell to an undefeated season and national championship in 1915...
(19 selections), and Dartmouth guard Clarence Spears
Clarence Spears
Dr. Clarence Wiley "Doc" Spears was an American football player, coach, and doctor. He was an All-American guard at Dartmouth College and served as the head football coach at Dartmouth , West Virginia University , the University of Minnesota , the University of Oregon...
(16 selections).
The chart below reflects the number of polls in which the leading candidates (any player with at least two first-team All-American desigantions) were selected as a first-team All-Americans.
Name | Position | School | First-team selections |
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Huntington Hardwick Huntington Hardwick Huntington Reed "Tack" Hardwick was an American football player. He played at the halfback and end positions for Harvard University and was selected as a unanimous first-team All-American in 1914... |
End | Harvard Harvard Crimson football The Harvard Crimson football program represents Harvard University in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision . Harvard's football program is one of the oldest in the world, having begun competing in the sport in 1873... |
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Eddie Mahan Eddie Mahan Edward William "Eddie" Mahan was an American football player. While playing halfback for Harvard, Mahan was selected as a first-team All-American three consecutive years from 1913–1915... |
Halfback Halfback (American football) A halfback, sometimes referred to as a tailback, is an offensive position in American football, which lines up in the backfield and generally is responsible for carrying the ball on run plays. Historically, from the 1870s through the 1950s, the halfback position was both an offensive and defensive... |
Harvard | 26 |
Stan Pennock Stan Pennock Stanley Bagg "Bags" Pennock was an American football player. He was selected as a first-team All-American at the guard position three consecutive years while leading Harvard University to three undefeated seasons from 1912 to 1914. He was killed in 1916 in an explosion at a chemical plant in New... |
Guard Guard (American football) In American and Canadian football, a guard is a player that lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team.... |
Harvard | 26 |
Harold Ballin Harold Ballin Harold Roy "Hal" Ballin was an American football player. He played at the tackle position for Princeton University from 1912 to 1914 and was a consensus first-team All-American in both 1913 and 1914... |
Tackle Tackle (American football) Tackle is a playing position in American and Canadian football. Historically, in the one-platoon system a tackle played on both offense and defense. In the modern system of specialized units, offensive tackle and defensive tackle are separate positions.... |
Princeton Princeton Tigers football The Princeton Tigers football program represents Princeton University college football at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision... |
22 |
John Maulbetsch John Maulbetsch John F. "Johnny" Maulbetsch was an All-American football halfback at Adrian College in 1911 and for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1914 to 1916... |
Halfback | Michigan Michigan Wolverines football The Michigan Wolverines football program represents the University of Michigan in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level. Michigan has the most all-time wins and the highest winning percentage in college football history... |
20 |
Charley Barrett Charley Barrett Charley "Chuck" Barrett was an American football player. He was the consensus All-American quarterback in 1914 and 1915 while playing for Cornell University and led Cornell to an undefeated season and national championship in 1915... |
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... |
Cornell Cornell Big Red football The Cornell Big Red football team represents Cornell University in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Championship Subdivision college football competition as a member of the Ivy League. It is one of the oldest and most storied football programs in the nation... |
19 |
Clarence Spears Clarence Spears Dr. Clarence Wiley "Doc" Spears was an American football player, coach, and doctor. He was an All-American guard at Dartmouth College and served as the head football coach at Dartmouth , West Virginia University , the University of Minnesota , the University of Oregon... |
Guard | Dartmouth 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... |
16 |
Louis A. Merrilat Louis A. Merrilat Louis Alfred "Merry" Merrilat, Jr. was an American football end and military officer. He played college football with Army and was selected as a first-team All-American in both 1913 and 1914. He was wounded in battle while serving in France during World War I and later played in the National... |
End | Army Army Black Knights football The Army Black Knights football program represents the United States Military Academy. Army was recognized as the national champions in 1944, 1945 and 1946.... |
12 |
Harry LeGore Harry LeGore Harry William LeGore was an American football and baseball player, Maryland state legislator and businessman.-Early years:LeGore was born in Frederick County, Maryland. He was a son of the James William LeGore... |
Fullback Fullback (American football) A fullback is a position in the offensive backfield in American and Canadian football, and is one of the two running back positions along with the halfback... |
Yale Yale Bulldogs football The Yale Bulldogs football program represents Yale University in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision . Yale's football program is one of the oldest in the world, having begun competing in the sport in 1872... |
9 |
Bud Talbott Bud Talbott Nelson S. "Bud" Talbott was a head coach of the Dayton Triangles of the "Ohio League" and later a charter member of the National Football League. He served in World War I, World War II and the Korean War and rose to the rank of Brigadier General... |
Tackle | Yale | 9 |
John McEwan John McEwan -External links:... |
Center Center (American football) Center is a position in American football and Canadian football . The center is the innermost lineman of the offensive line on a football team's offense... |
Army | 8 |
Paul Des Jardien Paul Des Jardien Paul Raymond "Shorty" Des Jardien was an American football, baseball and basketball player. He played for the University of Chicago where he was selected as the first-team All-American center in both 1913 and 1914 and also pitched a no-hitter for the baseball team... |
Center | Chicago Chicago Maroons football The Chicago Maroons are the college football team representing the University of Chicago. The Maroons play in NCAA Division III as a member of the University Athletic Association. From 1892 to 1939, the Maroons were a major college football power... |
8 |
Johnny Spiegel Johnny Spiegel -External links:... |
Halfback | Washington & Jefferson Washington & Jefferson Presidents football The 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... |
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Lawrence Whitney Lawrence Whitney Lawrence Whitney was an American athlete and baseball player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden. He won the bronze medal in the shot put, and also competed for the US in the exhibition baseball tournament.-External links:*... |
Fullback | Dartmouth | 7 |
John O'Hearn John O'Hearn John "Jack" Ewing O'Hearn was a professional football player. He played in the National Football League in 1920 with the Cleveland Tigers and in 1921 with the Buffalo All-Americans. He graduated from Cornell University where he was a member of the Sphinx Head Society... |
End | Cornell | 7 |
Burleigh Cruikshank Burleigh Cruikshank Burleigh Cruikshank was an American football player and Presbyterian minister. In 1914, he was a first-team All-American playing at the center position for Washington & Jefferson College... |
Center | Washington & Jefferson Washington & Jefferson Presidents football The 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... |
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Patterson | Tackle | Washington & Jefferson Washington & Jefferson Presidents football The 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... |
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All-Americans of 1914
Key
- WC = 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 Walter CampWalter CampWalter 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... - VF = Vanity Fair, selected based on selections of 175 "prominent newspapermen of the country"
- PHD = Parke H. DavisParke H. DavisParke Hill Davis was an American football player, coach and historian who retroactively named the national championship teams in American college football from the 1869 through the 1932 seasons. He also named co-national champions at the conclusion of the 1933 season...
, member of rules committee and noted football historian - WE = 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:...
, 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... - FM = 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"...
, Sporting Editor of the I.N.S. - MO = Monty, New York sports writer
- NYH = New York Herald
- NYEM = James P. Sinnot, of the New York Evening Mail, "who is recognized as one of the best sporting writers in the East"
- NYG = New York Globe, selected by Mack Whalen
- NC = Newark Sunday Call, selected by William S. Hunt
- PGT = Pittsburgh Gazette-Times, selected by Fred M. Walker
- BN = Baltimore News
- PEB = Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
- AC = Atlanta Constitution, selected by sporting editor Dick Jemison
- PS = Pittsburgh Sun, selected by sporting editor James J. Long
- WH = Washington Herald, selected by William Peet
- DD = Davis J. Davies in the Pittsburgh Dispatch
- PET = Philadelphia Evening TelegraphPhiladelphia Evening TelegraphThe Philadelphia Evening Telegraph was a newspaper from Philadelphia that ran from 1864 to 1918.-History:The paper was started on January 4, 1864 by Charles Edward Warburton and James Barclay Harding. It passed to Barclay Harding Warburton I. In 1911 Warburton sold the paper to Rodman Wanamaker...
, selected by sporting editor Louis M. Toughill - SLT = St. Louis Times, selected by George Henger
- MD = Michigan Daily, selected by sporting editor F.M. Church
- NES = Newark Evening Star, selected by sporting editor Joseph P. Norton
- DN = Detroit Evening News, selected by sporting editor H.G. Salsinger
- PPL = Philadelphia Public Ledger, selected by Robert W. Maxwell
- BP = Boston Post, by Charles H. Parker
- TT = Tom ThorpTom Thorp-References:...
in the New York Evening Journal - AW = Alexander Wilson, Yale University
- PI = Philadelphia Inquirer, selected by sporting editor M. Neagle Rawlins
- OUT = OutingOuting (magazine)Outing was a late-nineteenth- and early twentieth-century American magazine covering a variety of sporting activities. It began publication in 1882 as the Wheelman and had four title changes before ceasing publication in 1923....
magazine's "FOOTBALL ROLL OF HONOR: The Men Whom the Best Coaches of the Country Have Named as the Stars of the Gridiron in 1914" - Bold - Consensus All-American
- 1 - First Team Selection
- 2 - Second Team Selection
- 3 - Third Team Selection
Ends
- Huntington "Tack" HardwickHuntington HardwickHuntington Reed "Tack" Hardwick was an American football player. He played at the halfback and end positions for Harvard University and was selected as a unanimous first-team All-American in 1914...
, Harvard (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC–1; VF; PHD; WE–1; FM-1; MO-1; NYH; NYEM-1; NYG; NC; PGT; BN; PEB; AC; PS; WH; DD; PET; SLT; MD; NES; DN; PPL; BP; TT; AW; PI; OUT) - Louis A. MerrilatLouis A. MerrilatLouis Alfred "Merry" Merrilat, Jr. was an American football end and military officer. He played college football with Army and was selected as a first-team All-American in both 1913 and 1914. He was wounded in battle while serving in France during World War I and later played in the National...
, Army (WE–1; VF; PHD; WC-2; FM-3; MO-2; NYH; NYEM-2; NYG; NC; PGT; BN; PEB; AC; NES; TT; OUT) - John E. O'HearnJohn O'HearnJohn "Jack" Ewing O'Hearn was a professional football player. He played in the National Football League in 1920 with the Cleveland Tigers and in 1921 with the Buffalo All-Americans. He graduated from Cornell University where he was a member of the Sphinx Head Society...
, Cornell (WC–1; WE–2; MO-1; NYEM-2; PS; PET; SLT; MD; DN; OUT) - Maurice R. "Red" Brann, Yale (WC–2; WH; BP; AW)
- Bob Higgins, Penn State (College Football Hall of Fame) (NYEM-1; PPL)
- Perry GravesPerry GravesPerry H. Graves, Sr. , was an All-American football player who played end for the University of Illinois from 1913 to 1915. In later life, he owned lumber companies.-Biography:...
, Illinois (FM–1) - Bovill, W&J (FM-3; MO-2; DD)
- Boyd Cherry, Ohio State (FM–2; OUT)
- T.J. Coolidge, Harvard (FM–2)
- Harvey E. OvereschHarvey OvereschHarvey Edward Overesch was an American football player and vice admiral in the U.S. Navy.A native of Lafayette, Indiana, Overesch attended Purdue University for two years before enrolling as a midshipman at the United States Naval Academy. He played at the end positions for the Navy Midshipmen...
, Navy (WC–3) - Edwin Stavrum, Wisconsin (OUT)
- Robinson, Auburn (OUT)
Tackles
- Harold R. BallinHarold BallinHarold Roy "Hal" Ballin was an American football player. He played at the tackle position for Princeton University from 1912 to 1914 and was a consensus first-team All-American in both 1913 and 1914...
, Princeton (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC–1; VF; PHD; WE–1; FM-1; MO-1; NYH; NYEM-1; NYG; NC; BN; AC; PS; WH; SLT; MD; NES; DN; BP; TT; AW; PI; OUT) - Nelson S. TalbotBud TalbottNelson S. "Bud" Talbott was a head coach of the Dayton Triangles of the "Ohio League" and later a charter member of the National Football League. He served in World War I, World War II and the Korean War and rose to the rank of Brigadier General...
, Yale (WE–1; VF; MO-1; NYH; NYEM-2; BN; AC; WH; DD; PET; OUT) - Patterson, 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–2; FM-3; PEB; PS; PET; PPL; BP; TT) - Walter Trumbull, Harvard (WC–1; PHD; DD; DN; AW; PI; OUT)
- Vic HalliganVic HalliganVictor H. Halligan was an American football player. He played for the University of Nebraska from 1912 to 1914 and was the first All-American football player to be selected from the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team....
, Nebraska (WC–3; WE–2; FM-1; PGT; MD; OUT) - Howard "Cub" Buck, Wisconsin (WE–2; PGT; SLT; OUT)
- John TooheyJohn Toohey (American football)John Peter Toohey was an American football player. A native of Kingston, New York, Toohey was "known as one of the best athletes Newburgh H. S. ever turned out." He enrolled at Rutgers University in 1910 and was a star athlete in both basketball and football. He played at the tackle position...
, Rutgers (NYEM-1; NYG; NC; NES) - Pete Maxfield, Lafayette (MO-2; PEB)
- Schultz, Washington & Lee (PPL)
- Alex "Babe" WeyandAlex WeyandAlexander Mathias "Babe" Weyand was an American football player, Olympian, Army officer and sports historian...
, Army (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC–3; FM-2) - Bob "Nasty" NashBob Nash (American football)Robert Arthur "Nasty" Nash was a professional football player who played in the American Professional Football Association for the Akron Pros, Buffalo All-Americans, Rochester Jeffersons and the New York Giants...
, Rutgers (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC–2) - Raymond "Tubby" Keeler, Wisconsin (FM–2; OUT)
- Edward J. Gallogly, Cornell (NYEM-2)
- George D. Howell, Trinity College (MO-2)
- Lennox Armstrong, Illinois (FM-3)
- Will Burton, Kansas (OUT)
- Laurens ShullLaurens ShullLaurens Corning "Spike" Shull was an All-American football player who was killed in action during World War I. He played football, baseball and basketball for the University of Chicago from 1913-1916...
, Chicago (OUT) - Josh CodyJosh CodyJoshua C. Cody was an American college athlete, head coach and athletics director. Cody was a native of Tennessee and an alumnus of Vanderbilt University, where he was a three-time All-American college football player...
, Vanderbilt (College Football Hall of Fame) (OUT) - Kelly, Tennessee (OUT)
- Bob Taylor Dobbins, Sewanee (OUT)
Guards
- Stanley B. PennockStan PennockStanley Bagg "Bags" Pennock was an American football player. He was selected as a first-team All-American at the guard position three consecutive years while leading Harvard University to three undefeated seasons from 1912 to 1914. He was killed in 1916 in an explosion at a chemical plant in New...
, Harvard (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC–1; VF; PHD; WE–1; FM-2; MO-1; NYH; NYEM-1; NYG; NC; PGT; BN; PEB; AC; PS; WH; DD; PET; SLT; MD; NES; DN; PPL; BP; TT; AW; PI; OUT) - Clarence SpearsClarence SpearsDr. Clarence Wiley "Doc" Spears was an American football player, coach, and doctor. He was an All-American guard at Dartmouth College and served as the head football coach at Dartmouth , West Virginia University , the University of Minnesota , the University of Oregon...
, Dartmouth (WC–3; WE–1; FM-1; NYH; NYEM-1; NYG; NC; PGT; BN; PEB; PS; DD; NES; PPL; BP; AW; PI) - Ralph ChapmanRalph ChapmanRalph D. "Slouie" Chapman was an American football player. He was the son of P.T. Chapman, a wealthy banker in Vienna, Illinois. He played at the guard position for Bob Zuppke's University of Illinois football team from 1912 to 1914. Chapman was selected as the captain of the 1914 Illinois...
, Illinois (WC–1; PHD; WE–2; FM-2; AC; SLT; MD; OUT) - Eddie Trenkmann, Princeton (MO-2; PET; TT)
- Wilbur Shenk, Princeton (WC-2; VF; NYEM-2; OUT)
- Arlie MucksArlie MucksArlie Max Mucks was an American track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In 1912 he finished sixth the discus throw event and 15th in the two handed discus throw competition. He was inducted in the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in 1964.He died in Oshkosh,...
, Wisconsin (FM–1) - Michail M. "Mike" DorizasMichalis DorizasMichalis Dorizas was a bronze medal winner for stone throw and javelin throw in the 1906 Summer Olympics. He was a graduate of Robert College....
, Penn(FM–1) - Harry Routh, Purdue (FM-3; DN)
- Louis JordanLouis Jordan (American football)Louis John Jordan was an American football player. He played for the University of Texas from 1911 to 1914 and was the first Texas Longhorns player to be selected as an All-American. Jordan was killed by German artillery while serving in France during World War I...
, Texas (WC-2) - Joseph J. O'Hare, Army (WE-2)
- Harold White, Syracuse (NYEM-2; OUT)
- Earl W. Mills, Navy (MO-2)
- Laurence B. Meacham, Army (WC–3)
- Dale Munsick, Cornell (FM-3)
Centers
- John McEwanJohn McEwan-External links:...
, Army (WC–1; WE-1; MO-2; NYG-1; PS; SLT; DN; BP; AW) - Paul Des JardienPaul Des JardienPaul Raymond "Shorty" Des Jardien was an American football, baseball and basketball player. He played for the University of Chicago where he was selected as the first-team All-American center in both 1913 and 1914 and also pitched a no-hitter for the baseball team...
, Chicago (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC–2; VF; FM-2; MO-1; PGT; BN; AC; DD; MD; TT; OUT) - Burleigh CruikshankBurleigh CruikshankBurleigh Cruikshank was an American football player and Presbyterian minister. In 1914, he was a first-team All-American playing at the center position for Washington & Jefferson College...
, 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; FM-3; NYH; NYEM-2; NC; PEB; WH; PET; PPL) - Albert JourneayAlbert JourneayAlbert Journeay was an American football player. A native of Piermont, New York, he grew up in Leonia, New Jersey. He attended the Mt. Hermon School before enrolling at the University of Pennsylvania. Journeay played at the guard and center positions for Penn's football teams from 1912 to 1914...
, Penn (PHD; WE-2; NYEM-1; WH [g]; NES; PI; OUT) - Bob PeckBob Peck (football)Bob Peck was an American football player who most famously played center for the Pittsburgh Panthers, where he was a three-time All-American. In 1917 he played in the Ohio League, the direct predecessor to the modern National Football League for the Youngstown Patricians and the Massillon Tigers....
, Pittsburgh (College Football Hall of Fame) (FM–1) - Boles Rosenthal, Minnesota (OUT)
- Willard Cool, Cornell (OUT)
- James Raynsford, Michigan (OUT)
- Boozer PittsBoozer Pitts-External links:...
, Auburn (OUT)
Quarterbacks
- Charley BarrettCharley BarrettCharley "Chuck" Barrett was an American football player. He was the consensus All-American quarterback in 1914 and 1915 while playing for Cornell University and led Cornell to an undefeated season and national championship in 1915...
, Cornell (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC–2; VF; WE–1; FM-1; NYH; NYEM-1; NYG [hb]; BN; PEB; AC; PS; WH; DD; PET; MD; NES; DN; PPL; TT; AW; OUT) - Milt GheeMilt GheeMilton Pomeroy Ghee, Jr. was an American football quarterback. Born in Wilmette, Illinois, Ghee attended Oak Park High School before enrolling at Dartmouth College. He played college football for Dartmouth where he was selected as an All-American in 1914. Ghee played professional football in...
, Dartmouth (WC–1; WE–2; FM-2; MO-1; NYEM-2; BP; PI) - Vernon PrichardVernon PrichardVernon Edwin "Prich" Prichard was an American football quarterback and military officer. He played college football with Army and was selected as a first-team All-American in 1914. He became a career officer in the U.S. Army and rose to the rank of Major General...
, Army (NYG; NC; PGT; SLT; OUT) - Alexander D. Wilson, Yale (WC-3; OUT)
- Potsy Clark, Illinois (FM-3; OUT)
- Huntley, New York (MO-2)
- David Paddock, Georgia (PHD; OUT)
- Malcolm Justin Logan, Harvard (OUT)
- Glick, Princeton (OUT)
- William H. Tow, Amherst (OUT)
- Irby CurryIrby CurryIrby Rice "Rabbit" Curry was an American football quarterback for Vanderbilt University from 1914 to 1916. He was selected as a first-team All-Southern player in 1915 and 1916 and a third-team All-American in 1916...
, Vanderbilt (OUT) - Robert "Bobby" Gooch, Virginia (OUT)
- Russell, Chicago (OUT)
- Tommy HughittTommy HughittErnest Fredrick Hughitt , was a National Football League utility player and coach. He was also an All-American quarterback for the University of Michigan in 1913....
, Michigan (OUT) - Sammy Gross, Iowa (OUT)
- Hightower, Northwestern (OUT)
- Louis E. Pickerel, Ohio State (OUT)
Halfbacks
- John MaulbetschJohn MaulbetschJohn F. "Johnny" Maulbetsch was an All-American football halfback at Adrian College in 1911 and for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1914 to 1916...
, Michigan (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC–1; VF [fb]; PHD; WE–1; FM-1; MO-1; PGT [fb]; BN; AC; PS; DD; PET; SLT; MD; NES; DN; PPL; BP; AW; PI; OUT) - Edward W. "Eddie" MahanEddie MahanEdward William "Eddie" Mahan was an American football player. While playing halfback for Harvard, Mahan was selected as a first-team All-American three consecutive years from 1913–1915...
, Harvard (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC-1 [fb]; VF; PHD; WE–1; FM-2; MO-1; NYH; NYEM-1; NYG; NC; PGT; BN; PEB; AC [fb]; PS; WH [fb]; DD; PET; SLT; MD [fb]; NES; DN [fb]; PPL; BP [fb]; TT; AW [fb]; PI; OUT) - Johnny SpiegelJohnny Spiegel-External links:...
, 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–2; VF; PHD; FM-1; NYH; NYEM-1; AC; DN; AW) - Frederick BradleeFrederick BradleeFrederick Josiah Bradlee, Jr. was an American football player. He was a first-team All-American while attending Harvard University in 1914...
, Harvard (WC–1; WE-2; NYEM-2; WH; BP; TT; OUT) - Harold PogueHarold PogueHarold Pogue was an American football player and businessman. He played quarterback and halfback for Robert Zuppke's University of Illinois football teams and was selected as a first-team All-American in 1914...
, Illinois (WC–3; WE-2; FM-3; PGT; MD; OUT) - William "Billy" Cahall, Lehigh (WC-2; MO-2)
- Howard Parker "Tal" Talman, Rutgers (WC–3)
- Miller, Pittsburgh (FM-3)
- Andrew Toolan, Williams (MO-2; OUT)
- Rutherford, Nebraska (OUT)
- Guy Chamberlain, Nebraska (OUT)
- Rose, Syracuse (OUT)
- Marcus Wilkinson, Syracuse (OUT)
- Carroll Knowles, Yale (OUT)
- Moore, Princeton (OUT)
- Mayer, Virginia (OUT)
- Gray, Chicago (OUT)
- Bart MacomberBart MacomberFranklin Bart Macomber was an American football player. He played halfback and quarterback for the University of Illinois from 1914 to 1916 and helped the school to its first national football championship and consecutive undefeated seasons in 1914 and 1915...
, Illinois (OUT) - Sikes, Vanderbilt (OUT)
- Lee Tolley, Sewanee (OUT)
- Taylor, North Carolina (OUT)
Fullbacks
- Harry LeGoreHarry LeGoreHarry William LeGore was an American football and baseball player, Maryland state legislator and businessman.-Early years:LeGore was born in Frederick County, Maryland. He was a son of the James William LeGore...
, Yale (WC–2; WE–2; FM-1; MO-1; NYH; NYEM-1; PS; WH [hb]; PET; TT; PI; OUT) - Lawrence WhitneyLawrence WhitneyLawrence Whitney was an American athlete and baseball player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden. He won the bronze medal in the shot put, and also competed for the US in the exhibition baseball tournament.-External links:*...
, Dartmouth (WC–3; WE–1; FM-2 [hb]; NYEM-2 [hb]; NYG; NC [hb]; PEB [hb]; SLT; NES; PPL; OUT) - Lorin SolonLorin SolonLorin Solon was an All-American football player who played at the end and fullback positions for the University of Minnesota....
, Minnesota (WC–3 [end]; WE–2 [end]; FM–2; BN; DD; OUT) - Ray EichenlaubRay EichenlaubRay "Iron Eich" Eichenlaub was an American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1972....
, Notre Dame (College Football Hall of Fame) (MO-2; NC) - Harry A. "Haps" BenferHaps BenferHarold A. "Haps" Benfer was an American football and basketball player and college coach and administrator. He was selected as a first-team All-American fullback while playing for Albright College in 1914...
, Albright (PEB; OUT) - Hugo Franck, Harvard (NYEM-2)
- Charles Shuler, Jr., Cornell (FM-3)
- Peter Calac, Carlisle (OUT)
- Dan Kenan, Wesleyan (OUT)
- Carl Philippi, Cornell (OUT)
- Campbell "Honus" Graf, Ohio State (OUT)
- Charles BrickleyCharles BrickleyCharles Edward Brickley was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the Johns Hopkins University in 1915, at Boston College from 1916 to 1917, and at Fordham University in 1920 with Joseph DuMoe as co-coach, compiling a career college football record of 22–9...
, Harvard (OUT)