1919 All-America college football team
Official list of the best college football players of 1919
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The 1919 All-America college football team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose All-America college football teams in 1919. The two selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1919 season are (1) Walter Camp (WC), whose selections were published in Collier's Weekly; and (2) the Frank Menke syndicate (MS).
Consensus All-Americans
For the year 1919, the NCAA recognizes only two selectors as "official" for purposes of its consensus determinations. The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans and displays which first-team designations they received.
| Name | Position | School | Official | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Higgins | End | Penn State | MS, WC | DJ, RE | 4/4 |
| Wilbur Henry | Tackle | Wash. & Jeff. | MS, WC | DJ, RE | 4/4 |
| Chic Harley | Halfback | Ohio State | MS, WC | DJ, RE | 4/4 |
| Eddie Casey | Halfback | Harvard | MS, WC | DJ, RE | 4/4 |
| Ira Rodgers | Fullback | West Virginia | MS, WC | DJ, RE | 4/4 |
| Belford West | Tackle | Colgate | MS, WC | RE | 3/4 |
| Heinie Miller | End | Penn | WC | DJ | 2/4 |
| Doc Alexander | Guard | Syracuse | MS, WC | -- | 2/4 |
| Swede Youngstrom | Guard | Dartmouth | MS, WC | -- | 2/4 |
| Red Weaver | Center | Centre | WC | DJ | 2/4 |
| Benny Boynton | Quarterback | Williams | MS | DJ | 2/4 |
| Charles Carpenter | Center | Wisconsin | MS | -- | 1/4 |
| Bo McMillin | Quarterback | Centre | WC | -- | 1/4 |
All-Americans of 1919
Ends
- Bob Higgins, Penn State (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC-1; MS; RE-1; DJ-1)
- Heinie Miller, Penn (WC-1; DJ-1)
- Lester Belding, Iowa (MS)
- Frank Weston, Wisconsin (WC-2)
- Joseph DuMoe, Lafayette (WC-2)
- Earl Blaik, Army (WC-3)
- Red Roberts, Centre (WC-3)
- Dick Reichle, Illinois (RE-1)
- Bernard Kirk, Notre Dame (DJ-2)
- Paul Meyers, Wisconsin (DJ-2)
Tackles
- Pete Henry, Washington & Jefferson (College and Pro Football Hall of Fame) (WC-1; MS; RE-1 [g]; DJ-1)
- Belford West, Colgate (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC-1; MS; RE-1; DJ-2)
- William Grimm, Washington (WC-2)
- Burt Ingwersen, Illinois (WC-2)
- Duke Slater, Iowa (WC-3)
- Josh Cody, Vanderbilt (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC-3; DJ-1)
- Hoffman, Ohio (RE-1)
- Joseph Murphy, Dartmouth (DJ-2)
Guards
- Doc Alexander, Syracuse (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC-1; MS; DJ-2)
- Swede Youngstrom, Dartmouth (WC-1; MS; DJ-2)
- Fred Denfeld, Navy (WC-2)
- Jack Depler, Illinois (WC-2)
- Charles Arthur Clark, Harvard (WC-3)
- Lloyd Pixley, Ohio State (WC-3; DJ-1)
- Robert Sedgwick, Harvard (RE-1)
- Pup Phillips, Georgia Tech (DJ-1)
Centers
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- Red Weaver, Centre (WC-1; DJ-1)
- Charles Carpenter, Wisconsin (MS)
- Russ Bailey, West Virginia (WC-2)
- Tim Callahan, Yale (WC-3)
- Bum Day, Georgia (DJ-2)
- Harry J. Robertson, Syracuse (RE-1)
Quarterbacks
- Bo McMillin, Centre (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC-1; DJ-2)
- John Strubing, Princeton (WC-2)
- Benny Boynton, Williams (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC-3; MS; DJ-1)
- James Bradshaw, Nevada (RE-1)
Halfbacks
- Chic Harley, Ohio State (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC-1; MS; DJ-1)
- Eddie Casey, Harvard (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC-1; MS; RE-1; DJ-1)
- Murray Trimble, Princeton (WC-2; RE-1)
- Arnold Oss, Minnesota (WC-2)
- Bill Steers, Oregon (WC-3)
- Hank Gillo, Colgate (WC-3; DJ-2)
- Bodie Weldon, Lafayette (DJ-2)
Fullbacks
- Ira Rodgers, West Virginia (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC-1; MS; RE-1; DJ-1)
- Jim Braden, Yale (WC-2)
- Jim Robertson, Dartmouth (WC-3; DJ-2)
Key
Bold = Consensus All-American[1]
- 1 â First-team selection
- 2 â Second-team selection
- 3 â Third-team selection
Official selectors
- WC = Walter Camp[2]
- MS = Frank Menke Syndicate, by Frank G. Menke[3]
Other selectors
- RE = Reno Evening Gazette, selected by "W.P. Hahn, football expert of national note who is now located in Reno"[4]
- DJ = Dick Jemison[5]