1916 All-Western college football team
| 1916 All-Western college football team |
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| 1916 college football season |
| 1914 1915 ← → 1917 1919 |
The 1916 All-Western college football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Western teams chosen by various selectors for the 1916 college football season.
All-Western selections
[edit]Ends
[edit]- Bert Baston, Minnesota (ECP-1; JV-1) (CFHOF)
- Chic Harley, Ohio State (ECP-1; JV-1) (CFHOF)
- Tim Corey, Nebraska (JV-1)
- Frederick I. Norman, Northwestern (ECP-2)
- Charles Bolen, Ohio State (ECP-2; JV-2)
- Flynn, Minnesota (JV-2)
Tackles
[edit]- George Hauser, Minnesota (ECP-1; JV-1)
- Fred Becker, Iowa (ECP-1)
- Howard Courtney, Ohio State (JV-1)
- Manley R. Petty, Illinois (ECP-2)
- Frank A. R. Mayer, Minnesota (ECP-2; JV-2)
- Runquist, Illinois (JV-2)
Guards
[edit]- Charles Higgins, Chicago (ECP-1)
- Gilbert S. Sinclair, Minnesota (ECP-1)
- Conrad L. Eklund, Minnesota (ECP-2; JV-1)
- Charlie Bachman, Notre Dame (ECP-2; JV-1) (CFHOF)
- Alan Boyd, Michigan (JV-2)
- Gorgas, Chicago (JV-2)
Centers
[edit]- John L. Townley, Jr., Minnesota (ECP-1; JV-1)
- Walter Niemann, Michigan (ECP-2)
- Slip Madigan, Notre Dame (JV-1)
Quarterbacks
[edit]- Bart Macomber, Illinois (ECP-1; JV-1) (CFHOF)
- Claire Long, Minnesota (ECP-2; JV-2)
Halfbacks
[edit]- Paddy Driscoll, Northwestern (ECP-1; JV-2) (CFHOF/PFHOF)
- John Maulbetsch, Michigan (ECP-1) (CFHOF)
- Harold Hansen, Minnesota (ECP-2)
- Stan Cofall, Notre Dame (ECP-2; JV-1)
- Loren Caley, Nebraska (JV-2)
Fullbacks
[edit]- Pudge Wyman, Minnesota (ECP-1; JV-1)
- Bob Koehler, Northwestern (ECP-2; JV-2)
Key
[edit]Bold = consensus choice by a majority of the selectors
ECP = E. C. Patterson in Collier's Weekly[1]
JV = Jack Veiock[2]
CFHOF = College Football Hall of Fame
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ E.C. Patterson (December 23, 1916). "Collier's All-Western Eleven". Collier's Weekly. p. 22.
- ^ Jack Veiock (December 7, 1916). "Jack Veiock's Selections for An All-Western Eleven". Evening Tribune.