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 TotalBob HigginsEndPenn StateMS, WCDJ, RE4/4Wilbur HenryTackleWash. & Jeff.MS, WCDJ, RE4/4Chic HarleyHalfbackOhio StateMS, WCDJ, RE4/4Eddie CaseyHalfbackHarvardMS, WCDJ, RE4/4Ira RodgersFullbackWest VirginiaMS, WCDJ, RE4/4Belford WestTackleColgateMS, WCRE3/4Heinie MillerEndPennWCDJ2/4Doc AlexanderGuardSyracuseMS, WC--2/4Swede YoungstromGuardDartmouthMS, WC--2/4Red WeaverCenterCentreWCDJ2/4Benny BoyntonQuarterbackWilliamsMSDJ2/4Charles CarpenterCenterWisconsinMS--1/4Bo McMillinQuarterbackCentreWC--1/4
All-Americans of 1919
Ends Bob Higgins, Penn State (College Football Hall of Fame) Heinie Miller, Penn Lester Belding, Iowa Frank Weston, Wisconsin Joseph DuMoe, Lafayette Earl Blaik, Army Red Roberts, Centre Dick Reichle, Illinois Bernard Kirk, Notre Dame Paul Meyers, Wisconsin
Tackles
Pete Henry, Washington & Jefferson (College and Pro Football Hall of Fame) Belford West, Colgate (College Football Hall of Fame) William Grimm, Washington Burt Ingwersen, Illinois Duke Slater, Iowa Josh Cody, Vanderbilt (College Football Hall of Fame) Hoffman, Ohio Joseph Murphy, Dartmouth
Guards Doc Alexander, Syracuse (College Football Hall of Fame) Swede Youngstrom, Dartmouth Fred Denfeld, Navy Jack Depler, Illinois Charles Arthur Clark, Harvard Lloyd Pixley, Ohio State Robert Sedgwick, Harvard Pup Phillips, Georgia Tech
Centers
Red Weaver, Centre Charles Carpenter, Wisconsin Russ Bailey, West Virginia Tim Callahan, Yale Bum Day, Georgia Harry J. Robertson, Syracuse
Quarterbacks Bo McMillin, Centre (College Football Hall of Fame) John Strubing, Princeton Benny Boynton, Williams James Bradshaw, Nevada
Halfbacks Chic Harley, Ohio State (College Football Hall of Fame) Eddie Casey, Harvard (College Football Hall of Fame) Murray Trimble, Princeton Arnold Oss, Minnesota Bill Steers, Oregon Hank Gillo, Colgate Bodie Weldon, Lafayette
Fullbacks Ira Rodgers, West Virginia (College Football Hall of Fame) Jim Braden, Yale Jim Robertson, Dartmouth
Key
Bold = Consensus All-American 1 – First-team selection 2 – Second-team selection 3 – Third-team selection
Official selectors WC = Walter Camp MS = Frank Menke Syndicate, by Frank G. MenkeESPN College Football Encyclopedia, p. 1153
Other selectors RE = Reno Evening Gazette, selected by "W.P. Hahn, football expert of national note who is now located in Reno" DJ = Dick Jemison
See also 1919 All-Big Ten Conference football team 1919 All-Eastern football team 1919 All-Pacific Coast football team 1919 All-Southern college football team 1919 All-Western college football team
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