The 1892 All-America college football team was composed of college football players who were selected as the best players at their respective positions for the 1892 college football season, as selected by Caspar Whitney for Harper's Weekly and Walter Camp. Whitney began publishing his All-America team in 1889, and his list, which was considered the official All-America team, was published in Harper's Weekly from 1891 to 1896. Harvard Law School student and football center William H. Lewis became the first African-American to be selected as an All-American in 1892, an honor he would receive again in 1893.
All-American selections for 1892
Key WC = Walter Camp CW = Caspar Whitney, published in Harper's Weekly magazine. Bold = Consensus All-American
Ends Frank Hinkey, Yale (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC, CW) Frank Hallowell, Harvard (WC, CW)
Tackles Alexander Hamilton Wallis, Yale (WC, CW) Marshall Newell, Harvard (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC, CW)
Guards
Art Wheeler, Princeton (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC, CW) Bert Waters, Harvard (WC)
Centers William H. Lewis, Harvard (first African-American All-American) (WC, CW)
Quarterback Philip King, Princeton (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC, CW)
Halfbacks Vance McCormick, Yale (WC, CW) Harry Thayer, Penn (WC, CW)
Fullbacks Charley Brewer, Harvard (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC, CW)
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