The 1949 Little All-America college football team is composed of college football players from small colleges and universities who were selected by the Associated Press (AP) as the best players at each position. For 1949, the AP selected first, second, and third teams.
Back Eddie LeBaron of Pacific was chosen for the first team for the third consecutive year. Andy Robustelli, chosen as a third-team end, was later inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
First-team Position Player Team B Eddie LeBaron Pacific Brad Rowland McMurry William Young Hillsdale Conrad Callahan Morningside E Claude Radtke Lawrence Charles Williams Sam Houston State T Herbert McKinney Missouri Valley Elbert Hammett Wofford G Vincent Sarratore Chattanooga Art Byrd Western Carolina C Robert Numbers Lehigh
Second-team Position Player Team B Roland Malcolm Gustavus Adolphus Wilford White Arizona State Robert Miller Emory & Henry Thomas Lucia Louisville E Clifford Coggin Mississippi Southern John Gallagher Delaware T Peter Wichowski Wesleyan (CT) William Bigham Hardin G Warren Wood Puget Sound Joseph Lucas St. Ambrose C Lambert Oberg Trinity (CT)
Third-team Position Player Team B Dean Armstrong RPI Thomas Winbigler College of Idaho Robert McAvoy Bowdoin Howard Treesh Hanover E Robert McChesney Hardin–Simmons Andy Robustelli Arnold T Cecil Jackson Juniata Arnold Melvin Elon G Vernon Quick Wofford Robert Gerhardt Evansville C Harvey Moyer Wofford
See also 1949 College Football All-America Team
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