1918 All-America college football team

The 1918 All-America college football team consists of American football players selected to the All-America college football teams selected by various organizations for the 1918 college football season.

All-Americans of 1918

Ends

• Paul Robeson, Rutgers <small>(WC-1; MS; TM-1)</small>
• Bill Fincher, Georgia Tech <small>(MS; TM-1, WC-2)</small>
• Robert Hopper, Penn <small>(WC-1; MS; TM-2)</small>
• William E. Harrington, Pittsburgh <small>(TM-2)</small>
• Josh Weeks, Brown <small>(WC-2)</small>
• Joe Schwarzer, Syracuse <small>(WC-3)</small>
• John Tressel, Washington & Jefferson <small>(WC-3)</small>

Tackles

• Pete Henry, Washington & Jefferson (College and Pro Football Hall of Fame) <small>(WC-2; MS; TM-1)</small>
• Leonard Hilty, Pittsburgh <small>(WC-1; TM-2)</small>
• Lou Usher, Syracuse <small>(WC-1; TM-2)</small>
• Joe Guyon, Georgia Tech <small>(MS)</small>
• Pard Larkin, Swarthmore <small>(TM-1)</small>
• John Ripple, North Carolina A&M <small>(WC-2)</small>
• Angus Goetz, Michigan <small>(WC-3)</small>
• James Neylon, Penn <small>(WC-3)</small>

Guards

• Doc Alexander, Syracuse (College Football Hall of Fame) <small>(WC-1; MS; TM-1)</small>
• Lyman Perry, Navy <small>(WC-1; MS; TM-1)</small>
• Jake Stahl, Pittsburgh <small>(WC-2; TM-2)</small>
• Alfred Neuschaefer, Rutgers <small>(TM-2)</small>
• Tommy Scaffe, Navy <small>(WC-2)</small>
• Fred Huggins, Brown <small>(WC-3)</small>
• Walter A. Gordon, California <small>(WC-3)</small>

Centers

• Bum Day, Georgia Tech <small>(WC-1)</small>
• Jack Depler, Illinois <small>(WC-2; MS)</small>
• Thomas Sterck, Washington & Jefferson <small>(TM-1)</small>
• Sam Arthur, Navy <small>(TM-2)</small>
• Tim Callahan, Princeton <small>(WC-3)</small>

Quarterbacks

• Frank Murrey, Princeton <small>(WC-1; MS)</small>
• Willard Ackley, Syracuse <small>(WC-3; TM-1)</small>
• Bill Ingram, Navy <small>(TM-2)</small>
• Robb, California <small>(WC-2)</small>

Halfbacks

• Tom Davies, Pittsburgh <small>(WC-1; MS; TM-1)</small>
• Wolcott Roberts, Navy <small>(WC-1; MS)</small>
• Katy Easterday, Pittsburgh <small>(TM-1)</small>
• Buck Flowers, Georgia Tech <small>(WC-2 [fb]; TM-2)</small>
• Skip Gougler, Pittsburgh <small>(TM-2)</small>
• Frankie Frisch, Fordham <small>(WC-2)</small>
• Gus Eckberg, Minnesota <small>(WC-3)</small>
• Frank Kelley, Rutgers <small>(WC-3)</small>

Fullbacks

• Frank Steketee, Michigan <small>(WC-1; TM-2)</small>
• George McLaren, Pittsburgh <small>(WC-2 [hb]; MS; TM-1)</small>
• William Butler, Navy <small>(WC-3)</small>

Key

NCAA recognized selectors for 1918

• WC = Walter Camp for Collier's: The National Weekly
• MS = Frank Menke Syndicate, by Frank G. Menke

Other selectors

• TM = Robert "Tiny" Maxwell, of the Philadelphia Public Ledger

Bold = Consensus All-American

• 1 – First-team selection
• 2 – Second-team selection
• 3 – Third-team selection

See also

• 1918 All-Big Ten Conference football team
• 1918 All-Pacific Coast football team

References

Further reading

• Walter Camp, "The All-America Team: Annual Review of the Football Season" with "The All-Service Team: Football Stars of Camp, Cantonment, and Station," Collier's: The National Weekly, Jan. 4, 1919, pp. 13, 32, 60, 62 and Jan. 11, 1919, pp. 8, 26.