The 1943 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 1943. The eight selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1943 season are (1) Collier's Weekly, as selected by Grantland Rice, (2) the Associated Press, (3) the United Press, (4) the All-America Board, (5) Football News, (6) the International News Service (INS), (7) Look magazine, and (8) the Sporting News.
Consensus All-Americans
For the year 1943, the NCAA recognizes eight published All-American teams as "official" designations for purposes of its consensus determinations. The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans and displays which first-team designations they received.
All-American selections for 1943
Ends
- Ralph Heywood, USC <small>(AAB; AP-1; FN; INS-1; LK; UP-1; CP-1; SS-1)</small>
- John Yonakor, Notre Dame <small>(AAB; UP-1; INS-1; SN; CP-1)</small>
- Pete Pihos, Indiana (College and Pro Football Hall of Fame) <small>(AAB; AP-3; SN; UP-2; CO-1; NYS-1)</small>
- Albert Channell, Navy <small>(AP-3; FN; LK)</small>
- John Monahan, Dartmouth <small>(AP-2; NYS-1)</small>
- Roe Johnston, Navy <small>(SS-1)</small>
- Herb Hein, Northwestern <small>(CO-1)</small>
- Joe Parker, Texas <small>(AP-1)</small>
- Robert Hall, Colorado College <small>(AP-2)</small>
- Bob Gantt, Duke <small>(UP-2)</small>
Tackles
- Don Whitmire, Navy (College Football Hall of Fame) <small>(AAB; INS-1; LK; UP-1; CP-1)</small>
- Jim White, Notre Dame <small>(AAB; AP-1; CO-1; INS-1; SN; UP-1; CP-1)</small>
- Merv Pregulman, Michigan <small>(AP-3; CO-1 [g]; FN; LK; SN; UP-2; SS-1)</small>
- Art McCaffray, College of the Pacific <small>(UP-2; CO-1; NYS-1)</small>
- George Connor, Holy Cross <small>(AP-2; NYS-1)</small>
- Ralph Calcagni, Cornell <small>(SS-1)</small>
- Pat Preston, Duke <small>(AP-1)</small>
- Francis Merritt, Army (College Football Hall of Fame) <small>(AP-2; FN)</small>
- Solon Burnett, Southwestern (Texas) <small>(AP-3)</small>
Guards
- Alex Agase, Purdue (College Football Hall of Fame) <small>(AAB; AP-3; FN; INS-1; LK; SN; UP-1; CP-1)</small>
- Pat Filley, Notre Dame <small>(AP-2; CO-1; FN; SN; UP-1)</small>
- John Steber, Georgia Tech. <small>(AAB; AP-1 [tackle]; UP-2; INS-1; NYS-1)</small>
- Bill Milner, Duke <small>(SS-1; CP-1)</small>
- Harold Fisher, Southwestern <small>(LK)</small>
- Bill Milner, Duke <small>(NYS-1)</small>
- Don Alvarez, Dartmouth <small>(SS-1)</small>
- George Brown, Navy <small>(AP-1)</small>
- John Jaffurs, Penn State <small>(AP-2; UP-2)</small>
- Richard Ward, Washington <small>(AP-3)</small>
Centers
Quarterbacks
- Angelo Bertelli, Notre Dame (College Football Hall of Fame) <small>(AAB; AP-2; CO-1; FN; INS-1; LK; SN; UP-1; CP-1; NYS-1; SS-1)</small>
- Otto Graham, Northwestern <small>(AAB [hb]; AP-1; FN; UP-2; CP-1)</small>
Halfbacks
- Bill Daley, Michigan <small>(AAB [fb]; AP-1; CO-1 [fb]; FN; INS-1; LK; SN; UP-1; CP-1; NYS-1; SS-1)</small>
- Bob Odell, Penn (College Football Hall of Fame) <small>(AP-1; UP-2; CO-1; INS-1; LK; NYS-1)</small>
- Creighton Miller, Notre Dame (College Football Hall of Fame) <small>(AAB; AP-1; CO-1; FN; INS-1; SN; UP-1)</small>
- Eddie Prokop, Georgia Tech <small>(AP-2; UP-2)</small>
- Alvin Dark, Southwestern Louisiana <small>(AP-2)</small>
- Harold Hamburg, Navy <small>(UP-2)</small>
- Steve Van Buren, LSU <small>(AP-3)</small>
- Robert Hoernschemeyer, Indiana <small>(AP-3)</small>
- Bob Steuber, DePauw <small>(AP-3)</small>
Fullbacks
- John Podesto, College of the Pacific <small>(AP-3; LK; SS-1 [halfback]; NYS-1)</small>
- Tony Butkovich, Purdue (killed on Okinawa, World War II) <small>(AP-2; SN; UP-1; CP-1; SS-1)</small>
Key
Bold = Consensus All-American
- -1 â First-team selection
- -2 â Second-team selection
- -3 â Third-team selection
Official selectors
Other selectors
See also
References