The 1946 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 1946. The nine selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1946 season are (1) the All-America Board (AAB), (2) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), published by Look magazine, (3) the Associated Press (AP), (4) Collier's Weekly, as selected by Grantland Rice, (5) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), (6) the International News Service (INS), (7) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), (8) the Sporting News (SN), and (9) the United Press (UP).
Consensus All-Americans
For the year 1946, the NCAA recognizes nine 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 1946
Ends
- Burr Baldwin, UCLA
- Hub Bechtol, Texas
- Hank Foldberg, Army
- Elmer Madar, Michigan
- Al Baldwin, Arkansas
- Richard Hagen, Washington
- Barney Poole, Army
- Wallace Jones, Kentucky
- Ray Poole, Mississippi
- Len Ford, Michigan
- Browning, Denver
- Clyde Lindsey, LSU
- Ike Armstrong, Oklahoma A&M
Tackles
- George Connor, Notre Dame
- Dick Huffman, Tennessee
- Warren Amling, Ohio State
- George Savitsky, Penn
- John Ferraro, USC
- Bob Davis, Georgia Tech
- Bernie Gallagher, Penn
- Frank Wydo, Cornell
- Walt Barnes, LSU
- Bill Kay, Iowa
Guards
- Weldon Humble, Rice
- Alex Agase, Illinois
- John Mastrangelo, Notre Dame
- Ed Hirsch, Northwestern
- Plato Andros, Oklahoma
- Joe Steffy, Army
- Arthur Gerometta, Army
- Knox Ramsey, William & Mary
- Herbert St. John, Georgia
- Dick Barwegan, Purdue
- Fritz Barzilauskas, Yale
Centers
Quarterbacks
Halfbacks
- Charley Trippi, Georgia
- Glenn Davis, Army
- Herman Wedemeyer, St. Mary's
- Ray Evans, Kansas
- Charlie Justice, North Carolina
- Bob Chappuis, Michigan
- Clyde Scott, Arkansas
- Harry Gilmer, Alabama
- Forrest Hall, U. San Francisco
- Tony Minisi, Penn
- Lloyd Merriman, Stanford
Fullbacks
Black college All-Americans
During the 1940s, African-Americans were excluded from many college football programs. Many played the game at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The major All-America selectors in these years did not include players from HBCUs. However, The Pittsburgh Courier each year selected its own All-America team from African-American players, including those at HBCUs. The players chosen for 1946 were:
- Nathaniel Powell, Florida A&M, end
- Roger Pierce, Langston, end
- Robert Drummond, Tennessee A&I, tackle
- Robert Smith, Southern, tackle
- French Nickens, Virginia State, guard
- Herman Mabrie, Tuskegee, guard
- John Brown, North Carolina College, center
- Nathaniel Taylor, Tennessee A&I, back
- Whitney L. Van Cleve, Tuskegee, back
- Raymond Von Lewis, Texas College, back
- James Turpin, Morgan State, back
Key
- Bold â 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