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 (WC-1; MS; TM-1) Bill Fincher, Georgia Tech (MS; TM-1, WC-2) Robert Hopper, Penn (WC-1; MS; TM-2) William E. Harrington, Pittsburgh (TM-2) Josh Weeks, Brown (WC-2) Joe Schwarzer, Syracuse (WC-3) John Tressel, Washington & Jefferson (WC-3)
Tackles
Pete Henry, Washington & Jefferson (College and Pro Football Hall of Fame) (WC-2; MS; TM-1) Leonard Hilty, Pittsburgh (WC-1; TM-2) Lou Usher, Syracuse (WC-1; TM-2) Joe Guyon, Georgia Tech (MS) Pard Larkin, Swarthmore (TM-1) John Ripple, North Carolina A&M (WC-2) Angus Goetz, Michigan (WC-3) James Neylon, Penn (WC-3)
Guards Doc Alexander, Syracuse (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC-1; MS; TM-1) Lyman Perry, Navy (WC-1; MS; TM-1) Jake Stahl, Pittsburgh (WC-2; TM-2) Alfred Neuschaefer, Rutgers (TM-2) Tommy Scaffe, Navy (WC-2) Fred Huggins, Brown (WC-3) Walter A. Gordon, California (WC-3)
Centers
Bum Day, Georgia Tech (WC-1) Jack Depler, Illinois (WC-2; MS) Thomas Sterck, Washington & Jefferson (TM-1) Sam Arthur, Navy (TM-2) Tim Callahan, Princeton (WC-3)
Quarterbacks Frank Murrey, Princeton (WC-1; MS) Willard Ackley, Syracuse (WC-3; TM-1) Bill Ingram, Navy (TM-2) Robb, California (WC-2)
Halfbacks
Tom Davies, Pittsburgh (WC-1; MS; TM-1) Wolcott Roberts, Navy (WC-1; MS) Katy Easterday, Pittsburgh (TM-1) Buck Flowers, Georgia Tech (WC-2 [fb]; TM-2) Skip Gougler, Pittsburgh (TM-2) Frankie Frisch, Fordham (WC-2) Gus Eckberg, Minnesota (WC-3) Frank Kelley, Rutgers (WC-3)
Fullbacks Frank Steketee, Michigan (WC-1; TM-2) George McLaren, Pittsburgh (WC-2 [hb]; MS; TM-1) William Butler, Navy (WC-3)
Key NCAA recognized selectors for 1918 WC = Walter Camp for Collier's: The National Weekly MS = Frank Menke Syndicate, by Frank G. MenkeESPN College Football Encyclopedia, p. 1153
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.