The 1940 All-Eastern football team consists of American football players chosen by various selectors as the best players at each position among the Eastern colleges and universities during the 1940 college football season.
All-Eastern selections
Backs Walter Matuszczak, Cornell (AP-1) Frank Reagan, Penn (AP-1) Charlie O'Rourke, Boston College (AP-1) George Kracum, Pittsburgh (AP-1) Henry Toczylowski, Boston College (AP-2) Andy Tomasic, Temple (AP-2) Dave Allerdice, Princeton (AP-2) Steve Filipowicz, Fordham (AP-2)
Ends Loren MacKinney, Harvard (AP-1) Alan Bartholomy, Yale (AP-1) Hugh Barber, Columbia (AP-2) Alva Kelley, Cornell (AP-2)
Tackles Nick Drahos, Cornell (AP-1) Joe Ungerer, Fordham (AP-1) Gene Flathmann, Navy (AP-2) Bill Collins, Lafayette (AP-2)
Guards George Kerr, Boston College (AP-1) Agostino Lio, Georgetown (AP-1) Lou Young, Dartmouth (AP-2) Joe Weidner, Army (AP-2)
Centers Chet Gladchuk, Boston College (AP-1) Leon Gajecki, Penn State (AP-2)
Key AP = Associated Press UP = United Press INS = International News Service NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association
See also 1940 College Football All-America Team
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