1917 College Football All-America Team
The 1917 College Football All-America team consists of American football players selected to the College Football All-America Teams selected by various organizations in 1917. The selections were affected by the First World War. The Walter Camp Football Foundation lists no team in 1917. Camp posted an All-Service team in Collier's Weekly, and other organizations posted All-American teams. Walter Eckersall accidentally picked two players from Tech High School in an attempt to give credence to the first consensus national champion from the south, Georgia Tech. Walker Carpenter and Everett Strupper were the first two players from the Deep South ever selected All-American.All-Americans of 1917
Ends
- Charles Bolen, Ohio State
- Henry Miller, Penn
- Paul Robeson, Rutgers
- Clifford Carlson, Pittsburgh
- Ernest H. Von Heimburg, Navy
- John Rasmussen, Nebraska; Grant
- William Jennings Gardner, Carlisle; Custer
- C. A. Coolidge, Harvard; Devens
- Fred Heyman, Washington & Jefferson; Sherman
- Ben Cubbage, Penn State; USAACS
- George B. L. Green, Dartmouth; New Port Naval Res
- Paul "Monk" Hager, West Virginia
- Elmer "Bird" Carroll, Washington & Jefferson
- Heinie Miller, Pennsylvania
- Ellenberger, Cornell; Dix
- Mitchell, Mare Isl.; Marines
- Spike Dennie, Brown; Funston
- Hunt, Coast Naval Res.
Tackles
- George Hauser, Minnesota
- Alfred Cobb, Syracuse
- Walker Carpenter, Georgia Tech
- Belford West, Colgate; Dix
- Pete Henry, Washington & Jefferson
- John Beckett, Oregon; Mare Isl.
- Albert Benbrook, Michigan; Ft. Sheridan
- Pike Johnson, Washington & Lee; USAACS
- Corbeau, Case; U. S. Marines Corps
- Ernest Hubka, Nebraska
- B. T. Williams, Oregon
- Joseph Strauss, Penn
- Joseph Murphy, Dartmouth
- Moriarty, Coast Naval Res.
- Hugh Blacklock, Mich. Ag; Great Lakes
- Robertson, Dartmouth; Dodge
- Zipper Lathrop, Notre Dame; Grant
- Harvey McCord, Tech High School
Guards
- Dale Seis, Pittsburgh
- Eugene Neeley, Dartmouth
- Jock Sutherland, Pittsburgh
- Clinton Black, Yale; Newport Res.
- Frank Culver, Michigan
- Chris Schlachter, Syracuse; Newport Res.
- C. J. Grabb, Brown
- H. M. Grey, Davidson
- Ernest Allmendinger, Michigan; Ft. Sheridan
- Charles Lane, California
- Herbert Dieter, Pennsylvania
- C. G. Higgins, Chicago
- John Ulrich, Northwestern
- Allen Thurman, Virginia; Jackson
- Paul Withington, Harvard; Funston
- Snyder, 91st Division
- Holder, 91st Division
- Sid Sault, Tech High School
Centers
- Frank Rydzewski, Notre Dame
- Russ Bailey, West Virginia
- Pup Phillips, Georgia Tech
- John T. Callahan, Yale; Newport Res.
- Paul Des Jardien, Chicago; Ft. Sheridan
- Lud Wray, Penn; U.S. Marine Corps
- Alex Wray, Pennsylvania
- Oscar P. Lambert, Michigan
- Hommand, Kas.; Funston
- White, Yale; Jackson
Quarterbacks
- Benny Boynton, Williams
- Bill Ingram, Navy
- Ockie Anderson, Colgate; Dix
- Archie Weston, Michigan
- Raymond "Razor" Watkins, Colgate; Mineola
- Charles Thorne "Mike" Murphy, Yale; USAACS
- Albert Hill, Georgia Tech
- Brennan, Fordham
- Harry Costello, Georgetown; Custer
Halfbacks
- Elmer Oliphant, Army
- Everett Strupper, Georgia Tech
- Charley Barrett, Cornell; Newport Res.
- Joe Guyon, Georgia Tech
- Eddie Casey, Harvard; Boston Navy Yard
- Wayland Minot, Harvard; Devens
- Bernard Gerrish, Dartmouth; Newport Res.
- Johnny Scott, Lafayette; U.S. Marine Corps
- "Scrubby" McCreight, Washington & Jefferson
- Arthur Hoffman, Cornell
- James J. Drummey, Tufts
- Fritz Shiverick, Cornell; Grant
- Edmund O'Boyle, Georgetown; Pelham
- Blair, Md.; Upton
Fullbacks
- Chic Harley, Ohio State
- George "Tank" McLaren, Pittsburgh
- Joseph Howard Berry, Jr., Pennsylvania
- Cedric C. Smith, Michigan; Great Lakes
- Eddie Mahan, Harvard; U.S. Marine Corps
- Earl "Curley" Cramer, Hamline; USAACS
- Bob Koehler, Northwestern
- Maxfield, Lafayette, Ft. Slocum
- Thayer, Pa.; Meade
Key
NCAA recognized selectors for 1917
Other selectors
- WE = Walter Eckersall, of the Chicago Tribune
- DJ = Dick Jemison, of the Atlanta Constitution.
- NYT = All Service eleven of The New York Times.
Bold = Consensus All-American
- 1 – First-team selection
- 2 – Second-team selection
- 3 – Third-team selection
