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1907 All-Western College Football Team
The 1907 All-Western college football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Western teams chosen by various selectors for the 1907 college football season. One player, Germany Schulz, was also a consensus All-American. All-Western selections Ends * Harry S. Hammond, Michigan (CA, CDN, CE, CIO, CJ, COL, CRH, WE) * Hewitt, Chicago (CA, CDN, CP, CRH) * Harlan Page, Chicago (CIO, CJ, CP) (CBHOF) * Harlan Rogers, Wisconsin (CE) Tackles * Walter Rheinschild, Michigan (CA, CDN, CE, COL, CP, CRH, WE) * John Messmer, Wisconsin (CA, CIO, CJ, COL uard CRH, WE uard * George Leland Case, Minnesota (CDN, CIO, CP, WE) * Ivan Doseff, Chicago (CE, CJ, COL) Guards * Forest Van Hook, Illinois (CA, CDN, CE, CIO, CJ, COL, CP, CRH, WE) * Walter D. Graham, Michigan (CIO, CJ, CP, CRH) * William John Bandelin, Minnesota (CA, CE) * Harris, Chicago (CDN) Centers * Germany Schulz, Michigan (CA, CDN, CE, CIO, CJ, COL, CP, CRH, WE) (CFHOF) Quarterbacks * Walter Steffen, Chic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1907 College Football Season
The 1907 college football season saw the increased use of the forward pass, which had been legalized the year before. Football remained a dangerous game, despite the "debrutalization" reforms, and an unprecedented eleven players were killed (9 high school and 2 college), while 98 others were seriously injured. However, there were no serious injuries reported among the major colleges. The Yale Bulldogs, unbeaten with a record of 10–0–1, had the best record. The Helms Athletic Foundation, founded in 1936, declared retroactively that Yale had been the best college football team of 1907. Yale and Penn both claim 1907 as a national championship season. Although Yale was named as champion by 6 different entities, Penn was not named champion by any. Penn's claim to the championship is only by the university itself. Rules The rules for American football in 1907 were significantly different from those a century later, as many of the present rules (100 yard field, four downs to gain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |