The 1916 All-Western college football team consists of

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players selected to the All-Western teams chosen by various selectors for the 1916 college football season.

All-Western selections

Ends

* Bert Baston, Minnesota (ECP-1) (CFHOF) *

Chic Harley Charles Wesley "Chic" Harley (September 15, 1895 – April 21, 1974) was an American football player and athlete, often credited with bringing Ohio State University's football program to national attention. Harley was Ohio State's first consens ...

, Ohio State (ECP-1) (CFHOF) * Frederick I. Norman, Northwestern (ECP-2) * Charles Bolen, Ohio State (ECP-2)

Tackles

George Hauser George Wesley Hauser (February 24, 1893 – November 8, 1968) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Colgate University from 1926 until 1927 and at the University of Minnesota from 1942 to 1944, compili ...

, Minnesota (ECP-1) * Fred Becker, Iowa (ECP-1) * Manley R. Petty, Illinois (ECP-2) * Frank A. R. Mayer, Minnesota (ECP-2)

Guards

* Charles Higgins, Chicago (ECP-1) * Gilbert S. Sinclair, Minnesota (ECP-1) * Conrad L. Eklund, Minnesota (ECP-2) *

Charlie Bachman Charles William Bachman Jr. (December 1, 1892 – December 14, 1985) was an American college American football, football player and head coach. Bachman was an Illinois native and an alumnus of the University of Notre Dame, where he played colleg ...

, Notre Dame (ECP-2) (CFHOF)

Centers

* John L. Townley, Jr., Minnesota (ECP-1) * Walter Niemann, Michigan (ECP-2)

Quarterbacks

Bart Macomber Franklin Bart Macomber (September 4, 1894 – December 19, 1971) was an American football player. He played halfback and quarterback for the University of Illinois from 1914 to 1916 and helped the school to its first national football champions ...

, Illinois (ECP-1) (CFHOF) * Claire Long, Minnesota (ECP-2)

Halfbacks

Paddy Driscoll John Leo "Paddy" Driscoll (January 11, 1895 – June 29, 1968) was an American professional football and baseball player and football coach. A triple-threat man in football, he was regarded as the best drop kicker and one of the best overall pla ...

, Northwestern (ECP-1) (CFHOF/PFHOF) *

John Maulbetsch John Frederick Maulbetsch (June 20, 1890 – September 14, 1950) was an All-American football halfback at Adrian College in 1911 and for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1914 to 1916. He is also a member of the College Football Hal ...

, Michigan (ECP-1) (CFHOF) *

Hal Hansen Harlan C. Hansen (September 3, 1892 – September 8, 1977) was an American football player who played with the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). Prior to playing professionally, Hansen played college football at the Unive ...

, Minnesota (ECP-2) *

Stan Cofall Stanley Bingham Cofall (May 5, 1894 – September 21, 1961) was an American football player and coach. Early life Cofall was born in Cleveland, Ohio to Fred and Ida Bingham Cofall. In 1910 he played football at East Technical High School. He the ...

, Notre Dame (ECP-2)

Fullbacks

Pudge Wyman Arnold Douglas "Pudge" Wyman (August 20, 1895 – March 4, 1961) was an American football player. He was an All-American fullback for the University of Minnesota from 1915–1916 and halfback for the Rock Island Independents in the first seaso ...

, Minnesota (ECP-1) *

Bob Koehler Robert Adam Charles Koehler (April 7, 1894 – July 1, 1949) was an American football player who played fullback for seven seasons for the Decatur Staleys and the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League The National Football ...

, Northwestern (ECP-2)

Key

Bold = consensus choice by a majority of the selectors ECP = E. C. Patterson in ''

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'' CFHOF =

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References

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