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ever selected All-American.

All-Americans of 1917

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, Ohio State (MS; WE-1; JV-2; PP-1; DJ) * Henry Miller, Penn (JV-1, DJ) * Paul Robeson, Rutgers (WC–2; MS; JV-2; PP-2) * Clifford Carlson, Pittsburgh (WE-1; JV-1) *

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, Navy (PP-1) * John Rasmussen, Nebraska; Grant (WC-1) *

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, Carlisle; Custer (WC-1) * C. A. Coolidge, Harvard; Devens (PPS) * Fred Heyman, Washington & Jefferson; Sherman (PPS) * Ben Cubbage, Penn State; USAACS (NYT) * George B. L. Green, Dartmouth; New Port Naval Res (NYT) * Paul "Monk" Hager, West Virginia (PP-2) * Elmer "Bird" Carroll, Washington & Jefferson (WE-2) * Heinie Miller, Pennsylvania (WE-2) * Ellenberger, Cornell; Dix (WC-2) * Mitchell, Mare Isl.; Marines (WC-2) * Spike Dennie, Brown; Funston (WC-3) * Hunt, Coast Naval Res. (WC-3)

Tackles

* George Hauser, Minnesota (WE-1; JV-1; PP-1) * Alfred Cobb, Syracuse (WE-2; JV-1; PP-1) * Walker Carpenter, Georgia Tech (MS, DJ) * Belford West, Colgate; Dix (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC-1, PPS) * Pete Henry,

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(MS) * John Beckett, Oregon; Mare Isl. (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC-1) * Albert Benbrook, Michigan; Ft. Sheridan (College Football Hall of Fame) (PPS) *

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, Washington & Lee; USAACS (NYT) * Corbeau, Case; U. S. Marines Corps (NYT) * Ernest Hubka, Nebraska (JV-2; PP-2) * B. T. Williams, Oregon (JV-2; PP-2) * Joseph Strauss, Penn (DJ) * Joseph Murphy, Dartmouth (WE-2) * Moriarty, Coast Naval Res. (WC-2) * Hugh Blacklock, Mich. Ag; Great Lakes (WC-2) * Robertson, Dartmouth; Dodge (WC-3) * Zipper Lathrop, Notre Dame; Grant (WC-3) * Harvey McCord, Tech High School (WE-1)

Guards

* Dale Seis, Pittsburgh (MS; PP-1, DJ) * Eugene Neely, Dartmouth (JV-1) * Jock Sutherland, Pittsburgh (JV-1) *

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, Yale; Newport Res. (WC-1, PPS, NYT) *

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, Michigan (JV-2; PP-1) *

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, Syracuse; Newport Res. (PPS, NYT) * C. J. Grabb, Brown (WE-1) * H. M. Grey, Davidson (DJ) * Ernest Allmendinger, Michigan; Ft. Sheridan (WC-1) * Charles Lane, California (JV-2; PP-2) * Herbert Dieter, Pennsylvania (PP-2) * C. G. Higgins, Chicago (MS; WE-2) * John Ulrich, Northwestern (WE-2) * Allen Thurman, Virginia; Jackson (WC-2) * Paul Withington, Harvard; Funston (WC-2) * Snyder, 91st Division (WC-3) * Holder, 91st Division (WC-3) * Sid Sault, Tech High School (WE-1)

Centers

* Frank Rydzewski, Notre Dame (JV-1; PP-1) * Russ Bailey, West Virginia (MS; WE-1; JV-2) * Pup Phillips, Georgia Tech (DJ) * Tim Callahan (American football), John T. Callahan, Yale; Newport Res. (WC-1) * Paul Des Jardien, Chicago; Ft. Sheridan (College Football Hall of Fame) (PPS) * Lud Wray, Penn; U.S. Marine Corps (NYT) * Alex Wray, Pennsylvania (PP-2) * Oscar P. Lambert, Michigan (WE-2) * Hommand, Kas.; Funston (WC-2) * White, Yale; Jackson (WC-3)

Quarterbacks

* Benny Boynton, Williams (College Football Hall of Fame) (MS; JV-1) * Bill Ingram, Navy (JV-2 [hb]; PP-2) * Ockie Anderson, Colgate; Dix (WC-2; PPS) * Archie Weston, Michigan (WE-1) * Raymond A. Watkins, Raymond "Razor" Watkins, Colgate; Mineola (WC-1) * Charles Thorne "Mike" Murphy, Yale; USAACS (NYT) * Albert Hill (American football), Albert Hill, Georgia Tech (JV-2) * Brennan, Fordham (WE-2) * Harry Costello, Georgetown; Custer (WC-3)

Halfbacks

* Elmer Oliphant, Army (College Football Hall of Fame) (MS; JV-1; PP-1, DJ) * Everett Strupper, Georgia Tech (College Football Hall of Fame) (MS; JV-2; PP-1 [qb], DJ [qb]) * Charley Barrett, Cornell; Newport Res. (WC-2, PPS, NYT) * Joe Guyon, Georgia Tech (College and Pro Football Hall of Fame) (PP-2, DJ) * Eddie Casey, Harvard; Boston Navy Yard (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC-1) * Wayland Minot, Harvard; Devens (WC-1) * Bernard Gerrish, Dartmouth; Newport Res. (PPS) * Johnny Scott, Lafayette; U.S. Marine Corps (NYT) * "Scrubby" McCreight,

(PP-2) * Arthur Hoffman, Cornell (WE-2) * James J. Drummey, Tufts (WE-2) * Fritz Shiverick, Cornell; Grant (WC-2) * Edmund O'Boyle, Georgetown; Pelham (WC-3) * Blair, Md.; Upton (WC-3)

Fullbacks

* Chic Harley, Ohio State (College Football Hall of Fame) (WE-1; JV-1; PP-1; DJ) * George McLaren (American football), George "Tank" McLaren, Pittsburgh (College Football Hall of Fame) (MS; WE-1 [HB]; JV-1; PP-2) * Joseph Howard Berry, Jr., Pennsylvania (WE-1; JV-2; PP-1) * Cedric C. Smith, Michigan; Great Lakes (WC-1) * Eddie Mahan, Harvard; U.S. Marine Corps (College Football Hall of Fame) (PPS) * Earl "Curley" Cramer, Hamline; USAACS (NYT) * Bob Koehler, Northwestern (WE-2) * Maxfield, Lafayette, Ft. Slocum (WC-2) * Thayer, Pa.; Meade (WC-3)

Key

NCAA recognized selectors for 1917 * WC = '' Collier's Weekly'' All Service team as selected by Walter Camp * JV = Jack Veiock of the International News Service * PP = Paul Purman, noted sports writer whose All-American team was syndicated in newspapers across the United States, of the Newspaper Editors Association''ESPN College Football Encyclopedia'', p. 1150 * PPS = Paul Purman's All Service selectionSpalding's Football Guide
/ref> * MS = Frank Menke Syndicate, by Frank G. Menke 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

References

{{College Football All-America Teams 1917 college football season, All-America Team College Football All-America Teams