The 1919 All-Western college football team consists of

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players selected to the All-Western teams chosen by various selectors for the 1919 college football season.

All-Western selections

Ends

Paul Meyers Paul Duncan Meyers (November 19, 1895 – July 2, 1966) was an American football player. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) with the Rochester Jeffersons, New York Brickley Giants and the Racine Legion. Brickley's New Y ...

, Wisconsin (FM, GB, HG, WE-1) * Lester Belding, Iowa (FM, WE-1) * Frank Weston, Wisconsin (HG, WE-2) *

Chuck Carney Charles Roslyn Carney (August 25, 1900 – September 5, 1984) was an American football and basketball player. Carney was born in Chicago in 1900. He enrolled at the University of Illinois where he excelled in both football and basketball. H ...

, Illinois (GB, WE-2) (CFHOF)

Tackles

* Charles Higgins, Chicago (FM, GB, HG, WE-1) *

Duke Slater Frederick Wayman "Duke" Slater (December 9, 1898 – August 14, 1966) was an American football player and judge. He was enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951 and was named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Centennial Class in ...

, Iowa (FM, GB uard HG, WE-1) (CFHOF) * Trygve Johnsen, Minnesota (GB) *

Burt Ingwersen Burton Aherns Ingwersen (August 29, 1898 – July 15, 1969) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach of football and baseball. He served as the head football coach at the University of Iowa from 1924 to 1931, compiling ...

, Illinois (WE-2) *

Angus Goetz Angus Gerald "Gus" Goetz (July 6, 1897 – July 24, 1977) was an American football player who played four years with the Michigan Wolverines from 1917 to 1920. He also played professional football for the Buffalo All-Americans (1922) and the ...

, Michigan (WE-2)

Guards

Clarence Applegran Clarence O. Applegran (November 6, 1893 – May 6, 1960) was an American basketball coach. He was the head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team of the University of Kentucky in 1924–1925, and compiled a 13–8 record. ...

, Illinois (GB, WE-1) * Lloyd Pixley, Ohio State (FM) * William G. McCaw, Indiana (FM, WE-2) *

Iolas Huffman Iolas Melitus Huffman (February 4, 1898 – November 12, 1989) was an American football and baseball player. He was a first-team All-American football player for Ohio State in 1920 and 1921. He was also the captain of the 1920 Buckeyes foot ...

, Ohio State (HG) * Lawrence O. Petty, Illinois (HG) * Dick Barker, Iowa State (WE-1) * Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith, Notre Dame (WE-2)

Centers

* Charles Carpenter, Wisconsin (FM, HG, WE-2) * Williams, Minnesota (GB) * Jack Depler, Illinois (WE-1)

Quarterbacks

Gaylord Stinchcomb Gaylord Roscoe "Pete" Stinchcomb (June 24, 1895 – August 24, 1973) was an American football player. He played quarterback and halfback at Ohio State University where he was selected as an All-American in 1920. He later played professional f ...

, Ohio State (FM, HG, WE-1) (CFHOF) *

Aubrey Devine Aubrey Alvin "Aub" Devine (November 21, 1897 – December 15, 1981) was an American football and basketball player, coach, and lawyer. He was the quarterback for the University of Iowa Hawkeyes football team from 1919 to 1921. He was selected as ...

, Iowa (GB) (CFHOF) * Robert, Fletcher (WE-2)

Halfbacks

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 (FM, GB, HG, WE-1) (CFHOF) * Arnold Oss, Minnesota (FM, GB, WE-2) * Leonard Bahan, Notre Dame (HG) *

George Gipp George Gipp (February 18, 1895 – December 14, 1920), nicknamed "The Gipper", was a college football player at the University of Notre Dame under head coach Knute Rockne. Gipp was selected as Notre Dame's first Walter Camp All-American, and ...

, Notre Dame (WE-1) (CFHOF) *

Laurie Walquist Lawrence Wilfred Walquist (March 9, 1898 – September 28, 1985) was a professional American football player who played quarterback for nine seasons for the Chicago Bears. He was also the first-ever head coach for the Chicago Bruins of the Ameri ...

, Illinois (WE-2)

Fullbacks

Jack Crangle Walter Francis "Jack" Crangle (June 8, 1899 – August 31, 1944) was an American football fullback. He played college football for the University of Illinois and was selected as an All-American in 1920 and 1921. He was a member of Illinois' Big ...

, Illinois (FM) * Lauer, Detroit (HG) * Edmond R. Ruben, Minnesota (GB) * Fred Lohman, Iowa (WE-1) * John H. Hammes, Michigan Agricultural (WE-2)

Key

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Walter Eckersall Walter Herbert "Eckie" Eckersall (June 17, 1883 – March 24, 1930) was an American college football player, official, and sportswriter for the ''Chicago Tribune''. He played for the Maroons of the University of Chicago, and was elected to the ...

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''Walter Eckersall, in the Chicago Tribune, Sunday, December 7, 1919 CFHOF =

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References

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