The 1919 College Football All-America team is composed of

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players who were selected as

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ns by various organizations and writers that chose

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s in 1919. The two selectors recognized by the

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as "official" for the 1919 season are (1)

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(WC), whose selections were published in ''

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''; and (2) the Frank Menke syndicate (MS).

Consensus All-Americans

For the year 1919, the NCAA recognizes only two selectors as "official" for purposes of its consensus determinations. The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans and displays which first-team designations they received.

All-Americans of 1919

Ends

* Bob Higgins, Penn State (College Football Hall of Fame) *

Heinie Miller Henry John "Heinie" Miller (January 1, 1893 – June 9, 1964) was an American football player and coach from 1920 to 1942. He played in The National Football League (NFL) for the Buffalo All-Americans and the Milwaukee Badgers. Miller also play ...

, Penn * Lester Belding, Iowa *Frank Weston, Wisconsin *

Joseph DuMoe Joseph Thomas DuMoe (July 30, 1895 – February 23, 1959) was the head coach for the Fordham University Rams football team in 1920 and 1921. In 1920, he was co-head coach with Charles Brickley Charles Edward Brickley (November 24, 1891 – Dec ...

, Lafayette *

Earl Blaik Earl Henry "Red" Blaik (February 15, 1897 – May 6, 1989) was an American football player, coach, college athletics administrator, and United States Army officer. He served as the head football coach at Dartmouth College from 1934 to 1940 and at ...

, Army *

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, Centre * Dick Reichle, Illinois * Bernard Kirk, Notre Dame *

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

Tackles

Pete Henry Wilbur Francis "Pete" Henry (October 31, 1897 – February 7, 1952) was an American football player, coach, and athletic administrator. He was a charter inductee into both the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951 and the Pro Football Hall of Fam ...

, Washington & Jefferson (College and Pro Football Hall of Fame) *

Belford West David Belford West (May 7, 1896 – September 11, 1973) was an American gridiron football player. Best known for playing college football for Colgate, he was twice a consensus All-America selection and was elected to the College Football Hall ...

, Colgate (College Football Hall of Fame) * William Grimm, Washington *

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 *

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 *

Josh Cody Joshua Crittenden Cody (June 11, 1892 – June 17, 1961) was an American college athlete, head coach, and athletics director. Cody was a native of Tennessee and an alumnus of Vanderbilt University, where he played several sports. As a versatil ...

, Vanderbilt (College Football Hall of Fame) *Hoffman, Ohio *Joseph Murphy, Dartmouth

Guards

Doc Alexander Joseph A. "Doc" Alexander (April 1, 1897 – September 12, 1975) was an American football player, who played center, tackle, guard, and end, and coach in the National Football League. Alexander was born in Silver Creek, New York, the son of Ru ...

, Syracuse (College Football Hall of Fame) * Swede Youngstrom, Dartmouth * Fred Denfeld, Navy * Jack Depler, Illinois *Charles Arthur Clark, Harvard * Lloyd Pixley, Ohio State *Robert Sedgwick, Harvard *

Pup Phillips George Marshall "Pup" Phillips (September 24, 1895May 1, 1953) was an American football player and coach. Early years George Marshall Phillips was born on September 24, 1895 in Carnesville, Georgia to George Sullivan Phillips and Elizabeth Wit ...

, Georgia Tech

Centers

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, Centre * Charles Carpenter, Wisconsin * Russ Bailey, West Virginia * Tim Callahan, Yale *

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, Georgia *

Harry J. Robertson Harold J. Robertson (March 4, 1896 – January 7, 1962) was a Canadian-born player and coach of American football. He played one game as a professional football player with the Rochester Jeffersons of the National Football League (NFL) in 1922 and ...

, Syracuse

Quarterbacks

Bo McMillin Alvin Nugent "Bo" McMillin (January 12, 1895 – March 31, 1952) was an American football player and coach at the collegiate and professional level. He played college football at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky, where he was a three-tim ...

, Centre (College Football Hall of Fame) *John Strubing, Princeton * Benny Boynton, Williams *James Bradshaw, Nevada

Halfbacks

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, Ohio State (College Football Hall of Fame) *

Eddie Casey Edward Lawrence Casey (May 16, 1894 – July 26, 1966) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at Harvard University and was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1968. Casey was MVP of the 1920 Rose Bow ...

, Harvard (College Football Hall of Fame) *

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, Princeton *Arnold Oss, Minnesota *

Bill Steers William Henry "Wild Bill" Steers (April 13, 1897 – December 20, 1957) was an American college football player and coach and university professor. He served as the head football coach at California University of Pennsylvania in California, Pen ...

, Oregon *

Hank Gillo Henry Charles Gillo (October 5, 1894 – September 6, 1948) was a professional football player for the Hammond Pros, Racine Legion, and the Milwaukee Badgers from 1920 to 1926. In 1920, Gillo also served as head coach of the Pros. He played at t ...

, Colgate * Bodie Weldon, Lafayette

Fullbacks

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, West Virginia (College Football Hall of Fame) *Jim Braden, Yale * Jim Robertson, Dartmouth

Key

Bold = Consensus All-American * 1 – First-team selection * 2 – Second-team selection * 3 – Third-team selection

Official selectors

* WC =

* MS = Frank Menke Syndicate, by

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Other selectors

* RE = ''

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'', selected by "W.P. Hahn, football expert of national note who is now located in Reno" * DJ =

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References

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