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The 1940 All-Eastern football team consists of American football players chosen by various selectors as the best players at each position among the Eastern colleges and universities during the 1940 college football season.
The 1936 All-Eastern football team consists of American football players chosen by various selectors as the best players at each position among the Eastern colleges and universities during the 1936 college football season.
The 1954 All-Eastern football team consists of American football players chosen by various selectors as the best players at each position among the Eastern colleges and universities during the 1954 college football season.
The 1967 All-East football team consists of American football players chosen by various selectors as the best players at each position among the Eastern colleges and universities during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season.
The 1923 All-Eastern football team consists of American football players chosen by various selectors as the best players at each position among the Eastern colleges and universities during the 1923 college football season.
The 1921 All-Eastern football team consists of American football players chosen by various selectors as the best players at each position among the Eastern colleges and universities during the 1921 college football season.
The 1913 All-Eastern football team consists of American football players chosen by various selectors as the best players at each position among the Eastern colleges and universities during the 1913 college football season.
The 1912 All-Eastern football team consists of American football players chosen by various selectors as the best players at each position among the Eastern colleges and universities during the 1912 college football season.
The 1908 All-Eastern football team consists of American football players chosen by various selectors as the best players at each position among the Eastern colleges and universities during the 1908 college football season.
References
- ↑ "All Eastern Teams Two Are Selected". The Meriden Daily Journal. December 2, 1907. p. 8.
- ↑ "Some All Teams Various Choices". The Meriden Daily Journal. December 9, 1907. p. 8.