1921 College Football All-America Team

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The 1921 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1921. The only selector recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1921 season is Walter Camp, whose selections were published in Collier's Weekly . Additional selectors who chose All-American teams in 1921 included: Football World magazine, based on collected opinions of 267 coaches; Walter Eckersall of the Chicago Tribune ; Jack Veiock, sports editor of the International News Service; and Norman E. Brown of the Central Press Association.

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Consensus All-Americans

For the year 1921, the NCAA recognizes only Walter Camp's selections as "official" for purposes of its consensus determinations. Nevertheless, the NCAA's consensus All-America team does not mirror Camp's selections. The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans and displays which first-team designations they received.

NamePositionSchoolOfficialOtherTotal
Aubrey Devine QuarterbackIowaWCBE, FW, JV, LP, MM, WE7/8
Mac Aldrich HalfbackYaleWCBE, JV, MM, NB, WE6/8
Herb Stein CenterPittsburgh--BE, FW, JV, MM, WE5/8
Glenn Killinger HalfbackPenn StateWCBE, FW, JV, LP5/8
Harold Muller EndCaliforniaWCFW, MM-1, NB4/8
Bo McMillin QuarterbackCentre--FW, LP, MM, NB4/8
Dan McMillan TackleCalifornia--FW, JV, WE3/8
Fiske Brown GuardHarvardWCBE, LP3/8
Stan Keck GuardPrinceton--BE, FW, MM3/8
Duke Slater [1] TackleIowa--BE, WE, JV3/8
Iolas Huffman TackleOhio State--FW, LP2/8
Eddie Anderson EndNotre Dame--FW, WE2/8
Frank Schwab TackleLafayetteWCFW2/8
Eddie Kaw FullbackCornellWCWE2/8

All-Americans of 1921

Ends

Brick Muller of Cal. Harold Muller.jpg
Brick Muller of Cal.

Tackles

Guards

Centers

Bo McMillin of Centre scoring on Harvard. BoMcMillin.jpg
Bo McMillin of Centre scoring on Harvard.

Quarterbacks

Halfbacks

Glenn Killinger of Penn State. Glenn Killinger.jpg
Glenn Killinger of Penn State.

Fullbacks

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NCAA recognized selector for 1921

Other selectors

Bold = Consensus All-American [7]

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References

  1. Not currently rated as a consensus All-American in the NCAA awards guide.
  2. "Walter Camp's All-America Selections for 1921" (PDF). The New York Times. December 21, 1921. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  3. "All-American Football Team Is Selected By 267 Coaches: Both McMillin and Aubrey Devine Are Accorded". The Colorado Spring Gazette. December 22, 1921.
  4. "Players from Coast to Coast Put on All-American Team by Veiock". Tulsa Daily World. December 4, 1921.
  5. "All-America Addendum -- Part 2" (PDF). College Football Historical Society Newsletter. November 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 12, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2010.
  6. "Western Players Predominate On All American Team Picked By Normy Brown". Capital Times. November 28, 1921.
  7. "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 6. Retrieved October 21, 2017.