1926 All-Eastern football team

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The 1926 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 1926 college football season.

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The 1926 Penn Quakers football team compiled a 7–1–1 record and led all other teams with three players named by at least one selector to the first team.

Three players received first-team honors on the All-Eastern team and were also consensus first-team picks on the 1926 All-America college football team: end Vic Hanson of Syracuse; tackle Frank Wickhorst of Navy; and guard Harry Connaughton of Georgetown.

Four of the players who received All-Eastern honors in 1926 were later inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame: Hanson of Syracuse; Wickhorst of Navy; tackle Bud Sprague of Army; and guard Herbert Sturhahn of Yale.

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The 1925 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 1925 college football season.

The 1946 All-Eastern football team consists of American football players chosen at the end of the 1946 college football season as the best at each position from teams playing college football at schools in the Eastern United States. The organizations selecting All-Eastern teams in 1946 included the Associated Press (AP) and the International News Service (INS).

The 1930 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 1930 college football season.

The 1935 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 1935 college football season.

The 1937 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 1937 college football season.

The 1931 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 1931 college football season.

The 1943 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 1943 college football season.

The 1949 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 1949 college football season.

The 1927 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 1927 college football season.

The 1953 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 1953 college football season.

The 1955 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 1955 college football season.

The 1956 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 1956 NCAA University Division football season.

The 1957 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 1957 NCAA University Division football season.

The 1959 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 1959 NCAA University Division football season.

The 1966 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 1966 NCAA University Division 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 1963 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 1963 NCAA University Division football season.

The 1924 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 1924 college football season.

References

  1. "Penn and Brown Gain Two Places on Associated Press All-Eastern Team". Wilmington Morning News. December 2, 1926. p. 8 via Newspapers.com.
  2. George Currie (November 28, 1926). "Eagle's All-America and All-Eastern Football Elevens". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. p. C1 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Injuries Keep Many Stars Off Brooklyn Times' All-Eastern Teams". The Brooklyn Daily Times. December 4, 1926. p. 8 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Tad Jones (December 15, 1926). "Jones' All-Eastern Team Has Every Good Essential". The Akron Beacon-Journal. p. 20 via Newspapers.com.