1943 College Football All-America Team

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The 1943 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 1943. The eight selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1943 season are (1) Collier's Weekly , as selected by Grantland Rice, (2) the Associated Press, (3) the United Press, (4) the All-America Board, (5) Football News, (6) the International News Service (INS), (7) Look magazine, and (8) the Sporting News .

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Consensus All-Americans

For the year 1943, the NCAA recognizes eight published All-American teams as "official" designations for purposes of its consensus determinations. The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans and displays which first-team designations they received.

NamePositionSchoolNumberOfficial selectorsOther selectors
Cas Myslinski Center Army 8/8AAB, AP, CO, FN, INS, LK, SN, UPCP, SS
Bill Daley Halfback Michigan 8/8AAB, AP, CO, FN, INS, LK, SN, UPCP, NYS, SS
Creighton Miller HalfbackNotre Dame7/8AAB, AP, CO, FN, INS, SN, UP--
Angelo Bertelli Quarterback Notre Dame7/8AAB, CO, FN, INS, LK, SN, UPCP, NYS, SS
Ralph Heywood End USC 6/8AAB, AP, FN, INS, LK, UPCP, SS
Jim White Tackle Notre Dame6/8AAB, AP, CO, INS, SN, UPCP
Alex Agase Guard Purdue 6/8AAB, FN, INS, LK, SN, UPCP
Bob Odell Halfback Penn 5/8AP, CO, INS, LK, NYS--
Don Whitmire Tackle Navy 4/8AAB, INS, LK, UPCP
Merv Pregulman [1] TackleMichigan4/8CO, FN, LK, SNSS
Pat Filley GuardNotre Dame4/8CO, FN, SN, UP--
John Yonakor End Notre Dame 3/8INS, SN, UPCP

All-American selections for 1943

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Bold = Consensus All-American [2]

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References

  1. Tackles Don Whitmire and Merv Pregulman each received four of eight official first-team selections. Whitmire is recognized by the NCAA as a consensus All-American; Pregulman is not.
  2. "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 8. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1192. ISBN   1401337031.
  4. "Miller and White of Notre Dame Gain All-America Football Posts" (PDF). The New York Times. December 8, 1943.
  5. "Collier's Selects 1943 All-Stars". The Bend Bulletin (Bend, Oregon). December 10, 1943.
  6. "5 Notre Dame Men Make All-America" (PDF). The New York Times. December 4, 1943.
  7. "4 Eastern Players on Sun's Grid Team". Nashua Telegraph. Nashua, NH. December 4, 1943.
  8. "Stars and Stripes Picks All-America From Afar" (PDF). The New York Times. December 5, 1943.
  9. "Walter Camp Football Foundation All-American Selections". Walter Camp Football Foundation. Archived from the original on December 18, 2007.