1916 All-Western Conference football team
The 1916 All-Western Conference football team consists of American football players selected to the all-conference team for the Western Conference, later known as the Big Ten Conference, as chosen by various selectors for the 1916 college football season.
All-Western Conference selections
Ends
- Bert Baston, Minnesota (WE-1; AX-1; IV-1)
- Paul Meyers, Wisconsin (WE-1)
- Charles Bolen, Ohio (AX-1)
- Reynold Kraft, Illinois (WE-2; IV-1)
- Frederick I. Norman, Northwestern (WE-2)
Tackles
- Jackson, Chicago (WE-1)
- Frank A. R. Mayer, Minnesota (WE-1)
- George Hauser, Minnesota (AX-1)
- Elmer T. Rundquist, Illinois (WE-2)
- Reding Putnam, Northwestern (WE-2)
Guards
- Ray Eklund, Minnesota (WE-1; IV-1)
- Leonard L. Charpier, Illinois (WE-1)
- M. J. Proud, Purdue (AX-1)
- Gilbert S. Sinclair, Minnesota (AX-1)
- Eldon J. Smith, Northwestern (IV-1)
- Higgins, Chicago (WE-2)
Centers
- Fred Becker, Iowa (WE-1; AX-1 [tackle])
- John L. Townley, Jr., Minnesota (AX-1; IV-1; WE-2 [guard])
- Charles Carpenter, Wisconsin (WE-2)
- Fisher, Chicago (IV-2)
- Ferdinand Holtkamp, Ohio State (AX-2; IV-2 [guard])
Quarterbacks
- Bart Macomber, Illinois (WE-1; AX-1; IV-1)
- Claire Long, Minnesota (WE-2; AX-2; IV-2)
Halfbacks
- Chic Harley, Ohio State (WE-1; AX-1; IV-1)
- Paddy Driscoll, Northwestern (WE-1; AX-1; IV-1)
- Eber Simpson, Wisconsin (AX-2; IV-2)
- Archie Erehart, Indiana (WE-2; AX-2)
- John Davis, Iowa (WE-2)
- Joseph M. Sprafka, Minnesota (IV-2)
Fullbacks
- Pudge Wyman, Minnesota (WE-1; AX-1; IV-1)
- Bob Koehler, Northwestern (WE-2; AX-2; IV-2)
Key
WE = Walter Eckersall in the Chicago Tribune[1]
AX = G. W. Axelson in the Chicago Herald[1]
IV = Irving Vaughn in the Chicago Examiner[1]
Bold = consensus choice by a majority of the selectors
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Trio of All-Conference Selections". Pittsburgh Daily Post. November 29, 1916. p. 10.