1916 All-Western college football team
The 1916 All-Western college football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Western teams chosen by various selectors for the 1916 college football season.
All-Western selections
Ends
- Bert Baston, Minnesota (ECP-1) (CFHOF)
- Chic Harley, Ohio State (ECP-1) (CFHOF)
- Frederick I. Norman, Northwestern (ECP-2)
- Charles Bolen, Ohio State (ECP-2)
Tackles
- George Hauser, Minnesota (ECP-1)
- Fred Becker, Iowa (ECP-1)
- Manley R. Petty, Illinois (ECP-2)
- Frank A. R. Mayer, Minnesota (ECP-2)
Guards
- Charles Higgins, Chicago (ECP-1)
- Gilbert S. Sinclair, Minnesota (ECP-1)
- C. L. Eklund, Minnesota (ECP-2)
- Charlie Bachman, Notre Dame (ECP-2) (CFHOF)
Centers
- John L. Townley, Jr., Minnesota (ECP-1)
- Walter Niemann, Michigan (ECP-2)
Quarterbacks
- Bart Macomber, Illinois (ECP-1) (CFHOF)
- Claire Long, Minnesota (ECP-2)
Halfbacks
- Paddy Driscoll, Northwestern (ECP-1) (CFHOF/PFHOF)
- John Maulbetsch, Michigan (ECP-1) (CFHOF)
- Hal Hansen, Minnesota (ECP-2)
- Stan Cofall, Notre Dame (ECP-2)
Fullbacks
- Pudge Wyman, Minnesota (ECP-1)
- Bob Koehler, Northwestern (ECP-2)
Key
Bold = consensus choice by a majority of the selectors
ECP = E. C. Patterson in Collier's Weekly[1]
CFHOF = College Football Hall of Fame
See also
References
- ^ E.C. Patterson (December 23, 1916). "Collier's All-Western Eleven". Collier's Weekly. p. 22.