The 1917 All-America teams
8 selectors named All-America teams for 1917; the NCAA counts 5 of them toward its consensus team. Bold names are consensus All-Americans. The consensus team is on the 1917 season page.
Selectors the NCAA recognizes
Frank Menke Syndicate
- ECharles Bolen, Ohio State
- EPaul Robeson, Rutgers
- OTWalker Carpenter, Georgia Tech
- OTPete Henry, Washington & Jefferson
- OGDale Seis, Pittsburgh
- OGC.G. Higgins, Chicago
- CRuss Bailey, West Virginia
- QBBenny Boynton, Williams
- RBElmer Oliphant, Army
- RBEverett Strupper, Georgia Tech
- FBGeorge “Tank” McLaren, Pittsburgh
INS
Jack Veiock of the International News Service
First team
- EHeinie Miller, Penn
- EClifford Carlson, Pittsburgh
- OTGeorge Hauser, Minnesota
- OTAlfred Cobb, Syracuse
- OGEugene Neely, Dartmouth
- OGJock Sutherland, Pittsburgh
- CFrank Rydzewski, Notre Dame
- QBBenny Boynton, Williams
- RBElmer Oliphant, Army
- FBChic Harley, Ohio State
- FBGeorge “Tank” McLaren, Pittsburgh
Second team
- ECharles Bolen, Ohio State
- EPaul Robeson, Rutgers
- OTErnest Hubka, Nebraska
- OTB.T. Williams, Oregon
- OGFrank Culver, Michigan
- OGCharles Lane, California
- CRuss Bailey, West Virginia
- QBBill Ingram, Navy
- QBAlbert Hill, Georgia Tech
- RBEverett Strupper, Georgia Tech
- FBJoseph Howard Berry Jr., Pennsylvania
Paul Purman
First team
- ECharles Bolen, Ohio State
- EErnest H. Von Heimburg, Navy
- OTGeorge Hauser, Minnesota
- OTAlfred Cobb, Syracuse
- OGDale Seis, Pittsburgh
- OGFrank Culver, Michigan
- CFrank Rydzewski, Notre Dame
- RBElmer Oliphant, Army
- RBEverett Strupper, Georgia Tech
- FBChic Harley, Ohio State
- FBJoseph Howard Berry Jr., Pennsylvania
Second team
- EPaul Robeson, Rutgers
- EPaul “Monk” Hager, West Virginia
- OTErnest Hubka, Nebraska
- OTB.T. Williams, Oregon
- OGCharles Lane, California
- OGHerbert Dieter, Pennsylvania
- CAlex Wray, Pennsylvania
- QBBill Ingram, Navy
- RBJoe Guyon, Georgia Tech
- RB”Scrubby” McCreight, Washington & Jefferson
- FBGeorge “Tank” McLaren, Pittsburgh
Walter Camp
Collier’s Weekly All Service team as selected by Walter Camp
First team
- EJohn Rasmussen, Nebraska
- EWilliam Jennings Gardner, Carlisle
- OTBelford West, Colgate
- OTJohn Beckett, Oregon
- OGClinton Black, Yale
- OGErnest Allmendinger, Michigan
- CJohn T. Callahan, Yale
- QBRaymond “Razor” Watkins, Colgate
- RBEddie Casey, Harvard
- RBWayland Minot, Harvard
- FBCedric C. Smith, Michigan
Second team
- EPaul Robeson, Rutgers
- EEllenberger, Cornell
- EMitchell, Mare Isl
- OTMoriarty, Coast Naval Res
- OTHugh Blacklock, Mich. Ag
- OGAllen Thurman, Virginia
- OGPaul Withington, Harvard
- CHommand, Kas
- QBOckie Anderson, Colgate
- RBCharley Barrett, Cornell
- RBFritz Shiverick, Cornell
- FBMaxfield, Lafayette
Third team
- ESpike Dennie, Brown
- EHunt, Coast Naval Res
- OTRobertson, Dartmouth
- OTZipper Lathrop, Notre Dame
- OGSnyder, 91st Division
- OGHolder, 91st Division
- CWhite, Yale
- QBHarry Costello, Georgetown
- RBEdmund O’Boyle, Georgetown
- RBBlair, Md
- FBThayer, Pa
Paul Purman’s All Service selection
- EC.A. Coolidge, Harvard
- EFred Heyman, Washington & Jefferson
- OTBelford West, Colgate
- OTAlbert Benbrook, Michigan
- OGClinton Black, Yale
- OGChris Schlachter, Syracuse
- CPaul Des Jardien, Chicago
- QBOckie Anderson, Colgate
- RBCharley Barrett, Cornell
- RBBernard Gerrish, Dartmouth
- FBEddie Mahan, Harvard
Other selectors
Walter Eckersall
First team
- ECharles Bolen, Ohio State
- EClifford Carlson, Pittsburgh
- OTGeorge Hauser, Minnesota
- OTHarvey McCord, Tech High School
- OGC.J. Grabb, Brown
- OGSid Sault, Tech High School
- CRuss Bailey, West Virginia
- QBArchie Weston, Michigan
- FBChic Harley, Ohio State
- FBGeorge “Tank” McLaren, Pittsburgh
- FBJoseph Howard Berry Jr., Pennsylvania
Second team
- EHeinie Miller, Penn
- EElmer “Bird” Carroll, Washington & Jefferson
- OTAlfred Cobb, Syracuse
- OTJoseph Murphy, Dartmouth
- OGC.G. Higgins, Chicago
- OGJohn Ulrich, Northwestern
- COscar P. Lambert, Michigan
- QBBrennan, Fordham
- RBArthur Hoffman, Cornell
- RBJames J. Drummey, Tufts
- FBBob Koehler, Northwestern
Dick Jemison
- ECharles Bolen, Ohio State
- EHeinie Miller, Penn
- OTWalker Carpenter, Georgia Tech
- OTJoseph Strauss, Penn
- OGDale Seis, Pittsburgh
- OGH.M. Grey, Davidson
- CPup Phillips, Georgia Tech
- RBElmer Oliphant, Army
- RBEverett Strupper, Georgia Tech
- RBJoe Guyon, Georgia Tech
- FBChic Harley, Ohio State
All Service eleven of The New York Times
- EBen Cubbage, Penn State
- EGeorge B.L. Green, Dartmouth
- OTPike Johnson, Washington & Lee
- OTCorbeau, Case
- OGClinton Black, Yale
- OGChris Schlachter, Syracuse
- CLud Wray, Penn
- QBCharles Thorne “Mike” Murphy, Yale
- RBCharley Barrett, Cornell
- RBJohnny Scott, Lafayette
- FBEarl “Curley” Cramer, Hamline
From Wikipedia’s 1917 All-America article (CC BY-SA 4.0): each player’s selectors as the article lists them, named from its key. A selector with one team has no team number.