The 1938 All-America teams
15 selectors named All-America teams for 1938; the NCAA counts 15 of them toward its consensus team. Bold names are consensus All-Americans. The consensus team is on the 1938 season page.
Selectors the NCAA recognizes
AP
Associated Press
First team
- EJerome H. Holland, Cornell
- EWaddy Young, Oklahoma
- OTEd Beinor, Notre Dame
- OTAlvord Wolff, Santa Clara
- OGRalph Heikkinen, Michigan
- OGEd Bock, Iowa State
- CKi Aldrich, TCU
- QBDavey O’Brien, TCU
- RBParker Hall, Ole Miss
- RBJohn Pingel, Michigan State
- FBMarshall Goldberg, Pittsburgh
Second team
- EBowden Wyatt, Tennessee
- EEarl Brown, Notre Dame
- OTA. Sidney Roth, Cornell
- OTI.B. Hale, TCU
- OTBo Russell, Auburn
- OGFrank Twedell, Minnesota
- CDan Hill, Duke
- QBSid Luckman, Columbia
- QBGeorge Cafego, Tennessee
- RBVic Bottari, California
- RBBilly Patterson, Baylor
Third team
- EBill Daddio, Pittsburgh
- ESam Boyd, Baylor
- OTWilliam McKeever, Cornell
- OTSteve Maronic, North Carolina
- OGBob Suffridge, Tennessee
- OGVaughn Lloyd, BYU
- CJohn Ryland, UCLA
- RBBob MacLeod, Dartmouth
- RBWarren Brunner, Tulane
- RBPaul Shu, VMI
- RBHoward Weiss, Wisconsin
NEA Sports Syndicate
First team
- EWaddy Young, Oklahoma
- EJohn Wysocki, Villanova
- OTEd Beinor, Notre Dame
- OTAlvord Wolff, Santa Clara
- OGRalph Heikkinen, Michigan
- OGEd Bock, Iowa State
- CDan Hill, Duke
- QBDavey O’Brien, TCU
- QBGeorge Cafego, Tennessee
- RBBob MacLeod, Dartmouth
- FBMarshall Goldberg, Pittsburgh
Second team
- EJerome H. Holland, Cornell
- EBowden Wyatt, Tennessee
- EHoward Weiss, Wisconsin
- OTI.B. Hale, TCU
- OTSteve Maronic, North Carolina
- OGBob Suffridge, Tennessee
- OGFrank Twedell, Minnesota
- CKi Aldrich, TCU
- QBGrenny Lansdell, USC
- RBVic Bottari, California
- RBJohn Pingel, Michigan State
Third team
- EEarl Brown, Notre Dame
- EJohn Shirk, Oklahoma
- OTJoe Delaney, Holy Cross
- OTJoe Boyd, Texas A&M
- OGHarry Smith, USC
- OGMatt Landry, Rice
- CCharley Brock, Nebraska
- QBEverett Kischer, Iowa State
- RBHugh McCullough, Oklahoma
- RBPaul Christman, Missouri
- FBJohn McLaughry, Brown
Newsweek
Sporting News
Irving Dix
First team
- EJerome H. Holland, Cornell
- EWaddy Young, Oklahoma
- EHoward Weiss, Wisconsin
- OTEd Beinor, Notre Dame
- OTI.B. Hale, TCU
- OGFrank Twedell, Minnesota
- OGGus Zitrides, Dartmouth
- CCharley Brock, Nebraska
- QBGeorge Cafego, Tennessee
- RBVic Bottari, California
- FBMarshall Goldberg, Pittsburgh
Second team
- EEarl Brown, Notre Dame
- EJohn Wysocki, Villanova
- OTAlvord Wolff, Santa Clara
- OTEddie Gatto, LSU
- OGRalph Heikkinen, Michigan
- OGEd Bock, Iowa State
- CKi Aldrich, TCU
- QBDavey O’Brien, TCU
- RBBob MacLeod, Dartmouth
- RBMerl Condit, Carnegie Tech
- RBBill Osmanski, Holy Cross
All-America Board
- EBowden Wyatt, Tennessee
- EEarl Brown, Notre Dame
- OTEd Beinor, Notre Dame
- OTBob Voigts, Northwestern
- OGRalph Heikkinen, Michigan
- OGHarry Smith, USC
- CDan Hill, Duke
- QBDavey O’Brien, TCU
- RBBob MacLeod, Dartmouth
- RBVic Bottari, California
- FBMarshall Goldberg, Pittsburgh
Collier’s
Collier’s Weekly
First team
- EBowden Wyatt, Tennessee
- EWaddy Young, Oklahoma
- OTEd Beinor, Notre Dame
- OTWilliam McKeever, Cornell
- OTA. Sidney Roth, Cornell
- OGRalph Heikkinen, Michigan
- CKi Aldrich, TCU
- QBDavey O’Brien, TCU
- RBBob MacLeod, Dartmouth
- RBVic Bottari, California
- FBMarshall Goldberg, Pittsburgh
New York Sun
First team
Central Press
Central Press Association
First team
Walter Camp
Walter Camp Football Foundation
First team
- EWaddy Young, Oklahoma
- EEarl Brown, Notre Dame
- OTEd Beinor, Notre Dame
- OTBob Voigts, Northwestern
- OGRalph Heikkinen, Michigan
- OGHarry Smith, USC
- CDan Hill, Duke
- QBDavey O’Brien, TCU
- RBBob MacLeod, Dartmouth
- RBVic Bottari, California
- FBMarshall Goldberg, Pittsburgh
INS
International News Service
Liberty magazine
- EWaddy Young, Oklahoma
- EEarl Brown, Notre Dame
- OTEd Beinor, Notre Dame
- OTI.B. Hale, TCU
- OGRalph Heikkinen, Michigan
- OGEd Bock, Iowa State
- CDan Hill, Duke
- QBDavey O’Brien, TCU
- QBGeorge Cafego, Tennessee
- RBBob MacLeod, Dartmouth
- FBMarshall Goldberg, Pittsburgh
Detroit Times
Detroit Times by J.R. Gnau
- EWaddy Young, Oklahoma
- EEarl Brown, Notre Dame
- OTEd Beinor, Notre Dame
- OTWilliam McKeever, Cornell
- OGRalph Heikkinen, Michigan
- OGHarry Smith, USC
- CKi Aldrich, TCU
- QBDavey O’Brien, TCU
- QBGeorge Cafego, Tennessee
- RBVic Bottari, California
- RBJohn Pingel, Michigan State
Paul Williamson
UP
United Press
First team
From Wikipedia’s 1938 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.