The 1940 All-America teams
14 selectors named All-America teams for 1940; the NCAA counts 9 of them toward its consensus team. Bold names are consensus All-Americans. The consensus team is on the 1940 season page.
Selectors the NCAA recognizes
All-America Board
Collier’s
Collier’s Weekly
First team
INS
International News Service
First team
- EGene Goodreault, Boston College
- EEd Frutig, Michigan
- OTNick Drahos, Cornell
- OTUrban Odson, Minnesota
- OGBob Suffridge, Tennessee
- OGWarren Alfson, Nebraska
- CRay Frick, Penn
- QBFrankie Albert, Stanford
- RBTom Harmon, Michigan
- RBGeorge Franck, Minnesota
- FBJohn Kimbrough, Texas A&M
Second team
Newsweek
Sporting News
The Sporting News
UP
United Press
First team
- EGene Goodreault, Boston College
- EDavid Rankin, Purdue
- OTAlf Bauman, Northwestern
- OTNick Drahos, Cornell
- OGBob Suffridge, Tennessee
- OGMarshall Robnett, Texas A&M
- CRudy Mucha, Washington
- QBFrankie Albert, Stanford
- RBTom Harmon, Michigan
- RBGeorge Franck, Minnesota
- FBJohn Kimbrough, Texas A&M
Second team
- EPaul Severin, North Carolina
- EJoe Blalock, Clemson
- OTUrban Odson, Minnesota
- OTMike Enich, Iowa
- OGWarren Alfson, Nebraska
- OGAugie Lio, Georgetown
- CChet Gladchuk, Boston College
- QBPaul Christman, Missouri
- RBCharlie O’Rourke, Boston College
- RBFrank Reagan, Penn
- FBNorm Standlee, Stanford
Third team
- EEd Frutig, Michigan
- EBob Ison, Georgia Tech
- OTTony Ruffa, Duke
- OTChip Routt, Texas A&M
- OGRay Frankowski, Washington
- OGEd Molinski, Tennessee
- CRay Apolskis, Marquette
- QBDon Scott, Ohio State
- RBMerle Hapes, Ole Miss
- RBSteve Juzwik, Notre Dame
- FBGeorge Paskvan, Wisconsin
NEA
Newspaper Enterprise Association
First team
- EPaul Severin, North Carolina
- EJay MacDowell, Washington
- OTNick Drahos, Cornell
- OTForrest Behm, Nebraska
- OGBob Suffridge, Tennessee
- OGHelge Pukema, Minnesota
- CLeon Gajecki, Penn State
- RBTom Harmon, Michigan
- RBCharlie O’Rourke, Boston College
- RBHugh Gallarneau, Stanford
- FBJohn Kimbrough, Texas A&M
Second team
- EGene Goodreault, Boston College
- EHolt Rast, Alabama
- OTBob Reinhard, California
- OTTony Ruffa, Duke
- OGAugie Lio, Georgetown
- OGEd Molinski, Tennessee
- CRay Apolskis, Marquette
- QBPaul Christman, Missouri
- QBDon Scott, Ohio State
- RBGeorge Franck, Minnesota
- RBJim Thomason, Texas A&M
Third team
- EBuddy Elrod, Mississippi State
- EJack Russell, Baylor
- OTAlf Bauman, Northwestern
- OTAbe Shires, Tennessee
- OGMarshall Robnett, Texas A&M
- OGTom Smith, Iowa State
- CStuart Clarkson, Texas A&M–Kingsville
- QBJim Lalanne, North Carolina
- RBMerle Hapes, Ole Miss
- RBDean McAdams, Washington
- FBNorm Standlee, Stanford
AP
Associated Press
First team
- EPaul Severin, North Carolina
- EBuddy Elrod, Mississippi State
- OTNick Drahos, Cornell
- OTBob Reinhard, California
- OGBob Suffridge, Tennessee
- OGWarren Alfson, Nebraska
- CChet Gladchuk, Boston College
- QBFrankie Albert, Stanford
- RBTom Harmon, Michigan
- RBGeorge Franck, Minnesota
- FBJohn Kimbrough, Texas A&M
Second team
- EDavid Rankin, Purdue
- ELoren MacKinney, Harvard
- OTTony Ruffa, Duke
- OTFred Hartman, Rice
- OGMarshall Robnett, Texas A&M
- OGHunter Cohern, Mississippi State
- CRudy Mucha, Washington
- QBPaul Christman, Missouri
- RBCharlie O’Rourke, Boston College
- RBFrank Reagan, Penn
- FBGeorge Paskvan, Wisconsin
Third team
- EEd Frutig, Michigan
- EWilliam Jennings, Oklahoma
- OTAlf Bauman, Northwestern
- OTJoe Ungerer, Fordham
- OGGeorge Kerr, Boston College
- OGCecil Schefel, Denver
- CRay Apolskis, Marquette
- RBBill Dudley, Virginia
- RBBob Foxx, Tennessee
- RBJim Kisselburgh, Oregon State
- RBJim Thomason, Texas A&M
Liberty magazine
- EBuddy Elrod, Mississippi State
- EEd Frutig, Michigan
- OTNick Drahos, Cornell
- OTUrban Odson, Minnesota
- OGBob Suffridge, Tennessee
- OGRay Frankowski, Washington
- CLeon Gajecki, Penn State
- RBTom Harmon, Michigan
- RBGeorge Franck, Minnesota
- RBFrank Reagan, Penn
- FBJohn Kimbrough, Texas A&M
Other selectors
Central Press
Central Press Association
First team
- EGene Goodreault, Boston College
- EBuddy Elrod, Mississippi State
- OTNick Drahos, Cornell
- OTUrban Odson, Minnesota
- OGBob Suffridge, Tennessee
- OGMarshall Robnett, Texas A&M
- CRudy Mucha, Washington
- QBFrankie Albert, Stanford
- RBTom Harmon, Michigan
- RBGeorge Franck, Minnesota
- FBJohn Kimbrough, Texas A&M
Second team
- EDavid Rankin, Purdue
- EPaul Severin, North Carolina
- OTBob Reinhard, California
- OTTony Ruffa, Duke
- OGWarren Alfson, Nebraska
- OGAugie Lio, Georgetown
- CLeon Gajecki, Penn State
- RBCharlie O’Rourke, Boston College
- RBFrank Reagan, Penn
- RBJimmy Nelson, Alabama
- FBNorm Standlee, Stanford
Third team
- EEd Frutig, Michigan
- ERoland Goss, SMU
- OTAlf Bauman, Northwestern
- OTAbe Shires, Tennessee
- OGEd Molinski, Tennessee
- OGHal Lahar, Oklahoma
- CRay Frick, Penn
- QBPaul Christman, Missouri
- QBDon Scott, Ohio State
- RBDave Allerdice, Princeton
- RBMilt Piepul, Notre Dame
Fourth team
- EJay MacDowell, Washington
- EHolt Rast, Alabama
- OTFred Hartman, Rice
- OTVic Sears, Oregon State
- OGGeorge Kinard, Ole Miss
- OGJohn W. Goree, LSU
- CRay Apolskis, Marquette
- QBForest Evashevski, Michigan
- RBBob Foxx, Tennessee
- RBJim Kisselburgh, Oregon State
- RBJim Thomason, Texas A&M
Deke Houlgate
- EGene Goodreault, Boston College
- EPaul Severin, North Carolina
- OTNick Drahos, Cornell
- OTMike Enich, Iowa
- OGBob Suffridge, Tennessee
- OGMarshall Robnett, Texas A&M
- CRay Apolskis, Marquette
- QBFrankie Albert, Stanford
- QBPaul Christman, Missouri
- RBTom Harmon, Michigan
- RBGeorge Franck, Minnesota
- FBJohn Kimbrough, Texas A&M
Football Digest
First team
- EGene Goodreault, Boston College
- EPaul Severin, North Carolina
- OTNick Drahos, Cornell
- OTMike Enich, Iowa
- OGBob Suffridge, Tennessee
- OGMarshall Robnett, Texas A&M
- CRay Apolskis, Marquette
- QBFrankie Albert, Stanford
- QBPaul Christman, Missouri
- RBTom Harmon, Michigan
- RBGeorge Franck, Minnesota
- FBJohn Kimbrough, Texas A&M
Second team
- EDavid Rankin, Purdue
- ESmith, UCLA
- OTAlf Bauman, Northwestern
- OTUrban Odson, Minnesota
- OGWarren Alfson, Nebraska
- OGAugie Lio, Georgetown
- CRay Frick, Penn
- QBForest Evashevski, Michigan
- RBCharlie O’Rourke, Boston College
- RBFrank Reagan, Penn
- RBBill Sewell, Washington State
- FBNorm Standlee, Stanford
Walter Camp
Walter Camp Football Foundation
First team
New York Sun
First team
- EBuddy Elrod, Mississippi State
- EJay MacDowell, Washington
- OTAlf Bauman, Northwestern
- OTVic Sears, Oregon State
- OGBob Suffridge, Tennessee
- OGAugie Lio, Georgetown
- CRay Frick, Penn
- QBHenry Toczylowski, Boston College
- RBTom Harmon, Michigan
- RBGeorge Franck, Minnesota
- FBJohn Kimbrough, Texas A&M
From Wikipedia’s 1940 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.