PP = Paul Purman, noted sports writer whose All-American team was syndicated in newspapers across the United States, of the Newspaper Editors Association[5][6][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]
^Paul Purman (November 29, 1917). "East, West, South Give Stars To The Times-Tribune All-American Football Team For 1917 Season". Waterloo Times-Tribune.
^Paul Purman (November 29, 1917). "East, West, South Give Stars To The Sentinel All-American Football Team For 1917 Season". The Fort Wayne Sentinel.
^"East, West, South Give Stars To The Sheboygan Press All-American Team For 1917 Season". Sheboygan Press. November 30, 1917.
^"The East, West and South Give Greatest Stars To The News Special All-American Football Team For 1917 Season". Des Moines Daily News. November 29, 1917.
^"Purman's 1917 'All-American' Team". The Daily Alaska Dispatch. December 11, 1917.
^"Captain Hauser Picked for Team: Paul Purnam, Special Writer, Gives Tackle Position to Gopher Captain". The Duluth News Tribune. December 4, 1917.
^"East, West, South Give Stars to Purman's All-American Team". Albuquerque Morning Journal. December 3, 1917.
^"East West South Give Stars to the Herald All American Football Team for 1917 Season". Grand Forks Herald. November 30, 1917.
^""All" Teams Picked By Walter Eckersall". Lincoln Daily Star. December 16, 1917.
^"Football Award Winners"(PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 6. Retrieved October 21, 2017.