1920 College Football All-America Team
College Football All-America Team
1920 college football season
1918 1919 ← → 1921 1922

The 1920 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1920. The four selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1920 season are (1) Walter Camp (WC), whose selections were published in Collier's Weekly; (2) Football World magazine; (4) the International News Service, a news service operated by the Hearst newspapers; and (3) the Frank Menke syndicate (FM). Additional notable selectors who chose All-American teams in 1920 included Walter Eckersall (WE) of the Chicago Tribune, the United Press (UP), and The New York Times (NYT).

Consensus All-Americans

For the year 1920, the NCAA recognizes four All-America selectors as "official" for purposes of its consensus determinations. The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans and displays which official and other first-team designations they received.

Name Position School Number Official Other
Stan Keck Tackle Princeton 4/4 FM, FW, INS, WC LP, NEA, NYT, UP, WE
George Gipp Fullback Notre Dame 4/4 FM, FW, INS, WC LP, NEA, UP, WE
Luke Urban End Boston College 2/4 FM, FW LP, NYT
Tim Callahan Guard Yale 2/4 INS, WC UP
Percy W. Griffiths[1] Guard Penn State 2/4 FW, INS NEA, UP
Tom Woods Guard Harvard 2/4 FW, WC NYT
Herb Stein Center Pittsburgh 2/4 FM, WC --
Doc Alexander[2] Center Syracuse 2/4 FW, INS NYT, UP
Donold Lourie Quarterback Princeton 2/4 INS, WC LP, NYT, UP
Charley Way Halfback Penn State 2/4 INS, WC UP
Gaylord Stinchcomb Halfback Ohio State 2/4 FM, WC LP, WE
Tom Davies[3] Halfback Pittsburgh 2/4 FM, FW NYT, UP
Chuck Carney End Illinois 1/4 WC LP, NEA UP, WE
Bill Fincher End Georgia Tech 1/4 WC --
Ralph Scott Tackle Wisconsin 1/4 WC --
Iolas Huffman Guard Ohio State 1/4 FM LP

All-Americans of 1920

Ends

Bill Fincher.

Tackles

Guards

Tom Woods.

Centers

Herb Stein.

Quarterbacks

Donold Lourie.

Halfbacks

George Gipp.

Fullbacks

Key

NCAA recognized selectors for 1920

Other selectors

Bold = Consensus All-American[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ Percy Griffiths is not presently recognized as a consensus All-American by the NCAA even though he was named first-team by two of the four official selectors. (Iolas Huffman is recognized as consensus at guard even though he was named first-team by only one of the four official selectors.
  2. ^ Doc Alexander is not recognized as a consensus All-American by the NCAA even though he was named first-team by two of the four official selectors, and also by the United Press and The New York Times. Herb Stein, who had only two official first-team selections, and no other major selections, is instead recognized by the NCAA as the consensus All-American at center.
  3. ^ Tom Davies is not recognized as a consensus All-American by the NCAA even though he was named first-team by two of the four official selectors, and also by the United Press and The New York Times. Gaylord Stinchcomb and Charlie Way, who also both had only two official first-team selections, are instead recognized by the NCAA as the consensus All-American at halfback.
  4. ^ "Camp Names Gridiron Stars". Post-Standard. Syracuse, NY. December 15, 1920.
  5. ^ a b c ESPN College Football Encyclopedia, p. 1154
  6. ^ Jacob Velock (December 7, 1920). "Hard Task To Pick All-American Team From This Season's Galaxy of Stars". Trenton Evening Times.
  7. ^ Henry L. Farrell (December 10, 1920). "Brilliant Backs Are Features of 1920 Eleven: United Press Scribe Picks An All-American Eleven Himself". Middletown Daily Herald.
  8. ^ "Weston on Second All-American Team". Janesville Daily Gazette. December 13, 1920.
  9. ^ Dean Snyder (November 29, 1920). "East Divides All-American Honors: Snyder's Selection Gives West Even Break In Coveted Places". Bismarck Tribune.
  10. ^ Dean Snyder (December 1, 1920). "N.E.A.'s Choice of Season's Best: 1920 All-American". Lowell Sun.
  11. ^ "Perry Selects the Best Foot Ball Players". Lebanon Daily News. December 2, 1920.
  12. ^ 1921 Official NCAA Football Guide
  13. ^ "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 6. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
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