1936 College Football All-America Team
College Football All-America Team
1936 college football season
1934 1935 ← → 1937 1938

The 1936 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 1936. The nine selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1936 season are (1) Collier's Weekly, as selected by Grantland Rice, (2) the Associated Press (AP), (3) the United Press (UP), (4) the All-America Board (AAB), (5) the International News Service (INS), (6) Liberty magazine, (7) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), (8) the North American Newspaper Alliance (NANA), and (9) the Sporting News (SN).

Consensus All-Americans

For the year 1936, the NCAA recognizes nine published All-American teams as "official" designations for purposes of its consensus determinations. The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans and displays which first-team designations they received.

Name	Position	School	Number	Official	Other
Larry Kelley	End	Yale	9/9	AAB, AP, COL, INS, LIB, NANA, NEA, SN, UP	CP, WC
Gaynell Tinsley	End	LSU	9/9	AAB, AP, COL, INS, LIB, NANA, NEA, SN, UP	CP, WC
Sam Francis	Fullback	Nebraska	9/9	AAB, AP, COL, INS, LIB, NANA, NEA, SN, UP	WC
Ed Widseth	Tackle	Minnesota	9/9	AAB, AP, COL, INS, LIB, NANA, NEA, SN, UP	CP, WC
Ace Parker	Halfback	Duke	7/9	AAB, AP, INS, LIB, NANA, SN, UP	CP, WC
Steve Reid	Guard	Northwestern	6/9	AAB, COL, LIB, NANA, NEA, SN	WC
Sammy Baugh	Quarterback	TCU	6/9	COL, INS, NANA, NEA, SN, UP	CP
Ray Buivid	Halfback	Marquette	6/9	AP, COL, LIB, NANA, NEA, SN	CP
Max Starcevich	Guard	Washington	5/9	AAB, AP, COL, INS, UP	CP, WC
Ave Daniell	Tackle	Pittsburgh	4/9	AP, COL, NEA, UP	CP
Mike Basrak	Center	Duquesne	4/9	AAB, AP, INS, LIB	CP, WC
Alex Wojciechowicz	Center	Fordham	3/9	COL, NEA, SN	--

All-American selections for 1936

Ends

Larry Kelley, Yale (College Football Hall of Fame) (AAB; AP-1; COL-1; INS-1; LIB-1; NANA; NEA-1; SN; UP-1; CP-1; WC-1)
Gaynell Tinsley, LSU (College Football Hall of Fame) (AAB; AP-1; COL-1; INS-1; LIB-1; NANA; NEA-1; SN; UP-1; CP-1; WC-1)
Matt Patanelli, Michigan (AP-3; CP-2)
Andy Bershak, North Carolina (AP-2)
Merle Wendt, Ohio State (AP-2; INS-3)
Joe O'Neill, Notre Dame (CP-2)
Bill Daddio, Pittsburgh (AP-3; INS-3)
Johnny Kovatch, Northwestern (INS-2)
Jim Benton, Arkansas (INS-2)

Tackles

Ed Widseth, Minnesota (College Football Hall of Fame) (AAB; AP-1; COL-1; INS-1; LIB-1; NANA; NEA-1; SN; UP-1; CP-1; WC-1)
Ave Daniell, Pittsburgh (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1; COL-1; NEA-1; UP-1; CP-1; INS-2)
Frank Kinard, Mississippi (College and Pro Football Hall of Fame) (AAB; AP-3; INS-1; WC-1)
Red Chesbro, Colgate (LIB-1)
Charles Toll, Princeton (AP-2)
Charley Hamrick, Ohio State (AP-2; INS-3)
Bill Moss, Tulane (CP-2)
Ed Franco, Fordham (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-3; CP-2; SN; NANA)
Clarence Strange, LSU (INS-2)
Chuck Bond, Washington (INS-3)

Guards

Max Starcevich, Washington (College Football Hall of Fame) (AAB; AP-1; COL-1; INS-1; UP-1; CP-1; WC-1)
Steve Reid, Northwestern (College Football Hall of Fame) (AAB; AP-3; COL-1; LIB-1; NANA; NEA-1; SN; CP-2; WC-1; INS-2)
Joe Routt, Texas A&M (AP-1; LIB-1, INS-2)
Bill Glassford, Pittsburgh (AP-3; INS-1; CP-2; NANA)
John Lautar, Notre Dame (UP-1; INS-3)
Alex Drobnitch, Denver (NEA-1)
Art White, Alabama (AP-2; CP-1; SN; INS-3)
Nathaniel Pierce, Fordham (AP-2)

Centers

Alex Wojciechowicz, Fordham (College and Pro Football Hall of Fame) (COL-1; NEA-1; SN; CP-2)
Mike Basrak, Duquesne (AAB; AP-1; INS-1; LIB-1; CP-1; WC-1)
Bob Herwig, California (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-2; NANA; UP-1; INS-2)
Walter Gilbert, Auburn (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-3; INS-3)

Quarterbacks

Sammy Baugh, TCU (College and Pro Football Hall of Fame) (AP-2 [hb]; COL-1; INS-1 [hb]; NANA; NEA-1 [hb]; SN; UP-1; CP-1)
Ed Goddard, Washington State (second pick in the 1937 NFL draft) (AP-3; NEA-1; UP-1; CP-2; INS-2)
Clint Frank, Yale (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1; COL-1 [hb]; INS-3)
Franny Murray, Penn (AP-2)

Halfbacks

Ace Parker, Duke (College and Pro Football Hall of Fame) (AAB; AP-1; INS-1; LIB-1 [qb]; SN; NANA; UP-1; CP-1 [fb]; WC-1)
Ray Buivid, Marquette (AP-1; COL-1; LIB-1; NANA; NEA-1; SN; CP-1; INS-2)
Nello Falaschi, Santa Clara (College Football Hall of Fame) (AAB [qb]; AP-3; INS-1; WC-1; AA)
Don Heap, Northwestern (CP-1)
Kent Ryan, Utah State (AAB; WC-1)
Andy Uram, Minnesota (AP-2; CP-2; SN; INS-2)
Joe Riley, Alabama (CP-1; INS-2)
Jimmie Cain, Washington (LIB-1)
Philip Dickens, Tennessee (AP-3)
Bill Osmanski, Holy Cross (INS-3)
Byron Haines, Washington (INS-3)

Fullbacks

Sam Francis, Nebraska (College Football Hall of Fame) (first pick in the 1937 NFL draft) (AAB; AP-1; COL-1; INS-1; LIB-1; NANA; NEA-1; LIB-1; UP-1; CP-2; WC-1)
Cecil Isbell, Purdue (AP-2)
John Handrahan, Dartmouth (AP-3)
Bill Kurlish, Penn (INS-3)

Key

Bold = Consensus All-American^[1]

-1 – First-team selection
-2 – Second-team selection
-3 – Third-team selection

Official selectors

AAB = All-America Board^[2]
AP = Associated Press^[3]
COL = Collier's Weekly^[4]
INS = International News Service^[5]
LIB = Liberty magazine, "the All-Players All-American eleven, as announced by the editors of Liberty magazine"^[6]
NANA = North American Newspaper Alliance^[2]
NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association^[7]
SN = The Sporting News^[2]
UP = United Press^[8]

Other selectors

CP = Central Press Association: "In the sixth annual Captains' All-American, selected by more than 50 gridiron leaders of important universities and colleges throughout the United States, the East is represented at three positions."^[9]
WC = Walter Camp Football Foundation^[10]

References

^ "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 7. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1169. ISBN 1401337031.
^ Gould, Alan (December 4, 1936). "East Dominates Positions on Mythical Grid Team". Ogden Standard-Examiner.
^ "All-American Team Named by Collier's: Tinsley, Frank and Francis Picked as Three Outstanding Players". Hope Star. December 11, 1936.
^ Davis J. Walsh (December 1, 1936). "Widseth Only Big 10 Man To Rate". The Hammond (IN) Times. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Francis Leads Players' 'Team'". Salt Lake Tribune. January 6, 1937.
^ "NEA Names Slingin' Sammy Baugh On All-America Team: NEA PICKS FOOTBALL'S FINEST OF 1936". Abilene Daily Reporter. November 24, 1936.
^ "All-America Team Chosen For Season". The Times. San Mateo, CA. November 24, 1936.
^ Bill Braucher (December 5, 1936). "YANKEE TEAMS STEP OUT IN ALL-STAR VOTING: Playing Captains Pick Top Warriors". Post-Herald. West Virginia.
^ "Walter Camp Football Foundation". Archived from the original on March 30, 2009.

v t e 1936 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
Backfield	QB Sammy Baugh HB Ray Buivid HB Ace Parker FB Sam Francis
Line	E Larry Kelley E Gaynell Tinsley T Averell Daniell T Ed Widseth G Steve Reid G Max Starcevich C Mike Basrak C Alex Wojciechowicz

College Football All-America Teams