1913 All-Western college football team explained
The 1913 All-Western college football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Western teams chosen by various selectors for the 1913 college football season. Five Western players were also selected as consensus All-Americans on the 1913 College Football All-America Team: Miller Pontius (tackle, Michigan), Ray Keeler (guard, Wisconsin), Paul Des Jardien (center, Chicago), Gus Dorais (quarterback, Notre Dame), and James B. Craig (halfback, Michigan).
All-Western selections
Ends
- Lorin Solon, Minnesota (CDN-1, CON, CRH, CT, ECP-1, IO-2, WE-1)
- Knute Rockne, Notre Dame (CDN-1, CON, CT, ECP-2, IO-1, WE-1) (CFHOF)
- Clark Shaughnessy, Minnesota (CDN-2 [fullback], CRH, ECP-1 [guard]) (CFHOF)
- Blake Miller, Michigan Agricultural (ECP-1)
- Norman K. Wilson, Illinois (ECP-2)
- Earl Huntington, Chicago (CDN-2, WE-2)
- Harold Ofstie, Wisconsin (CDN-2, IO-1)
- Harold Pogue, Illinois (IO-2)
- Ralph B. Henning, Michigan Agricultural (WE-2)
Tackles
- Bob Butler, Wisconsin (CDN-1, CON, CRH, CT, ECP-1, IO-1, WE-1)
- Miller Pontius, Michigan (CDN-1, ECP-1, IO-1, WE-2) [CAA]
- Brown, South Dakota (CON, CRH)
- Vic Halligan, Nebraska (CT, WE-1)
- Archie Kirk, Iowa (ECP-2, IO-2)
- Gideon Smith, Michigan Agricultural (ECP-2)
- Chester W. Gifford, Michigan Agricultural (CDN-2, IO-2, WE-2)
- Harold Ernest Goettler, Chicago (CDN-2)
Guards
- Ernest Allmendinger, Michigan (CDN-2, CON, CRH, CT, WE-1)
- Ray Keeler, Wisconsin (CDN-2, CON, CRH, ECP-2, IO-1, WE-2) [CAA]
- Faunt V. Lenardson, Michigan Agricultural (CDN-1, CT, WE-1)
- Harris, Chicago (CDN-1, ECP-2, IO-2)
- George C. Paterson, Michigan (ECP-1)
- Boles Rosenthal, Minnesota (IO-1)
- H. B. Routh, Purdue (IO-2)
- James J. Gallagher, Missouri (WE-2)
Centers
- Paul Des Jardien, Chicago (CDN-1, CON, CRH, CT, ECP-1, IO-1, WE-1) [CAA, CFHOF]
- C. E. Glossop, Purdue (CDN-2, ECP-2)
- George C. Paterson, Michigan (IO-2)
- Al Feeney, Notre Dame (WE-2)
Quarterbacks
- Gus Dorais, Notre Dame (CDN-1, CON, CRH, CT, ECP-2, IO-1, WE-1) [CAA, CFHOF]
- Pete Russell, Chicago (ECP-1, WE-2)
- Samuel Gross, Iowa (CDN-2)
- Wilbur Hightower, Northwestern (IO-2)
Halfbacks
- James B. Craig, Michigan (CDN-1, CON, CRH, CT, ECP-1, IO-1, WE-1) [CAA]
- Nelson Norgren, Chicago (CDN-1, CON, CRH, CT, ECP-1, IO-1, WE-1)
- William McAlmon, Minnesota (ECP-2)
- Gray, Chicago (CDN-2, ECP-2)
- Miller, Michigan Agricultural (CDN-2)
- Leonard Purdy, Nebraska (IO-2)
- Elmer Oliphant, Purdue (IO-2) (CFHOF)
- Richard B. Rutherford, Nebraska (WE-2)
- Joe Pliska, Notre Dame (WE-2)
Fullbacks
- Ray Eichenlaub, Notre Dame (CDN-1, CON, CRH, CT, ECP-1, IO-1, WE-1) (CFHOF)
- George E. Julian, Michigan State (ECP-2, IO-2, WE-2)
Key
Bold = consensus choice by a majority of the selectors
CDN = Chicago Daily News[1]
CON = Based on "consensus of opinion of sporting writers and experts who have already picked teams"[2] [3] [4]
CRH = Chicago Record-Herald by M. J. Wathey[5]
CT = Chicago Tribune[5]
ECP = E. C. Patterson for Collier's Weekly[6]
IO = The Inter Ocean[7]
WE = Walter Eckersall[8]
CAA = Consensus All-American during the 1913 college football season[9]
CFHOF = College Football Hall of Fame
See also
Notes and References
- News: Chicagoan Prefers Non-Conference Men On His All-Western. The Evening Times, Grand Forks, ND. November 25, 1913. 8.
- News: All Stars of East and West. The Calumet News. December 3, 1913. 7.
- News: Football Critics Select All-Western Eleven. The Evening Times, Grand Forks, ND. December 6, 1913. 6.
- News: Football Critics Select All-Western Eleven. The Topeka Daily State Journal. December 6, 1913. 7.
- News: Chicago Writers To the Fore With Their All-Western Elevens. The Evening Times, Grand Forks, ND. December 1, 1913. 10.
- News: Collier's All-Western Eleven. E. C. Patterson. Collier's Weekly. 1913. 26.
- News: All-Western Football Teams. The Inter Ocean. Matt Foley. November 23, 1913. 28.
- News: Craig, Leonardson and Allmendinger For 'All-Western'. Detroit Free Press. Walter Eckersall. November 30, 1913. 17.
- Web site: 2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. August 16, 2014. 4. November 26, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181126094941/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/awards.pdf. dead.
