1918 All-Service football team explained

The 1918 All-Service football team consists of American football players of the United States military selected to the all-service football teams chosen by various selectors.

All-Service players of 1918

Ends

• Woodruff, Granite State (WC-1)
• Clarence Zimmerman, Washington State; Mare Island Marines (WC-1)
• Schroeder, Minnesota; Chicago Naval Reserves (WE-1)
• Klein, Illinois; Chicago Naval Reserves (WE-1)
• George Halas, Illinois; Great Lakes Navy (WC-2)
• Statz, Camp Slocum (WC-2)
• Jardine, Camp Dodge (WE-2)
• Mansfield, Camp Grant (WE-2)
• Chambers, Mather Field (WC-3)
• Dick Reichle, Illinois; Great Lakes Navy (WC-3)

Tackles

• Christian "Big Ben" Bentz, Montana; Chicago Naval Reserves (WC-1, WE-1)
• Hugh Blacklock, Michigan Agricultural; Great Lakes Navy (WC-1, WE-1)
• Conway, Newport (WC-2)
• Andrews, Chicago Naval Reserves (WE-2)
• Hankey, Camp Grant (WE-2)
• Pud Seidel, Pitt; Camp Greenleaf (WC-3)
• Maynard, Bremerton (WC-3)

Guards

• Emmett Keefe, Notre Dame; Great Lakes Navy (WC-2 [as t], WE-1)
• Jock Sutherland, Pitt; Camp Greenleaf (WC-1)
• Johnny Budd, Lafayette; League Island (WC-1)
• Jerry Jones, Notre Dame; Great Lakes Navy (WE-1)
• Fred Hamilton, Washington State; Mather Field (WC-2)
• Oldham, Armed Guard (WC-2)
• Knute Cauldwell, Wabash; Camp Taylor (WE-2)
• Massopust, Camp Dodge (WE-2)
• Ray Lynch, Newport (WC-3)
• Thockmorton, Pelham (WC-3)

Centers

• Charlie Bachman, Notre Dame; Great Lakes Navy (WC-1)
• Al Feeney, Notre Dame; Camp Taylor (WE-1)
• Selph, Camp Lewis (WC-2)
• William C. "Dutch" Gorgas, Chicago; Cleveland Naval Reserves (WE-2)
• Jake Risley, Oregon; Mare Island Marines (WC-3)

Quarterbacks

• Paddy Driscoll, Northwestern; Great Lakes Navy (WC-1, WE-1)
• Gaylord Stinchcomb, Ohio State; Cleveland Naval Reserves (WC-2, WE-2)
• Albright, Camp Dix (WC-3)

Halfbacks

• Jimmy DeHart, Pitt; Mather Field (WC-1)
• George Hoban, Lehigh; Camp Devens (WC-1)
• Jerry Johnson, Morningside; Chicago Naval Reserves (WE-1)
• Everett Strupper, Georgia Tech; Camp Gordon (WC-2)
• Lear, Pelham (WC-2)
• Coughlin, Camp Dodge (WE-2)
• Hal Erickson, St. Olaf's; Great Lakes Navy (WE-2)
• White, Harvard Radio (WC-3)
• Howard Berry, Penn; Camp Hancock (WC-3)

Fullbacks

• Moon Ducote, Auburn; Cleveland Naval Reserves (WC-2, WE-1 [as hb])
• Charlie Brickley, Harvard; Hoboken Trans (WC-1)
• Bob Koehler, Northwestern; Chicago Naval Reserves (WE-1)
• Hoffman, Cornell; Camp Taylor (WE-2)
• Andy Hillhouse, Brown; Camp Merritt (WC-3)

Key

• WC = Walter Camp's All-Service selection.^[1]
• WE = Walter Eckersall's All-Service selection.^{[2] [3]}
• 1 – First-team selection
• 2 – Second-team selection
• 3 – Third-team selection

Notes and References

1. The All-Service Team. 80. Collier's Weekly. Walter Camp. 1919.
2. Web site: The official football guide. Shawnee Mission, Kansas, NCAA Publishing Service.
3. News: Clipped from the des Moines Register. The des Moines Register. 15 December 1918. 15.