1917 All-Big Ten Conference football team
The 1917 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Big Ten Conference teams chosen by various selectors for the 1917 college football season.
All Big-Ten selections
Ends
- Charles Bolen, Ohio State (BB, JV, LA, LGS, LH, PD)
- W. M. Kelley, Wisconsin (BB, GWA, LA, LGS, PD)
- Dwight V. Peabody, Ohio State (LH)
- Charles Laun, Iowa (GWA)
Tackles
- George Hauser, Minnesota (BB, GWA, JV, LA, LGS, LH, PD)
- Ray Eklund, Minnesota (BB [guard], GWA [guard], JV, LGS [guard], LH, PD)
- Elmert T. Rundquist, Illinois (BB, GWA, LA [guard], LGS [guard])
- Harold J. Courtney, Ohio State (LA, LGS, PD [guard])
Guards
- Charles Higgins, Chicago (BB, GWA, LA, PD)
- Frank Culver, Michigan (JV, LH)
- Harry R. Shlaudeman, Illinois (JW, LH)
Centers
- Oscar Lambert, Michigan (JV, LGS, LH)
- Charles Carpenter, Wisconsin (GWA, PD)
- Russell G. Hathaway, Indiana (LA)
- Dutch Gorgas, Chicago (BB)
Quarterbacks
- Archie Weston, Michigan (JV, LA [halfback], LGS, LH)
- Eber Simpson, Wisconsin (BB, GWA [halfback], LA, PD)
- Howard Yerges Sr., Ohio State (GWA)
Halfbacks
- Chic Harley, Ohio State (BB, GWA, JV, LA, LGS, LH, PD)
- Cliff Sparks, Michigan (JV, LH)
- Lloyd Ellingwood, Northwestern (LGS, PD)
- Tad Wieman, Michigan (BB)
Fullbacks
- Bob Koehler, Northwestern (BB, GWA, LA, LGS, PD)
- Higgins, Chicago (JV, LH)
Key
Bold = consensus choice by a majority of the selectors
BB = Bill Bailey in Chicago American[1]
FM = Frank G. Menke, sporting editor of Newspaper Feature Service[1]
GWA = G. W. Axelson in Chicago Herald[1]
JV = Jack Veiock[1]
LA = Leonard Adams, football editor of Chicago Journal[1]
LGS = Lambert G. Sullivan, football editor of Chicago Daily News[1]
LH = Luther A. Huston[1]
PD = Paddy Driscoll in Chicago Examiner[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Walter Camp, ed. (1918). Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide 1918. American Sports Publishing Company. p. 17.
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