1927 College Football All-America Team

The 1927 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 1927. The seven selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1927 season are (1) Collier's Weekly, as selected by Grantland Rice with cooperation from ten coaches, (2) the Associated Press, (3) the United Press, selected based on consensus among UP newspapers throughout the country and prominent football coaches, (4) the All-America Board, (5) the International News Service (INS), (6) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), and (7) the North American Newspaper Alliance (NANA).

Consensus All-Americans

Following the death of Walter Camp in 1925, there was a proliferation of All-American teams in the late 1920s. For the year 1927, the NCAA recognizes seven 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. Michigan end Bennie Oosterbaan and Pittsburgh halfback Gibby Welch were the only players to be unanimously selected by all seven selectors as first-team All-Americans.

Name Position School Number Selectors
Bennie OosterbaanEndMichigan7/7AAB, AP, CO, INS, NANA, NEA, UP
Gibby WelchHalfbackPitt7/7AAB, AP, CO, INS, NANA, NEA, UP
Morley DruryQuarterbackUSC6/7AAB, AP, CO, INS, NEA, UP
Clipper SmithGuardNotre Dame6/7AAB, AP, CO, INS, NEA, UP
Herb JoestingFullbackMinnesota6/7AAB, AP, CO, INS, NEA, UP
Bill WebsterGuardYale5/7AAB, AP, INS, NANA, NEA
Tom NashEndGeorgia4/7AAB, CO, INS, NANA
Jesse HibbsTackleUSC4/7AAB, INS, NANA, UP
Ed HakeTacklePenn3/7AP, NANA, UP
Larry BettencourtCenterSt. Mary's3/7AAB, AP, INS
John CharlesworthCenterYale3/7CO, NEA, UP
Red CagleHalfbackArmy3/7AAB, CO, NANA

All-American selections for 1927

Official selectors

Other selectors

Ends

Tackles

Guards

Centers

Quarterbacks

Halfbacks

Fullbacks

See also

References

  1. ↑ Christy Walsh (1932-12-11). "ALL-AMERICA BOARD HONORS CAPT. BOB SMITH OF COLGATE". Syracuse Herald.
  2. ↑ "East, West and South Share All-American Honors: Mythical Eleven Averages 185 Pounds With Every Man A Captain". Billings Gazette. 1927-12-11.
  3. ↑ Frank Getty (1927-11-27). "Famous Grid Coaches Pick Stars Of Year: Westerners Land Seven Places On Mythical Team". Syracuse Herald.
  4. ↑ "6 Westerners On Grantland Rice All-Stars". Woodland Daily Democrat. 1927-12-02.
  5. ↑ Norman E. Brown (1927-12-10). "Fans Help Select Stars of Gridiron: Oosterbaan and Joesting Found To Be Most Popular Football Stars in Country". The Evening Independent (Massilon, OH).
  6. ↑ "How About These For All-American Elevens?". San Antonio Light. 1927-12-04.
  7. ↑ Davis J. Walsh (1927-11-29). "Three Midwest Griddes Get Places on Walsh's All-American: Oosterbann and Joesting Given First Team Jobs". Waterloo Evening Courier.
  8. ↑ "N.Y. Sun's All-American Team Features Caldwell For Halfback Position". The Bee (Danville, VA). 1927-11-26.
  9. ↑ Billy Evans (1927-12-01). "Billy Evans' All-American". The Anniston Star.
  10. ↑ "Walter Camp Football Foundation".
  11. ↑ Lawrence Perry (1927-12-10). "Lawrence Perry Selects His All-American Eleven". Oakland Tribune.
  12. ↑ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 5. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
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