The 1916 All-Western college football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Western teams chosen by various selectors for the 1916 college football season.
All-Western selections
editEnds
edit- Bert Baston, Minnesota (ECP-1) (CFHOF)
- Chic Harley, Ohio State (ECP-1) (CFHOF)
- Frederick I. Norman, Northwestern (ECP-2)
- Charles Bolen, Ohio State (ECP-2)
Tackles
edit- George Hauser, Minnesota (ECP-1)
- Fred Becker, Iowa (ECP-1)
- Manley R. Petty, Illinois (ECP-2)
- Frank A. R. Mayer, Minnesota (ECP-2)
Guards
edit- Charles Higgins, Chicago (ECP-1)
- Gilbert S. Sinclair, Minnesota (ECP-1)
- Conrad L. Eklund, Minnesota (ECP-2)
- Charlie Bachman, Notre Dame (ECP-2) (CFHOF)
Centers
edit- John L. Townley, Jr., Minnesota (ECP-1)
- Walter Niemann, Michigan (ECP-2)
Quarterbacks
edit- Bart Macomber, Illinois (ECP-1) (CFHOF)
- Claire Long, Minnesota (ECP-2)
Halfbacks
edit- Paddy Driscoll, Northwestern (ECP-1) (CFHOF/PFHOF)
- John Maulbetsch, Michigan (ECP-1) (CFHOF)
- Hal Hansen, Minnesota (ECP-2)
- Stan Cofall, Notre Dame (ECP-2)
Fullbacks
edit- Pudge Wyman, Minnesota (ECP-1)
- Bob Koehler, Northwestern (ECP-2)
Key
editBold = consensus choice by a majority of the selectors
ECP = E. C. Patterson in Collier's Weekly[1]
CFHOF = College Football Hall of Fame
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ E.C. Patterson (December 23, 1916). "Collier's All-Western Eleven". Collier's Weekly. p. 22.