| 1942 College Football All-America Team |
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| College Football All-America Team |
| 1942 college football season |
| 1940 1941 ← → 1943 1944 |
The 1942 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 1942. The nine selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1942 season are (1) Collier's Weekly, as selected by Grantland Rice, (2) the Associated Press, (3) the United Press, (4) the All-America Board, (5) the International News Service (INS), (6) Look magazine, (7) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), (8) Newsweek, and (9) the Sporting News.
Two individuals were unanimous selections; they were Georgia halfback (and Heisman Trophy winner) Frank Sinkwich and Wisconsin end Dave Schreiner.[1]
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Consensus All-Americans
For the year 1942, the NCAA recognizes nine 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.
| Name | Position | School | UP votes | Number | Official selectors | Other selectors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Sinkwich | Halfback | Georgia | 1,004 | 9/9 | AAB, AP, CO, INS, LK, NEA, NW, SN, UP | CP, MS, NYS, PL, WC |
| Dave Schreiner | End | Wisconsin | 752 | 9/9 | AAB, AP, CO, INS, LK, NEA, NW, SN, UP | CP, MS, NYS, PL, WC |
| Dick Wildung | Tackle | Minnesota | 748 | 8/9 | AAB, AP, CO, LK, NEA, NW, SN, UP | CP, MS, NYS, PL, WC |
| Mike Holovak | Fullback | Boston College | 594 | 6/9 | AP, CO, LK, NEA, NW, UP | CP, NYS |
| Paul Governali | Quarterback | Columbia | 406 | 6/9 | AAB, AP, CO, NW, SN, UP | CP, NYS, PL, WC |
| Joe Domnanovich | Center | Alabama | 308 | 6/9 | AAB, AP, CO, LK, NW, SN | PL |
| Billy Hillenbrand | Halfback | Indiana | 486 | 5/9 | AAB, CO, NEA, SN, UP | CP, NYS, WC |
| Bob Dove | End | Notre Dame | 507 | 5/9 | AAB, NEA, NW, SN, UP | WC |
| Al Wistert | Tackle | Michigan | 532 | 4/9 | AAB, LK, NW, UP | NYS, WC, MS, PL) |
| Harvey Hardy | Guard | Georgia Tech | 516 | 4/9 | INS, NEA, NW, UP | CP, NYS |
| Chuck Taylor | Guard | Stanford | 4/9 | AAB, AP, LK, SN | PL, WC | |
| Julius Franks | Guard | Michigan | 3/9 | CO, INS, NW | CP |
All-American selections for 1942
Ends
- Dave Schreiner, Wisconsin (College Football Hall of Fame) (AAB; AP-1; CO-1; INS-1; LK-1; NEA-1; NW; SN-1; UP-1; CP-1; NYS-1; WC-1; MS-1; PL)
- Bob Dove, Notre Dame (College Football Hall of Fame) (AAB; INS-2; NEA-1; NW; SN-1; UP-1; CP-2; NYS-2; WC-1)
- Don Currivan, Boston College (AP-2; UP-2; INS-1; NEA-3; CO-1; NYS-1)
- Bob Shaw, Ohio State (AP-1; SN-3; CP-1)
- George Poschner, Georgia (AP-2; UP-2; SN-2; CP-3; NEA-2; MS-1)
- Bruce Alford, TCU (AP-3)
- Al Hust, Tennessee (AP-3; INS-2; NEA-2)
- Nick Susoeff, Washington State ( NYS-2)
- James Kelleher, Army (SN-3; NEA-3)
- Bert Kuczynski, Penn (LK-1)
- Pete Pihos, Indiana (PL)
- Bob Gantt, Duke (SN-2)
- Alyn Beals, Santa Clara (CP-2)
- Saxon Judd, Tulsa (CP-3)
Tackles
- Dick Wildung, Minnesota (College Football Hall of Fame) (AAB; AP-1; CO-1; LK-1; NEA-1; NW; SN-1; UP-1; CP-1; NYS-1; WC-1; MS-1; PL)
- Al Wistert, Michigan (College Football Hall of Fame) (AAB; AP-2; LK-1; NEA-3; NW; SN-2; UP-1; CP-3; NYS-1; WC-1; MS-1; PL)
- Clyde Johnson, Kentucky (AP-1)
- Stan Mauldin, Texas (AP-2; CP-1)
- Don Whitmire, Alabama (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-3; SN-3; NEA-1)
- Norm Verry, USC (AP-3)
- Derrell Palmer, TCU (SN-3; INS-1; CP-2)
- Francis E. Merritt, Army (College Football Hall of Fame) (CP-2; NEA-2)
- Al Klug, Marquette (CP-3)
- Chuck Csuri, Ohio State (UP-2; SN-2; INS-1; NYS-2)
- Gil Bouley, Boston College (UP-2; SN-1; CP-2; NEA-3)
- Robin Olds, Army (CO-1; NYS-2)
- Lou Rymkus, Notre Dame ( NEA-2)
- Don McCafferty, Ohio State (INS-2)
- John Donaldson, Penn (INS-2)
Guards
- Harvey Hardy, Georgia Tech (AP-2; INS-1; NEA-1; NW; UP-1; CP-1; NYS-1)
- Chuck Taylor, Stanford (College Football Hall of Fame)(AAB; AP-1; LK-1; SN-1; CP-3; NEA-2; WC-1; PL)
- Julius Franks, Michigan (AP-2; CO-1; INS-1; NEA-2; NW; SN-3; CP-1; NYS-2)
- Merv Pregulman, Michigan (SN-3; NEA-1; MS-1 [4-way tie])
- Buster Ramsey, William & Mary (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1; SN-2; CP-2; NYS-2; MS-1 [4-way tie])
- Jack Lescoulie, UCLA (AP-3; INS-2)
- Lindell Houston, Ohio State (AAB; AP-3; CO-1; CP-2; UP-2; NEA-3; NYS-1; WC-1; PL)
- Alex Agase, Illinois (College Football Hall of Fame) (LK-1; UP-1; SN-1; INS-2; CP-3; NEA-3; MS-1 [4-way tie])
- Harry C. Wright, Notre Dame (SN-2)
- George Hecht, Alabama ( MS-1 [4-way tie])
- Rocco Canale, Boston College (UP-2)
Centers
- Joe Domnanovich, Alabama (AAB; AP-1; CO-1; INS-2; LK-1; NW; SN-1; UP-2; CP-1; NYS-1; WC-1; MS-1; PL)
- Spencer Moseley, Yale (AP-3; UP-1; SN-2; CP-2; NEA-1)
- Fred Naumetz, Boston College (SN-3; INS-1; CP-3; NYS-2)
- Lou Sossamon, South Carolina (AP-2)
- Walt Harrison, Washington (NEA-2)
- Buddy Gatewood, Baylor (NEA-3)
Quarterbacks
- Paul Governali, Columbia (College Football Hall of Fame) (AAB; AP-1; CO-1; NEA-3; NW; SN-1; UP-1; CP-2; NYS-1; WC-1; PL)
- Glenn Dobbs, Tulsa (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1; INS-1; NEA-1; NW; SN-2; UP-2; CP-2; NYS-2)
- Angelo Bertelli, Notre Dame (College Football Hall of Fame) (LK-1; SN-2; UP-2; CP-3)
- Jesse Freitas, Santa Clara (AP-3)
- Clint Castleberry, Georgia Tech (AP-3; UP-2; SN-3; INS-2; NEA-2)
- Otto Graham, Northwestern (College and Pro Hall of Fame) (SN-3; CP-3)
Halfbacks
- Frank Sinkwich, Georgia (College Football Hall of Fame) (AAB; AP-1; CO-1; INS-1; LK-1; NEA-1; NW; SN-1; UP-1; CP-1; NYS-1; WC-1; MS-1; PL)
- Billy Hillenbrand, Indiana (AAB; AP-2; UP-1; SN-1; CP-1; NEA-1; CO-1; NYS-1; WC-1)
- Monk Gafford, Auburn (AP-2; INS-1; CP-3; NYS-2; PL)
- Bob Steuber, Missouri (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-2; SN-1; CP-2; NEA-2; NYS-2; PL)
- Bill Daley, Minnesota (SN-3; CP-2; NEA-3; MS-1)
- J. T. "Blondy" Black, Mississippi State (CP-3; NEA-3)
- Gene Fekete, Ohio State (SN-3; CP-3)
- Jackie Fellows, Fresno State (LK-1; MS-1)
- Henry Mazur, Army (INS-2)
Fullbacks
- Mike Holovak, Boston College (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1; CO-1; LK-1; NEA-1; NW; UP-1; CP-1; NYS-1)
- Bob Kennedy, Washington State (AP-2; INS-1; CP-1)
- Pat Harder, Wisconsin (College Football Hall of Fame) (AAB; P-3; UP-2; SN-2; INS-2; NEA-2; NYS-2; WC-1; MS-1)
- Joe Muha, VMI (NEA-3)
- Roy McKay, Texas (INS-2)
Key
Bold = Consensus All-American[2]
- 1 – First-team selection
- 2 – Second-team selection
- 3 – Third-team selection
Official selectors
- AAB = All-America Board[3]
- AP = Associated Press
- CO = Collier's Weekly, selected by Grantland Rice
- INS = International News Service
- LK = NBC radio and Look magazine, selected under the supervision of Bill Stern, by 138 sports announcers and 25 key sports writers
- NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association
- NW = Newsweek
- SN = Sporting News, selected through a poll of 86 sports writers in 40 states
- UP = United Press
Other selectors
- CP = Central Press Association, selected with the assistance of the nation's football captains
- NYS = New York Sun
- WC = Walter Camp Football Foundation[4]
- MS = Maxwell Stiles, noted California sports writer, based on the number of weeks a player was named player of the week at his position
- PL = All-Players All-America team selected based on ballots cast by 1,706 major college lettermen and announced by Norman Sper, a radio football broadcaster[5]
See also
- 1942 All-Big Six Conference football team
- 1942 All-Big Ten Conference football team
- 1942 All-Pacific Coast Conference football team
- 1942 All-SEC football team
References
- ^ "Two Score Grand Slam". The Plain Speaker. January 12, 1943. p. 9. Retrieved May 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 8. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
- ^ ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1187. ISBN 1401337031.
- ^ "Walter Camp Football Foundation All-American Selections". Walter Camp Football Foundation. Archived from the original on December 18, 2007.
- ^ "Players Put Pihos On All-America". The Indianapolis Star. United Press. January 1, 1943. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
This page was last edited on 15 February 2024, at 06:12