The 1945 All-Pacific Coast football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Pacific Coast teams for the 1945 college football season. The organizations selecting teams in 1945 included the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press (UP).[1][2]
The USC Trojans won the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) championship with a 7–4 record, finished the season ranked #11 in the final AP Poll, and had two players named to the first team by either the AP or UP: end Jim Callanan (AP, UP) and halfback Ted Teannehill (AP).
The Washington State Cougars finished in second place in the PCC with a 6–2–1 record and also placed two players on the first team: fullback Bill Lippincott (UP) and tackle Rod Giske (AP, UP).[1][2]
Four players from teams outside the PCC received first-team honors. Three of those played for the St. Mary's Gaels: quarterback Herman Wedemeyer (AP, UP), halfback "Spike" Cordeiro (UP), and end Ed Ryan (AP, UP). The fourth was tackle Bob McClure (UP) of Nevada.[1][2]
All-Pacific Coast selections
Quarterbacks
- Jake Leicht, Oregon (AP-1; UP-1)
Halfbacks
- Herman Wedemeyer, St. Mary's (AP-1; UP-1) (College Football Hall of Fame)
- Charles Albert (Spike) Cordeiro Jr., St. Mary's (UP-1)
- Ted Tannehill, USC (AP-1 [back])
- Cal Rossi, UCLA (AP-1 [back])
Fullbacks
- Bill Lippincott, Washington State (UP-1)
Ends
- Jim Callanan, USC (AP-1; UP-1)
- Ed Ryan, St. Mary's (AP-1; UP-1)
Tackles
- Rod Giske, Washington State (AP-1; UP-1)
- Wendell Beard, California (AP-1)
- Bob McClure, Nevada (UP-1)
Guards
- Alf Hemstad, Washington (AP-1; UP-1)
- Al Sparlis, UCLA (AP-1; UP-1) (College Football Hall of Fame)
Centers
- Bill McGovern, Washington (AP-1; UP-1)
Key
AP = Associated Press[1]
UP = United Press[2]
Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UP
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Wedemeyer Paces All-Coast Eleven". The Oregon Statesman. December 6, 1945. p. 8.
- 1 2 3 4 "United Press 1945 All-Pacific Coast Team". Nevada State Journal. November 30, 1945. p. 10.