The 1946 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 1946. The nine selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1946 season are (1) the All-America Board (AAB), (2) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), published by Look magazine, (3) the Associated Press (AP), (4) Collier's Weekly, as selected by Grantland Rice, (5) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), (6) the International News Service (INS), (7) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), (8) the Sporting News (SN), and (9) the United Press (UP).

Consensus All-Americans

For the year 1946, 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 Number Official selectors Other selectors
Burr BaldwinEndUCLA9/9AAB, AFCA, AP, CO, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UPCP, WC
Johnny LujackQuarterbackNotre Dame9/9AAB, AFCA, AP, CO [tie], FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UPCP, WC
Charley TrippiHalfbackGeorgia9/9AAB, AFCA, AP, CO, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UPCP, WC
Glenn DavisHalfbackArmy9/9AAB, AFCA, AP, CO, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UPCP, WC
Doc BlanchardFullbackArmy9/9AAB, AFCA, AP, CO, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UPCP, WC
George ConnorTackleNotre Dame8/9AAB, AFCA, AP, CO, INS, NEA, SN, UPCP, WC
Alex AgaseGuardIllinois8/9AAB, AFCA, AP, INS, NEA, SN, UP, CPWC
Weldon HumbleGuardRice7/9AAB, AFCA, AP, CO, FWAA, NEA, UPWC
Paul DukeCenterGeorgia Tech6/9AAB, AFCA, AP, CO, NEA, UPCP, WC
Dick HuffmanTackleTennessee5/9AAB, AFCA, AP, CO, FWAAWC
Warren AmlingTackleOhio State5/9FWAA [g], INS, NEA, SN, UPCP
Hub BechtolEndTexas4/9AAB, AFCA, FWAA, SNWC
Hank FoldbergEndArmy4/9CO, INS, NEA, UP--

All-American selections for 1946

Ends

  • Burr Baldwin, UCLA (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, CO, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, CP-1, WC)
  • Hub Bechtol, Texas (AAB, AFCA, FWAA, NEA-2, SN, UP-2, WC)
  • Hank Foldberg, Army (CO, INS-1, NEA-1, UP-1, CP-2)
  • Elmer Madar, Michigan (AP-1, INS-2, CP-3)
  • Al Baldwin, Arkansas (AP-2)
  • Richard Hagen, Washington (AP-2)
  • George Poole, Army (NEA-2, UP-2)
  • Wallace Jones, Kentucky (INS-2, CP-2)
  • Ray Poole, Mississippi (AP-3)
  • Hank Foldberg, Army (AP-3)
  • Len Ford, Michigan (NEA-3)
  • Browning, Denver (NEA-3)
  • Clyde Lindsey, LSU (CP-2)
  • Ike Armstrong, Oklahoma A&M (CP-3)

Tackles

  • George Connor, Notre Dame (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, CO, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, CP-1, WC)
  • Dick Huffman, Tennessee (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, CO, FWAA, INS-2, NEA-2, UP-2, CP-2, WC)
  • Warren Amling, Ohio State (AP-2, FWAA [g], INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, CP-1)
  • George Savitsky, Penn (FWAA, NEA-3, UP-2)
  • John Ferraro, USC (AP-2, INS-2, CP-3)
  • Bobby Davis,[1] Georgia Tech (NEA-2)
  • Bernie Gallagher, Penn (AP-3, CP-2)
  • Frank Wydo, Cornell (AP-3)
  • Walt Barnes, LSU (NEA-3)
  • Bill Kay, Iowa (CP-3)

Guards

Centers

Quarterbacks

  • Johnny Lujack, Notre Dame (College Football Hall of Fame) (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, CO [tie], FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, CP-1, WC)
  • Arnold Tucker, Army (AP-3, CO [tie], INS-2, NEA-2, UP-2, CP-2)
  • Ben Raimondi, Indiana (AP-2)
  • Ernie Case, UCLA (AP-2, CP-3)
  • Bobby Layne, Texas (AP-2, INS-2, NEA-3 [fullback], UP-2 [fullback], CP-2)
  • Mickey McCardle, USC (NEA-3)

Halfbacks

Fullbacks

  • Felix Blanchard, Army (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, CO, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1 CP-1, WC)

Black college All-Americans

During the 1940s, African-Americans were excluded from many college football programs. Many played the game at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The major All-America selectors in these years did not include players from HBCUs. However, The Pittsburgh Courier each year selected its own All-America team from African-American players, including those at HBCUs. The players chosen for 1946 were:

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Key

  • Bold – Consensus All-American[3]
  • -1 – First-team selection
  • -2 – Second-team selection
  • -3 – Third-team selection

Official selectors

Other selectors

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Georgia Tech Football - Records" (PDF). 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 15, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Here They Are! The All-Americans of 1946". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 14, 1946. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 8. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  4. 1 2 ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1204. ISBN 1401337031.
  5. ↑ "Davis, Blanchard Repeat On Grid Coaches Eleven". Troy Record. December 7, 1946.
  6. ↑ "The 1946 AP All-America". Cumberland Evening Times. December 4, 1946.
  7. ↑ "Davis, Blanchard Earn All-America Positions". The Milwaukee Journal. December 4, 1946. Archived from the original on May 6, 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Colliers Picks 12 Men On Its All-American". Wisconsin State Journal. December 6, 1946.
  9. ↑ "FWAA All-America Since 1944" (PDF). Football Writers Association of America. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2009.
  10. ↑ "4 Irish, 3 Cadets on INS All America". The Lima News. December 3, 1946.
  11. ↑ Lawton Carver (December 3, 1946). "INS Names Four Irish on All-America Team". St. Petersburg Times. p. 10.
  12. ↑ "NEA 1946 All Americas". Anniston Star. November 24, 1946.
  13. ↑ "NEA 1946 All-Americans". The Pittsburgh Press. November 23, 1946.
  14. ↑ Carl Lundquist (December 4, 1946). "United Press Honors Three Army Gridders". Wisconsin State Journal.
  15. ↑ "Army, Notre Dame Dominate UP Team". The Milwaukee Journal. December 4, 1946. Archived from the original on May 6, 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Army, Irish Place Two Each On Captains' All American". Wisconsin State Journal. December 3, 1946.
  17. ↑ "Walter Camp Football Foundation All-American Selections". Walter Camp Football Foundation. Archived from the original on December 18, 2007.
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