1936 College Football All-America Team

The 1936 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 1936. The nine selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1936 season are (1) Collier's Weekly, as selected by Grantland Rice, (2) the Associated Press (AP), (3) the United Press (UP), (4) the All-America Board (AAB), (5) the International News Service (INS), (6) Liberty magazine, (7) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), (8) the North American Newspaper Alliance (NANA), and (9) the Sporting News (SN).

1936 College Football All-America Team
College Football All-America Team
1936 college football season
1934 1935 ← → 1937 1938

Consensus All-Americans

For the year 1936, 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 Other
Larry KelleyEndYale9/9AAB, AP, COL, INS, LIB, NANA, NEA, SN, UPCP, WC
Gaynell TinsleyEndLSU9/9AAB, AP, COL, INS, LIB, NANA, NEA, SN, UPCP, WC
Sam FrancisFullbackNebraska9/9AAB, AP, COL, INS, LIB, NANA, NEA, SN, UPWC
Ed WidsethTackleMinnesota9/9AAB, AP, COL, INS, LIB, NANA, NEA, SN, UPCP, WC
Ace ParkerHalfbackDuke7/9AAB, AP, INS, LIB, NANA, SN, UPCP, WC
Steve ReidGuardNorthwestern6/9AAB, COL, LIB, NANA, NEA, SNWC
Sammy BaughQuarterbackTCU6/9COL, INS, NANA, NEA, SN, UPCP
Ray BuividHalfbackMarquette6/9AP, COL, LIB, NANA, NEA, SNCP
Max StarcevichGuardWashington5/9AAB, AP, COL, INS, UPCP, WC
Ave DaniellTacklePittsburgh4/9AP, COL, NEA, UPCP
Mike BasrakCenterDuquesne4/9AAB, AP, INS, LIBCP, WC
Alex WojciechowiczCenterFordham3/9COL, NEA, SN--

All-American selections for 1936

Ends
  • Larry Kelley, Yale (College Football Hall of Fame) (AAB; AP-1; COL-1; INS-1; LIB-1; NANA; NEA-1; SN; UP-1; CP-1; WC-1)
  • Gaynell Tinsley, LSU (College Football Hall of Fame) (AAB; AP-1; COL-1; INS-1; LIB-1; NANA; NEA-1; SN; UP-1; CP-1; WC-1)
  • Matt Patanelli, Michigan (AP-3; CP-2)
  • Andy Bershak, North Carolina (AP-2)
  • Merle Wendt, Ohio State (AP-2)
  • Joe O'Neill, Notre Dame (CP-2)
  • Bill Daddio, Pittsburgh (AP-3)

Tackles
  • Ed Widseth, Minnesota (College Football Hall of Fame) (AAB; AP-1; COL-1; INS-1; LIB-1; NANA; NEA-1; SN; UP-1; CP-1; WC-1)
  • Ave Daniell, Pittsburgh (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1; COL-1; NEA-1; UP-1; CP-1)
  • Frank Kinard, Mississippi (College and Pro Football Hall of Fame) (AAB; AP-3; INS-1; WC-1)
  • Red Chesbro, Colgate (LIB-1)
  • Charles Toll, Princeton (AP-2)
  • Charley Hamrick, Ohio State (AP-2)
  • Moss, Tulane (CP-2)
  • Ed Franco, Fordham (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-3; CP-2; SN; NANA)

Guards
  • Max Starcevich, Washington (College Football Hall of Fame) (AAB; AP-1; COL-1; INS-1; UP-1; CP-1; WC-1)
  • Steve Reid, Northwestern (College Football Hall of Fame) (AAB; AP-3; COL-1; LIB-1; NANA; NEA-1; SN; CP-2; WC-1)
  • Joe Routt, Texas A&M (AP-1; LIB-1)
  • Bill Glassford, Pittsburgh (AP-3; INS-1; CP-2; NANA)
  • John Lautar, Notre Dame (UP-1)
  • Alex Drobnitch, Denver (NEA-1)
  • Art White, Alabama (AP-2; CP-1; SN)
  • Nathaniel Pierce, Fordham (AP-2)

Centers
  • Alex Wojciechowicz, Fordham (College and Pro Football Hall of Fame) (COL-1; NEA-1; SN; CP-2)
  • Mike Basrak, Duquesne (AAB; AP-1; INS-1; LIB-1; CP-1; WC-1)
  • Bob Herwig, California (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-2; NANA; UP-1)
  • Walter Gilbert, Auburn (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-3)

Quarterbacks

Halfbacks
  • Ace Parker, Duke (College and Pro Football Hall of Fame) (AAB; AP-1; INS-1; LIB-1 [qb]; SN; NANA; UP-1; CP-1 [fb]; WC-1)
  • Ray Buivid, Marquette (AP-1; COL-1; LIB-1; NANA; NEA-1; SN; CP-1)
  • Nello Falaschi, Santa Clara (College Football Hall of Fame) (AAB; AP-3; WC-1)
  • Don Heap, Northwestern (CP-1)
  • Kent Ryan, Utah State (AAB; WC-1)
  • Andy Uram, Minnesota (AP-2; CP-2; SN)
  • Joe Riley, Alabama (CP-1)
  • Jimmie Cain, Washington (LIB-1)
  • Philip Dickens, Tennessee (AP-3)

Fullbacks
  • Sam Francis, Nebraska (College Football Hall of Fame) (first pick in the 1937 NFL Draft) (AAB; AP-1; COL-1; INS-1; LIB-1; NANA; NEA-1; LIB-1; UP-1; CP-2; WC-1)
  • Cecil Isbell, Purdue (AP-2)
  • John Handrahan, Dartmouth (AP-3)

Key

Bold = Consensus All-American[1]

  • -1 – First-team selection
  • -2 – Second-team selection
  • -3 – Third-team selection

Official selectors

Other selectors
  • CP = Central Press Association: "In the sixth annual Captains' All-American, selected by more than 50 gridiron leaders of important universities and colleges throughout the United States, the East is represented at three positions."[9]
  • WC = Walter Camp Football Foundation[10]

See also

References
  1. "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 7. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  2. ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1169. ISBN 1401337031.
  3. Alan Gould (AP Sports Editor) (1936-12-04). "East Dominates Positions on Mythical Grid Team". Ogden Standard-Examiner.
  4. "All-American Team Named by Collier's: Tinsley, Frank and Francis Picked as Three Outstanding Players". Hope Star. 1936-12-11.
  5. Davis J. Walsh (December 1, 1936). "Widseth Only Big 10 Man To Rate". The Hammond (IN) Times. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Francis Leads Players' 'Team'". Salt Lake Tribune. 1937-01-06.
  7. "NEA Names Slingin' Sammy Baugh On All-America Team: NEA PICKS FOOTBALL'S FINEST OF 1936". Abilene Daily Reporter. 1936-11-24.
  8. "All-America Team Chosen For Season". The Times. San Mateo, CA. 1936-11-24.
  9. Bill Braucher (1936-12-05). "YANKEE TEAMS STEP OUT IN ALL-STAR VOTING: Playing Captains Pick Top Warriors". Post-Herald. West Virginia.
  10. "Walter Camp Football Foundation". Archived from the original on 2009-03-30.
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