1946 College Football All-America Team

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).

1946 College Football All-America Team
College Football All-America Team
1946 college football season
1944 1945 ← → 1947 1948

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
  • Charley Trippi, Georgia (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, CO, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, CP-1, WC)
  • Glenn Davis, Army (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, CO, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, CP-1, WC)
  • Herman Wedemeyer, St. Mary's (AP-2, INS-2, NEA-2, UP-2, CP-2)
  • Ray Evans, Kansas (AP-3)
  • Charlie Justice, North Carolina (AP-3, NEA-2, UP-2)
  • Bob Chappuis, Michigan (INS-2, CP-3)
  • Clyde Scott, Arkansas (NEA-2)
  • Harry Gilmer, Alabama (AP-3, NEA-3, CP-2)
  • Hall, U. San Francisco (NEA-3)
  • Tony Minisi, Penn (CP-3)
  • Lloyd Merriman, Stanford (CP-3)

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

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

Official selectors

Other selectors

See also

References
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  4. "Davis, Blanchard Repeat On Grid Coaches Eleven". Troy Record. 1946-12-07.
  5. "The 1946 AP All-America". Cumberland Evening Times. 1946-12-04.
  6. "Davis, Blanchard Earn All-America Positions". The Milwaukee Journal. December 4, 1946.
  7. "Colliers Picks 12 Men On Its All-American". Wisconsin State Journal. 1946-12-06.
  8. "FWAA All-America Since 1944" (PDF). Football Writers Association of America.
  9. "4 Irish, 3 Cadets on INS All America". The Lima News. 1946-12-03.
  10. Lawton Carver (December 3, 1946). "INS Names Four Irish on All-America Team". St. Petersburg Times. p. 10.
  11. "NEA 1946 All Americas". Anniston Star. 1946-11-24.
  12. "NEA 1946 All-Americans". The Pittsburgh Press. November 23, 1946.
  13. Carl Lundquist (1946-12-04). "United Press Honors Three Army Gridders". Wisconsin State Journal.
  14. "Army, Notre Dame Dominate UP Team". The Milwaukee Journal. December 4, 1946.
  15. "Army, Irish Place Two Each On Captains' All American". Wisconsin State Journal. 1946-12-03.
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