1939 College Football All-America Team

The 1939 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 1939. The nine selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1939 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) Liberty magazine, (7) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), (8) Newsweek, and (9) the Sporting News.

Two players, USC guard Harry Smith and Cornell tackle Nick Drahos were unanimously chosen by all nine official selectors. Two other players, Iowa halfback Nile Kinnick and Michigan halfback Tom Harmon were selected as first-team All-Americans by eight of the nine official selectors, with Kinnick winning the Heisman Trophy in 1939 and Harmon winning it in 1940.

Consensus All-Americans

For the year 1939, 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
Harry Smith Guard USC 9/9AAB, AP, CO, INS, LIB, NEA, NW, SN, UPBL, CP, CW, LIFE, NYS, WC
Nick DrahosTackle Cornell 9/9AAB, AP, CO, INS, LIB, NEA, NW, SN, UPCP, CW, LIFE, WC
Tom HarmonHalfback Michigan 8/9AAB, AP, CO, INS, LIB, NW, SN, UPBL, CP, CW, LIFE, NYS, WC
Nile KinnickHalfback Iowa 8/9AAB, AP, CO, INS, NEA, NW, SN, UPBL, CP, CW, WC
John KimbroughFullback Texas A&M 7/9AAB, AP, INS, LIB, NEA, NW, UPBL, CP, LIFE, WC
Esco SarkkinenEndOhio State 5/9AAB, CO, NEA, NW, UPCP, NYS, WC
Ken KavanaughEndLSU 5/9INS, LIB, NW, SN, UPBL, CW, LIFE
Ed MolinskiGuardTennessee 5/9AAB, AP, CO, LIB, NEA--
George CafegoQuarterback Tennessee 4/9INS, NW, SN, UPCW, LIFE
John SchiechlCenter Santa Clara 3/9AAB, AP, CO, NEACP, WC
Paul Christman[1]Quarterback Missouri 4/9AAB, CO, NEA, SNCW, WC
Harley McCollumTackle Tulane3/9AP, LIB, NEA--

All-American selections for 1939

Ends

Tackles

Guards

Centers

Quarterbacks

Halfbacks

Fullbacks

Key

Bold = Consensus All-American[2]

Official selectors

Other selectors

See also

References

  1. ↑ Quarterbacks George Cafego and Paul Christman both received four official first-team honor. However, Christman is not currently recognized by the NCAA as a consensus All-American.
  2. ↑ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 5. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1178. ISBN 1401337031.
  4. ↑ "The 1939 A.P. All America". San Antonio Express. 1939-12-09.
  5. ↑ "All America Is Picked By Colliers". Wisconsin State Journal. 1939-12-09.
  6. ↑ "Kimbrough Named To INS All America Team". Port Arthur News. 1939-11-24.
  7. ↑ Harry Grayson (1939-11-28). "NEA Picks All America Eleven: Nile Kinnick Named Back of Season". Ironwood Daily Globe.
  8. ↑ "Newsweek Picks Super Eleven". Wisconsin State Journal. 1939-12-09.
  9. ↑ "U.P. Team Lists Kinnick As Best". Brainerd Daily Dispatch. 1939-11-29.
  10. ↑ "The 1939 All-American, All-Scout Team". Boy's Life. February 1940. p. 25.
  11. ↑ Walter Johns (1939-12-10). "South Dominates Captains' All-American". Wisconsin State Journal.
  12. ↑ "Harmon Is Chosen Captain on Collegiate Writers' All-American". Columbia Daily Spectator. December 13, 1939. p. 1.
  13. ↑ "Bill Stern, Top NBC Announcer, Picks His 1939 All-America Team". Life. November 20, 1939. p. 94.
  14. ↑ "N.Y. Sun Picks All American". Modesto Bee And News-Herald. 1939-12-02.
  15. ↑ "Walter Camp Football Foundation All-American Selections". Walter Camp Football Foundation.
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