1928 All-America college football team
The 1928 All-America college football team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose All-America [college football team]s in 1928. The seven selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1928 season are Collier's Weekly, as selected by Grantland Rice, the Associated Press, the United Press, the All-America Board, the International News Service, the Newspaper Enterprise Association, and the North American Newspaper Alliance.
Consensus All-Americans
Following the death of Walter Camp in 1925, there was a proliferation of All-American teams in the late 1920s. For the year 1929, the NCAA recognizes seven 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. Army halfback Red Cagle was the only player to be unanimously selected by all seven selectors as a first-team All-American.| Name | Position | School | Number | Selectors First-team selections |
| Red Cagle | Halfback | Army | 7/7 | AAB, AP, CO, INS, NANA, NEA, UP |
| Wes Fesler | End | Ohio State | 5/7 | AAB, CO, INS, NEA, UP |
| Seraphim Post | Guard | Stanford | 5/7 | AAB, AP, CO, INS, NEA |
| Peter Pund | Center | Georgia Tech | 5/7 | AAB, CO, INS, NEA, UP |
| Paul Scull | Halfback | Penn | 5/7 | AAB, CO, INS, NANA, NEA |
| Ken Strong | Fullback | NYU | 5/7 | AP, CO, INS, NEA, UP |
| Otto Pommerening | Tackle | Michigan | 4/7 | AP, CO, INS, UP |
| Mike Getto | Tackle | Pitt | 4/7 | AAB, CO, NANA, NEA |
| Howard Harpster | Quarterback | Carnegie Tech | 4/7 | AAB, CO, NEA, UP |
| Irvine Phillips | End | California | 3/7 | AAB, NANA, UP |
| Chuck Carroll | Halfback | Washington | 3/7 | AAB, AP, UP |
| Don Robesky | Guard | Stanford | 2/7 | NANA, UP |
| Edward Burke | Guard | Navy | 2/7 | AP, CO |
All-American selections for 1928
Key
Bold – NCAA "consensus" All-AmericansSelectors recognized by NCAA in its consensus All-American determinations:
- AAB = All America Board
- AP = Associated Press
- COL = Collier's Weekly, as selected by Grantland Rice with assistance from Knute Rockne, Glenn Warner, Jesse Hawley, Fielding H. Yost, Robert Zuppke, Lou Young, Bill Roper, Wallace Wade, Dan McGugin and Clarence M. Price.
- NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association
- UP = United Press, as selected by United Press sports editor Frank Getty, with advice from "coaches and officials throughout the country."
- INS = International News Service
- NANA = North American Newspaper Alliance
- CP = Central Press Association, billed as the "Real" All-American team
- PAB = Pan-American Bank
- WC = Walter Camp Football Foundation
- 1 – First Team Selection
- 2 – Second Team Selection
- 3 – Third Team Selection
- Utility Selection – Only Grantland Rice in Collier's Weekly used this designation for three players in addition to those at eleven specified positions.
- HM – Honorable Mention Selection – Used by Frank Getty in the United Press All-America Team.
Ends
Irvine Phillips, California Wes Fesler, Ohio State- Dale Van Sickel, Florida
- Malcolm Franklin, St. Mary's
- Ken Haycraft, Minnesota
- Dick Abernathy, Vanderbilt
- Theodore Rosenzweig, Carnegie Tech
- Edwin Messinger, Army
- Miller Brown, Missouri
- George Barna, Hobart
Tackles
Otto Pommerening, Michigan Mike Getto, Pittsburgh- Forrest Douds, Washington & Jefferson
- Jesse Hibbs, USC
- Gordy Brown, Texas
- Butch Nowack, Illinois
- Russell Crane, Illinois
- Frank Speer, Georgia Tech
- Alfred "Al" Lassman, New York Univ.
- Bud Sprague, Army
- Jimmy Steele, Florida
- Melvyl Dressell, Washington State
- Steve Bancroft, California
- Fred Miller, Notre Dame
Guards
Seraphim Post, Stanford Don Robesky, Stanford Edward Burke, Navy- George Gibson, Minnesota
- Danny McMullen, Nebraska
- Leroy Wietz, Illinois
- Bill McRae, Florida
- Bull Brown, Vanderbilt
- Bruce Dumont, Colgate
- Choc Sanders, SMU
- Waldo Wittenmeyer Greene, Yale
- John Dreshar, Carnegie Tech
Centers
Peter Pund, Georgia Tech- Charles Howe, Princeton
- Nate Barragar, USC
- Tim Moynihan, Notre Dame
Quarterbacks
Howard Harpster, Carnegie Tech- Dutch Clark, Colorado College
- Howard Maple, Oregon State
- Frederick L. Hovde, Minnesota
- Don Williams, USC
Halfbacks
Chris Cagle, Army Chuck Carroll, Washington Paul Scull, Penn- Warner Mizell, Georgia Tech
- Clyde Crabtree, Florida
- Willis Glassgow, Iowa
- Bill Banker, Tulane
- Lloyd Brazil, Univ. of Detroit
- Redman Hume, Southern Methodist
- Lloyd Thomas, Univ. South. Calif.
Fullbacks
Ken Strong, New York Univ.- Blue Howell, Nebraska
- Clifford Hoffman, Stanford
- Gerald Snyder, Maryland
- Herschel Burgess, Texas A&M
- Mayes McLain, Iowa