1929 All-America college football team
The 1929 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 teams in 1929. The seven selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1929 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. Only two players, Notre Dame quarterback Frank Carideo and Pittsburgh end Joe Donchess, were unanimous first-team selections on all seven of the NCAA-recognized teams. The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans and displays which first-team designations they received.| Name | Position | School | Number | Selectors First-team selections |
| Frank Carideo | Quarterback | Notre Dame | 7/7 | AP, UP, COL, NEA, INS, NANA, AAB |
| Joe Donchess | End | Pittsburgh | 7/7 | AP, UP, COL, NEA, INS, NANA, AAB |
| Bronko Nagurski | Tackle/Fullback | Minnesota | 6/7 | AP, UP, COL, NEA, INS, NANA |
| Jack Cannon | Guard | Notre Dame | 6/7 | AP, UP, COL, NEA, INS, AAB |
| Ben Ticknor | Center | Harvard | 6/7 | AP, UP, COL, INS, NANA, AAB |
| Ralph Welch | Fullback | Purdue | 6/7 | UP, COL, NEA, INS, NANA, AAB |
| Ray Montgomery | Guard | Pittsburgh | 5/7 | UP, COL, NEA, INS, AAB |
| Elmer Sleight | Tackle | Purdue | 4/7 | AP, COL, INS, AAB |
| Francis Tappaan | End | USC | 4/7 | UP, NEA, NANA, AAB |
| Red Cagle | Halfback | Army | 3/7 | AP, COL, AAB |
| Gene McEver | Halfback | Tennessee | 3/7 | UP, NEA, NANA |
| Wes Fesler | End | Ohio State | 2/7 | AP, INS |
All-American selections for 1929
Ends
Joe Donchess, Pittsburgh Wes Fesler, Ohio State- Francis Tappaan, USC
- Wear Schoonover, Arkansas
- Bob Tanner, Minnesota
- Vernon Smith, Georgia
- Paul L. Bates, Western Maryland
- Tom Churchill, Oklahoma
- Frank Baker, Northwestern
- Dale Van Sickel, Florida
- Buster Mitchell, Davis & Elkins
- Norton, California
- Donald Muller, Stanford
- Herster Barres, Yale
- Tom Conley, Notre Dame
Tackles
Bronko Nagurski, Minnesota Elmer Sleight, Purdue- Marion Hammon, SMU
- George Ackerman, St. Mary’s
- Forrest Douds, Washington & Jefferson
- Fred Sington, Alabama
- Ray Richards, Nebraska
- Lou Gordon, Illinois
- Samuel Wakeman, Cornell
- Ted Twomey, Notre Dame
- John Utz, Penn
- Huntington, Colgate
- Shields, Oregon
- Bill Barfield, Princeton
- Blimp Bowstrom, Navy
Guards
Jack Cannon, Notre Dame Ray Montgomery, Pittsburgh- Bert Schwarz, California
- Wade Greene, Yale
- Russ Crane, Illinois
- Mike Brumbelow, TCU
- Fred Roberts, Iowa
- John B. Law, Notre Dame
- Ray Farris, North Carolina
- Nate Barragar, USC
- Gibson, Colgate
- Luby DiMeolo, Pitt
- Bull Brown, Vanderbilt
- Thomas A. Driscoll, Stanford
- Paul Schwegler, Washington
- Henry J. Anderson, Northwestern
- Weir, Illinois
- Charles Humber, Army
Centers
Ben Ticknor, Harvard- Roy Riegels, California
- Walter Heinecke, Stanford
- Tony Slano, Fordham
- Tim Moynihan, Notre Dame
- Marvin Jonas, Utah
Quarterbacks
Frank Carideo, Notre Dame- Alton Marsters, Dartmouth
- Glen Harmeson, Purdue
- Albie Booth, Yale
- Russ Saunders, USC
- Barry Wood, Harvard
Halfbacks
Red Cagle, Army Gene McEver, Tennessee- Willis Glassgow, Iowa
- Toby Uansa, Pitt
- Bill Banker, Tulane
- Merle Hufford, Washington
- Fred "Stud" Stennett, St. Mary's
- Cy Leland, TCU
- Benny Lom, California
- Lloyd Brazil, Detroit
- Dick Boyle, St. Mary's
- Wittmer, Princeton