1945 All-America college football team


The 1945 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 1945. The nine selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1945 season are Collier's Weekly, as selected by Grantland Rice, the Associated Press, the United Press, the All-America Board, the American Football Coaches Association, the Football Writers Association of America, the International News Service, Look magazine, the Newspaper Enterprise Association and the Sporting News.

Consensus All-Americans

For the year 1945, the NCAA recognizes 10 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.
NamePositionSchoolNumberOfficial selectorsOther selectors
Glenn DavisHalfback[1945 1945 Army Cadets football team|Army Cadets football team|Army]10/10AAB, AFCA, AP, COL, FWAA, INS, LK, NEA, SN, UPCNS, CP, NL, NYS, OF, WC, YA
Doc BlanchardFullbackArmy10/10AAB, AFCA, AP, COL, FWAA, INS, LK, NEA, SN, UPCNS, CP, NL NYS, OF, WC, YA
Tex CoulterTackleArmy9/10AAB, AFCA, AP, COL FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UPCNS, CP, NL, NYS, OF, WC
Warren AmlingGuard[1945 1945 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]9/10AAB, AFCA, AP, COL, FWAA, INS, LK, SN, UPCNS, CP, NL, NYS, OF, WC
Herman WedemeyerHalfbackSt. Mary's (CA)9/10AAB, AFCA, AP, COL, FWAA, INS, LK, SN, UPCNS, CP, NL, OF, WC
John GreenGuardArmy7/10AAB, AFCA, AP, COL, FWAA, SN, UPCNS, NYS, OF, WC
George SavitskyTacklePenn7/10AAB, AFCA, COL, FWAA, LK, SN, UPCNS, CP, WC
Bob FenimoreHalfbackOklahoma St.7/10AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, SN, UPWC
Dick DudenEndNavy6/10AAB, AFCA, AP, COL, FWAA, SN, UPCNS, CP, NL, NYS, OF WC, YA
Vaughn ManchaCenter[1945 1945 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]6/10AP, COL, FWAA, INS, SN, UPCNS, CP, NYS, OF, YA
Max MorrisEndNorthwestern3/10AAB, AFCA, INSWC, YA
Hub BechtolEnd[1945 1945 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas Longhorns football team|Texas]3/10AP, COL, LKCNS
Bob RavensbergEndIndiana3/10FWAA, LK, SNCP
Harry GilmerQuarterbackAlabama3/10COL, LK, SNCNS, NL, NYS, OF

All-American selections for 1945

Ends

Dick Duden, Navy Hub Bechtol, Texas Bob Ravensberg, Indiana Max Morris, Northwestern

Tackles

Tex Coulter, Army George Savitsky, Penn

Guards

Warren Amling, Ohio State John Green, Army

Centers

Vaughn Mancha, Alabama

Quarterbacks

Halfbacks

Glenn Davis, Army Herman Wedemeyer, St. Mary's Bob Fenimore, Oklahoma State

Fullbacks

Doc Blanchard, Army

Black college All-Americans

During the 1940s, African-Americans were excluded from many college football programs and played the game at historically black colleges and universities. The major All-America selectors in these years did not include players from HBCUs. However, The Pittsburgh Courier each year selected its own All-America team from players at the HBCUS. The players chosen for 1946 were:

Key

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

Official selectors

Other selectors