1917 College Football All-America Team

The 1917 College Football All-America team consists of American football players selected to the College Football All-America Teams selected by various organizations in 1917. The organizations that chose the teams included Collier's Weekly selected by Walter Camp.

Key

 * WC = Collier's Weekly as selected by Walter Camp
 * WE = Walter Eckersall, of the Chicago Tribune
 * JV = Jack Veiock, International News Service (INS) sports editor
 * PP = Paul Purman, noted sports writer whose All-American team was syndicated in newspapers across the United States
 * INS = International News Service
 * NEA = Newspaper Editors Association
 * MS = Frank Menke Syndicate, by Frank G. Menke
 * Bold - Consensus All-American
 * 1 - First Team Selection
 * 2 - Second Team Selection
 * 3 - Third Team Selection

Ends

 * Charles Bolen, Ohio State (WC–1; MS; WE-1; JV-2; PP-1)
 * Paul Robeson, Rutgers (WC–2; MS; JV-2; PP-2)
 * Ernest H. Von Helmburg, Navy (WC–1; NEA; PP-1)
 * Clifford Carlson, Pittsburgh (WE-1; JV-1)
 * Henry Miller, Penn (INS; JV-1)
 * Hager, West Virginia (WC–2; PP-2)
 * Carroll, W&J (WE-2)
 * Siller, Pennsylvania (WE-2)

Tackles

 * Alfred Cobb, Syracuse (WC–1; INS; NEA; WE-2; JV-1; PP-1)
 * George Hauser, Minnesota (WC–1; INS; NEA; WE-1; JV-1; PP-1)
 * Ernest Hubka, Nebraska (WC–2; JV-2; PP-2)
 * Williams, Oregon (WC–2; JV-2; PP-2)
 * Walker Carpenter, Georgia Tech (MS)
 * Wilbur Henry, Washington & Jefferson (MS)
 * McCord, Georgia Tech (WE-1)
 * Murphy, Dartmouth (WE-2)

Guards

 * Dale Seis, Pittsburgh (WC-1; NEA; MS; PP-1)
 * Frank Culver, Michigan (WC–1; NEA; JV-2; PP-1)
 * Gault, Georgia Tech (WE-1)
 * Crabb, Brown (WE-1)
 * Jock Sutherland, Pitt (INS; JV-1)
 * Eugene Neeley, Dartmouth (INS; JV-1)
 * Lane, California (WC–2; JV-2; PP-2)
 * Dieter, Pennsylvania (WC–2; PP-2)
 * C.G. Higgins, Chicago (MS; WE-2)
 * U____, Northwestern (WE-2)

Centers

 * Frank Rydzewski, Notre Dame (WC–1; INS; NEA; JV-1; PP-1)
 * Russell Bailey, West Virginia (MS; WE-1; JV-2)
 * Alex Wray, Pennsylvania (WC–2; PP-2)
 * Oscar P. Lambert, Michigan (WE-2)

Quarterbacks

 * Everett Strupper, Georgia Tech (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC–1; NEA; MS; JV-2 [hb]; PP-1)
 * Archie Weston, Michigan (WE-1)
 * Benny Boynton, Williams (College Football Hall of Fame) (INS; MS; JV-1)
 * Ingram, Navy (WC–2; JV-2 [hb]; PP-2)
 * Brennan, Fordham (WE-2)
 * Hill, Georgia Tech (JV-2)

Halfbacks

 * Elmer Oliphant, Army (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC–1; INS; NEA; MS; JV-1; PP-1)
 * Chic Harley, Ohio State (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC–1; INS; NEA; WE-1; JV-1; PP-1)
 * Joe Guyon, Georgia Tech (College and Pro Football Hall of Fame) (WC–2; PP-2)
 * "Scrubby" McCreight, Washington & Jefferson (WC–2; PP-2)
 * Hoffman, Cornell (WE-2)
 * James J. Drummey, Tufts (WE-2)

Fullbacks

 * Joseph Howard Berry, Jr., Pennsylvania (WC–1; NEA; WE-1; JV-2; PP-1)
 * George "Tank" McLaren, Pittsburgh (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC–2; INS; MS; WE-1 [HB]; JV-1; PP-2)
 * Bob Koehler, Northwestern (WE-2)