1892 College Football All-America Team
| 1892 College Football All-America Team |
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| College Football All-America Team |
| 1892 college football season |
| 1890 1891 ← → 1893 1894 |
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The 1892 College Football All-America team was composed of college football players who were selected as the best players at their respective positions for the
center William H. Lewis
became the first African-American to be selected as an All-American in 1892, an honor he would receive again in 1893.
All-American selections for 1892
Key
- WC = Walter Camp[1]
- CW = Caspar Whitney, published in Harper's Weekly magazine.
- Bold = Consensus All-American[2]
Ends
- Frank Hinkey, Yale (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC, CW)
- Frank Hallowell, Harvard (WC, CW)
Tackles
- Alexander Hamilton Wallis, Yale (WC, CW)
- Marshall Newell, Harvard (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC, CW)
Guards
- Art Wheeler, Princeton (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC, CW)
- Bert Waters, Harvard (WC)
Centers
- William H. Lewis, Harvard (first African-American All-American) (WC, CW)
Quarterback
- Philip King, Princeton (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC, CW)
Halfbacks
- Vance McCormick, Yale (WC, CW)
- Harry Thayer, Penn (WC, CW)
Fullbacks
- Charley Brewer, Harvard (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC, CW)
References
- ^ "Walter Camp Football Foundation". Archived from the original on March 30, 2009.
- ^ "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 6. Retrieved October 21, 2017.