1916 All-Western Conference football team

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The 1916 All-Western Conference football team consists of American football players selected to the all-conference team for the Western Conference, later known as the Big Ten Conference, as chosen by various selectors for the 1916 college football season.

All-Western Conference selections

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Ends

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Tackles

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  • Jackson, Chicago (WE-1)
  • Frank A. R. Mayer, Minnesota (WE-1; ECP-2)
  • George Hauser, Minnesota (AX-1; ECP-1)
  • Fred Becker, Iowa (ECP-1)
  • Manley R. Petty, Illinois (ECP-2)
  • Elmer T. Rundquist, Illinois (WE-2)
  • Reding Putnam, Northwestern (WE-2)

Guards

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  • Conrad L. Eklund, Minnesota (WE-1; IV-1; ECP-2)
  • Leonard L. Charpier, Illinois (WE-1)
  • M. J. Proud, Purdue (AX-1)
  • Gilbert S. Sinclair, Minnesota (AX-1; ECP-1)
  • Eldon J. Smith, Northwestern (IV-1)
  • Charles Higgins, Chicago (WE-2; ECP-1)
  • Charlie Bachman, Notre Dame (ECP-2)

Centers

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Quarterbacks

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  • Bart Macomber, Illinois (WE-1; AX-1; IV-1; ECP-1)
  • Claire Long, Minnesota (WE-2; AX-2; IV-2; ECP-2)

Halfbacks

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Fullbacks

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Key

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WE = Walter Eckersall in the Chicago Tribune[1]

AX = G. W. Axelson in the Chicago Herald[1]

IV = Irving Vaughn in the Chicago Examiner[1]

ECP = E. C. Patterson in Collier's Weekly[2]

Bold = consensus choice by a majority of the selectors

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Trio of All-Conference Selections". Pittsburgh Daily Post. November 29, 1916. p. 10.
  2. ^ E.C. Patterson (December 23, 1916). "Collier's All-Western Eleven". Collier's Weekly. p. 22.