Following the death of
Walter Camp in 1925, there was a proliferation of All-American teams in the late 1920s. For the year 1927, the NCAA recognizes seven 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. Michigan end
Bennie Oosterbaan and Pittsburgh halfback
Gibby Welch were the only players to be unanimously selected by all seven selectors as first-team All-Americans.
UP =
United Press, selected based on consensus among UP newspapers throughout the country and prominent football coaches[7]
Other selectors
BE =
Billy Evans with the assistance of "100 of the leading football experts of the country"[8]
CP =
Central Press Association, billed as the "Real" All-American team with selections based on fan input with cooperation from "hundreds of newspapers throughout the country"[9]
CEP = Charles E. Parker for the New York Evening Telegram[10]
HE = Hearst newspapers, consensus selection of more than 100 sports writers and editors at the Hearst newspapers[11]
NYS = New York Sun "based on a canvas of 129 college teams throughout the country by the Sun's representatives" with gold watches being given to the members of the first eleven[13]
Following the death of
Walter Camp in 1925, there was a proliferation of All-American teams in the late 1920s. For the year 1927, the NCAA recognizes seven 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. Michigan end
Bennie Oosterbaan and Pittsburgh halfback
Gibby Welch were the only players to be unanimously selected by all seven selectors as first-team All-Americans.
UP =
United Press, selected based on consensus among UP newspapers throughout the country and prominent football coaches[7]
Other selectors
BE =
Billy Evans with the assistance of "100 of the leading football experts of the country"[8]
CP =
Central Press Association, billed as the "Real" All-American team with selections based on fan input with cooperation from "hundreds of newspapers throughout the country"[9]
CEP = Charles E. Parker for the New York Evening Telegram[10]
HE = Hearst newspapers, consensus selection of more than 100 sports writers and editors at the Hearst newspapers[11]
NYS = New York Sun "based on a canvas of 129 college teams throughout the country by the Sun's representatives" with gold watches being given to the members of the first eleven[13]