Following the death of
Walter Camp in 1925, there was a proliferation of All-American teams in the late 1920s. For the year 1930, 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.
AP =
Associated Press: "To help settle the All-America argument, the Associated Press this year conducted the most comprehensive poll of expert opinion yet attempted. A total of 213 sports editors and writers scanning the gridiron activities in all sections of the country, contributed their selections after studying all the available information."[3]
UP =
United Press, "selected by the United Press sports staff in collaboration with leading coaches in every section of the country"[4]
INS = International News Service, based not only on "the writer's personal observations but on the basis of reports from International News Service footballexperts from all parts of the country"[6]
NEA = Newspaper Editors Association, chosen by the 33 members of the NEA Service National Bord of Football Coaches, Officials and Sports Writers[7]
CP =
Central Press Association: "Two hundred captains of college football teams were polled by the Central Press Association in a nationwide survey. Each captain was asked to name only those men against or with whom he played."[9]
^"RICE PICKS ALL-AMERICA: Ticknor and Carideo, of 1929 Eleven, Named Again on Honor Team; Two Utility Players Added to Lineup". Charleston Daily Mail. December 19, 1930.
^James Kilgallen (December 1, 1930). "ALL-AMERICAN TEAM SELECTED: Two Notre Dame Men, Carideo and Schwartz, Are Named". Chester Times.
Following the death of
Walter Camp in 1925, there was a proliferation of All-American teams in the late 1920s. For the year 1930, 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.
AP =
Associated Press: "To help settle the All-America argument, the Associated Press this year conducted the most comprehensive poll of expert opinion yet attempted. A total of 213 sports editors and writers scanning the gridiron activities in all sections of the country, contributed their selections after studying all the available information."[3]
UP =
United Press, "selected by the United Press sports staff in collaboration with leading coaches in every section of the country"[4]
INS = International News Service, based not only on "the writer's personal observations but on the basis of reports from International News Service footballexperts from all parts of the country"[6]
NEA = Newspaper Editors Association, chosen by the 33 members of the NEA Service National Bord of Football Coaches, Officials and Sports Writers[7]
CP =
Central Press Association: "Two hundred captains of college football teams were polled by the Central Press Association in a nationwide survey. Each captain was asked to name only those men against or with whom he played."[9]
^"RICE PICKS ALL-AMERICA: Ticknor and Carideo, of 1929 Eleven, Named Again on Honor Team; Two Utility Players Added to Lineup". Charleston Daily Mail. December 19, 1930.
^James Kilgallen (December 1, 1930). "ALL-AMERICAN TEAM SELECTED: Two Notre Dame Men, Carideo and Schwartz, Are Named". Chester Times.