1931 All-Eastern football team

The 1931 All-Eastern football team consists of American football players chosen by various selectors as the best players at each position among the Eastern colleges and universities during the 1931 college football season.

Four players were named to the first team by the Associated Press, United Press, and Central Press Association. They were quarterback Barry Wood of Harvard; end John Orsi of Colgate; guard Jim Zyntell of Holy Cross; and center Ralph Daugherty of Pittsburgh.

All-Eastern selections

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Quarterbacks

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Halfbacks

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  • Bart Viviano, Cornell (AP-1, UP-1)
  • Jim Murphy, Fordham (AP-2, UP-2, CP)
  • Albie Booth, Yale (AP-1)
  • Ray Stecker, Army (UP-1)
  • Joe Moran, Syracuse (CP)
  • Bill McCall, Dartmouth (AP-2, UP-3)
  • John Crickard, Harvard (UP-2)
  • John Grossman, Rutgers (UP-3)

Fullbacks

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  • Clarke Hinkle, Bucknell (AP-1, UP-1)
  • Carl Perina, Penn (AP-2, UP-2, CP)
  • John Ferraro, Cornell (UP-3)

Ends

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  • John Orsi, Colgate (AP-1, UP-1, CP)
  • Paul Riblett, Penn (AP-1, UP-1)
  • Herster Barres, Yale (CP, UP-2)
  • James Cavalieri, Holy Cross (AP-2, UP-2)
  • Cristobal Martinez-Zorilla, Cornell (AP-2, UP-3)
  • Joseph Hugret, NYU (UP-3)

Tackles

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  • John Price, Army (AP-1, UP-1, CP)
  • Jess Quatse, Pittsburgh (UP-1, CP)
  • James MacMurdo, Pittsburgh (AP-1, UP-2)
  • Irad Hardy, Harvard (AP-2, UP-2)
  • Howard Colehower, Penn (AP-2, UP-3)
  • Rick Concannon, NYU (UP-3)

Guards

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Centers

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  • Ralph Daugherty, Pittsburgh (AP-1, UP-1, CP)
  • William McDuffee, Columbia (AP-2, UP-2)
  • George Chalmers, NYU (UP-3)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Albie Booth Lands Berth On All-Eastern Team For Third Successive Year". The Hartford Courant. November 1, 1931. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Pittsburgh and Army Place Two Men on 1931 Eastern All-Star Team". The News-Herald. December 5, 1931. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Bill Ritt (December 5, 1931). "All-Eastern Team Picked by Captains". Wisconsin State Journal. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.