| 1945 All-America college football team |
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| All-America college football team |
| 1945 college football season |
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The1945 All-America college football team is composed ofcollege football players who were selected asAll-Americans by various organizations and writers that choseAll-America college football teams in 1945. The nine selectors recognized by theNCAA as "official" for the 1945 season are (1)Collier's Weekly, as selected byGrantland Rice, (2) theAssociated Press, (3) theUnited Press, (4) the All-America Board, (5) theAmerican Football Coaches Association (AFCA), (6) theFootball Writers Association of America (FWAA), (7) theInternational News Service (INS), (8)Look magazine, (9) theNewspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) and (10) theSporting News.
For the year 1945, the NCAA recognizes 10 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.
| Name | Position | School | Number | Official selectors | Other selectors |
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| Glenn Davis | Halfback | Army | 10/10 | AAB, AFCA, AP, COL, FWAA, INS, LK, NEA, SN, UP | CNS, CP, NL, NYS, OF, WC, YA |
| Doc Blanchard | Fullback | Army | 10/10 | AAB, AFCA, AP, COL, FWAA, INS, LK, NEA, SN, UP | CNS, CP, NL NYS, OF, WC, YA |
| Tex Coulter | Tackle | Army | 9/10 | AAB, AFCA, AP, COL FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP | CNS, CP, NL, NYS, OF, WC |
| Warren Amling | Guard | Ohio State | 9/10 | AAB, AFCA, AP, COL, FWAA, INS, LK, SN, UP | CNS, CP, NL, NYS, OF, WC |
| Herman Wedemeyer | Halfback | St. Mary's (CA) | 9/10 | AAB, AFCA, AP, COL, FWAA, INS, LK, SN, UP | CNS, CP, NL, OF, WC |
| John Green | Guard | Army | 7/10 | AAB, AFCA, AP, COL, FWAA, SN, UP | CNS, NYS, OF, WC |
| George Savitsky | Tackle | Penn | 7/10 | AAB, AFCA, COL, FWAA, LK, SN, UP | CNS, CP, WC |
| Bob Fenimore | Halfback | Oklahoma St. | 7/10 | AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, SN, UP | WC |
| Dick Duden | End | Navy | 6/10 | AAB, AFCA, AP, COL, FWAA, SN, UP | CNS, CP, NL, NYS, OF WC, YA |
| Vaughn Mancha | Center | Alabama | 6/10 | AP, COL, FWAA, INS, SN, UP | CNS, CP, NYS, OF, YA |
| Max Morris | End | Northwestern | 3/10 | AAB, AFCA, INS | WC, YA |
| Hub Bechtol | End | Texas | 3/10 | AP, COL, LK | CNS |
| Bob Ravensberg | End | Indiana | 3/10 | FWAA, LK, SN | CP |
| Harry Gilmer[1] | Quarterback | Alabama | 3/10 | COL, LK, SN | CNS, NL, NYS, OF |
During the 1940s, African-Americans were excluded from many college football programs and played the game at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The major All-America selectors in these years did not include players from HBCUs. However,The Pittsburgh Courier each year selected its own All-America team from players at the HBCUS. The players chosen for 1946 were: