| 1946 All-America college football team |
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| All-America college football team |
| 1946 college football season |
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The1946 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 1946. The nine selectors recognized by theNCAA as "official" for the 1946 season are (1) the All-America Board (AAB), (2) theAmerican Football Coaches Association (AFCA), published byLook magazine, (3) theAssociated Press (AP), (4)Collier's Weekly, as selected byGrantland Rice, (5) theFootball Writers Association of America (FWAA), (6) theInternational News Service (INS), (7) theNewspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), (8) theSporting News (SN), and (9) theUnited Press (UP).
For the year 1946, the NCAA recognizes nine 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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| Burr Baldwin | End | UCLA | 9/9 | AAB, AFCA, AP, CO, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP | CP, WC |
| Johnny Lujack | Quarterback | Notre Dame | 9/9 | AAB, AFCA, AP, CO [tie], FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP | CP, WC |
| Charley Trippi | Halfback | Georgia | 9/9 | AAB, AFCA, AP, CO, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP | CP, WC |
| Glenn Davis | Halfback | Army | 9/9 | AAB, AFCA, AP, CO, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP | CP, WC |
| Doc Blanchard | Fullback | Army | 9/9 | AAB, AFCA, AP, CO, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP | CP, WC |
| George Connor | Tackle | Notre Dame | 8/9 | AAB, AFCA, AP, CO, INS, NEA, SN, UP | CP, WC |
| Alex Agase | Guard | Illinois | 8/9 | AAB, AFCA, AP, INS, NEA, SN, UP, CP | WC |
| Weldon Humble | Guard | Rice | 7/9 | AAB, AFCA, AP, CO, FWAA, NEA, UP | WC |
| Paul Duke | Center | Georgia Tech | 6/9 | AAB, AFCA, AP, CO, NEA, UP | CP, WC |
| Dick Huffman | Tackle | Tennessee | 5/9 | AAB, AFCA, AP, CO, FWAA | WC |
| Warren Amling | Tackle | Ohio State | 5/9 | FWAA [g], INS, NEA, SN, UP | CP |
| Hub Bechtol | End | Texas | 4/9 | AAB, AFCA, FWAA, SN | WC |
| Hank Foldberg | End | Army | 4/9 | CO, INS, NEA, UP | -- |
During the 1940s, African-Americans were excluded from many college football programs. Many 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 African-American players, including those at HBCUs. The players chosen for 1946 were: