Michigan Wolverines Football All-Americans

Michigan Wolverines Football All-Americans.

Overview

Since 1898, 126 Michigan Wolverines football players have earned first-team All-American honor.

William Cunningham was the first in 1898 based on a performance that led Louis Elbel to write The Victors.

There are two players who have earned the distinction three times: Bennie Oosterbaan (1925-1927) and Anthony Carter (1980-1982).

There are twenty others who have won the distinction twice: Willie Heston, Albert Benbrook, Benny Friedman, Chuck Bernard, Ted Petoskey, Tom Harmon, Alvin Wistert, Robert Wahl, Ron Kramer, Bill Yearby, Dave Brown, Mark Donahue, Jumbo Elliott, Mark Messner, Tripp Welborne, Greg Skrepenak, Charles Woodson, Steve Hutchinson, Marlin Jackson, and Jake Long.

Twenty Michigan players have been unanimous All-American selections: Bennie Oosterbaan, Harry Newman, Chuck Bernard, Ralph Heikkinen, Tom Harmon, Bill Daley, Bob Chappuis, Ron Kramer, Jack Clancy, Jim Mandich, Mike Taylor, (Dave Brown, Mark Donahue, Anthony Carter, Mark Messner, Tripp Welborne, Desmond Howard, Greg Skrepenak, Charles Woodson, Steve Hutchinson, Braylon Edwards, and Jake Long.

Key

Unan. = Unanimous All-American
Cons. = Consensus All-American
NCAA = selected by at least one All-American selector recognized in the [http://www.ncaa.org/library/records/football/footballs_finest/2002/154-174.pdf NCAA guide]
Bentley = picked by at least one All-American selector recognized by the [http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fballam/fballam.htm Bentley Historical Library]
CFHOF = [http://www.collegefootball.org/halloffamers.php College Football Hall of Fame] by year of induction
PFHOF = Pro Football Hall of Fame by year of induction
HOH = [http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/misc/hallhon.htm University of Michigan Hall of Honor] by year of induction
MVP = Most Valuable Player of the U-M football team by year of selection
B10 = Most Valuable Player in the Big Ten by year of selection
HT= Rank in Heisman Trophy voting by year

ortable chart of Michigan’s All-Americans