The seven selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1928 season are (1) Collier's Weekly, as selected by Grantland Rice, (2) the Associated Press, (3) the United Press, (4) the All-America Board, (5) the International News Service (INS), (6) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), and (7) the North American Newspaper Alliance (NANA).
For the year 1929, 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.
Army halfback Red Cagle was the only player to be unanimously selected by all seven selectors as a first-team All-American.
First-team selections Bold – NCAA "consensus" All-Americans[1] Selectors recognized by NCAA in its consensus All-American determinations: Other selectors: