For the year 1933, the NCAA recognizes eight published All-American teams as "official" designations for purposes of its consensus determinations.[2] The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans and displays which first-team designations they received.
INS = Hearst Consensus All-American Selections, selected through an all-season survey of 210 of the country's coaches, sports writers, football officials and observers for the International News Service
DJW = Davis J. Walsh, sports editor of International News Service[13]
FWAA = Football Writers Association of American[4]
WD = Walter Dobbins, a consensus based on the selections of Collier's, the United Press, the Associated Press, the All America Board, the New York Sun, the North America Newspaper Alliance, and Hearst[14]
CNS = Consensus team based on combined selections of the United Press, Associated Press, NEA News Service and the Collier's Weekly team by Grantland Rice[16]
^ ab"Football Award Winners"(PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 7. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
^ abESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1165. ISBN1401337031.(The ESPN College Football Encyclopedia lists the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) as the eighth selector and does not include the NANA as a consensus selector. Both NANA and FWAA are included as consensus selectors in this article.)
^Bill Smith is not recognized by the NCAA as a consensus All-American even though he had three of nine first-team selections. Instead, Paul Geisler, who had two of nine first-team selections, is recognized as a consensus All-American at the end position.
^ abESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1165. ISBN1401337031.
^"AP All America". Bismarck Tribune. December 2, 1933.
^"Rice Picks His All-American". Modesto Bee And News-Herald. December 23, 1933.
^"N.A.N.A. All-American". Los Angeles Times. December 3, 1933.
^"NEA All America". Bismarck Tribune. December 2, 1933.
^"Five Big Ten Players Selected on United Press Team". Kokomo Tribune. November 30, 1933.
^Ritt, William (December 7, 1933). "Here's 1933 All-American Football Team Selected By Players: Players Selected By Grid Captains". Evening Independent. Massillon, OH.
^"Jorgenson and Corbus on Sun All-American". Oakland Tribune. December 1, 1933.
^Ted A. Ramsay (December 24, 1933). "DAILY MAIL'S ALL-AMERICA CONSENSUS TEAM FOR 1933 ANNOUNCED: FOUR SELECTIONS USED; Warburton, Crawford and Bernard Are Unanimous Choices; Nation's Best Placed". Charleston Daily Mail.