The 1913 All-Western college football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Western teams chosen by various selectors for the 1913 college football season. The "All-Western" designation was a postseason honor recognizing the best college football players from the Western United States, primarily from the Western Conference (later known as the Big Ten Conference) and other regional independent schools.
Five Western players were also selected as consensus All-Americans on the 1913 College Football All-America Team: Miller Pontius (tackle, Michigan), Ray Keeler (guard, Wisconsin), Paul Des Jardien (center, Chicago), Gus Dorais (quarterback, Notre Dame), and James B. Craig (halfback, Michigan).
Selectors
Multiple selectors chose All-Western teams in 1913, including:
- CDN – Chicago Daily News
- CON – Based on "consensus of opinion of sporting writers and experts who have already picked teams"
- CRH – Chicago Record-Herald (by M. J. Wathey)
- CT – Chicago Tribune
- ECP – E. C. Patterson for Collier's Weekly
- IO – The Inter Ocean (by Matt Foley)
- WE – Walter Eckersall (for the Detroit Free Press)
All-Western Selections
Ends
- Lorin Solon, Minnesota (CDN-1, CON, CRH, CT, ECP-1, IO-2, WE-1)
- Knute Rockne, Notre Dame (CDN-1, CON, CT, ECP-2, IO-1, WE-1) – College Football Hall of Fame
- Clark Shaughnessy, Minnesota (CDN-2 [fullback], CRH, ECP-1 [guard]) – College Football Hall of Fame
- Blake Miller, Michigan Agricultural (ECP-1)
- Norman K. Wilson, Illinois (ECP-2)
- Earl Huntington, Chicago (CDN-2, WE-2)
- Harold Ofstie, Wisconsin (CDN-2, IO-1)
- Harold Pogue, Illinois (IO-2)
- Ralph B. Henning, Michigan Agricultural (WE-2)
Tackles
- Bob Butler, Wisconsin (CDN-1, CON, CRH, CT, ECP-1, IO-1, WE-1)
- Miller Pontius, Michigan (CDN-1, ECP-1, IO-1, WE-2) – Consensus All-American
- Brown, South Dakota (CON, CRH)
- Vic Halligan, Nebraska (CT, WE-1)
- Archie Kirk, Iowa (ECP-2, IO-2)
- Gideon Smith, Michigan Agricultural (ECP-2)
- Chester W. Gifford, Michigan Agricultural (CDN-2, IO-2, WE-2)
- Harold Ernest Goettler, Chicago (CDN-2)
Guards
- Ernest Allmendinger, Michigan (CDN-2, CON, CRH, CT, WE-1)
- Ray Keeler, Wisconsin (CDN-2, CON, CRH, ECP-2, IO-1, WE-2) – Consensus All-American
- Faunt V. Lenardson, Michigan Agricultural (CDN-1, CT, WE-1)
- Harris, Chicago (CDN-1, ECP-2, IO-2)
- George C. Paterson, Michigan (ECP-1)
- Boles Rosenthal, Minnesota (IO-1)
- H. B. Routh, Purdue (IO-2)
- James J. Gallagher, Missouri (WE-2)
Centers
- Paul Des Jardien, Chicago (CDN-1, CON, CRH, CT, ECP-1, IO-1, WE-1) – Consensus All-American, College Football Hall of Fame
- C. E. Glossop, Purdue (CDN-2, ECP-2)
- George C. Paterson, Michigan (IO-2)
- Al Feeney, Notre Dame (WE-2)
Quarterbacks
- Gus Dorais, Notre Dame (CDN-1, CON, CRH, CT, ECP-2, IO-1, WE-1) – Consensus All-American, College Football Hall of Fame
- Pete Russell, Chicago (ECP-1, WE-2)
- Samuel Gross, Iowa (CDN-2)
- Wilbur Hightower, Northwestern (IO-2)
Halfbacks
- James B. Craig, Michigan (CDN-1, CON, CRH, CT, ECP-1, IO-1, WE-1) – Consensus All-American
- Nelson Norgren, Chicago (CDN-1, CON, CRH, CT, ECP-1, IO-1, WE-1)
- William McAlmon, Minnesota (ECP-2)
- Gray, Chicago (CDN-2, ECP-2)
- Miller, Michigan Agricultural (CDN-2)
- Leonard Purdy, Nebraska (IO-2)
- Elmer Oliphant, Purdue (IO-2) – College Football Hall of Fame
- Dick Rutherford, Nebraska (WE-2)
- Joe Pliska, Notre Dame (WE-2)
Fullbacks
- Ray Eichenlaub, Notre Dame (CDN-1, CON, CRH, CT, ECP-1, IO-1, WE-1) – College Football Hall of Fame
- George E. Julian, Michigan State (ECP-2, IO-2, WE-2)
Notable Players
Several players selected to the 1913 All-Western team went on to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, including Knute Rockne (Notre Dame), Clark Shaughnessy (Minnesota), Paul Des Jardien (Chicago), Gus Dorais (Notre Dame), Ray Eichenlaub (Notre Dame), and Elmer Oliphant (Purdue). Notably, Knute Rockne later became one of the most famous head coaches in college football history at Notre Dame.
