1900 College Football All-Southern Team

The 1900 College Football All-Southern Team consists of American football players selected to the College Football All-Southern Teams selected by various organizations in 1900. Clemson won the SIAA championship. Most said Virginia ranked best in the south.[1]

Caspar Whitney

Caspar Whitney, the originator of the concept of the All-America team, selected an All-Southern eleven for Outing.

All-Southerns of 1900

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Ends

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Tackles

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John Loyd.

Guards

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Centers

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  • William Poole, Sewanee (O)
  • Dan McKay, Georgetown (WH)
  • Charles C. Haskel, Virginia (WH-s)

Quarterbacks

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Henry Seibels.
 
Ormond Simkins.

Halfbacks

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Fullbacks

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† = Unanimous selection

O = selected by Caspar Whitney in Outing.[2] Whitney ruled Walker, Nalle, and Devlin ineligible

WH = selected by W. H. Hoge.[3][4] It had substitutes, denoted with a small S. He picked "Walker" of Sewanee as a sub back, but must have meant Wilson.

References

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  1. ^ e. g. "Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation".
  2. ^ "All-Southern Eleven for 1900". Outing. 37. Outing Publishing Company: 616. 1901. Retrieved March 10, 2015 – via Google books.  
  3. ^ "All-Southern Football Team". The Times. February 10, 1901. p. 10. Retrieved March 10, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ W. H. Hoge (1901). "All Southern Football Team". Spalding's Football Guide: 123. Retrieved March 10, 2015 – via Google books.