Caspar Whitney

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

All-Southerns of 1900

Ends

Tackles

Guards

Centers

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

Quarterbacks

Ormond Simkins.

Halfbacks

Fullbacks

Key

= 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

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