1900 College Football All-Southern Team

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[]

Alexis Hobson, Virginia (O)
Frank M. Osborne, North Carolina (O)
Johnny Finnegan, Georgetown (WH)
Walter Schreiner, Texas (WH-s)
Bledsoe, Washington & Lee (WH-s)

Tackles[]

John Loyd.

Frank Bennett��, North Carolina (O, WH)
John Loyd, Virginia (O)
George Marshall, VMI (Later Secretary of State) (WH)
McCabe, VMI (WH-s)
Wright, VMI (WH-s)

Guards[]

William Choice, Virginia (O)
Big Sam, Texas (O)
W. F. Cox, VPI (WH)
Branch Johnson, VMI (WH)
L. L. Jewel, Virginia Tech (WH-s)
Joe Lynch, Georgetown (WH-s)

Centers[]

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

Quarterbacks[]

Henry Seibels.

Ormond Simkins.

Charles Roller, VMI (WH)
Warbler Wilson, Sewanee (WH-s)
Brodie Nalle, Virginia (WH-s)

Halfbacks[]

Virginius Dabney†, Virginia (O, WH)
Henry Seibels, Sewanee (College Football Hall of Fame) (O)
Art Devlin, Georgetown (WH)
Cheevers Barry, Georgetown (WH-s)
Robert M. Coleman, Virginia (WH-s)

Fullbacks[]

Ormond Simkins†, Sewanee (O, WH [as e])
Bradley Walker, Virginia (WH)
Hunter Carpenter, VPI (College Football Hall of Fame) (WH-s)

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[]

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

[1] . 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.

[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.

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v t 1900 College Football All-Southern Team composite selections
Backfield	QB Charles Roller HB Virginius Dabney† HB Henry Seibels FB Ormond Simkins†
Line	E Alexis Hobson E Frank M. Osborne T Frank Bennett† T John Loyd G William Choice G Big Sam C William H. Poole
† = Unanimous selection

v t College Football All-Southern Teams
SIAA	1895 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1919 1920 1921
SoCon	1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932
Post-SEC	1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952