1923 College Football All-Southern Team

Lynn Bomar of Vanderbilt was selected an All-American by Walter Camp.

The 1923 College Football All-Southern Team consists of American football players selected to the College Football All-Southern Teams selected by various organizations for the 1923 Southern Conference football season.

Vanderbilt won the SoCon championship, its last conference title to date. Florida upset previously undefeated Alabama on the last week of play.

Composite eleven

Ark Newton of Florida.

The composite All-Southern eleven put out by the Atlanta Journal who received gold medals included:

Doug Wycoff of Georgia Tech was a near unanimous selection.

Composite overview

Doug Wycoff received the most votes of any player in the composite selection.

Name Position School First-team selections
Doug Wycoff Fullback Georgia Tech 30
Gil Reese Halfback Vanderbilt 25
Lynn Bomar End Vanderbilt 23
Hek Wakefield End Vanderbilt 19
Joe Bennett Tackle Georgia 17
Shorty Propst Center Alabama 15
Goldy Goldstein Guard Florida 14
Tuck Kelly Guard Vanderbilt 14
Ark Newton Halfback Florida 13
Rip Reagan Guard Auburn 11
Al Clemens End Alabama 10
Robbie Robinson Tackle Florida 10
John Staton End Georgia Tech 9
Bob Rives Tackle Vanderbilt 9
Charlie Barbour Tackle VMI 8
Claire Frye Center Georgia Tech 8
Grant Gillis Quarterback Alabama 8
Fats Lawrence Guard Auburn 6

All-Southerns of 1923

Ends

Hek Wakefield of Vanderbilt.

Tackles

Joe Bennett of Georgia.

Guards

Tuck Kelly of Vanderbilt.

Centers

Quarterbacks

Halfbacks

Gil Reese of Vanderbilt.

Fullbacks

Key

Bold = Composite selection

* = Consensus All-American

C = received votes for the composite All-Southern eleven put out by the Atlanta Journal. The composite eleven received gold medals.[9] Votes for multiple positions have been combined under the one which received the most.

MT = selected by the Macon Telegraph.[10]

MN = selected by Julian Leggett of the Macon News.[10]

BE = Billy Evans's "All-Southern" Honor Roll[11]

See also

References

  1. Patrick Garbin. About Them Dawgs!: Georgia Football's Memorable Teams and Players. p. 30.
  2. "Goldstein, Erving "Goldy"". jewsinsports.com. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  3. "Vandy Captain Gets High Rating In South". Modesto Evening News. December 22, 1923.
  4. "Gators Trounce Alabama In Titular Grid Contest". The Evening Independent. November 30, 1923.
  5. Frank Rising (November 14, 1925). "Snipes Do Run And Sport Dope Flows". p. 9.
  6. Russell, Fred, and Maxwell Edward Benson. Fifty Years of Vanderbilt Football. Nashville, Tennessee, 1938, p. 42, 67
  7. "Wakefield Star On Vandy Team". The Kingsport Times. November 27, 1923.
  8. W. A. Alexander (1926). "Forty-Five Yards for Georgia Tech" (PDF). Kansas City Star.
  9. "All Star Eleven To Be Awarded By Atlanta Paper". Times-Picayune. December 9, 1923. (password-protected)
  10. 1 2 "The Telegraph's All-Southern". Mercer Cluster. December 7, 1923. pp. 3; 6.
  11. "Billy Evans' All-Southern Honor Roll". Freeport Journal-Standard. December 20, 1923. p. 8. Retrieved July 24, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
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