1920 College Football All-Southern Team

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Georgia v. Alabama. Artie Pew is attempting to tackle Riggs Stephenson. Behind Pew is Puss Whelchel. Pewstephenson.png
Georgia v. Alabama. Artie Pew is attempting to tackle Riggs Stephenson. Behind Pew is Puss Whelchel.

The 1920 College Football All-Southern Team consists of American football players selected to the College Football All-Southern Teams selected by various organizations for the 1920 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season.

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Georgia and Georgia Tech both had claims to the SIAA championship.

Composite eleven

Bill Fincher of Georgia Tech was a near unanimous selection. Bill Fincher.jpg
Bill Fincher of Georgia Tech was a near unanimous selection.

The composite All-Southern eleven formed by the selection of 27 coaches and sporting writers culled by the Atlanta Constitution and Atlanta Journal included:

Composite overview

Bill Fincher received the most votes with 26. [2]

NamePositionSchoolFirst-team selections
Bill Fincher End/Tackle Georgia Tech 26
Red Barron Halfback Georgia Tech25
Bo McMillin Quarterback Centre 23
Buck Flowers HalfbackGeorgia Tech23
Bum Day Center Georgia18
Owen Reynolds End Georgia 18
Artie Pew TackleGeorgia17
Riggs Stephenson Fullback Alabama 17
Fatty Warren Guard Auburn 11
John Staton EndGeorgia Tech7
Noah Caton GuardAuburn7
Puss Whelchel GuardGeorgia7
Terry Snoddy EndCentre6
Yen Lightsey Guard Clemson 6
Georgie Ratterman EndGeorgia Tech5
Al Clemens EndAlabama5
Emmett Sizemore GuardAuburn5
Dummy Lebey GuardGeorgia Tech4
Tram Sessions GuardAlabama4
Buck Hatcher Tackle Tennessee 4
Bill James TackleCentre3
Noisy GrishamGuardAuburn3
Sully Montgomery TackleCentre2
Albert Staton TackleGeorgia Tech2
Speedy Speer Quarterback Furman 1+
Frank Stubbs QuarterbackAuburn1+
Buck Cheves QuarterbackGeorgia1+
Ed Sherling FullbackAuburn1+
Judy Harlan FullbackGeorgia Tech1+
Oscar Davis GuardGeorgia Tech1
Manning Jeter GuardFurman1
James Pearce GuardAuburn1
Joe Bennett GuardGeorgia1
Gink Hendrick Guard Vanderbilt 1
Red Weaver CenterCentre1

All-Southerns of 1920

Ends

John Staton of Georgia Tech. Johnstaton.jpg
John Staton of Georgia Tech.

Tackles

Guards

Fatty Warren of Auburn. Fatty Warren.jpg
Fatty Warren of Auburn.

Centers

Bo McMillin of Centre College. Bo McMillin (c. 1920).jpg
Bo McMillin of Centre College.

Quarterbacks

Halfbacks

Buck Flowers of Georgia Tech. Flowersgatech.jpg
Buck Flowers of Georgia Tech.

Fullbacks

Key

Bold = Composite selection

* = Consensus All-American

= Unanimous selection

C = composite All-SIAA selection of 27 coaches and sporting writers culled by the Atlanta Constitution and Atlanta Journal. [4] [5]

FA = selected by Frank Anderson, coach at Oglethorpe University. [6]

CM = selected by Charley Moran, coach at Centre College. [6] [7]

X = selected by Xen C. Scott, coach at the University of Alabama. [6]

S = selected by H. J. Stegeman, coach at University of Georgia. [6] [8]

JD = selected by James DeHart, assistant coach at University of Georgia. [6]

D = selected by Mike Donahue, coach at Auburn University. [8] [9]

MB = selected by Morgan Blake, sports editor for the Atlanta Journal . [6] [8]

BD = selected by Bruce Dudley, sports editor for the Louisville Herald . [6]

ED = selected by Ed Danforth, sports editor for the Atlanta Georgian . [6] [8]

WGF = selected by W. G. Foster, sports editor for the Chattanooga Times , along with S. J. McAllister, coach and official. [6]

BH = selected by Blinkey Horn, sports editor for the Nashville Tennessean . [6] [8]

SM = selected by Sam H. McMeekin of the Louisville Courier-Journal . [6]

ZN = selected by Zipp Newman, sports editor for the Birmingham News . [6]

KS = selected by the Knoxville Sentinel . [6]

HLL = selected by H. L. Lesbon of the Knoxville Journal and Tribune . [6]

BAH = selected by the Birmingham Age-Herald . [6] [8]

JLR = selected by J. L. Ray of the Nashville Banner . [6] [8]

CR = selected by Charles Rinehart, sports editor for the Louisville Courier-Journal. [6]

CW = selected by Cliff Wheatley, sports editor for the Atlanta Constitution . [6] [8] [10]

HG = selected by Homer George. [8] [11]

CEB = selected by C. E. Baker of the Macon Telegraph. [8]

BP = selected by Boozer Pitts, assistant at Auburn. [8]

UT = selected by University of Tennessee student publication "Pigskin Number." [12]

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