1914 College Football All-Southern Team

American all-star college football team August 2023 The 1914 College Football All-Southern Team consists of American football players selected to the College Football All-Southern Teams selected by various organizations for the 1914 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Tennessee and Auburn both had claims to the SIAA championship. It was Tennessee's first championship of any kind. Washington and Lee and Virginia both had claims to the SAIAA championship. Ted Shultz of Washington & Lee was selected an All-American by the Philadelphia Public Ledger. Composite eleven The composite All-SIAA eleven compiled from a total of seven sports writers, coaches, and others by Zora Clevenger, University of Tennessee athletic director: thumb|upright=.7|Farmer Kelly of Tennessee. Goat Carroll, end for Tennessee. Carroll scored all the points in the 16 to 14 victory over Vanderbilt, the school's first over its rival.https://books.google.com/books?id=wPeqTDnNAv8C&pg=PA180 180 God Bless the Vols: Devotions for the Die-Hard Tennessee Fan Ed McMinn 24 July 2007 9781416541899 Google books March 8, 2015 An account of the first touchdown reads "Four minutes of play had barely drifted by when Tennessee's weird, mystic, elusive forward pass, May to Carroll, deadly in accuracy, went sailing home for the first touchdown of the game. The chesty Tennessee quarterback sent the oval whizzing for a distance of thirty-five yards and Carroll gathered in the ball near his goal line, when he hurried beneath the posts with all the speed at his command."https://books.google.com/books?id=61zOAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA92 The University of Tennessee Record Athletics 1915 65 18 5 Google books March 8, 2015 Rabbit Curry, quarterback for Vanderbilt, included on Outing magazine's "FOOTBALL ROLL OF HONOR: The Men Whom the Best Coaches of the Country Have Named as the Stars of the Gridiron in 1914.".FOOTBALL ROLL OF HONOR: The Men Whom the Best Coaches of the Country Have Named as the Stars of the Gridiron in 1914 Outing 1915 498 http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/Outing/Volume_65/outLXV04/outLXV04s.pdf LA84 Foundation March 8, 2015 March 15, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160315084431/http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/Outing/Volume_65/outLXV04/outLXV04s.pdf dead During the First World War, he was killed in aerial combat over France. He was a beloved player of Coach Dan McGugin, described by one writer as "the player who has most appealed to the imagination, admiration, and affection of the entire university community through the years."https://books.google.com/books?id=86VBAAAAIAAJ&q=%22Innis%2C+Tom%22 History of Vanderbilt University 285 Edwin Mims 1946 Google books March 8, 2015 Bull Kearley, end for Auburn, last year moved to this position from halfback.http://auburnsunclaimed.com/ Auburn's Best Defense Ever Led the 1914 Tigers to an Undefeated Season Now Recognized as a National Championship. August 12, 2014 Michael Skotnicki Donahue's 7-Box or 7-2-2 defensive scheme required fast ends which could disrupt a play from the start. This was role was filled by Kearley.http://experts.inpwrd.com/read?id=423570761 https://archive.today/20141001071145/http://experts.inpwrd.com/read?id=423570761 dead October 1, 2014 100 Year Anniversary: The Top 10 Players on Auburn's 1913 National Championship Team Michael Skotnicki June 28, 2013 He recovered three fumbles in the game with Georgia Tech in 1914, a 14 to 0 victory. "Bull Kearley was the star on both sides and gave an exhibition of football the like of which has never been seen on a southern gridiron before. He covered every punt and nearly every time nailed the man in his tracks, once coming down the field so hard that the man, receiving the punt, fumbled it to get out of the way."https://archive.org/stream/19141113#page/n0/mode/2up Tigers Take 14 Pounds From Yellow Jackets Orange and Blue November 14, 1931 archive.org March 8, 2015 Mush Kerr, guard for Tennessee. One account of the Sewanee game reads "Mush Kerr played a wonderful game in the line as did Capt. Kelly. The work of the Tennessee line was easily the feature of the contest, and Sewanee early discovered that it was practically useless to rely on line plunges to gain ground."https://books.google.com/books?id=61zOAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA92 The University of Tennessee Record Athletics 1915 65–68 18 5 Google books March 8, 2015 Farmer Kelly, tackle and captain for Tennessee, included on Outing magazine's "FOOTBALL ROLL OF HONOR." Hunter Kimball, halfback for Mississippi A&M. In 1932, he was appointed the first Executive Director of the Mississippi Game and Fish Commission.http://www.eregulations.com/13msab/celebrating-conservation/ Celebrating Conservation dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141213144221/http://www.eregulations.com/13msab/celebrating-conservation/ 2014-12-13 https://books.google.com/books?id=bWmQ3fUtifcC&pg=PA18 Birds of Mississippi William H. Turcotte 18 1999 9781578061105 Rus Lindsay, fullback for Tennessee. In the Sewanee game: "Lindsay, as usual, ploughed through the opposing line for consistent gains, and when it was absolutely necessary that Tennessee gain a certain number of yards 'Russ' was sure to be called upon." David Paddock, quarterback for Georgia, the school's second All-American. He was named such by Parke H. Davis. Paddock is the only player in school history to have a petition circulated by the student body requesting that he play for the Bulldogs. Included on Outing magazine's "FOOTBALL ROLL OF HONOR." Boozer Pitts, center for Auburn, the lone unanimous selection. One writer claims "Auburn had a lot of great football teams, but there may not have been one greater than the 1913-1914 team."http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/aub/genrel/auto_pdf/2013-14/misc_non_event/1913_team.pdf Auburn's 1913 Undefeated Team Ethan Brady 2015-03-07 2018-10-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20181001214548/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/aub/genrel/auto_pdf/2013-14/misc_non_event/1913_team.pdf dead Included on Outing magazine's "FOOTBALL ROLL OF HONOR." Pitts later coached and was once professor of mathematics at Auburn. Big Thigpen, guard for Auburn. The Atlanta Constitution praised his "smashing brilliant game in the line."https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1944409// Atlanta Constitution Auburn Star November 2, 1914 Newspapers.com March 8, 2015 Bully Van de Graaff, tackle for Alabama. He was selected for the Associated Press Southeast Area All-Time football team 1869-1919 era.https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1891&dat=19690727&id=2eRGAAAAIBAJ&pg=2256,3526388 Gadsden Times July 27, 1969 All-Time Football Team Lists Greats Of Past, Present Google news March 8, 2015 The brother of the inventor of the Van de Graaff generator which produces high voltages. Composite overview The composite All-SIAA overview. Boozer Pitts was the only unanimous selection. Name Position School First-team selections Boozer Pitts Center Auburn7 Goat Carroll End/Fullback Tennessee 6 Farmer Kelly Tackle Tennessee 5 Bully Van de Graaff Tackle/End Alabama 5 Big Thigpen Guard Auburn 5 David Paddock Quarterback Georgia 5 Hunter Kimball Tackle Mississippi A&M 5 Bull Kearley End Auburn 4 Mush Kerr Guard Tennessee 4 Rabbit Curry Quarterback/Halfback Vanderbilt 4 Ammie Sikes Halfback/Fullback Vanderbilt 4 Baby TaylorGuard/Tackle Auburn 3 Lee Tolley Quarterback/Halfback Sewanee 3 Rus Lindsay Fullback Tennessee 3 Jim Senter End Georgia Tech 2 Robbie Robinson End Auburn 2 Bob Taylor Dobbins Tackle Sewanee 2 Jimmie Hicks Guard Alabama 2 Red Harris Fullback Auburn 2 Josh Cody Tackle Vanderbilt 1 Shorty Schilletter Tackle Clemson 1 Kirby Lee Spurlock Tackle Mississippi A&M 1 J. S. Patton Halfback Georgia Tech 1 All-Southerns of 1914 thumb|upright=.6|Bull Kearley of Auburn. Ends Alonzo "Goat" Carroll, Tennessee (ZC, C, EG, DVG, UT-1, WGF) Bull Kearley, Auburn (ZC, C, IB, DJ, HC, H) Jim Senter, Georgia Tech (ZC, C, IB, H) Robbie Robinson, Auburn (ZC, C, EG, DVG, UT-2, WGF) Bob Winston, North Carolina (DJ) Big Parker, Sewanee (HC, UT-2) Jim MacDougal, North Carolina A & M (WL) Roy Homewood, North Carolina (WL) Tackles thumb|upright=.65|Bully Van de Graaff of Alabama. Farmer Kelly, Tennessee (ZC, C, IB, DJ, H, UT-1) Bully Van de Graaff, Alabama (ZC, C, HC, EG, H, DVG, UT-1 [as e], WGF) Bob Taylor Dobbins, Sewanee (ZC, C, IB, HC, UT-2 [as g], WGF) Shorty Schilletter, Clemson (ZC, C, UT-2) Ted Shultz, Washington & Lee (DJ, WL) Josh Cody, Vanderbilt (College Football Hall of Fame) (ZC, DVG, UT-1) Rube Barker, Virginia (DJ) Pete Mailhes, Tulane (EG) A. B. Stoney, South Carolina (WL) Lou Louisell, Auburn (UT-2) Guards Big Thigpen, Auburn (ZC, C, HC, EG, H, DVG, UT-1, WGF) Mush Kerr, Tennessee (ZC, C, IB, HC, UT-1, WGF) Baby Taylor, Auburn (ZC, C, DJ, EG, H) Jimmie Hicks, Alabama (ZC, C, IB, DVG) Kirby Lee Spurlock, Mississippi A&M (ZC, C, DJ) Harris Coleman, Virginia (WL) S. D. Bayer, Tennessee (UT-2) Centers Boozer Pitts†, Auburn (ZC, C, IB, HC, EG, H, DVG, UT-1, WGF) Yank Tandy, North Carolina (DJ, WL-as guard)thumb|upright=.6|David Paddock of Georgia. John Petritz, Georgetown (WL) Evan McLean, Tennessee (UT-2) Quarterbacks David Paddock, Georgia (ZC, C, IB, EG, H, UT-1) Lee Tolley, Sewanee (ZC, HC, UT-1 [as hb], WGF) Robert Kent Gooch, Virginia (DJ, WL) Bill May, Tennessee (UT-2) Halfbacks thumb|upright=.6|Rabbit Curry of Vanderbilt. Hunter Kimball, Mississippi A&M (ZC, C, IB, DJ, HC, WL [as fb], H, UT-2) Rabbit Curry, Vanderbilt (ZC, C, HC, WL, UT-1) Ammie Sikes, Vanderbilt (ZC, C, IB, EG, H, WGF) Buck Mayer, Virginia (DJ [as fb], WL) J. S. Patton, Georgia Tech (ZC, WGF) Harry Young, Washington & Lee (College Football Hall of Fame) (DJ) Garrett George, Tulane (EG) M. B. "Jimmy" James, Clemson (UT-2) Fullbacks Rus Lindsay, Tennessee (ZC, C, IB, HC, H. UT-1, WGF) Red Harris, Auburn, (ZC, C, UT-2) Bedie Bidez, Auburn (EG) Key Bold = Composite selection † = Unanimous selection ZC = received votes a composite All-SIAA compiled from a total of seven sports writers, coaches, and others by Zora Clevenger, University of Tennessee athletic director.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1944409// Atlanta Constitution December 1, 1914 Composite Pick of All S.I.A.A. Teams March 8, 2015 Newspapers.com The seven were coaches Clevenger and Pontius of Tennessee, Innis Brown, John Heisman, Dick Jemison, Innis Brown, Jack Nye, W. G. Foster, and Bill Streit. C = received selections in a composite of five selectors: Atlanta Constitution, the Atlanta Journal, the Birmingham Ledger, the Birmingham Age-Herald, and the Atlanta Sunday American.https://archive.org/stream/19141203#page/n1/mode/1up Choice For All-Southern Team Orange and Blue December 3, 1914 archive.org March 8, 2015 IB = selected by Innis Brown, sporting editor for the Atlanta Journal.https://books.google.com/books?id=omLzAAAAMAAJ&q=georgia+tech+%22all+southern%22&pg=PA33 Spalding's Official Football Guide NCAA 1915 Google books March 8, 2015 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3264953/the_tennessean/ Three Commodores Are Awarded Recognition 7 Blinkey Horn Blinkey Horn November 30, 1914 September 21, 2015 Newspapers.com DJ = selected by Dick Jemison, sporting editor for the Atlanta Constitution. He also had an All-SIAA team, used in the above composite. HC = selected by Harris G. Cope, coach at University of the South. EG = selected by Ewing Gillis of the New Orleans Item. WL = selected by W. A. Lambeth, professor at the University of Virginia, "from the opinion of local observers and critics" H = selected by John Heisman, published in Fuzzy Woodruff's A History of Southern Football 1890-1928.A History of Southern Football 1890-1928 Fuzzy Woodruff 291 DVG = selected by D. V. Graves, coach at the University of Alabama.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3264882/the_tennessean/ The Tennessean Jack Nye Along the Sidelines 11 November 21, 1914 September 21, 2015 Newspapers.com UT = selected by coach Clevenger and "Butch" Pontius of the University of Tennessee. WGF = selected by W. G. Foster of the Chattanooga Times. See also 1914 College Football All-America Team References 30em Category:1914 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season Category:College Football All-Southern Teams