1895 College Football All-Southern Team

American all-star college football team August 2023 The 1895 College Football All-Southern Team consists of American football players selected to the College Football All-Southern Teams selected by various organizations in 1895. North Carolina running back George Stephens caught the first forward pass in the history of the sport. All-Southerns of 1895 thumb|upright=.6|John Penton thumb|upright=.6|Arlie C. Jones thumb|upright=.6|Phil Connell Ends Robert H. Mudd, Virginia (WC) Willie Merritt, North Carolina (WC) Cook, Centre (ACR) J. Cleves Short, Kentucky State (ACR) Brink, Central (ACR) Tackles George L. Hicks, Virginia (WC) Jim Baird, North Carolina (WC) James W. Carnahan, Kentucky State (ACR) Guards John Penton, Virginia (WC) David Kirkpatrick, North Carolina (WC) Staples, Centre (ACR) Glore, Louisville A. C. (ACR) Centers George Burlingame, Virginia (WC) Walter "Pete" Murphy, North Carolina (WC-s) Quarterbacks Saunders Taylor, Virginia (WC) Halfbacks Arlie C. Jones, Virginia (WC) George Stephens, North Carolina (WC) Colvin, Centre (ACR) Frew, Louisville A. C. (ACR) Fullbacks Oscar Lang, Virginia (WC) Phil Connell, Vanderbilt (WC-s) Swango, Louisville A. C. (ACR) Gains, Central (ACR) McDonald, Louisville A. C. (ACR) Unlisted Joe Frasier, Kentucky State (ACR) Key WC = selected by "Whitper Casney" (a play on Caspar Whitney) in the University of Virginia's College Topics.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1986569// The Daily Tar Heel [No title] Newspapers.com April 18, 1896 4 March 14, 2015 It had substitutes, denoted with a small S. It seems the team also picked players from prior years including 1894, at least. ACR = selected by A. C. Robinson.https://books.google.com/books?id=RpNhAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA63 Outing google.com 1896March 2020 See also South's Oldest Rivalry References Category:College Football All-Southern Teams All-Southern team