1931 College Football All-Southern Team

American all-star college football team August 2023 The 1931 College Football All-Southern Team consists of American football players selected to the College Football All-Southern Teams selected by various organizations for the 1931 Southern Conference football season. Tulane won the Southern Conference championship. In December 2008, Sports Illustrated undertook to identify the individuals who would have been awarded the Heisman Trophy in college football's early years, before the trophy was established. Tulane's Jerry Dalrymple was selected as the would-be Heisman winner for the 1931 season.Mike Beacom Who would have won the Heisman from 1900-1934 Sports Illustrated 2008-12-12 Composite eleven The All-Southern eleven compiled by the Associated Press included: Johnny Cain, fullback for Alabama, All-American and later a coach. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1973. Jerry Dalrymple, end for Tulane. One article which attempts to retroactively name Heisman Trophy winners before 1934 named Dalrymple as the recipient for 1931.https://www.si.com/college-football/2008/12/12/early-heisman Who would have won the Heisman from 1900-1934 Mike Beacom He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1954.1539 Jerry Dalrymple National Football Foundation Austin Downes, quarterback and captain for Georgia. Pete Gracey, center for Vanderbilt. Herman Hickman, guard for Tennessee, All-American. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1959. Tex Leyendecker, tackle for Vanderbilt, later played for the inaugural Philadelphia Eagles season. Gene McEver, halfback for Tennessee, inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954. John Scafide, guard for Tulane Vernon "Catfish" Smith, end for Georgia, made an all-time Georgia Bulldogs football team picked in 1935.http://cdm16313.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16313coll13/id/215 All-Time All-Star Team George Trevor Tulane University Football Program-The Greenie; Georgia vs. Tulane Ray Saunders, tackle for Tennessee, third-team All-American. Don Zimmerman, halfback for Tulane. He threw a touchdown to Vernon Haynes in the Rose Bowl. Composite overview Overview of the Associated Press composite.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1967873// The Monroe News Star All-Southern Team March 11, 2015 December 2, 1931 6 Newspapers.com "Votes" were tallied as 2 points for a first-team selection and 1 for a second-team selection. Name Position School Votes Jerry Dalrymple End Tulane180 Don Zimmerman Halfback Tulane 172 Vernon "Catfish" Smith End Georgia 171 Gene McEver Halfback Tennessee 168 Austin Downes Quarterback Georgia 145 Herman Hickman Guard Tennessee 126 Johnny Cain Fullback Alabama 122 Tex Leyendecker Tackle Vanderbilt 111 Ray Saunders TackleTennessee 98 Pete Gracey Center Vanderbilt 76 John Scafide Guard Tulane 69 All-Southerns of 1931 Ends Jerry Dalrymple*, Tulane (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, CP, TUL, CO, WA-1, SH) Vernon "Catfish" Smith*, Georgia (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, CP, CO, WA-1) Vernon Haynes, Tulane (AP-2, TUL, WA-3, SH) Ben Smith, Alabama (AP-2, WA-2) George Koontz, SMU (WA-2) Russell Grant, Auburn (WA-3) Tackles Tex Leyendecker, Vanderbilt (AP-1, CP, TUL, CO, WA-1, SH) Ray Saunders, Tennessee (AP-1, CP, WA-2, SH) Jay Dee Patton, Sewanee (AP-2, CO, WA-3) Ralph Wright, Kentucky (AP-2) Calvert "Foots" DeColigny, Tulane (TUL) J. D. Bush, Auburn (WA-1) Carl Moulden, Texas A&M (WA-2) Marion Hammon, SMU (WA-3) Guards Herman Hickman, Tennessee (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, CP, TUL, CO, WA-1, SH) John Scafide, Tulane (AP-1, TUL, CO, WA-2) Milton Leathers, Georgia (AP-2, CP) Ralph Maddox, Georgia (AP-2, WA-1, SH) Johnny Vaught, TCU (WA-2) Jess Krajcovic, Maryland (WA-3) Centers Pete Gracey, Vanderbilt (AP-1, CP, CO, WA-3 [as g]) Winnie Lodrigues, Tulane (AP-2, WA-3) Howard Neblett, Georgia Tech (WA-1) Joe Sharp, Alabama (TUL, WA-2) Jack Torrance, LSU (SH) thumb|240x240px|right|Don Zimmerman. Quarterbacks Austin Downes, Georgia (AP-1, CP, WA-2) Lowell "Red" Dawson, Tulane (AP-2, TUL, CO, WA-1, SH) Tommy Henderson, Vanderbilt (WA-3) Halfbacks Gene McEver, Tennessee (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, CP, TUL, CO, WA-1, SH) Don Zimmerman, Tulane (AP-1, CP, TUL, CO, WA-1, SH) Shipwreck Kelly, Kentucky (AP-2, WA-2) Jimmy Hitchcock, Auburn (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-2, WA-3) Dixie Roberts, Vanderbilt (WA-2) Buster Mott, Georgia (WA-3) Fullbacks John Lewis Cain, Alabama (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, TUL, CO, WA-1, SH) Nollie Felts, Tulane (AP-2, CP, WA-2) Ernie Koy, Texas (WA-3) Key Bold = Composite selection * = Consensus All-American AP = selected by coaches and sports writers, compiled by the Associated Press. It had a first and second team.Fitchburg Sentinel Three Tulane Stars Picked for All-Southern Team Dillon Graham December 2, 1931 CP = selected by captains of the football team of the south, compiled by Central Press newspapers.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1967767/the_san_bernardino_county_sun/ The San Bernardino County Sun South Boasts Classy Talent December 9, 1931 18 March 11, 2015 Newspapers.com TUL = the "All Players All-Southern", selected by the players of the Tulane team.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1967981/the_san_bernardino_county_sun/ San Bernardino County Sun December 24, 1931 14 March 11, 2015 Tulane Leads Players' Own All-Southern Newspapers.com CO = selected by the coaches of the Southern Conference.The Lincoln Evening Journal Jerry Dalrymple Is Unanimous Seletion As All Southern End November 27, 1931 11 Newspapers.com Dan McGugin Dan McGugin WA = selected by William Alexander, coach at Georgia Institute of Technology.Salt Lake Tribune December 2, 1931 South Produces Numerous Great Football Players W. A. Alexander It had a first, second, and third team. SH = selected by Clark Shaughnessy, coach at Tulane University.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1968080// The Monroe News Star Clark D. Shaughnessy Greenies Called One Of South's Greatest Teams 7 November 16, 1931 March 11, 2015 Newspapers.com References Category:1931 Southern Conference football season Category:College Football All-Southern Teams