The 1904 College Football All-Southern Team consists of

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players selected to the

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s selected by various organizations for the 1904 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. In

Dan McGugin Daniel Earle McGugin (July 29, 1879 – January 23, 1936) was an American football player and coach, as well as a lawyer. He served as the head football coach at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee from 1904 to 1917 and again from ...

and

Mike Donahue Michael Joseph "Iron Mike" Donahue (June 14, 1876 – December 11, 1960) was an American football player, coach of football, basketball, baseball, tennis, track, soccer, and golf, and a college athletics administrator. He served as the head fo ...

's first year as head coach, Vanderbilt and

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shared the SIAA championship, challenging

John Heisman John William Heisman (October 23, 1869 – October 3, 1936) was a player and coach of American football, baseball, and basketball, as well as a sportswriter and actor. He served as the head football coach at Oberlin College, Buchtel College ...

's eminence in the South.

Composite eleven

The composite eleven included: *

Jones Beene Jones C. Beene Jr. (November 26, 1882 – May 6, 1968) was a college football player and coach. University of Tennessee Beene was a prominent end for the Tennessee Volunteers of the University of Tennessee. 1902 His blocking and tackling recei ...

, end for Tennessee. He once coached the

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and was also the first coach of the

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. *

Innis Brown Innis Brown (March 31, 1884 – January 23, 1961) was a college football player, referee, sportswriter, and civil engineer. His sports articles were nationally known, writing for the New York Sun and Hearst newspapers. Early years Innis Bro ...

, guard for Vanderbilt. He was also a

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. Brown was later a

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who often commented on the sport, picking the ''Constitutions All-Southern team in 1912. *

Lob Brown W. S. "Lob" or "Lobster" Brown was a college football player. Georgia Tech Brown was a prominent tackle for the Georgia Tech Golden Tornado of the Georgia Institute of Technology. He came from Chattanooga, Tennessee Chattanooga ( ) is ...

, tackle for Georgia Tech. Some publications claim he was Tech's first All-Southern player, while others claim

Jesse Thrash Jesse Little Thrash (October 21, 1880 – December 12, 1942) was a college football player and engineer. Georgia Tech Thrash was a prominent tackle for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football teams of the Georgia Institute of Technology. ...

. *

Honus Craig John Livingston "Honus" Craig (November 30, 1881 – April 18, 1942) was an American college football player and coach. Early years John Livingston Craig was born on November 30, 1881, in Culleoka, Tennessee, to Thompson Sloan Craig and Ella Cli ...

, halfback for Vanderbilt.

once called him the South's greatest athlete and Vanderbilt's greatest halfback. *

Puss Derrick Oscar Luther "Puss" Derrick (November 29, 1883 – July, 1965) was a college football player. Clemson College Derrick was a lineman for the Clemson Tigers of Clemson University from 1903 to 1906, selected All-Southern every year he played. ...

, tackle for Clemson. He was captain-elect, "and he has learned to run the ball" wrote former coach Heisman. *

Humphrey Foy William Humphrey Foy (July 4, 1886 – May 2, 1956) was a college football player. Alabama Polytechnic Foy was a prominent fullback for the Auburn Tigers of Alabama Polytechnic Institute. The Auburn media guide also lists his position as a ...

, fullback for Auburn, the undefeated school's lone selection in

's first year. He was injured the year prior. *

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, end for Vanderbilt. He coached Vanderbilt basketball in 1903–1904 and 1908–1909. * Henry D. Phillips, guard for Sewanee, unanimous selection. Sportswriter

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called him "the greatest football player who ever sank cleated shoes into a chalk line south of the Mason-Dixon line." *

John Scarbrough John William Scarbrough (October 20, 1885 – March 3, 1960) was a college football player. Early years John William Scarbrough was born on October 20, 1885 in Rockdale, Texas to Eugene Monroe Scarbrough and Ada Ledbetter. Sewanee Scarbrough ...

, quarterback for Sewanee, unanimous selection. On the dedication of

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, one writer noted "The University of the South has numbered among its athletes some of the greatest. Anyone who played against giant Henry Phillips in 1901-1903 felt that he was nothing less than the best as guard and fullback. Anyone who ever saw a punt from the foot of J. W. Scarbrough." * Willard Steele, halfback for Cumberland, made All-Southern in his first year on the varsity. He was a

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who specialized in diseases of the eye, ear, nose, and throat. * Stein Stone, center for Vanderbilt. He was selected for the ''

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'' Southeast Area All-Time football team 1869-1919 era.

Composite overview

Henry D. Phillips and

were both unanimous selections.

All-Southerns of 1904

Ends

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(C, H-1, WRT-1, NB, WJE, EC) *

, Vanderbilt (C, H-2

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WRT-2

NB, WJE, EC) * Billy Wilson,

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(C, H-1, WRT-1) * Newman Townsend, North Carolina (JLD, WK, WSK) *Arthur Wilson, North Carolina A & M (WK, WSK) *

Owsley Manier John Owsley Manier (March 18, 1887 – September 1, 1956) was an American college football player and coach and physician. He played at Vanderbilt University as a Fullback from 1904 to 1906 and at the University of Pennsylvania in 1908 as a ...

, Vanderbilt (H-2, WRT-2) *Arthur Sullivan,

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(H-2, WRT-2)

Tackles

, Georgia Tech (C, H-1, WRT-1, EC) *

, Clemson (C, H-1, WRT-1, EC) * Irish Graham, Vanderbilt (C, H-2, WRT-2, NB, WJE) *

Walter Council Walter Wooten "Bull" Council (April 25, 1882 – November 13, 1943) was a college football player and physician. Early years Walter Council was born on April 25, 1882, in Council, North Carolina, which was named for his father, John Pickett ...

, Virginia (JLD, WK, WSK) *Matt Mahoney, Georgetown (JLD, WK s g WSK s g * Oliver Gardner, North Carolina A & M (WK, WSK) *

Hillsman Taylor Matthew Hillsman "Red" Taylor (August 4, 1884 – November 1, 1965) was an attorney and politician, serving as a state representative and Speaker of the House in Tennessee. He played college football at Vanderbilt University. He later became a ...

, Vanderbilt (C, NB) *

Ephraim Kirby-Smith Ephraim Kirby-Smith (August 30, 1884 – July 8, 1938) was a college football player. Early years Kirby-Smith was born on August 30, 1884 in Sewanee, Tennessee, the son of American Civil War general Edmund Kirby Smith and his wife Cassie Seld ...

, Sewanee, (C, WJE) * Bill Streit,

(H-2, WRT-2)

Guards

* Henry Phillips†, Sewanee (C, H-1, WRT-1, JLD, NB, WJE, EC) *

, Vanderbilt (C, H-1, WRT-1, NB, WJE, EC) * Branch Johnson, Virginia (JLD, WK, WSK) *Harvey Sartain, Alabama (H-2, WRT-2) *Braswell, Auburn (H-2) *William Pitt Moon, Auburn (WRT-2)

Centers

* Stein Stone (C, H-1, WRT-1, JLD, EC) * George Watkins, Sewanee (C) *C. E. Elgin, Nashville (C, NB, WJE) * Roach Stewart, North Carolina (WK, WSK) * Red Smith, Cumberland (H-2, WRT-2)

Quarterbacks

†, Sewanee (C, H-1, WRT-1, NB, WJE, EC) * John Pollard, Virginia (JLD, WK, WSK) *

Frank Kyle Frank "Stitch" Kyle (May 23, 1882 – October 22, 1929) was an American football player and coach. Early years He attended preparatory school at Mooney School in Franklin, Tennessee along with Red Smith and Ed Hamilton. Vanderbilt University ...

, Vanderbilt (H-2, WRT-2)

Halfbacks

, Vanderbilt (C, H-1, WRT-1, NB, WJE, JLD, EC) * Willard Steele, Cumberland (C, H-1, WRT-1, GR, EC) *

Dan Blake Daniel Bigelow Blake, Jr. (May 22, 1882 – September 7, 1953) was an American football player and coach. Early years Dan Bigelow Blake, Jr. was born on May 22, 1882 in Cuero, Texas to Daniel Bigelow Blake, Sr. and Mary Clara Weldon. Dan, Sr ...

, Vanderbilt (C, GR, WJE, NB) *

Hunter Carpenter Caius Hunter Carpenter (June 23, 1883 – February 24, 1953) was an American college football halfback who played for both Virginia Tech and North Carolina. Carpenter was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1957, the Virginia Spo ...

, North Carolina (College Football Hall of Fame) (JLD

WK, WSK) *

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, Georgetown (JLD s e WK, WSK) *Ick Bryan, Vanderbilt (C) * René A. Messa, LSU (C) *Biddle, Nashville (C) * Don Robinson, Texas (C) *

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, South Carolina (C) *

Hammond Johnson Edward Hammond Johnson (April 19, 1883 – May 17, 1919) was an American football player and coach of football and baseball. He served as the head football coach at the University of Virginia for one season in 1907, compiling a record of 6–3–1 ...

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(JLD) *

Auxford Burks Bennett Auxford "B. A." Burks, Jr. (January 24, 1883 – February 24, 1938) was a college football player and physician. University of Alabama Burks was a prominent running back for the Alabama Crimson White of the University of Alabama from 1 ...

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(H-2, WRT-2)

Fullbacks

, Auburn (C, H-2

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WRT-1, WJE, EC) * Joe Holland, Clemson (C, H-1, WRT-2) * Sam Y. Parker, Tennessee (C, NB) * LeRoy Abernethy, North Carolina A&M (WK, WSK)

Key

Bold = Composite selection † = Unanimous selection C = received votes for a composite selection put together by John de Saulles using the teams of

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W. R. Tichenor Walker Reynolds "Tick" Tichenor (January 26, 1877 – November 16, 1935) was a college football player, coach, and official, as well as a sportswriter and attorney. Tichenor was a quarterback for John Heisman's Auburn Tigers of Auburn Univer ...

, Heisman, and others. H = selected by

, coach at

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. He had a first and second team. WRT = selected by

in the '' Atlanta News''. GR = selected by

in the ''

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''. NB = selected by former Tennessee player

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in the ''

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''. WJE = selected by William J. Ewing in the ''

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''. JLD = selected by

John de Saulles John Gerard Longer de Saulles (May 25, 1878 – August 3, 1917) was an American football player and coach, real estate broker, and businessman whose murder by his millionaire wife (accused, but acquitted) led to a widely reported trial. Early li ...

. EC = selected by Edwin Camp, in '' Illustrated Sporting News''. WK = selected by

Willis Keinholz William Simmian "Willis" Kienholz (October 10, 1875 – September 20, 1958) was an American football player and coach. He served one-year stints as the head coach at six different colleges: Lombard College in Galesburg, Illinois (1903), North Car ...

, head coach at the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts. WSK = selected by W. S. Kimberly.

References

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