1939 All-Southern Conference football team

The 1939 All-Southern Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by the Associated Press (AP) and United Press (UP) for the All-Southern Conference football team for the 1939 college football season.

All-Southern Conference selections

Backs

  • Snuffy Stirnweiss, North Carolina (AP-1; UP-1)
  • George McAfee, Duke (AP-1; UP-1)
  • Banks McFadden, Clemson (AP-1; UP-1) (College Football Hall of Fame)
  • Rhoten Shetley, Furman (AP-1; UP-1)
  • Jim Lalanne, North Carolina (UP-2)
  • Paul Shu, VMI (UP-2)
  • Shad Bryant, Clemson (UP-2)
  • John Polanski, Wake Forest (UP-2)

Ends

  • Joe Blalock, Clemson (AP-1; UP-1)
  • Paul Severin, North Carolina (AP-1; UP-1)
  • Bill Bailey, Duke (UP-2)
  • Bill Burge, Richmond (UP-2)

Tackles

  • Rupert Pate, Wake Forest (AP-1; UP-1)
  • Dick Boisseau, Washington & Lee (AP-1; UP-2)
  • Ty Coon, NC State (UP-1)
  • Gates Kimball, North Carolina (UP-2)

Guards

  • Frank Ribar, Duke (AP-1; UP-1)
  • Allen Johnson, Duke (AP-1; UP-1)
  • Jim Woodson, North Carolina (UP-2)
  • Frank Kapriva, Wake Forest (UP-2)

Centers

  • Ed Merrick, Richmond (AP-1; UP-1)
  • Bill Retter, NC State (UP-2)

Key

AP = Associated Press[1]

UP = United Press[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "All Southern Loop Team Is Listed by AP". Panama City Pilot. December 1, 1939. p. 3.
  2. ^ "Duke, N. Carolina, Clemson Dominate Southern All-Star". The Pittsburgh Press. December 2, 1939. p. 7.