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

• 1939 College Football All-America Team

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.