1917 College Football All-Southern Team

Walker Carpenter and Everett Strupper were the first two players from the Deep South selected first-team All-American.

DJ = selected by Dick Jemison, sporting editor for the Atlanta Constitution.

[3] ZN = selected by Zipp Newman, assistant sporting editor for the Birmingham News.

[3] HB = selected by "Happy" Barnes of Tulane University, in the New Orleans Item.

[9] CM = selected by "Country" Morris, assistant coach at Clemson College.