The composite All-Southern eleven compiled by the Atlanta Journal included: Bold = Consensus selection * = Consensus All-American C = Composite selections from the Atlanta Journal.
Both were drawn by writers from Birmingham, Atlanta, Louisville, Nashville, Memphis, Chattanooga, New Orleans, Montgomery, Shreveport, Knoxville, Jacksonville, Columbus, and Columbia.
[11] CH = selected by Happy Chandler, scout for the Centre Colonels football team.
[10] UGA = received most votes at their position by the players of the Georgia Bulldogs football team.
[13] VU = received votes at their position by the players of the Vanderbilt Commodores football team.