1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

The 1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season was the college football games played by the members schools of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association as part of the 1897 college football season

1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
LeagueNCAA
SportCollege football
DurationOctober 2, 1897
through January 8, 1898
Number of teams16
Regular Season
Season championsVanderbilt
1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Vanderbilt $ 3 0 0  6 0 1
Georgia 2 0 0  2 1 0
Auburn 2 0 1  2 0 1
Tennessee 1 0 0  4 1 0
Central (KY) 1 1 0  1 2 0
Nashville 1 1 0  1 1 0
Alabama 0 0 0  1 0 0
Texas 0 0 0  6 2 0
LSU 0 0 0  1 1 0
Sewanee 1 2 1  1 3 1
Clemson 0 1 0  2 2 0
Cumberland (TN) 0 1 0  0 1 0
Georgia Tech 0 1 0  0 1 0
Mercer 0 1 0  0 1 1
Kentucky State College 0 2 0  2 4 0
SW Presbyterian 0 0 0  0 0 0
  • $ Conference champion

The season began on October 2. Conference play began on October 9 with Georgia shutting out Clemson 240 in Athens.

After the Sewanee game, Coach R. G. Acton's Vanderbilt Commodores claimed the program's first ever conference title.[1] This was followed by a challenge met by the other southern team to claim a championship, South Atlantic school Virginia; which claims seven prior championships of the South. The game ended a 00 tie. Said Coach Acton, "It was the best game ever played in the South." Vanderbilt held all opponents scoreless.[2]

The Texas Longhorns averaged the most points per game in the conference.[3]

The 1897 season was one in which a member school, Tulane University, was barred from intercollegiate football participation by SIAA President, Dr. Dudley. This was part of a sanction handed down in response to the LSU game the previous season in which Tulane was forced to forfeit for having fielded an ineligible player.[4][5]

The season was also notable for the game Virginia played against Georgia, featuring the death of Richard Von Albade Gammon.[6]

Season overview

Results and team statistics

Conf. Rank Team Head coach Overall record Conf. record PPG PAG
1VanderbiltR. G. Acton6–0–13–019.90.0
2GeorgiaCharles McCarthy2–12–018.75.7
3AuburnJohn Heisman2–0–12–0–113.31.3
4Tennessee4–11–012.83.2
5 (tie)CentralH. McC. Anderson1–11–1
5 (tie)Nashville1–11–1
5 (tie)AlabamaAllen McCants1–00–06.00.0
5 (tie)TexasWalter F. Kelly6–20–020.54.5
5 (tie)LSUAllen Jeardeau1–10–014.016.0
10SewaneeJ. G. Jayne1–3–11–2–13.05.6
11 (tie)ClemsonWilliam M. Williams2–20–17.014.5
11 (tie)Cumberland0–10–1
11 (tie)Georgia TechJ. B. Wood0–10–10.028.0
11 (tie)MercerGordon Saussy0–1–10–10.013.0
15Kentucky StateLyman B. Eaton2–40–24.719.7
?Southwestern Presbyterian

Key

PPG = Average of points scored per game
PAG = Average of points allowed per game

Regular season

Index to colors and formatting
Non-conference matchup; SIAA member won
Non-conference matchup; SIAA member lost
Non-conference matchup; tie
Conference matchup

SIAA teams in bold.

Week One

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 2Kentucky UniversityKentucky StateLexington, KYW 86

Week Two

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 9Kentucky UniversityVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNW 220
October 9ClemsonGeorgiaHerty FieldAthens, GAUGA 240
October 11Kentucky StateKentucky WesleyanOwensboro, KYL 40
October 15KingTennesseeWaite FieldKnoxville, TNW 280

Week Three

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 16SewaneeNashvilleNashville, TNNASH 65
October 18CentralSewaneeMcGee FieldSewanee, TNSEW 40

Week Four

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 23San AntonioTexasClark FieldAustin, TXW 100
October 23Georgia TechGeorgiaHerty FieldAthens, GAUGA 240
October 23AuburnMercerMacon, GAAUB 260
October 23CumberlandTennesseeWaite FieldKnoxville, TNTENN 60
October 23Georgetown (KY)Kentucky StateLexington, KYW 204
October 23ClemsonCharlotte YMCACharlotte, NCW 100
October 23VMIVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNW 120
October 25ClemsonNorth CarolinaChapel Hill, NCL 280
October 29AuburnNashvilleNashville, TNAUB 144

Week Five

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 30AuburnSewaneeMcGee FieldSewanee, TNT 00
October 30Washington & LeeCentralLexington, KYL 220
October 30VirginiaGeorgiaPiedmont ParkAtlanta, GAL 174
October 30VanderbiltKentucky StateStoll FieldLexington, KYVAN 500
October 30TexasDallasDallas, TXL 184
November 1TexasFort WorthFort Worth, TXL 60
November 3TexasTCUWaco, TXW 1810

Week Six

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 5North CarolinaSewaneeMcGee FieldSewanee, TNL 126
November 6North CarolinaVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNW 310
November 6CentralKentucky StateLexington, KYCENT 180
November 8North CarolinaTennesseeWaite FieldKnoxville, TNL 160
November 10ClemsonSouth CarolinaColumbia, SCW 186

Week Seven

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 13Tuscaloosa A. C.AlabamaThe QuadTuscaloosa, ALW 60
November 13Houston Town TeamTexasClark FieldAustin, TXW 426

Week Eight

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 20TexasSan AntonioSan Antonio, TXW 120
November 25Fort WorthTexasClark FieldAustin, TXW 380
November 25CentreKentucky StateLexington, KYL 360
November 25SewaneeVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNVAN 100
November 25Virginia TechTennesseeWaite FieldKnoxville, TNW 180

Week Nine

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 26TennesseeBristol A. C.Bristol, TNW 120

Week Ten

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
December 7VirginiaVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNT 002,400[7]

Week Eleven

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
December 11DallasTexasClark FieldAustin, TXW 2016

Week Thirteen

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
December 20Montgomery A. C.LSUState FieldBaton Rouge, LAW 286

Week Sixteen

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
January 8CincinnatiLSUState FieldBaton Rouge, LAL 260

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-11-11. Retrieved 2017-01-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site - Vanderbilt University". Archived from the original on 2016-06-17. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
  3. "Texas Season Schedule - databaseFootball.com/NCAA". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  4. Hardesty, Dan. "LSU:The Louisiana Tigers". The Strode Publishers.Huntsville, Alabama. 1975. pg 24-25.
  5. "Baton Rouge Wins Without Winning". The Daily Picayune. October 25, 1896. pg. 8.
  6. William Hanford Edwards. Football Days: Memories of the Game and of the Men Behind the Ball. p. 244.
  7. "Vanderbilt, 0; Virginia, 0". Chicago Daily Tribune. December 7, 1897. p. 7. Retrieved January 7, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
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