1901 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

The 1901 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season was the college football games played by the member schools of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association as part of the 1901 college football season. The season began on September 28.

1901 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
LeagueNCAA
SportCollege football
DurationSeptember 28, 1901
through December 5, 1901
Number of teams14
Regular Season
Season championsVanderbilt
1901 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Vanderbilt $ 4 0 0  6 1 1
Clemson 2 0 1  3 1 1
LSU 2 1 0  5 1 0
North Carolina 2 1 0  7 2 0
Tulane 2 1 0  4 2 0
Alabama 2 1 2  2 1 2
Auburn 2 2 1  2 3 1
Tennessee 1 1 2  3 3 2
Mississippi A&M 1 2 0  2 2 1
Cumberland (TN) 0 1 0  0 1 0
Kentucky State 0 2 0  2 6 1
Georgia 0 3 2  1 5 2
Ole Miss 0 4 0  2 4 0
  • $ Conference champion

Amidst charges of professionalism, Georgia Tech and Nashville were blacklisted.[1][2][3] The 1901 game of LSU versus Tulane eventually ended up as a forfeiture. Tulane forfeited the game the November 16 due to a ruling from the SIAA. The 1901 edition of the Battle for the Flag against LSU was originally a 22-0 victory for Tulane. It was later forfeited after a petition to the SIAA, and was recorded as a 0-11 loss for Tulane. After the game, LSU protested to the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, and alleged that Tulane had used a professional player during the game. Several months later, the SIAA ruled the game an 11-0 forfeit in favor of LSU.[4]

The 1901 team was likely the best football team in Nashville's history. Coached by Charley Moran, though they lost to southern power Vanderbilt, they "mopped up with about everything else."[5]

Season overview

Results and team statistics

Conf. Rank Team Head coach Overall record Conf. record PPG PAG
1VanderbiltBilly Watkins6–1–14–022.31.5
2ClemsonJohn Heisman3–1–12–0–138.07.6
3 (tie)LSUW. S. Borland5–12–1
3 (tie)North CarolinaCharles O. Jenkins7–22–1
3 (tie)TulaneH. T. Summersgill4–22–1
6AlabamaM. S. Harvey2–1–22–1–2
7TexasSamuel Huston Thompson8–2–10–0
8AuburnBilly Watkins2–3–12–2–1
9TennesseeGeorge Kelley3–3–21–1–2
10Mississippi A&ML. B. Harvey2–2–11–2
11CumberlandJ. S. Kuykendall0–10–1
12Kentucky StateW. H. Kiler2–6–10–2
13MississippiWilliam Shibley2–40–4
14GeorgiaE. E. Jones1–5–20–4–2

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.

Unknown

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
MooneyCumberland?
ClarksvilleCumberland?

Week One

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 5Kentucky StateVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNVAN 220
October 5GuilfordClemsonBowman Field • Calhoun, SCW 1220
October 7Houston Town TeamTexasClark FieldAustin, TXW 320

Week Two

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 12CincinnatiKentucky StateLexington, KYT 00
October 12Oak Ridge Military AcademyNorth CarolinaChapel Hill, NCW 280
October 12South CarolinaGeorgiaAugusta, GAW 105
October 12KingTennesseeWaite FieldKnoxville, TNW 80
October 12CentreVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNW 250
October 16North Carolina A&MNorth CarolinaChapel Hill, NCW 420
October 16TulaneMeridian A. C.Meridian, MSW 150

Week Three

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 19Memphis University SchoolMississippiOxford, MSW 60
October 19Kentucky StateGeorgetown (KY)Georgetown, KYW 170
October 19GuilfordNorth CarolinaChapel Hill, NCW 42–0
October 19OklahomaTexasClark FieldAustin, TXW 126
October 19NashvilleAuburnBirmingham, ALNASH 235
October 19ClemsonTennesseeWaite FieldKnoxville, TNT 66
October 19GeorgiaVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNVAN 470
October 21GeorgiaSewaneeMcGee FieldSewanee, TNSEW 470
October 25CumberlandSewaneeMcGee FieldSewanee, TNSEW 445

Week Four

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 26MississippiAlabamaThe QuadTuscaloosa, ALALA 410
October 26VanderbiltAuburnRiverside Park • Montgomery, ALVAN 410[6]
October 26Mississippi A&MChristian BrothersMemphis, TNT 00
October 26North CarolinaDavidsonDavidson, NCW 60
October 26ClemsonGeorgiaHerty FieldAthens, GACLEM 280
October 26Kentucky UniversityKentucky StateLexington, KYL 270
October 26Texas A&MTexasSan Antonio, TXW 170
October 26TennesseeNashvilleNashville, TNNASH 165
October 26TulaneMobile YMCAMobile, ALL 20
October 28LSULouisiana TechRuston, LAW 570
October 28MississippiMississippi A&MStarkville Fairgrounds • Starkville, MSMSA&M 170
October 29TexasBaylorWaco, TXW 230
October 31VPIClemsonColumbia, SCL 1711

Week Five

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 2Mississippi A&MMeridian A. C.Meridian, MSW 115
November 2Southwest BaptistMississippiOxford, MSW 170
November 2New Orleans YMCATulaneNew Orleans, LAW 230
November 2Kentucky UniversityTennesseeWaite FieldKnoxville, TNW 60
November 2Washington (MO)VanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNL 1211
November 2Kentucky StateAvondale A. C.Cincinnati, OHL 176
November 2North CarolinaGeorgiaAtlanta, GAUNC 270
November 4North CarolinaAuburnAuburn, ALUNC 100
November 7MississippiLSUState FieldBaton Rouge, LALSU 460

Week Six

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 9Dallas A. C.TexasClark FieldAustin, TXW 120
November 9GeorgiaAlabamaHighland Park • Montgomery, ALT 00
November 9Mississippi A&MTulaneNew Orleans, LATUL 24–6
November 9TennesseeVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNVAN 220
November 9Louisville YMCAKentucky StateLouisville, KYL 110
November 15AuburnAlabamaThe QuadTuscaloosa, ALALA 170

Week Seven

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 16CentreKentucky StateLexington, KYL 50
November 16Mississippi A&MAlabamaThe QuadTuscaloosa, ALALA 450
November 16TexasMissouriColumbia, MOW 110
November 16DavidsonGeorgiaHerty FieldAthens, GAL 166
November 16LSUTulaneNew Orleans, LALSU 1105,000
November 16GeorgetownTennesseeWaite FieldKnoxville, TNW 120
November 16SewaneeVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNT 00
November 19North CarolinaNorth Carolina A&MRaleigh, NCW 300
November 19TexasKirksville OsteopathKirksville, MOL 480
November 20AuburnLSUState FieldBaton Rouge, LAAUB 280

Week Eight

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 23North CarolinaVirginiaNorfolk, VAL 623
November 23TexasKansasLawrence, KSL 120
November 23Kentucky StateTennesseeWaite FieldKnoxville, TNTENN 50
November 25TexasOklahomaNorman, OKW 110
November 28Cincinnati JVKentucky StateLexington, KYW 160
November 28TennesseeAlabamaWest End Park • Birmingham, ALT 66
November 28AuburnGeorgiaPiedmont ParkAtlanta, GAT 00
November 28New Orleans YMCALSUState FieldBaton Rouge, LAW 380
November 28Texas A&MTexasClark FieldAustin, TXW 320
November 28ClemsonNorth CarolinaCharlotte, NCCLEM 2210
November 28MississippiTulaneNew Orleans, LATUL 2511
November 282:00 p. m.NashvilleVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNVAN 1004,000[7]

Week Nine

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
December 5ArkansasLSUState FieldBaton Rouge, LAW 150

Awards and honors

All-Southerns

References

  1. "Will Meet At Chapel Hill". Asheville Citizen. December 11, 1901. p. 4. Retrieved August 29, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Athletic Blacklist Has Widespread Effect". The Charlotte News. December 14, 1901. p. 11. Retrieved August 29, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Fight Is Against Professionalism". Atlanta Constitution. December 22, 1901. p. 11. Retrieved August 29, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-26. Retrieved 2016-04-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Brown Calls Vanderbilt '06 Best Eleven South Ever Had". Atlanta Constitution. February 19, 1911. p. 52. Retrieved March 8, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Vanderbilt 41, Auburn 0". Atlanta Constitution. October 27, 1901. p. 9. Retrieved July 15, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Dixie Championship Goes To Vanderbilt". Atlanta Constitution. November 29, 1901. p. 2. Retrieved July 31, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
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