1905 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

The 1905 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 1905 college football season. The season began on September 30.

1905 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
LeagueNCAA
SportCollege football
DurationSeptember 30, 1905
through December 3, 1905
Number of teams16
Regular Season
Season championsVanderbilt
1905 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Vanderbilt $ 5 0 0  7 1 0
Georgia Tech 5 0 1  6 0 1
LSU 2 0 0  3 0 0
Sewanee 3 1 1  4 2 1
Clemson 3 2 1  3 2 1
Alabama 4 4 0  6 4 0
Cumberland (TN) 2 2 0  3 4 0
Nashville 0 0 0  0 2 0
Auburn 2 3 0  2 4 0
Mississippi A&M 1 4 0  3 4 0
Tulane 0 1 0  0 1 0
Ole Miss 0 2 0  0 2 0
Tennessee 0 4 1  3 5 1
Georgia 0 5 0  1 5 0
  • $ Conference champion

One publication claims "The first scouting done in the South was in 1905, when Dan McGugin and Captain Innis Brown, of Vanderbilt went to Atlanta to see Sewanee play Georgia Tech."[1]

Season overview

Results and team statistics

Conf. Rank Team Head coach Overall record Conf. record PPG PAG
1VanderbiltDan McGugin7–15–046.52.8
2Georgia TechJohn Heisman6–0–15–0–130.04.7
3LSUDan A. Killian3–02–012.00.0
4SewaneeW. C. Hyatt4–2–13–1–119.416.4
5ClemsonEddie Cochems3–2–13–2–113.510.5
6 (tie)AlabamaJack Leavenworth6–44–417.811.3
6 (tie)CumberlandJohn Counselman4–42–29.79.6
8Nashville0–20–0
9AuburnMike Donahue2–42–46.316.0
10Mississippi A&MDaniel S. Martin3–41–416.313.4
11 (tie)TulaneJohn F. Tobin0–10–10.05.0
11 (tie)Mississippi0–20–10.014.5
13TennesseeJames DePree3–5–10–4–118.016.8
14GeorgiaMarvin M. Dickinson1–50–54.331.3

Key

PPG = Average of points scored per game
PAG = Average of points allowed per game[2]

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
September 30Tennessee Deaf SchoolTennesseeWaite FieldKnoxville, TNW 166
September 30MaryvilleVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNW 97–0

Week Two

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 3MaryvilleAlabamaThe QuadTuscaloosa, AlabamaW 17–0[3]
October 3CumberlandGeorgiaHerty FieldAthens, GACUM 39–10
October 6CumberlandVPIGibboney FieldBlacksburg, VAL 12–0
October 7North GeorgiaGeorgia TechThe Flats • Atlanta, GAW 54–0
October 7American TemperanceTennesseeWaite Field • Knoxville, TNW 104–0
October 7AlabamaVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNVAN 34–0

Week Three

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 14Mississippi A&MAlabamaThe Quad • Tuscaloosa, ALALA 34–0
October 14VanderbiltMichiganRegents FieldAnn Arbor, MIL 18–0
October 14MooneySewaneeMcGee Field • Sewanee, TNW 42–0
October 14TennesseeClemsonBowman Field • Calhoun, SCT 55
October 14Texas A&MBaylorCarroll FieldWaco, TXW 420

Week Four

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 20DavidsonAuburnBirmingham, ALL 6–0
October 20Mississippi A&MMarionMarion, ALW 380
October 21ClemsonGeorgiaHerty Field • Athens, GACLEM 35–0
October 21AlabamaGeorgia TechBrisbane Park • Atlanta, GAGT 12–5
October 21CumberlandSewaneeMcGee Field • Sewanee, TNSEW 9–0
October 21VanderbiltTennesseeWaite Field • Knoxville, TNVAN 45–0

Week Five

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 25AlabamaClemsonState Fairgrounds • Columbia, SCCLEM 25–0
October 27AuburnMississippi A&MColumbus Fairgrounds • Columbus, MSAUB 18–0
October 28CumberlandGeorgia TechThe Flats • Atlanta, GAGT 180
October 28TennesseeSewaneeMcGee Field • Sewanee, TNSEW 116
October 28TexasVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNW 330

Week Six

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 31CumberlandGrantOlympic Park Field • Chattanooga, TNW 116
November 4GeorgiaAlabamaState FairgroundsBirmingham, ALALA 36–0
November 4TennesseeGeorgia TechThe Flats • Atlanta, GAGT 450
November 4AuburnVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNVAN 540

Week Seven

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 9CentreAlabamaThe Quad • Tuscaloosa, ALW 21–0
November 11ClemsonAuburnAuburn, ALCLEM 60
November 11HowardMississippi A&MHardy Field • Starkville, MSW 440
November 11CumberlandKentucky StateLexington, KYL 120
November 11North GeorgiaGeorgiaHerty Field • Athens, GAW 16–12
November 11Georgia TechSewaneeMcGee Field • Sewanee, TNT 18–18

Week Eight

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 17SewaneeTexasClark Field • Austin, TXL 17–10
November 18AuburnAlabamaState Fairgrounds • Birmingham, ALALA 3004,000[4]
November 18GeorgiaGeorgia TechAtlanta, GAGT 46–0
November 18Louisiana TechLSUState FieldBaton Rouge, LAW 16–0
November 18CentreTennesseeWaite Field • Knoxville, TNW 31–5
November 18ClemsonVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNVAN 41–0
November 18CumberlandMississippi A&MHardy Field • Starkville, MSCUM 27–5

Week Nine

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 20CumberlandOle MissOxford, MSCUM 18–0
November 23SewaneeAlabamaState Fairgrounds • Birmingham, ALSEW 426
November 25LSUTulaneNew Orleans, LALSU 50

Week Ten

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 30TennesseeAlabamaState Fairgrounds • Birmingham, ALALA 290
November 30AuburnGeorgiaMacon, GAAUB 200
November 30ClemsonGeorgia TechThe Flats • Atlanta, GAGT 1710
November 30Mississippi A&MOle MissState Fairgrounds • Jackson, MSMSA&M 110
November 30SewaneeVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNVAN 684
December 1Mississippi A&MLSUState Field • Baton Rouge, LALSU 150

Week Eleven

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
December 3TennesseeChattanoogaChattanooga, TNW 50

All-Southern team

The composite All-Southern eleven representing the consensus of newspapers as published in Fuzzy Woodruff's A History of Southern Football 1890-1928 included:

Position Name Team
QB Frank Kyle Vanderbilt
HB Honus Craig Vanderbilt
HB Dan Blake Vanderbilt
FB Owsley Manier Vanderbilt
E Bob Blake Vanderbilt
T Hillsman Taylor Vanderbilt
G Stein Stone Vanderbilt
C Emma Patterson Vanderbilt
G Puss Derrick Clemson
T Frank Jones Auburn
E Ed Hamilton Vanderbilt

References

  1. George Allen. How to Scout Football. p. 3.
  2. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/independent/1905.html
  3. Christopher Walsh (September 1, 2007). "Saban's first game one of the most anticipated in Alabama history". Retrieved February 12, 2015.
  4. "Alabama vs. Auburn". Archived from the original on 2015-02-12. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
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