1900 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

The 1900 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 1900 college football season. The season began on September 29.

1900 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
LeagueNCAA
SportCollege football
DurationSeptember 29, 1900
through December 5, 1900
Number of teams21
Regular Season
Season championsClemson
1900 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Clemson + 2 0 06 0 0
Auburn 4 0 04 0 0
Tulane 3 0 05 0 0
Texas 1 0 06 0 0
Sewanee + 5 0 16 1 1
North Carolina 3 0 14 1 3
Vanderbilt 2 3 14 4 1
Alabama 1 3 02 3 0
Nashville 1 3 02 3 0
Georgia 1 4 02 4 0
Tennessee 0 2 13 2 1
Cumberland (TN) 0 1 00 1 0
LSU 0 1 02 2 0
Kentucky State 0 2 04 6 0
Ole Miss 0 3 00 3 0
Georgia Tech 0 3 00 4 0
  • $ Conference champion

The season saw the rise of Clemson's football program, the return of Alabama football, and the first season of play for Henry D. Phillips.[1]

Results and team statistics

Conf. Rank Team Head coach Conf. record Win Pct. Overall record PPG PAG
1 (tie)AuburnBilly Watkins4–0–01.000.4–0–037.01.3
1 (tie)TulaneH. T. Summersgill3–0–01.0005–0–021.00.0
1 (tie)ClemsonJohn Heisman2–0–01.0006–0–037.01.7
1 (tie)TexasS. H. Thompson1–0–01.0006–0–018.82.2
5SewaneeBilly Suter5–0–1.9176–1–116.83.4
6North CarolinaBilly Reynolds3–0–1.8754–1–320.42.7
7VanderbiltJ. L. Crane2–3–1.4174–4–19.210.2
8 (tie)AlabamaMalcolm Griffin1–3–0.2502–3–010.419.8
8 (tie)NashvilleCharley Moran1–3–0.2502–3–05.811.5
10GeorgiaE. E. Jones1–4–0.2002–4–04.726.5
11TennesseeJ. A. Pierce0–2–1.1673–2–111.28.5
12 (tie)Cumberland (TN)E. D. Kuykendall0–1–0.0000–1–00.018.0
12 (tie)LSUEdmond Chavanne0–1–0.0002–2–021.38.8
12 (tie)Kentucky StateW. H. Kiler0–2–0.0004–6–05.96.3
12 (tie)Ole MissZ. N. Estes0–3–0.0000–3–01.710.0
12 (tie)Georgia TechHarris T. Collier0–4–0.0000–4–01.526.8

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
September 29Kentucky StateCincinnatiUnion Ball ParkCincinnati, OHL 6–20[2]

Week Two

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 6Ole MissVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNVAN 6–0[3]
October 6Louisville YMCAKentucky StateLexington, KYW 12–6[4]
October 6Deaf & Dumb InstituteNorth CarolinaCampus Athletic Field • Chapel Hill, NCW 38–0[5]
October 10KingTennesseeBaldwin Park • Knoxville, TNW 22–0[6]
October 10OklahomaTexasVarsity Athletic FieldAustin, TXW 28–2[7]

Week Three

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 13GeorgiaGeorgia TechPiedmont ParkAtlanta, GAUGA 12–0[8]
October 13VanderbiltTexasDallas Fair Grounds • Dallas, TXTEX 22–0[9]
October 13Bethel (TN)SewaneeHardee FieldSewanee, TNW 33–0
October 13Kentucky StateCentreDanville, KYL 0–5[10]
October 17Cumberland (TN)SewaneeHardee Field • Sewanee, TNSEW 18–0

Week Four

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 19DavidsonClemsonBowman Field • Calhoun, SCW 64–0[11]
October 20Kentucky All-StarsKentucky StateLexington, KYL 0–5
October 20South CarolinaGeorgiaHerty FieldAthens GAW 5–0[12]
October 20NashvilleGeorgia TechPiedmont Park • Atlanta, GANASH 23–0[13]
October 21Taylor SchoolAlabamaThe QuadTuscaloosa, ALW 35–0[14]
October 22ClemsonWoffordSpartanburg, SCW 21–0[15]
October 22NashvilleAuburnDrill Field • Auburn, ALAUB 28–0[16]
October 22TennesseeVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNT 0–0[17]

Week Five

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 26Ole MissAlabamaThe Quad • Tuscaloosa, ALALA 12–5[18]
October 27SewaneeGeorgiaAtlanta, GASEW 21–6[19]
October 27Southern Athletic ClubTulaneTulane Athletic Field • New Orleans, LAW 23–0[20]
October 27Central (KY)Kentucky StateLexington, KYL 0–6[21]
October 27VPINorth CarolinaCampus Athletic Field • Chapel Hill, NCT 0–0[22]
October 27Texas A&MTexasSan Antonio Fairgrounds • San Antonio, TXW 5–0[23]
October 27CentreVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNL 0–11[24]
October 29SewaneeGeorgia TechPiedmont Park • Atlanta, GASEW 34–0[25]

Week Six

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 1ClemsonSouth CarolinaState Fairgrounds • Columbia, SCW 51–05,000[26]
November 1North CarolinaTennesseeBaldwin Park • Knoxville, TNUNC 22–5[27]
November 3Kentucky StateLouisville YMCALouisville, KYW 12–0[28]
November 3North CarolinaVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNUNC 48–0[29]
November 3TulaneAlabamaThe Quad • Tuscaloosa, ALTUL 6–0[30]
November 5North CarolinaSewaneePiedmont Park • Atlanta, GAT 0–0[31]

Week Seven

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 10TennesseeAuburnBirmingham, ALAUB 23–0[32]
November 10ClemsonGeorgiaHerty Field • Athens, GACLEM 39–5[33]
November 10SewaneeNashvillePeabody Field • Nashville, TNSEW 12–0[34]
November 10MillsapsTulaneTulane Athletic Field • New Orleans, LAW 35–0[35]
November 10Central (KY)VanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNW 27–0[36]
November 10Avondale ACKentucky StateLexington, KYL 5–11[37]
November 11MillsapsLSUState FieldBaton Rouge, LAW 70–0[38]

Week Eight

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 17AlabamaAuburnRiverside Park • Montgomery, ALAUB 53–5[39]
November 17GeorgiaNorth CarolinaState Fairgrounds • Raleigh, NCUNC 55–0800[40]
November 17LSUTulaneTulane Athletic Field • New Orleans, LALSU 29–0[41]
November 17SewaneeVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNSEW 11–10[42]
November 17Georgetown (KY)Kentucky StateLexington, KYW 12–0[43]
November 17MissouriTexasVarsity Athletic Field • Austin, TXW 17–11[44]

Week Nine

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 24Bethel (TN)VanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNW 22–0[45]
November 24ClemsonVPILatta ParkCharlotte, NCW 12–5[46]
November 24Kentucky StateCentral (KY)Richmond, KYL 0–11[47]
November 24Kansas City MedicalTexasVarsity Athletic Field • Austin, TXW 30–0[48]
November 24North CarolinaVirginiaLeague Park • Norfolk, VAL 0–176,000[49]
November 27GrantTennesseeBaldwin Park • Knoxville, TNW 28–0[50]
November 29AuburnGeorgiaBrisbane Park • Atlanta, GAAUB 44–0[51]
November 29Ole MissTulaneTulane Athletic Field • New Orleans, LATUL 12–0[52]
November 29ClemsonAlabamaNorth Birmingham Park • Birmingham, ALCLEM 35–0[53]
November 29Kentucky UniversityKentucky StateLexington, KYW 12–0[54]
November 29North CarolinaGeorgetownGeorgetown Field • Washington, D.C.T 0–04,000[55]
November 29Texas A&MTexasVarsity Athletic Field • Austin, TXW 11–0[56][57]
November 29NashvilleVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNVAN 18–0[58]
November 29SewaneeVirginiaBroad Street ParkRichmond, VAL 5–17[59]
November 30LSUMillsapsFairgrounds • Jackson, MSL 5–6[60]

Week Ten

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
December 1Georgetown (KY)TennesseeBaldwin Park • Knoxville, TNW 12–6[61]
December 5LSU AlumniLSUState Field • Baton Rouge, LAW 10–0
December 7DavidsonGeorgia TechAugusta, GAL 6–381,000[62]

Awards and honors

All-Southerns

References

  1. Woodruff 1928, p. 103
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  4. "Y.M.C.A. team's bad luck". The Courier-Journal. October 7, 1900. Retrieved April 30, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
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  6. "Opponents too light, King's College couldn't score against Tennessee". The Journal and Tribune. October 11, 1900. Retrieved April 30, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Practice game yesterday, 'Varsity football team, have a still practice game with Oklahoma". Austin Daily Statesman. October 11, 1900. Retrieved April 30, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
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  11. "Clemson sixty-four, Davidson College zero; The biggest score ever made in the South". The State. October 22, 1900. Retrieved April 30, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
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  25. "Sewanee 34, Georgia Techs 0". The Times-Democrat. October 30, 1900. Retrieved April 30, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  26. "51 to 0, the score of the Carolina-Clemson football game". The Greenville News. November 2, 1900. Retrieved April 30, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
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  44. "Texas 17, Missouri 11 - Boys from University at Austin stood the heat better than Tigers". The St. Louis Republic. November 18, 1900. Retrieved April 30, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
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  55. "Battle without victory, Both Georgetown and North Carolina fight hard, but neither score". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 30, 1900. Retrieved April 30, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
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