1918 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

The 1918 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 1918 college football season. The season began on September 28.

1918 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
LeagueNCAA
SportCollege football
DurationSeptember 28, 1918
through December 7, 1918
Number of teams11
Regular Season
Season championsGeorgia Tech
1918 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Georgia Tech $ 3 –0 –06 –1 –0
Vanderbilt 2 –0 –04 –2 –0
Mississippi A&M 2 –0 –03 –2 –0
Clemson 3 –1 –05 –2 –0
South Carolina 2 –1 –12 –1 –1
Furman 1 –3 –03 –5 –1
Sewanee 0 –1 –03 –2 –0
The Citadel 0 –1 –10 –2 –1
Auburn 0 –2 –02 –5 –0
Ole Miss 0 –2 –01 –3 –0
Wofford 0 –2 –00 –3 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • There were several SIAA schools that did not field a team due to World War I.

Georgia Tech was conference champion. Center Bum Day was the first Southern player ever selected to Walter Camp's All-America first-team.

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 28Camp SevierClemsonRiggs Field • Calhoun, SCW 61–0[1]

Week Two
DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 5ClemsonGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GAGT 28–0[2]
October 5Morgan Training SchoolSewaneeHardee Field • Sewanee, TNW 68–6

Week Three
DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 12FurmanGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GAGT 118–0[3]
October 12Camp GreenleafSewaneeHardee Field • Sewanee, TNL 0–14[4]

Week Four
DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 19OglethorpeAuburnDrake Field • Auburn, ALW 58–0[5]
October 19Camp GreenleafVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNL 0–6[6]
October 19Georgia Eleventh CavalryGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GAW 123–0[7]

Week Five
DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 26Camp GreenleafAuburnDrake Field • Auburn, ALL 0–26[8]
October 26Camp HancockVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNL 6–25[9]
October 26Camp GordonGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GAW 28–012,000[10]
October 2648th InfantryFurmanFurman campus • Greenville, SCW 26–0[11]

Week Six
DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 2SewaneeTennessee (SATC)Waite Field • Knoxville, TNW 68–0[12]
November 2ClemsonSouth CarolinaUniversity Field • Columbia, SCCLEM 39–0[13]
November 248th InfantryFurmanFurman campus • Greenville, SCW 20–73,000[14]
November 2KentuckyVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNW 33–0[15]
November 2Payne FieldMississippi A&MNew Athletic Field • Starkville, MSL 6–7[16]
November 3AuburnMarionMarion, ALW 20–7[17]

Week Seven
DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 9AuburnCamp GordonMemorial Stadium • Columbua, GAL 14–6[18]
November 9ErskineFurmanFurman campus • Greenville, SCT 6–6[19]
November 9Camp HancockClemsonRiggs Field • Calhoun, SCL 13–66[20]
November 9Camp ShelbyMississippi A&MNew Athletic Field • Starkville, MSW 12–0[21]
November 9Payne FieldOle MissWest Point, MSL 0–6[22]
November 9Tennessee (SATC)VanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNW 76–0[23]
November 10NC StateGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GAW 128–0[24]

Week Eight
DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 16ClemsonThe CitadelDavis Field • Columbia, SCCLEM 7–0[25]
November 16ErskineWoffordSpartanburg, SCL 0–27[26]
November 16Union (TN)Ole MissHemingway Stadium • Oxford, MSW 39–0[27]
November 16Park FieldMississippi A&MRusswood Park • Memphis, TNL 0–6[28]
November 16VanderbiltAuburnRickwood Field • Birmingham, ALVAN 21–0[29]
November 16South CarolinaFurmanFurman campus • Greenville, SCSCAR 20–12[30]

Week Nine
DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 22Charleston NavyThe CitadelCollege Park Stadium • Charleston, SCL 0–6
November 22Fort OglethorpeSewaneeChamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TNW 24–6[31]
November 23FurmanClemsonRiggs Field • Calhoun, SCCLEM 68–7[32]
November 23Georgia TechPittsburghForbes Field • Pittsburgh, PAL 0–3230,000[33]
November 23WoffordSouth CarolinaUniversity Field • Columbia, SCSCAR 13–0[34]

Week Ten
DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 28DavidsonClemsonRiggs Field • Calhoun, SCW 7–0[35]
November 28AuburnGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GAGT 41–0[36]
November 28Ole MissMississippi A&MNew Athletic Field • Starkville, MSMSA&M 34–0[37]
November 28The CitadelSouth CarolinaCounty Fairgrounds • Orangeburg, SCT 0–0[38]
November 28SewaneeVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNVAN 40–0[39]
November 302nd Development RegimentFurmanFurman campus • Greenville, SCL 7–13[40]

Week Eleven
DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
December 4FurmanWoffordSpartanburg, SCFUR 7–0[41]
December 7Mississippi A&MOle MissHemingway Stadium • Oxford, MSMSA&M 13–0[42]
December 7PresbyterianFurmanFurman campus • Greenville, SCL 7–13[43]
December 7Camp SheridanAuburnSoldiers Field • Montgomery, ALL 0–7[44]

Awards and honors

All-Americans
Main article: 1918 College Football All-America Team

References
  1. "Pigeons bring in story of defat". The Greenville News. September 28, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Jackets defeat Tigers in typical opening game". The Atlanta Constitution. October 6, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Tech walloped Furman 118 to 0". The Greenville News. October 13, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Sewanee Tigers defeated, 14–0, by Camp Greenleaf soldiers". Nashville Tennessean. October 13, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Auburn Tigers make big score". The Birmingham News. October 20, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Soldiers win on muddy field". Nashville Banner. October 20, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Eleventh Cavalry gets a taste of front trenches; Ga. Tech wins 123 to 0". The Atlanta Journal. October 20, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Camp Greenleaf team defeats Auburn, 26 to 0". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 27, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Vandy is beaten by Camp Hancock". The Atlanta Constitution. October 27, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Yellow Jackets defeat Camp Gordon". The Atlanta Constitution. October 27, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Furman trims 48th Infantry, 26 To 0 in season's first game". The Greenville Daily News. October 27, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Sewanee Tigers literally swamp Univ. Tennessee". Nashville Tennessean. November 3, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Clemson wins from Carolina". The State. November 3, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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  15. "Forward pass beats Kentucky State team". The Birmingham Age-Herald. November 3, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. "Payne gridiron Warriors trim A&M College". Payne Field Zooms. November 6, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. "Auburn defeats Marion on campus by score of 20 to 6". The Marion Times-Standard. November 7, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. "Camp Gordon defeats Alabama Polytechnic". The Tampa Tribune. November 10, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. "Furman and Erskine fought hard for game but results[sic] was a tie". The Greenville Daily News. November 10, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. "Ordnance eleven defeats Clemson". Trench and Camp. November 13, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. "Mississippi Aggies beat Camp Shelby". The Birmingham News. November 10, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. "Payne defeats U. of Miss. in gridiron clash". Payne Field Zooms. November 13, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. "Vanderbilt smothers Tennessee beneath avalanche of scores". Nashville Banner. November 10, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. "N.C. State College is defeated by Ga. Tech". The Charlotte Observer. November 10, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  25. "Clemson wins great game from Citadel". The Sunday Record. November 17, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  26. "Seceders down Methodist lads". The State. November 17, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  27. "Ole Miss beats Union". The Commercial Appeal. November 17, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  28. "Park Field victors in game with A. & M." The Commercial Appeal. November 17, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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  30. "Carolina beat Furman 20 to 12". The Greenville News. November 17, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  31. "Tigers take neat tussle". The Chattanooga Daily Times. November 23, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  32. "Furman loses strong'r Clemson". The Greenville Daily News. November 24, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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  34. "Carolina downs Wofford eleven". The State. November 24, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  35. "Davidson loses to Tiger eleven". The State. November 29, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  36. "Georgia Tech romped on Alabama Polys". The Houston Post. November 29, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  37. "Mississippi Aggies easily beat Ole Miss". The Commercial Appeal. November 29, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  38. "Ancient rivals battle to draw, Carolina and Citadel in scoreless tie". The State. November 29, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  39. "Vandy beats Sewanee, 40–0". The Nashville Tennessean. November 29, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  40. "Furman, outweighed, defeated by Sevier soldier team, 13–7". The Greenville Daily News. December 1, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  41. "Furman wins football classic from Wofford by score of 7 To 0". The Greenville Daily News. December 5, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  42. "13 wins for A. & M." The Commercial Appeal. December 8, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  43. "Presbyterians beat in last game of the season 13 To 7". The Greenville Daily News. December 8, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  44. "Sheridan eleven defeats Auburn". The Montgomery Advertiser. December 8, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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