1900 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

1900 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
League NCAA
Sport College football
Duration September 29, 1900
through December 5, 1900
Number of teams 15
Regular Season
Season champions Sewanee
1900 SIAA football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Clemson $ 2 –0 –0  6 –0 –0
Sewanee 5 –0 –0  6 –1 –1
Auburn 4 –0 –0  4 –0 –0
Tulane 3 –0 –0  5 –0 –0
Texas 1 –0 –0  6 –0 –0
Vanderbilt 2 –2 –1  4 –4 –1
Alabama 1 –3 –0  2 –3 –0
Georgia 1 –3 –0  2 –4 –0
Nashville 1 –3 –0  1 –3 –0
Tennessee 0 –1 –1  3 –2 –1
LSU 0 –1 –0  2 –2 –0
Cumberland 0 –1 –0  0 –1 –0
Kentucky State 0 –2 –0  4 –6 –0
Ole Miss 0 –3 –0  0 –3 –0
Georgia Tech 0 –3 –0  0 –4 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

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.

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 Overall record Conf. record PPG PAG
1SewaneeBilly Suter6–1–15–016.83.4
2AuburnBilly Watkins4–04–037.01.3
3TulaneH. T. Summersgill5–03–021.00.0
4ClemsonJohn Heisman6–02–037.01.7
5TexasSamuel Huston Thompson6–01–018.82.2
6VanderbiltJ. L. Crane4–4–12–2–19.210.2
7 (tie)AlabamaMalcolm Griffin2–31–310.419.8
7 (tie)GeorgiaE. E. Jones2–41–34.726.5
7 (tie)NashvilleCharley Moran1-31–35.811.5
10TennesseeJ. A. Pierce3–2–10–1–111.28.5
11 (tie)LSUEdmond Chavanne2–20-121.38.8
11 (tie)CumberlandE. D. Kuykendall0–10–10.018.0
13Kentucky StateW. H. Kiler4–60–25.96.3
14MississippiZ. N. Estes0–30–31.710.0
15Georgia TechHarris T. Collier0–40–31.526.8

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 StateCincinnatiCincinnati, OHL 20–6

Week Two

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 6MississippiVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNVAN 6–0
October 6Louisville YMCAKentucky StateLexington, KYW 12–6
October 10KingTennesseeWaite Field • Knoxville, TNW 122–0
October 10OklahomaTexasClark Field • Austin, TXW 28–2

Week Three

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 13GeorgiaGeorgia TechPiedmont Park • Atlanta, GAUGA 12–0
October 13VanderbiltTexasClark Field • Austin, TXTEX 22–0
October 13BethelSewaneeMcGee Field • Sewanee, TNW 33–0
October 13Kentucky StateCentreDanville, KYL 5–0
October 17CumberlandSewaneeMcGee Field • Sewanee, TNSEW 18–0

Week Four

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 19DavidsonClemsonBowman Field • Calhoun, SCW 64–0
October 20Kentucky All-StarsKentucky StateLexington, KYL 5–0
October 20South CarolinaGeorgiaHerty Field Athens GAW 5–0
October 20NashvilleGeorgia TechPiedmont Park • Atlanta, GANASH 23–0
October 21Taylor SchoolAlabamaThe Quad • Tuscaloosa, ALW 35–0
October 22ClemsonWoffordSpartanburg, SCW 21–0
October 22NashvilleAuburnAuburn, ALAUB 28–0
October 22TennesseeVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNT 0–0

Week Five

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 26MississippiAlabamaThe Quad • Tuscaloosa, ALALA 12–5
October 27SewaneeGeorgiaAtlanta, GASEW 21–6
October 27Southern A. C.TulaneNew Orleans, LAW 23–0
October 27Georgetown (KY)Kentucky StateLexington, KYW 12–0
October 27Texas A&MTexasSan Antonio, TXW 5–0
October 29SewaneeGeorgia TechPiedmont Park • Atlanta, GASEW 34–0

Week Six

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 1ClemsonSouth CarolinaColumbia, SCW 51–0
November 1North CarolinaTennesseeWaite Field • Knoxville, TNL 22–5
November 1CentreVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNL 11–0
November 3Eastern KentuckyKentucky StateLexington, KYL 5–0
November 3North CarolinaVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNL 48–0
November 3TulaneAlabamaThe Quad • Tuscaloosa, ALTUL 6–0
November 5North CarolinaSewaneeAtlanta, GAT 0–0

Week Seven

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 10TennesseeAuburnBirmingham, ALAUB 23–0
November 10ClemsonGeorgiaHerty Field • Athens, GACLEM 39–5
November 10SewaneeNashvilleNashville, TNSEW 12–0
November 10MillsapsTulaneNew Orleans, LAW 35–0
November 10CentreVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNL 11–0
November 10Louisville YMCAKentucky StateLexington, KYW 12–0
November 11MillsapsLSUState Field • Baton Rouge, LAW 70–0

Week Eight

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 17AlabamaAuburnRiverside Park • Montgomery, ALAUB 53–5
November 17GeorgiaNorth CarolinaRaleigh, NCL 55–0
November 17LSUTulaneNew Orleans, LALSU 29–0
November 17SewaneeVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNSEW 11–10
November 17Avondale A. C.Kentucky StateLexington, KYL 11–5
November 17MissouriTexasClark Field • Austin, TXW 17–11

Week Nine

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 24BethelVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNW 22–0
November 24ClemsonVPICharlotte, NCW 12–5
November 24Kentucky StateEastern KentuckyRichmond, KYL 11–0
November 24Kansas City MedicalTexasAustin, TXW 30–0
November 27ChattanoogaTennesseeWaite Field Knoxville, TNW 28–0
November 29AuburnGeorgiaPiedmont Park • Atlanta, GAAUB 44–0
November 29MississippiTulaneNew Orleans, LATUL 12–0
November 29ClemsonAlabamaNorth Birmingham Park • Birmingham, ALCLEM 35–0
November 29Kentucky UniversityKentucky StateLexington, KYW 12–0
November 29Texas A&MTexasClark Field • Austin, TXW 11–0
November 29NashvilleVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNVAN 18–0
November 29SewaneeVirginiaRichmond, VAL 17–5
November 30LSUMillsapsJackson, MSL 6–5

Week Ten

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
December 1Georgetown (KY)TennesseeWaite Field • Knoxville, TNW 12–6
December 5LSU AlumniLSUState Field • Baton Rouge, LAW 10–0
December 7DavidsonGeorgia TechPiedmont Park • Atlanta, GAL 38–6

Awards and honors

All-Southerns

References

  1. ↑ Woodruff 1928, p. 103
  • Woodruff, Fuzzy (1928). A History of Southern Football 1890–1928.
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