1901 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

1901 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
	$ – Conference champion;

1901 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
1901 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
League	NCAA
Sport	College football
Duration	September 28, 1901; through December 5, 1901
Number of teams	14
Regular Season
Season champions	Vanderbilt
Football seasons
	← 1900 1902 →

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.

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
1	Vanderbilt	Billy Watkins	6–1–1	4–0	22.3	1.5
2	Clemson	John Heisman	3–1–1	2–0–1	38.0	7.6
3 (tie)	LSU	W. S. Borland	5–1	2–1
3 (tie)	North Carolina	Charles O. Jenkins	7–2	2–1
3 (tie)	Tulane	H. T. Summersgill	4–2	2–1
6	Alabama	M. S. Harvey	2–1–2	2–1–2
7	Texas	Samuel Huston Thompson	8–2–1	0–0
8	Auburn	Billy Watkins	2–3–1	2–2–1
9	Tennessee	George Kelley	3–3–2	1–1–2
10	Mississippi A&M	L. B. Harvey	2–2–1	1–2
11	Cumberland	J. S. Kuykendall	0–1	0–1
12	Kentucky State	W. H. Kiler	2–6–1	0–2
13	Mississippi	William Shibley	2–4	0–4
14	Georgia	E. E. Jones	1–5–2	0–4–2

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[]

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
	Mooney	Cumberland		?
	Clarksville	Cumberland		?

Week One[]

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
October 5	Kentucky State	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	VAN 22–0
October 5	Guilford	Clemson	Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC	W 122–0
October 7	Houston Town Team	Texas	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 32–0

Week Two[]

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
October 12	Cincinnati	Kentucky State	Lexington, KY	T 0–0
October 12	Oak Ridge Military Academy	North Carolina	Chapel Hill, NC	W 28–0
October 12	South Carolina	Georgia	Augusta, GA	W 10–5
October 12	King	Tennessee	Waite Field • Knoxville, TN	W 8–0
October 12	Centre	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 25–0
October 16	North Carolina A&M	North Carolina	Chapel Hill, NC	W 42–0
October 16	Tulane	Meridian A. C.	Meridian, MS	W 15–0

Week Three[]

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
October 19	Memphis University School	Mississippi	Oxford, MS	W 6–0
October 19	Kentucky State	Georgetown (KY)	Georgetown, KY	W 17–0
October 19	Guilford	North Carolina	Chapel Hill, NC	W 42–0
October 19	Oklahoma	Texas	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 12–6
October 19	Nashville	Auburn	Birmingham, AL	NASH 23–5
October 19	Clemson	Tennessee	Waite Field • Knoxville, TN	T 6–6
October 19	Georgia	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	VAN 47–0
October 21	Georgia	Sewanee	McGee Field • Sewanee, TN	SEW 47–0
October 25	Cumberland	Sewanee	McGee Field • Sewanee, TN	SEW 44–5

Week Four[]

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Reference
October 26	Mississippi	Alabama	The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL	ALA 41–0
October 26	Vanderbilt	Auburn	Riverside Park • Montgomery, AL	VAN 41–0	^[6]
October 26	Mississippi A&M	Christian Brothers	Memphis, TN	T 0–0
October 26	North Carolina	Davidson	Davidson, NC	W 6–0
October 26	Clemson	Georgia	Herty Field • Athens, GA	CLEM 28–0
October 26	Kentucky University	Kentucky State	Lexington, KY	L 27–0
October 26	Texas A&M	Texas	San Antonio, TX	W 17–0
October 26	Tennessee	Nashville	Nashville, TN	NASH 16–5
October 26	Tulane	Mobile YMCA	Mobile, AL	L 2–0
October 28	LSU	Louisiana Tech	Ruston, LA	W 57–0
October 28	Mississippi	Mississippi A&M	Starkville Fairgrounds • Starkville, MS	MSA&M 17–0
October 29	Texas	Baylor	Waco, TX	W 23–0
October 31	VPI	Clemson	Columbia, SC	L 17–11

Week Five[]

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
November 2	Mississippi A&M	Meridian A. C.	Meridian, MS	W 11–5
November 2	Southwest Baptist	Mississippi	Oxford, MS	W 17–0
November 2	New Orleans YMCA	Tulane	New Orleans, LA	W 23–0
November 2	Kentucky University	Tennessee	Waite Field • Knoxville, TN	W 6–0
November 2	Washington (MO)	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	L 12–11
November 2	Kentucky State	Avondale A. C.	Cincinnati, OH	L 17–6
November 2	North Carolina	Georgia	Atlanta, GA	UNC 27–0
November 4	North Carolina	Auburn	Auburn, AL	UNC 10–0
November 7	Mississippi	LSU	State Field • Baton Rouge, LA	LSU 46–0

Week Six[]

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
November 9	Dallas A. C.	Texas	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 12–0
November 9	Georgia	Alabama	Highland Park • Montgomery, AL	T 0–0
November 9	Mississippi A&M	Tulane	New Orleans, LA	TUL 24–6
November 9	Tennessee	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	VAN 22–0
November 9	Louisville YMCA	Kentucky State	Louisville, KY	L 11–0
November 15	Auburn	Alabama	The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL	ALA 17–0

Week Seven[]

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance
November 16	Centre	Kentucky State	Lexington, KY	L 5–0
November 16	Mississippi A&M	Alabama	The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL	ALA 45–0
November 16	Texas	Missouri	Columbia, MO	W 11–0
November 16	Davidson	Georgia	Herty Field • Athens, GA	L 16–6
November 16	LSU	Tulane	New Orleans, LA	LSU 11–0	5,000
November 16	Georgetown	Tennessee	Waite Field • Knoxville, TN	W 12–0
November 16	Sewanee	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	T 0–0
November 19	North Carolina	North Carolina A&M	Raleigh, NC	W 30–0
November 19	Texas	Kirksville Osteopath	Kirksville, MO	L 48–0
November 20	Auburn	LSU	State Field • Baton Rouge, LA	AUB 28–0

Week Eight[]

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
November 23		North Carolina	Virginia	Norfolk, VA	L 6–23
November 23		Texas	Kansas	Lawrence, KS	L 12–0
November 23		Kentucky State	Tennessee	Waite Field • Knoxville, TN	TENN 5–0
November 25		Texas	Oklahoma	Norman, OK	W 11–0
November 28		Cincinnati JV	Kentucky State	Lexington, KY	W 16–0
November 28		Tennessee	Alabama	West End Park • Birmingham, AL	T 6–6
November 28		Auburn	Georgia	Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA	T 0–0
November 28		New Orleans YMCA	LSU	State Field • Baton Rouge, LA	W 38–0
November 28		Texas A&M	Texas	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 32–0
November 28		Clemson	North Carolina	Charlotte, NC	CLEM 22–10
November 28		Mississippi	Tulane	New Orleans, LA	TUL 25–11
November 28	2:00 p. m.	Nashville	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	VAN 10–0	4,000	^[7]

Week Nine[]

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
December 5	Arkansas	LSU	State Field • Baton Rouge, LA	W 15–0

Awards and honors[]

All-Southerns[]

HB - Ormond Simkins, Sewanee (O)

References[]

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

[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)

[innis-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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v t Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football
Championships & awards	Conference champions All-time standings All-Southern team
Seasons	1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921

1901 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		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