1899 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

1899 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
League	NCAA
Sport	College football
Duration	October 6, 1899 through December 25, 1899
Number of teams	18
Regular Season
Season champions	Sewanee Vanderbilt

1899 SIAA football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Sewanee $	11	–	0	–	0	12	–	0	–	0
Vanderbilt	4	–	0	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Alabama	1	–	0	–	0	3	–	1	–	0
North Carolina	2	–	1	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Tennessee	2	–	1	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Nashville	2	–	1	–	0	2	–	1	–	0
Auburn	2	–	1	–	1	3	–	1	–	1
Texas	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Clemson	2	–	2	–	0	4	–	2	–	0
Georgia	2	–	3	–	1	2	–	3	–	1
Ole Miss	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	4	–	0
LSU	1	–	3	–	0	1	–	4	–	0
Kentucky State	0	–	1	–	0	5	–	2	–	2
SW Presbyterian	0	–	1	–	0	0	–	1	–	0
Davidson	0	–	2	–	0	1	–	3	–	1
Cumberland	0	–	2	–	0	0	–	2	–	0
Georgia Tech	0	–	5	–	0	0	–	5	–	0
Tulane	0	–	5	–	0	0	–	6	–	1

$ – Conference champion

The 1899 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season began on October 6 with Vanderbilt visiting Cumberland.

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

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
October 6	Vanderbilt	Cumberland	Lebanon, TN	VAN 32–0
October 7	North Carolina A&M	North Carolina	Chapel Hill, NC	W 34–0
October 7	Clemson	Georgia	Herty Field • Athens, GA	UGA 11–0
October 7	Kentucky University	Kentucky State	Lexington, KY	W 23–6
October 11	King	Tennessee	15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN	W 11–5
October 12	Oak Ridge	North Carolina	Chapel Hill, NC	W 16–0

Week Two

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
October 13	Miami (OH)	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 12–0
October 14	Guilford	North Carolina	Chapel Hill, NC	W 45–0
October 14	Georgia Tech	Auburn	Auburn, AL	AUB 63–0
October 14	Davidson	Clemson	Rock Hill, SC	CLEM 10–0
October 18	Miami (OH)	Kentucky State	Lexington, KY	W 18–5

Week Three

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
October 20	Cincinnati	Vanderbilt		L 6–0
October 21	Kentucky State	Centre	Danville, KY	T 11–11
October 21	Texas	Dallas	Dallas, TX	W 11–6
October 21	North Carolina	Davidson	Charlotte, NC	UNC 10–0
October 21	Tuscaloosa A. C.	Alabama	The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 16–5
October 21	Montgomery A. C.	Auburn	Auburn, AL	W 41–0
October 21	Sewanee	Georgia	Atlanta, GA	SEW 12–0
October 21	Virginia Tech	Tennessee	15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN	L 5–0
October 23	Homer's School	North Carolina	Chapel Hill, NC	W 46–0
October 23	Sewanee	Georgia Tech	Atlanta, GA	SEW 32–0

Week Four

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
October 27	Ole Miss	Central	Memphis, TN	MISS 13–6
October 28	Nashville	Ole Miss	Oxford, MS	NASH 11–0
October 28	Tennessee	Sewanee	McGee Field • Sewanee, TN	SEW 46–0
October 28	Indiana	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	L 22–0
October 28	North Carolina	North Carolina A&M	Raleigh, NC	T 11–11
October 28	Clemson	Auburn	Auburn, AL	AUB 34–0
October 28	Georgia Tech	Georgia	Herty Field • Athens, GA	UGA 33–0
October 31	"Old" Maryland	North Carolina	Chapel Hill, NC	W 6–0
October 31	San Antonio	Texas	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 28–0

Week Five

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
November 3	Southwestern Presbyterian	Sewanee	McGee Field • Sewanee, TN	SEW 54–0
November 3	LSU	Ole Miss	Meridian, MS	MISS 11–0
November 4	Kentucky State	Tennessee	15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN	TENN 12–0
November 4	Ole Miss	Vanderbilt	Memphis, TN	VAN 11–0
November 4	Texas A&M	Texas	San Antonio, TX	W 6–0
November 4	North Carolina	Navy	Annapolis, MD	L 12–0
November 8	North Carolina	Princeton	Princeton, NJ	L 30–0
November 9	Clemson	South Carolina	Columbia, SC	W 34–0
November 9	Sewanee	Texas	Athletic Field • Austin, TX	SEW 12–0

Week Six

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
November 10	Oak Ridge	Davidson		L 6–2
November 10	Sewanee	Texas A&M	Herald Park • Houston, TX	W 10–0
November 10	LSU	Lake Charles H. S.	Lake Charles, LA	W 48–0
November 11	Sewanee	Tulane	New Orleans, LA	SEW 23–0
November 11	Central	Kentucky State	Lexington, KY	CENT 5–0
November 11	Montgomery A. C.	Alabama	The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 16–0
November 11	Georgia	Tennessee	15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN	TENN 5–0
November 11	Nashville	Georgia Tech	Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA	NASH 15–0
November 11	Bethel College	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 22–0
November 13	Sewanee	LSU	State Field • Baton Rouge, LA	SEW 34–0
November 13	Sewanee	Ole Miss	Memphis, TN	SEW 12–0

Week Seven

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
November 17	North Carolina A&M	Davidson	Charlotte, NC	T 0–0
November 18	North Carolina A&M	Clemson	Rock Hill, SC	W 24–0
November 18	Auburn	Georgia	Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA	T 0–0
November 18	Texas	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	VAN 6–0
November 20	Texas	Tulane	New Orleans, LA	TEX 11–0
November 20	Cumberland	Sewanee	McGee Field • Sewanee, TN	SEW 71–0
November 21	Washington & Lee	Kentucky State	Lexington, KY	T 0–0
November 22	Washington & Lee	Kentucky State	Lexington, KY	W 6–0
November 23	Washington & Lee	Tennessee	15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN	W 11–0

Week Eight

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Reference
November 24		Alabama	Ole Miss	State Fairgrounds • Jackson, MS	ALA 7–5
November 25		Alabama	New Orleans A. C.	Athletic Park • New Orleans, LA	L 21–0
November 25		Centre	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 21–16
November 25		Tulane	Texas	Clark Field • Austin, TX	TEX 32–0
November 27		Tulane	Texas A&M	Herald Park • Houston, TX	L 22–0
November 29		South Carolina	Davidson		W 5–0
November 30	2:50 p. m.	Sewanee	Auburn	Riverside Park • Montgomery, AL	SEW 11–10	^[1]
November 30		Kentucky Alumni	Kentucky State	Lexington, KY	W 6–5
November 30		Georgia Tech	Clemson	Greenville, SC	CLEM 41–5
November 30		North Carolina	Georgia	Atlanta, GA	UNC 5–0
November 30		LSU	Texas	Clark Field • Austin, TX	TEX 29–0
November 30		Ole Miss	Tulane	New Orleans, LA	MISS 15–0
November 30		Kentucky University	Tennessee	15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN	W 41–0
November 30		Nashville	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	VAN 5–0

Week Nine

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
December 2	North Carolina	Sewanee	Atlanta, GA	SEW 5–0
December 2	LSU	Texas A&M	College Station, TX	L 42–0

Week Ten

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
December 8	Tulane	LSU	State Field • Baton Rouge, LA	LSU 38–0

Week Twelve

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
December 25	Tennessee	Chattanooga	Chattanooga, TN	W 6–0

All-Southern team

Main article: 1899 College Football All-Southern Team

The consensus All-Southern team:

Position	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Class	Hometown	Team
QB	Warbler Wilson	5'10"	184	Jr.	Rock Hill, South Carolina	Sewanee
HB	Arthur Feagin				Union Springs, Alabama	Auburn
HB	Henry Seibels	5'10"	170	Jr.	Montgomery, Alabama	Sewanee
FB	Ormond Simkins	5'10"	163	So.	Corsicana, Texas	Sewanee
E	B. U. Sims	6'0"	163		Bryan, Texas	Sewanee
T	W. Hamilton	5'11"	185			Georgia
G	William Choice			Jr.		Virginia Tech
C	Carlos Long			Sr.	Honolulu, Hawaii	Georgetown
G	Wild Bill Claiborne	6'0"	190	Jr.	Amherst Co., Virginia	Sewanee
T	John Loyd			Jr.	Bedford Co., Virginia	Virginia
E	Herman Koehler		160	Sr.	Upper Montclair, New Jersey	North Carolina

References

↑ W. R. Tichenor (December 1, 1899). "Sewanee Wins From Auburn". Atlanta Constitution. p. 3. Retrieved March 30, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football

Conference presidents	W. L. Dudley (1894–1912) Walter Riggs (1912–1915) ? (1916) Buz M. Walker (1917) ? (1918) Henry D. Phillips (1919–1922) ? (1923–1926) J. W. Provine (1927–1942)

Former teams	Former SIAA teams

Championships & awards	SIAA football champions 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 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942

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