1911 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

1911 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
League NCAA
Sport College football
Duration September 23, 1911
through January 1, 1912
Number of teams 18
Regular Season
Season champions Vanderbilt
1911 SIAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 5 0 0     8 1 0
Auburn 4 0 1     4 2 1
Georgia 5 1 1     7 1 1
Georgia Tech 5 2 1     6 2 1
LSU 2 1 0     6 3 0
Mississippi A&M 4 2 1     7 2 1
Alabama 2 2 2     5 2 2
Ole Miss 2 2 0     6 3 0
Sewanee 2 3 0     6 3 1
Tulane 2 3 0     5 3 1
Clemson 3 4 0     3 5 0
Kentucky State 1 1 0     7 3 0
The Citadel 1 1 0     5 2 2
Mercer 2 5 0     4 5 1
Central 0 2 1     3 2 1
Tennessee 0 2 1     3 4 2
Mississippi College 0 4 0     1 5 0
Howard 0 6 0     1 6 1
  • $ Conference champion

The 1911 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season began on September 23.

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 Attendance Reference
September 23Locust GroveMercerMacon, GAW 250
September 23Sewanee MedicalSewaneeMcGee FieldSewanee, TNW 160

Week Two

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
September 29Mississippi CollegeMississippi A&M MSA&M 276
September 30Howard Alabama The QuadTuscaloosa, AL ALA 24–0
September 30Alabama PresbyterianGeorgiaSanford FieldAthens, GA W 510
September 3011th CavalryGeorgia Tech Atlanta, GA W 225
September 30Memphis H. S.Ole Miss Oxford, MSW 420
September 30Middle Tennessee StateSewaneeMcGee FieldSewanee, TNW 200
September 30BirminghamVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TN W 230

Week Three

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 5RhodesOle Miss Oxford, MSW 410
October 7RhodesMississippi A&M W 300
October 7BirminghamAlabamaThe QuadTuscaloosa, AL W 475
October 7MercerAuburnAuburn Athletic Field • Auburn, ALAUB 290
October 7The CitadelFloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, FL L 153
October 7South CarolinaGeorgia Sanford FieldAthens, GA W 380
October 7 Georgia Tech HowardAtlanta, GA GT 28–0
October 7Alabama SouthernMississippi College W 50
October 7MorganSewaneeMcGee FieldSewanee, TN T 00
October 7MaryvilleVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TN W 460

Week Four

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 12Mississippi CollegeTulaneFirst Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 100
October 13Louisiana TechOle MissOxford, MS W 150
October 14AuburnClemson Bowman Field • Calhoun, SCAUB 200
October 14The CitadelMercerMacon, GA CIT 50
October 14GeorgiaAlabama State FairgroundsBirmingham, ALUGA 113
October 14TennesseeGeorgia TechAtlanta, GA GT 240
October 14HowardMississippi A&M MSA&M 480
October 14Castle Heights Sewanee McGee FieldSewanee, TNW 250
October 14Northwestern St.LSUState FieldBaton Rouge, LAW 460
October 14Rose-HulmanVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TN W 330

Week Five

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Referenc
October 20Mississippi CollegeLSU State FieldBaton Rouge, LA LSU 400
October 21AlabamaMississippi A&M Columbus Fairgrounds • Columbus, MST 66
October 21HowardClemson Bowman Field • Calhoun, SCCLEM 150
October 21The CitadelCharlestonCollege Park Stadium • Charleston, SCW 210
October 21 SewaneeGeorgia Sanford FieldAthens, GAUGA 123
October 21 Mercer Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA GT 17–0
October 21MaryvilleTennessee15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TNW 225
October 21AuburnTexas A&MDallas, TXL 160
October 21CentreVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNVAN 450

Week Six

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 24Ole MissHenderson-Brown Arkadelphia, ARW 2411
October 25FloridaClemsonBowman Field • Calhoun, SC L 65
October 27Ole MissTexas A&MCollege Station, TX L 170
October 28Mississippi A&MAuburnBirmingham, AL AUB 115
October 28MercerGeorgiaSanford FieldAthens, GA UGA 85
October 28TennesseeNorth Carolina A&M Riddick StadiumRaleigh, NCL 160
October 28Meteor A. C.LSUNew Orleans, LAW 400
October 28VanderbiltMichigan Ferry FieldAnn Arbor, MIL 98 [1]
October 28HowardTulaneFirst Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LAL 100
October 29AlabamaGeorgia Tech Atlanta, GAT 00
October 30Ole MissMississippi CollegeJackson, MSMISS 280

Week Seven

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 2SewaneeTexasAustin, TXW 65
November 2ClemsonSouth CarolinaColumbia, SCW 270
November 3BirminghamMississippi A&M W 620
November 4AlabamaMarionMarion, ALW 350
November 4 Auburn Georgia TechAtlanta, GA AUB 116
November 4ClemsonThe CitadelCollege Park Stadium • Charleston, SCCLEM 180
November 4CentreTennessee15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TNT 00
November 4LSUBaylorWaco, TXW 60
November 4Louisiana TechMississippi College L 240
November 4Ole MissMercerMacon, GAMISS 340
November 4SewaneeTulaneFirst Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 93
November 4GeorgiaVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TN VAN 170

Week Eight

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 9ClemsonGeorgiaAugusta, GAUGA 220
November 10Alabama SouthernHoward T 00
November 11The CitadelCharleston College Park Stadium • Charleston, SCW 213
November 11SewaneeGeorgia TechAtlanta, GAGT 230
November 11Columbia CollegeMercerValdosta, GAT 66
November 11KentuckyVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNW 180
November 11TennesseeV. P. I.Blacksburg, VAL 3611
November 12LSUMississippi A&MGulfport, MSMSA&M 60

Week Nine

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 17HowardBirmingham Birmingham, ALW 65
November 17AuburnTexas Clark FieldAustin, TXL 185
November 18TulaneAlabama The QuadTuscaloosa, ALW 220
November 18Porter MilitaryThe CitadelCollege Park Stadium • Charleston, SC W 60
November 18GeorgiaGeorgia TechAtlanta, GAUGA 50
November 18HowardMississippi A&M MSA&M 820
November 18ClemsonMercerColumbus, GAMERC 206
November 18LSUSouthwestern (TX) Houston, TXL 176
November 18RhodesTennessee15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TNW 220
November 18Ole MissVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNVAN 210
November 20TulaneMississippi A&M Hardy Field • Starkville, MSTUL 54

Week Ten

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 25Sewanee Alabama State FairgroundsBirmingham, AL SEW 3–0
November 25TennesseeTennessee Medical CollegeMemphis, TNT 00

Week Eleven

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 29AuburnGeorgiaSavannah, GAT 00
November 30DavidsonAlabamaState FairgroundsBirmingham, ALW 160
November 30ClemsonGeorgia TechAtlanta, GAGT 320
November 30TennesseeKentucky Lexington, KYL 120
November 30HowardMercer MERC 290
November 30Ole MissMississippi A&MJackson, MSMSA&M 60
November 30South CarolinaThe Citadel College Park Stadium • Charleston, SCT 00
November 30SewaneeVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNVAN 310
December 2Charleston NavyThe CitadelCollege Park Stadium • Charleston, SCT 00

Week Twelve

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
December 9Parris Island MarinesThe Citadel College Park Stadium • Charleston, SCW 1710
December 9TulaneLSUState FieldBaton Rouge, LA W 60

Bowl games

Date Bowl Game Site SIAA Team Opponent Score
January 1, 1912Bacardi BowlHavana, CubaMississippi A&MHavana UniversityMSA&M 120

Awards and honors

All-Americans

All-Southern team

The consensus All-Southern team:

Position Name Height Weight (lbs.) Class Hometown Team
QB Ray Morrison 159 Sr. Sugar Branch, Indiana Vanderbilt
HB Lew Hardage 165 Jr. Madison, Alabama Vanderbilt
HB Bob McWhorter 5'10" 180 So. Lexington, Georgia Georgia
FB John E. Davis 168 Sr. Oak Grove, Alabama Auburn
E Jenks Gillem 5'9" 150 Jr. Greenville, South Carolina Sewanee
T Ewing Y. Freeland 196 Jr. Turnersville, Texas Vanderbilt
G W. E. Metzger 6'1" 175 Sr. Nashville, Tennessee Vanderbilt
C Hugh Morgan 216 So. Nashville, Tennessee Vanderbilt
G Big Chief Bonner Auburn
T Rube Barker 175 Fr. Illinois Mississippi
E By Walton Jr. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Mississippi

References

  1. "Michigan's Close Call". The Washington Post. October 19, 1911. p. 55. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
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