1930 Southern Conference football season

1930 Southern Conference football season
League NCAA
Sport College football
Duration September 20, 1930
through January 1, 1931
Number of teams 23
Regular Season
Season champions Alabama
Tulane
1930 Southern Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Alabama + 8 0 0     10 0 0
Tulane + 5 0 0     8 1 0
Tennessee 6 1 0     9 1 0
Duke 4 1 1     8 1 2
Vanderbilt 5 2 0     8 2 0
Maryland 4 2 0     7 5 0
Florida 4 2 1     6 3 1
North Carolina 4 2 2     5 3 2
Clemson 3 2 0     8 2 0
Georgia 3 2 1     7 2 1
Kentucky 4 3 0     5 3 0
South Carolina 4 3 0     6 4 0
VPI 2 3 1     5 3 1
Mississippi A&M 2 3 0     2 7 0
Georgia Tech 2 4 1     2 6 1
LSU 2 4 0     2 6 1
Virginia 2 5 0     4 6 0
Sewanee 1 4 0     3 6 1
NC State 1 5 0     2 8 0
Ole Miss 1 5 0     3 5 1
Auburn 1 6 0     3 7 0
Washington and Lee 0 4 1     3 6 1
VMI 0 5 0     3 6 0
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1930 Southern Conference football season began on September 20. This was Duke's first year in the conference.

In the annual Rose Bowl game, the SoCon champion Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the PCC champion Washington State 240 and claims a national championship. It was Wallace Wade's last year as Alabama head coach.

Regular season

Index to colors and formatting
Non-conference matchup; SoCon member won
Non-conference matchup; SoCon member lost
Non-conference matchup; tie
Conference matchup

SoCon teams in bold.

Week One

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
September 20 PresbyterianClemson Riggs FieldCalhoun, SCW 287
September 20Dakota WesleyanLSU Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LAW 760
September 20High PointNorth Carolina StateRiddick StadiumRaleigh, NCW 340
September 20Jacksonville StateSewaneeMcGee FieldSewanee, TNW 250
September 20ErskineSouth CarolinaColumbia, SCW 190
September 20RoanokeVirginia Charlottesville, VAW 190
September 20Randolph-MaconWashington & LeeLexington, VAW 320

Week Two

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
September 26Birmingham-SouthernAuburnCramton BowlMontgomery, ALL 70
September 26UnionOle MissHemingway StadiumOxford, MSW 640
September 27HowardAlabama Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, ALW 430
September 27WoffordClemsonRiggs FieldCalhoun, SC W 32–0
September 27Florida SouthernFloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, FL W 456
September 27OglethorpeGeorgia Sanford FieldAthens, GA W 316
September 27Louisiana TechLSU Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LAW 710
September 27Washington (MD)MarylandByrd StadiumCollege Park, MDW 606
September 27RhodesMississippi A&MDavis Wade StadiumStarkville, MSL 140
September 27Wake ForestNorth Carolina Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC W 137
September 27DavidsonNorth Carolina StateRiddick StadiumRaleigh, NCL 120
September 27Tennessee TechSewaneeMcGee FieldSewanee, TN W 140
September 27South CarolinaDukeDuke StadiumDurham, NCSCAR 220
September 27MaryvilleTennesseeShields-Watkins FieldKnoxville, TNW 540
September 27Louisiana-Lafayette Tulane Tulane StadiumNew Orleans, LAW 840
September 27Chattanooga VanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNW 390
September 27Randolph-MaconVirginiaCharlottesville, VA W 480
September 27RichmondVMILexington, VAW 120
September 27RoanokeVirginia TechBlacksburg, VA W 90
September 27Hampden-SydneyWashington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, VAW 150

Week Three

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 3The CitadelClemsonFlorence, SCW 137
October 4Ole MissAlabamaDenny StadiumTuscaloosa, AL ALA 640
October 4Spring HillAuburnDrake FieldAuburn, AL W 130
October 4North Carolina StateFloridaPlant FieldTampa, FL FLA 270
October 4Mercer GeorgiaSanford FieldAthens, GA W 510
October 4South CarolinaGeorgia Tech Grant FieldAtlanta, GA GT 450
October 4SewaneeKentuckyStoll FieldLexington, KY UK 370
October 4Louisiana-LafayetteLSUTiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA W 850
October 4MarylandYaleYale BowlNew Haven, CTL 4013
October 4Mississippi A&MMississippi CollegeJackson, MSL 1312
October 4North CarolinaVirginia TechBlacksburg, VA UNC 3921
October 4TulaneNorthwesternChicago, ILL 140
October 4Tennessee CentreDanville, KYW 180
October 4VanderbiltMinnesotaMemorial StadiumMinneapolis, MN W 337
October 4Virginia DukeDuke StadiumDurham, NCDUKE 320
October 4St. John'sVMI W 60
October 4Washington & LeeRichmondCity StadiumRichmond, VA W 140

Week Four

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 11SewaneeAlabama Legion FieldBirmingham, ALALA 250
October 11ClemsonNorth Carolina StateCharlotte, NCCLEM 270
October 11AuburnFloridaJacksonville, FLFLA 70
October 11DavidsonDukeDuke StadiumDurham, NC W 120
October 11GeorgiaYale Yale BowlNew Haven, CT W 1814
October 11Maryland North Carolina Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NCUNC 2821
October 11Georgia TechCarnegie Tech Pittsburgh, PAL 310
October 11MaryvilleKentucky Stoll FieldLexington, KYW 570
October 11LSUSouth Carolina SCAR 76
October 11MillsapsMississippi A&MDavis Wade StadiumStarkville, MSL 1913
October 11 Ole MissTennesseeShields-Watkins FieldKnoxville, TN TENN 270
October 11TulaneTexas A&M Dallas, TXW 199
October 11Virginia TechVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TN VAN 400
October 11VirginiaPenn Franklin FieldPhiladelphia, PAL 406
October 11VMIThe CitadelCharleston, SC L 76
October 11Washington & LeeWest VirginiaCharleston, WVL 3313

Week Five

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 16Wake ForestNorth Carolina StateRiddick StadiumRaleigh, NC L 70
October 17Newberry Clemson Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC W 750
October 18TennesseeAlabamaDenny StadiumTuscaloosa, ALALA 186
October 18AuburnGeorgia TechGrant FieldAtlanta, GAGT 14–12
October 18DukeNavyAnnapolis, MDW 180
October 18FloridaChicagoStagg FieldChicago, ILW 190
October 18North CarolinaGeorgiaSanford StadiumAthens, GA UGA 260
October 18LSUMississippi A&MJackson, MS MSA&M 86
October 19GallaudetMaryland Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MDW 136
October 18SewaneeOle MissHemingway StadiumOxford, MSSEW 137
October 18Birmingham-SouthernTulaneTulane StadiumNew Orleans, LA W 210
October 18Spring HillVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNW 276
October 18VirginiaVMILexington, VA UVA 130
October 18William & MaryVirginia TechRichmond, VAW 70
October 18Washington & LeeKentuckyStoll FieldLexington, KYUK 3314

Week Six

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 23ClemsonSouth CarolinaColumbia, SCCLEM 207
October 25VanderbiltAlabama Legion FieldBirmingham, ALALA 127
October 25AuburnGeorgiaMcClung StadiumColumbus, GA UGA 397
October 25WoffordDukeDuke StadiumDurham, NCW 140
October 25FurmanFloridaGainesville, FL L 14–13
October 25Tulane Georgia TechGrant FieldAtlanta, GATUL 280
October 25VirginiaKentuckyStoll FieldLexington, KYUK 470
October 25SewaneeLSUTiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA LSU 120
October 25MarylandVMI Richmond, VA MD 200
October 25Ole MissChicago Stagg FieldChicago, ILT 00
October 25North CarolinaTennesseeShields-Watkins FieldKnoxville, TN TENN 97
October 25Mississippi A&MNorth Carolina StateRiddick StadiumRaleigh, NC NCST 140
October 25Virginia TechDavidson Davidson, NCW 2019
October 25St. John'sWashington & LeeLexington, VAL 70

Week Seven

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 30South CarolinaThe CitadelCounty Fairgrounds • Orangeburg, SCW 130
November 1AlabamaKentuckyStoll FieldLexington, KY ALA 190
November 1WoffordAuburn W 386
November 1DukeVillanovaPhiladelphia, PAW 126
November 1FloridaGeorgiaSavannah, GAT 00
November 1North CarolinaGeorgia TechGrant FieldAtlanta, GA T 66
November 1ArkansasLSUState Fair StadiumShreveport, LA W 2712
November 1MarylandVirginia Charlottesville, VAMD 146
November 1Mississippi A&MTulaneTulane StadiumNew Orleans, LA TUL 530
November 1Ole MissVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TN VAN 240
November 1SewaneeRice Houston, TXL 120
November 1DavidsonVMIDavidson, NCW 60
November 1Virginia TechWashington & LeeLexington, VA T 00

Week Eight

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 7North Carolina StateNorth CarolinaKenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC UNC 136
November 8AlabamaFloridaFlorida FieldGainesville, FL ALA 200
November 8AuburnTulaneTulane StadiumNew Orleans, LA TUL 210
November 8ClemsonVMIBain Field • Norfolk, VA CLEM 320
November 8GeorgiaNYUPolo GroundsNew York, NYW 76
November 8Vanderbilt Georgia Tech Grant FieldAtlanta, GA VAN 60
November 8KentuckyDukeDuke StadiumDurham, NC DUKE 147
November 8Ole MissLSUTiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA LSU 60
November 8Henderson StateMississippi A&MDavis Wade StadiumStarkville, MS L 257
November 8ChattanoogaSewaneeMcGee FieldSewanee, TNT 00
November 8Carson-NewmanTennesseeShields-Watkins FieldKnoxville, TN W 340
November 8VirginiaVirginia TechBlacksburg, VA VT 3413
November 8 Washington & LeeMarylandByrd StadiumCollege Park, MD MD 417

Week Nine

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 14RhodesOle Miss Hemingway StadiumOxford, MSW 376
November 15LSUAlabamaCramton BowlMontgomery, ALALA 330
November 15Mississippi A&MAuburnBirmingham, AL MSA&M 76
November 15ClemsonFloridaJacksonville, FL FLA 270
November 15Georgia TechPennFranklin FieldPhiladelphia, PAL 347
November 15VMIKentuckyStoll FieldLexington, KY UK 260
November 15Virginia TechMaryland Norfolk, VAMD 137
November 15North CarolinaDavidsonDavidson, NC L 76
November 15North Carolina StateDukeDuke StadiumDurham, NC DUKE 180
November 15SewaneeSouth Carolina Columbia, SCSCAR 1413
November 15GeorgiaTulaneTulane StadiumNew Orleans, LA TUL 250
November 15TennesseeVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TN TENN 130
November 15Washington & Lee VirginiaCharlottesville, VAUVA 217

Week Ten

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 22DukeWake ForestWake Forest, NCT 1313
November 22MarylandNavy Annapolis, MDL 60
November 22North Carolina StateSouth CarolinaColumbia, SC SCAR 190
November 22AuburnVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNVAN 270

Week Eleven

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 27GeorgiaAlabamaLegion FieldBirmingham, ALALA 130
November 27South CarolinaAuburnColumbus, GAAUB 257
November 27ClemsonFurmanManly Field • Greenville, SCW 127
November 27FloridaGeorgia TechGrant FieldAtlanta, GA FLA 557
November 27Johns HopkinsMaryland Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MDW 396
November 27Ole MissMississippi A&MDavis Wade StadiumStarkville, MSMISS 200
November 27KentuckyTennesseeShields-Watkins FieldKnoxville, TN TENN 80
November 27LSUTulaneTulane StadiumNew Orleans, LA TUL 127
November 27North CarolinaVirginiaCharlottesville, VA UNC 410
November 27VMIVirginia TechRoanoke, VAVT 240
November 27Washington & LeeDukeDuke StadiumDurham, NCDUKE 140
December 1MarylandVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TN VAN 227

Week Twelve

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
December 6GeorgiaGeorgia TechGrant FieldAtlanta, GA UGA 130
December 6MarylandMcDanielBaltimore, MDL 70
December 6DukeNorth CarolinaKenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC T 00
December 6TennesseeFloridaJacksonville, FL TENN 136

Bowl games

Date Bowl Game Site SIAA Team Opponent Score
January 1, 1931Rose BowlRose BowlPasadena, CAAlabamaWashington StateALA 240

Awards and honors

All-Americans

All-Southern team

The composite All-Southern team of southern coaches and sports writers compiled by the Associated Press included:[1]

Position Name Height Weight (lbs.) Class Hometown Team
QB Bobby Dodd 6'1" 170 Sr. Kingsport, Tennessee Tennessee
HB John Suther Sr. Tuscaloosa, Alabama Alabama
HB Buddy Hackman 5'11" 175 Sr. Nashville, Tennessee Tennessee
FB Jack Roberts 6'0" 210 Jr. Pine Log, Georgia Georgia
E Jerry Dalrymple 5'10" 175 Jr. Arkadelphia, Arkansas Tulane
T Fred Sington 6'2" 215 Sr. Birmingham, Alabama Alabama
G Jimmy Steele 194 Sr. Tampa, Florida Florida
C Lloyd Roberts Sr. Tulane
G Milton Leathers 5'11" 198 Jr. Athens, Georgia Georgia
T Vance Maree 6'1" 204 Jr. Savannah, Georgia Georgia Tech
E Vernon "Catfish" Smith 6'2" 190 Jr. Macon, Georgia Georgia

References

  1. Dillow Graham (December 4, 1930). "Unanimous Vote of Coaches and Sports Writers Places Dodd At Top of Quarterback Candidates". The Kingsport Times. p. 2. Retrieved March 4, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
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