Sports 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 Season champions Vanderbilt
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
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
Week Two
Week Three
Week Four
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
October 26
Ole Miiss
Alabama
The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL
ALA 41–0
[ 29]
October 26
Vanderbilt
Auburn
Riverside Park • Montgomery, AL
VAN 41–0
[ 30]
October 26
Mississippi A&M
Christian Brothers
Memphis, TN
T 0–0
[ 31]
October 26
North Carolina
Davidson
Latta Park • Charlotte, NC
W 6–0
[ 32]
October 26
Clemson
Georgia
Herty Field • Athens, GA
CLEM 28–0
[ 33]
October 26
Kentucky University
Kentucky State
Lexington, KY
L 0–27
[ 34]
October 26
Texas A&M
Texas
San Antonio, TX
W 17–0
[ 35]
October 26
Tennessee
Nashville
Peabody Field • Nashville, TN
L 5–16
[ 36]
October 26
Tulane
Mobile YMCA
Mobile, AL
L 0–2
[ 37]
October 28
LSU
Louisiana Industrial
Ruston, LA
W 57–0
[ 38]
October 28
Ole Miss
Mississippi A&M
Starkville Fairgrounds • Starkville, MS
MSA&M 17–0
[ 39]
October 29
Texas
Baylor
Waco, TX
W 23–0
[ 40]
October 31
VPI
Clemson
Columbia, SC
L 11–17
[ 41]
Week Five
Week Six
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
November 9
Dallas A. C.
Texas
Varsity Athletic Field • Austin, TX
W 12–0
[ 51]
November 9
Georgia
Alabama
Highland Park • Montgomery, AL
T 0–0
[ 52]
November 9
Mississippi A&M
Tulane
Tulane Athletic Field • New Orleans, LA
TUL 24–6
[ 53]
November 9
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN
VAN 22–0
[ 54]
November 9
Kentucky State
Louisville YMCA
League Park • Louisville, KY
L 0–11
[ 55]
November 15
Auburn
Alabama
The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL
AUB 17–0
[ 56]
Week Seven
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
November 15
Davidson
Georgia
Herty Field • Athens, GA
L 6–16
[ 57]
November 16
Central University
Kentucky State
Lexington, KY
L 0–5
[ 58]
November 16
Mississippi A&M
Alabama
The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL
ALA 45–0
[ 59]
November 16
Texas
Missouri
Rollins Field • Columbia, MO
W 11–0
[ 60]
November 16
LSU
Tulane
Tulane Athletic Field • New Orleans, LA
LSU 11–0
5,000
[ 61]
November 16
Georgetown (KY)
Tennessee
Chilhowee Park • Knoxville, TN
W 12–0
[ 62]
November 16
Sewanee
Vanderbilt
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN
T 0–0
[ 63]
November 19
North Carolina
North Carolina A&M
State Fairgrounds • Raleigh, NC
W 30–0
[ 64]
November 19
Texas
Kirksville Osteopaths
Kirksville, MO
L 0–48
[ 65]
November 20
Auburn
LSU
State Field • Baton Rouge, LA
AUB 28–0
[ 66]
Week Eight
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
November 23
North Carolina
Virginia
Leagur Park • Norfolk, VA
L 6–23
5,000
[ 67]
November 23
Texas
Kansas
McCook Field • Lawrence, KS
L 0–12
600
[ 68]
November 23
Kentucky State
Tennessee
Chilhowee Park • Knoxville, TN
TENN 5–0
[ 69]
November 25
Texas
Oklahoma
Normal grounds • Norman, OK
W 11–0
[ 70]
November 28
Cincinnati JV
Kentucky State
Lexington, KY
W 16–0
[ 71]
November 28
Tennessee
Alabama
West End Park • Birmingham, AL
T 6–6
[ 72]
November 28
Auburn
Georgia
Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA
T 0–0
[ 73]
November 28
New Orleans YMCA
LSU
State Field • Baton Rouge, LA
W 38–0
November 28
Texas A&M
Texas
Varsity Athletic Field • Austin, TX
W 32–0
[ 74]
November 28
Clemson
North Carolina
Latta Park • Charlotte, NC
CLEM 22–10
[ 75]
November 28
Ole Miss
Tulane
Tulane Athletic Field • New Orleans, LA
TUL 25–11
[ 76]
November 28
2:00 p. m.
Nashville
Vanderbilt
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN
VAN 10–0
4,000
[ 77]
Week Nine
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
December 5
Arkansas
LSU
State Field • Baton Rouge, LA
W 15–0
[ 78]
Awards and honors
All-Southerns
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 .
^ "Tulane Football History" . Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2016 .
^ "Brown Calls Vanderbilt '06 Best Eleven South Ever Had" . Atlanta Constitution . February 19, 1911. p. 52. Retrieved March 8, 2015 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Kentucky Cardinals; Prove an easy mark for fast Vanderbilt eleven" . Nashville Banner . October 7, 1901. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Phenomenal score" . The Times (Richmond, IN) . October 6, 1901. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Football" . The Commercial Appeal . October 7, 1901. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Varsity wins from Houston" . The San Antonio Daily Express . October 8, 1901. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "The 'Varsity eleven win their first game by 29 to 0" . The Austin Daily Statesman . October 8, 1901. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "S.W.P.U. wins her first football game" . Daily Leaf-Chronicle . October 12, 1901. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Morris Isaacs (October 13, 1901). "Great showing made by U.C.: Battled fiercely with the Kentuckians" . The Cincinnati Enquirer . p. 10. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "The University defeats Oak Ridge in football" . Charlotte Daily Observer . October 13, 1901. p. 3. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Not a bad showing for the Carolinas" . The State . October 13, 1901. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "On many gridirons" . The Nashville American . October 13, 1901. p. 6. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Crushing defeat; Vanderbilt beats C.U. 25 to 0" . Lexington Leader . October 13, 1901. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "The great football game: Texas and Tennessee play a tie game on the Dallas Gridiron" . The Austin Daily Statesman . October 13, 1901. p. 7. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Given a drubbing: A. and M. used up on the gridiron" . The News and Observer . October 17, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Olive and Blue Tulane gain an easy victory over Meridian" . The Times-Democrat . October 17, 1901. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "University of Mississippi 6, University School of Memphis 0" . The Times-Democrat . October 20, 1901. p. 14. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Score 17 To 0" . Lexington Leader . October 20, 1901. p. 5. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "The University team defeats Guilford College, 42 to 0" . Charlotte Daily Observer . October 20, 1901. p. 3. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Territory giants defeated: After a desperate struggle 'Varsity won the battle by a score of 12 to 6" . The Austin Daily Statesman . October 20, 1901. p. 4. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Guinn gets the score: Nashville too strong for Auburn" . The Montgomery Advertiser . October 20, 1901. p. 10. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Draw game with fast eleven from Clemson" . The Journal and Tribune . October 19, 1901. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Georgia's Waterloo: So game with Vanderbilt on Dudley Field proves" . The Nashville American . October 20, 1901. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Sewanee 47; Georgia 0" . The Nashville American . October 22, 1901. p. 6. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Sewanee wins" . The Nashville American . October 26, 1901. p. 6. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Alabama victorious" . The Tuskaloosa Gazette . October 27, 1901. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Vanderbilt 41, Auburn 0" . Atlanta Constitution . October 27, 1901. p. 9. Retrieved July 15, 2015 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tied on 0–0" . The Commercial Appeal . October 27, 1901. p. 3. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Kicks and thumps with the pigskin: North Carolina slugs Davidson to slumber" . The News and Observer . October 27, 1901. p. 10. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Clemson defeats Georgia" . The Atlanta Constitution . October 27, 1901. p. 9. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Louisville players badly hurt: Kentucky University eleven defeats the State College in a game replete with rough work" . The Courier-Journal . October 27, 1901. p. IV-2. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "A. & M. College didn't score: University won easily from A. & M. -- Score 17 to 0" . Austin Daily Statesman . October 27, 1901. p. 4. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Nashville victor: University of Tennessee is defeated, score 16 to 5" . The Nashville American . October 27, 1901. p. 8. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tulane beaten; Y.M.C.A. wins the game on a safety" . The Times-Democrat . October 27, 1901. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Baton Rouge defeats Ruston with small effort" . The Times-Democrat . October 29, 1901. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "A. and M. team wins" . The Commercial Appeal . October 29, 1901. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ " 'Varsity, 23; Baylor, 0" . The San Antonio Daily Express . October 30, 1901. p. 8. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "V.P.I., 17; Clemson, 11" . The Baltimore Sun . November 1, 1901. p. 6. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Five and five" . The Times-Democrat] . November 2, 1901. p. 12. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Seventeen to nothing: Mississippi University defeats the Southwestern Baptist University at football" . The Times-Democrat . November 3, 1901. p. 12. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tulane's victory; University team wins from Young Men's Christian Association" . The Times-Democrat . November 3, 1901. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Kentucky 6, Tennessee 0" . The Courier-Journal . November 3, 1901. p. IV-4. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Washington won again" . St. Louis Globe-Democrat . November 3, 1901. p. 15. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Avondale defeated the Kentuckians" . The Cincinnati Enquirer . November 3, 1901. p. 10. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tarheels take easy victory from Georgia's light team" . The Atlanta Constitution . November 3, 1901. p. 11. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Auburn does well: Tar Heels unable to cross line" . The Montgomery Advertiser . November 5, 1901. p. 10. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "L.S.U. Again Defeated: Auburn Too Much for Baton Rouge Eleven" . The Times-Democrat . November 21, 1901. p. 11. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Boys played a listless game: 'Varsity won from Dallas eleven by a score of 10 to 2" . Austin Daily Statesman . November 10, 1901. p. 8. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Neither Side Could Score: Alabama and Georgia at Football" . The Montgomery Advertiser . November 10, 1901. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tulane's speedy work; Wins game from Mississippi boys at New Orleans" . The Commercial Appeal . November 10, 1901. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Vanderbilt Winner: Piles Up Score of 22 to 0 Against Tennessee" . The Nashville American . November 10, 1901. p. 9. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Y.M.C.A. boys beat State College" . The Courier-Journal . November 10, 1901. p. 31. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Ain't it a shame - Auburn gets yesterday's afternoon game" . The Tuskaloosa Gazette . November 16, 1901. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Davidson College 16; Georgia University 6" . The Atlanta Constitution . November 16, 1901. p. 8. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Big games at Lexington" . The Courier-Journal . November 17, 1901. p. 31. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "She redeems herself - The big boys from across the border lost by score of 45 to 0" . The Tuskaloosa Gazette . November 17, 1901. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tigers' colors are lowered once more" . The St. Louis Republic . November 17, 1901. p. 24. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tulane Beats L.S.U." The Shreveport Times . November 17, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tennessee on top: University men defeat Georgetown, Ky., College at Knoxville" . The Nashville American . November 17, 1901. p. 18. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Neither one scored: Vanderbilt and mountain lads play a tie game" . The Nashville American . November 17, 1901. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Varsity eleven does up A and M: Score 30 to 0 when darkness came on" . The Tar Heel . November 20, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Kirksville 48; Texas 0" . Topeka State Journal . November 21, 1901. p. 2. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "L.S.U. again defeated: Auburn too much for Baton Rouge eleven" . The Times-Democrat . November 21, 1901. p. 11. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Orange and Blue Win; Hold Pennant Still" . The Times . Vol. 16. November 24, 1901.
^ "Kansans in clean football defeated the Texas players" . The Topeka Daily Capital . November 24, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "U. of T. Victorious: In a Poor Game Kentucky State College Is Beaten" . The Nashville American . November 24, 1901. p. 6. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Texas won a game: Downed Oklahoma Territory students in a hard fought contest" . Houston Daily Post . November 26, 1901. p. 2. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Varsity lost: Did not have enough men to finish the game" . The Cincinnati Enquirer . November 29, 1901. p. 7. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tennessee boys robbed of victory well earned" . The Journal and Tribune . November 29, 1901. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Auburn barely escapes defeat from Georgia's steady on-rush" . The Atlanta Constitution . November 29, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "The visitors did not score: 'Varsity won easily from A. & M. by a score of 34 to 0" . Austin Daily Statesman . November 29, 1901. p. 5. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Clemson beats the Tar Heels in Charlotte" . The Morning Post . November 29, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tulane wins again: Mississippi proves "easy" for Olive and Blue" . The Times-Democrat . November 29, 1901. p. 8. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Dixie Championship Goes To Vanderbilt" . Atlanta Constitution . November 29, 1901. p. 2. Retrieved July 31, 2015 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Won by Louisiana" . Arkansas Democrat . December 7, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
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