1911 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

1911 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
LeagueNCAA
SportCollege football
DurationSeptember 23, 1911
through January 1, 1912
Number of teams17
Regular Season
Season championsVanderbilt
Football seasons
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1912 →
1911 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association 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
Kentucky State 2 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
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
Tulane 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Sewanee 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Clemson 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 2
Mercer 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Central University 0 – 2 – 1 3 – 2 – 1
Tennessee 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 2
Mississippi College 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 5 – 0
Howard (AL) 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1911 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 1911 college football season. The season began on September 23.

Edwin Pope's Football's Greatest Coaches notes: "A lightning-swift backfield of Lew Hardage, Wilson Collins, Ammie Sikes, and Ray Morrison pushed Vandy through 1911 with only a 9–8 loss to Michigan." The Atlanta Constitution voted Vanderbilt's the best backfield in the South. Morrison is considered one of the best quarterbacks in Vanderbilt's long history

Regular season[edit]

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[edit]

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
September 23 Locust Grove Mercer Macon, GA W 25–0
September 23 Sewanee Medical Sewanee McGee Field • Sewanee, TN W 16–0

Week Two[edit]

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
September 29 Mississippi College Mississippi A&M MSA&M 27–6
September 30 Howard Alabama The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL ALA 24–0
September 30 Alabama Presbyterian Georgia Sanford Field • Athens, GA W 51–0
September 30 11th Cavalry Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA W 22–5
September 30 Maryville Kentucky State W 13–0
September 30 Memphis H. S. Ole Miss Oxford, MS W 42–0
September 30 Middle Tennessee State Sewanee McGee Field • Sewanee, TN W 20–0
September 30 Birmingham Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN W 23–0

Week Three[edit]

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 5 Rhodes Ole Miss Oxford, MS W 41–0
October 7 Rhodes Mississippi A&M W 30–0
October 7 Birmingham Alabama The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL W 47–5
October 7 Mercer Auburn Auburn Athletic Field • Auburn, AL AUB 29–0
October 7 The Citadel Florida Fleming Field • Gainesville, FL L 15–3
October 7 South Carolina Georgia Sanford Field • Athens, GA W 38–0
October 7 Georgia Tech Howard Atlanta, GA GT 28–0
October 7 Charleston Kentucky State Lexington, KY W 12–0
October 7 Alabama Southern Mississippi College W 5–0
October 7 Morgan Sewanee McGee Field • Sewanee, TN T 0–0
October 7 Maryville Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN W 46–0

Week Four[edit]

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 12 Mississippi College Tulane First Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 10–0
October 13 Louisiana Tech Ole Miss Oxford, MS W 15–0
October 14 Auburn Clemson Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC AUB 20–0
October 14 The Citadel Mercer Macon, GA CIT 5–0
October 14 Georgia Alabama State Fairgrounds • Birmingham, AL UGA 11–3
October 14 Tennessee Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA GT 24–0
October 14 Howard Mississippi A&M MSA&M 48–0
October 14 Kentucky State Miami (OH) Oxford, OH W 12–0
October 14 Castle Heights Sewanee McGee Field • Sewanee, TN W 25–0
October 14 Northwestern St. LSU State Field • Baton Rouge, LA W 46–0
October 14 Rose-Hulman Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN W 33–0

Week Five[edit]

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 20 Mississippi College LSU State Field • Baton Rouge, LA LSU 40–0
October 21 Alabama Mississippi A&M Columbus Fairgrounds • Columbus, MS T 6–6
October 21 Centre Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN VAN 45–0
October 21 Howard Clemson Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC CLEM 15–0
October 21 Sewanee Georgia Sanford Field • Athens, GA UGA 12–3
October 21 Mercer Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA GT 17–0
October 21 The Citadel Charleston College Park Stadium • Charleston, SC W 21–0
October 21 Lexington HS Kentucky State Lexington, KY W 17–0
October 21 Maryville Tennessee Waite Field • Knoxville, TN W 22–5
October 21 Auburn Texas A&M Dallas, TX L 16–0

Week Six[edit]

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 24 Ole Miss Henderson-Brown Arkadelphia, AR W 24–11
October 25 Florida Clemson Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC L 6–5
October 27 Ole Miss Texas A&M College Station, TX L 17–0
October 28 Mississippi A&M Auburn Birmingham, AL AUB 11–5
October 28 Mercer Georgia Sanford Field • Athens, GA UGA 8–5
October 28 Tennessee North Carolina A&M Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, NC L 16–0
October 28 Rose-Hulman Centre Louisville, KY W 11-5
October 28 Cincinnati Kentucky State Lexington, KY L 6–0
October 28 Meteor A. C. LSU New Orleans, LA W 40–0
October 28 Vanderbilt Michigan Ferry Field • Ann Arbor, MI L 9–8 [1]
October 28 Howard Tulane First Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA L 10–0

Week Seven[edit]

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 29 Alabama Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA T 0–0
October 30 Ole Miss Mississippi College Jackson, MS MISS 28–0
November 2 Sewanee Texas Austin, TX W 6–5
November 2 Clemson South Carolina Columbia, SC W 27–0
November 3 Birmingham Mississippi A&M W 62–0
November 4 Alabama Marion Marion, AL W 35–0
November 4 Auburn Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA AUB 11–6
November 4 Clemson The Citadel College Park Stadium • Charleston, SC CLEM 18–0
November 4 Centre Tennessee Waite Field • Knoxville, TN T 0–0
November 4 Kentucky State Georgetown (KY) Georgetown, KY W 18–0
November 4 LSU Baylor Waco, TX W 6–0
November 4 Louisiana Tech Mississippi College L 24–0
November 4 Ole Miss Mercer Macon, GA MISS 34–0
November 4 Sewanee Tulane First Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 9–3
November 4 Georgia Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN VAN 17–0

Week Eight[edit]

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 9 Clemson Georgia Augusta, GA UGA 22–0
November 10 Alabama Southern Howard T 0–0
November 11 The Citadel Charleston College Park Stadium • Charleston, SC W 21–3
November 11 Sewanee Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA GT 23–0
November 11 Columbia College Mercer Valdosta, GA T 6–6
November 11 Kentucky State Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN VAN 18–0
November 11 Tennessee V. P. I. Blacksburg, VA L 36–11

Week Nine[edit]

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 12 LSU Mississippi A&M Gulfport, MS MSA&M 6–0
November 17 Howard Birmingham Birmingham, AL W 6–5
November 17 Auburn Texas Clark Field • Austin, TX L 18–5
November 18 Tulane Alabama The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL W 22–0
November 18 Georgetown (KY) Centre Danville, KY W 27-0
November 18 Porter Military The Citadel College Park Stadium • Charleston, SC W 6–0
November 18 Georgia Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA UGA 5–0
November 18 Howard Mississippi A&M MSA&M 82–0
November 18 Clemson Mercer Columbus, GA MERC 20–6
November 18 Transylvania Kentucky State Lexington, KY L 12–5
November 18 LSU Southwestern (TX) Houston, TX L 17–6
November 18 Rhodes Tennessee Waite Field • Knoxville, TN W 22–0
November 18 Ole Miss Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN VAN 21–0

Week Ten[edit]

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 20 Tulane Mississippi A&M Hardy Field • Starkville, MS TUL 5–4
November 23 Centre Kentucky State Lexington, KY KEN 8-5
November 25 Sewanee Alabama State Fairgrounds • Birmingham, AL SEW 3–0
November 25 Tennessee Tennessee Medical College Memphis, TN T 0–0

Week Eleven[edit]

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 29 Auburn Georgia Savannah, GA T 0–0
November 30 Davidson Alabama State Fairgrounds • Birmingham, AL W 16–0
November 30 Clemson Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA GT 32–0
November 30 Tennessee Kentucky State Lexington, KY KEN 12–0
November 30 Howard Mercer MERC 29–0
November 30 Ole Miss Mississippi A&M Jackson, MS MSA&M 6–0
November 30 Centre Transylvania Lexington, KY W 13–7
November 30 South Carolina The Citadel College Park Stadium • Charleston, SC T 0–0
November 30 Sewanee Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN VAN 31–0
December 2 Charleston Navy The Citadel College Park Stadium • Charleston, SC T 0–0

Week Twelve[edit]

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
December 9 Parris Island Marines The Citadel College Park Stadium • Charleston, SC W 17–10
December 9 Tulane LSU State Field • Baton Rouge, LA W 6–0

Bowl games[edit]

Date Bowl Game Site SIAA Team Opponent Score
January 1, 1912 Bacardi Bowl Havana, Cuba Mississippi A&M Havana University MSA&M 12–0

Awards and honors[edit]

All-Americans[edit]

Main article: 1911 College Football All-America Team

All-Southern team[edit]

Main article: 1911 College Football All-Southern Team

John Heisman's All-Southern team:

Position Player Team
QB Ray Morrison Vanderbilt
HB Lew Hardage Vanderbilt
HB Bob McWhorter Georgia
FB John E. Davis Auburn
E Roy Goree Georgia Tech
T Ewing Y. Freeland Vanderbilt
G Will Metzger Vanderbilt
C Hugh Morgan Vanderbilt
G David Peacock Georgia
T Sheep Lamb Auburn
E By Walton Mississippi

References[edit]

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