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The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) was one of the first collegiate athletic conferences in the United States. Twenty-seven of the current Division I FBS football programs were members of this conference at some point, as were at least 19 other schools. Every member of the current Southeastern Conference except Arkansas and Missouri, as well as six of the 15 current members of the Atlantic Coast Conference plus future SEC member University of Texas at Austin, currently of the Big 12 Conference, formerly held membership in the SIAA.
The 1907 Auburn Tigers football team represented Alabama Polytechnic Institute in the 1907 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Coached by Willis Kienholz, Auburn recorded a 6–2–1 record in its 16th season of intercollegiate football. The Tigers averaged 26.4 points per game on offense and gave up only 4.3 points per game.
The 1909 Auburn Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Alabama Polytechnic Institute as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1909 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Mike Donahue, the team compiled an overall record of 5–2, with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing sixth in the SIAA.
The 1895 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1895 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. It was the Tigers' fourth overall season and they competed as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The team was led by head coach John Heisman, in his first year and finished with a record of two wins and one loss (2–1).
The 1895 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1895 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The Bulldogs competed as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) and completed the season with a 3–4 record, Georgia's first losing season. Georgia lost twice to North Carolina, and played Alabama for the first time.
The 1896 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1896 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. As a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA), the team provided Georgia with its first undefeated season, compiling a 4–0 record and defeating North Carolina for the first time. The Bulldogs were co-champions of the SIAA with LSU, who joined the conference in 1896.
The 1909 LSU Tigers football team represented the LSU Tigers of Louisiana State University during the 1909 college football season. The LSU team posted a 6–2 record, losing to Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) champion Sewanee and to an undefeated Arkansas. Notable victories include those over Mississippi and Alabama.
The 1915 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama in the 1915 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 23rd overall and 20th season as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The team was led by head coach Thomas Kelley, in his first year. It was in 1915 Alabama moved its on campus home games from The Quad, where all on-campus home games had been played since 1893, and to a new location, University Field. Home games were also played at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished the season with a 6-2 record, 5-0 in the SIAA.
The 1913 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama in the 1913 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 21st overall and 18th season as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The team was led by head coach D. V. Graves, in his third year, and played their home games at the University of Alabama Quad in Tuscaloosa and at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of six wins and three losses.
The 1911 Tulane Olive and Blue football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1911 college football season. In its second year under head coach Appleton A. Mason, Tulane compiled a 5–3–1 record.
The 1895 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1895 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season was a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The team's head coach was Charles L. Upton, who only coached one season in that capacity, at Vanderbilt for one year.
The 1907 Sewanee Tigers football team represented Sewanee: The University of the South during the 1907 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The team competed in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) and was coached by Arthur G. Erwin in his first year as head coach, compiling a record of 8–1 and outscoring opponents 250 to 29. Vanderbilt coach Dan McGugin in Spalding's Football Guide's summation of the season in the SIAA wrote "The standing. First, Vanderbilt; second, Sewanee, a might good second;" and that Aubrey Lanier "came near winning the Vanderbilt game by his brilliant dashes after receiving punts."
Howard Guy "Kemp" Lewis, also known as Guy Lewis, was an American college football player and coach and engineer. He played end at Sewanee: The University of the South in 1906 and 1907 and was selected to the 1907 College Football All-Southern Team. Kemp served as the head football coach at Texas Christian University (TCU) for one season, in 1910, compiling a record of 2–6–1. He "pioneered in the forward pass and the change in the shape of the ball from round to oval."
The 1900 Sewanee Tigers football team represented the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee: The University of the South in the 1900 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The loss to Virginia was the first loss since 1897. The team claims an SIAA title.
The 1902 Sewanee Tigers football team represented the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee: The University of the South in the 1902 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season.
The 1900 Georgia Tech football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1900 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The Georgia Tech Athletic Association was started after the winless season.
The 1904 Sewanee Tigers football team represented the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee: The University of the South in the 1904 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season.
The 1908 Sewanee Tigers football team represented the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee: The University of the South during the 1908 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Sewanee fought rival Vanderbilt to a scoreless tie.
The 1919 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team represented Oglethorpe University in the sport of American football during the 1919 college football season.
The 1925 Chattanooga Moccasins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1925 college football season. In their first year under head coach Frank Thomas, the team compiled a 4–4 record.
References
- ↑ "It was a tie game, Sewanee and the University of North Carolina fail to score". The Atlanta Constitution. October 30, 1895. Retrieved August 13, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Sewanee 16, Cumberland University 6". The Times-Democrat. November 3, 1895. Retrieved August 13, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Victory for Sewanee". The Times-Picayune. November 10, 1895. Retrieved August 13, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Sewanee declines, the Tennessee college will not meet Auburn on the football gridiron next Saturday". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 14, 1895. Retrieved August 13, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Georgia giants, the Royal Purple goes down before the Black and Red". The Atlanta Constitution. November 19, 1895. Retrieved August 13, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Vanderbilt defeats Sewanee". The Times-Democrat. November 29, 1895. Retrieved August 13, 2022– via Newspapers.com.