1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

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1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
League NCAA
Sport College football
DurationOctober 2, 1897
through January 8, 1898
Number of teams16
Regular Season
Season champions Vanderbilt
Football seasons
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1898  →
1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Vanderbilt $3–0–06–0–1
Georgia 2–0–02–1–0
Auburn 2–0–12–0–1
Tennessee 1–0–04–1–0
Central (KY) 1–1–01–2–0
Nashville 1–1–01–1–0
Alabama 0–0–01–0–0
Texas 0–0–06–2–0
LSU 0–0–01–1–0
Sewanee 1–2–11–3–1
Clemson 0–1–02–2–0
Cumberland (TN) 0–1–00–1–0
Georgia Tech 0–1–00–1–0
Mercer 0–1–00–1–1
Kentucky State College 0–2–02–4–0
SW Presbyterian 0–0–00–0–0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season was the college football games played by the members schools of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association as part of the 1897 college football season

Contents

The season began on October 2. Conference play began on October 9 with Georgia shutting out Clemson 24–0 in Athens.

After the Sewanee game, Coach R. G. Acton's Vanderbilt Commodores claimed the program's first ever conference title. [1] This was followed by a challenge met by the other southern team to claim a championship, South Atlantic school Virginia; which claims seven prior championships of the South. The game ended a 0–0 tie. Said Coach Acton, "It was the best game ever played in the South." Vanderbilt held all opponents scoreless. [2]

The Texas Longhorns averaged the most points per game in the conference. [3]

The 1897 season was one in which a member school, Tulane University, was barred from intercollegiate football participation by SIAA President, Dr. Dudley. This was part of a sanction handed down in response to the LSU game the previous season in which Tulane was forced to forfeit for having fielded an ineligible player. [4] [5]

The season was also notable for the game Virginia played against Georgia, featuring the death of Richard Von Albade Gammon. [6]

Season overview

Results and team statistics

Conf. RankTeamHead coachOverall recordConf. recordPPGPAG
1 Vanderbilt R. G. Acton 6–0–13–019.90.0
2 Georgia Charles McCarthy 2–12–018.75.7
3 Auburn John Heisman 2–0–12–0–113.31.3
4 Tennessee 4–11–012.83.2
5 (tie) Central H. McC. Anderson1–11–1
5 (tie) Nashville 1–11–1
5 (tie) Alabama Allen McCants 1–00–06.00.0
5 (tie) Texas Walter F. Kelly 6–20–020.54.5
5 (tie) LSU Allen Jeardeau 1–10–014.016.0
10 Sewanee J. G. Jayne1–3–11–2–13.05.6
11 (tie) Clemson William M. Williams 2–20–17.014.5
11 (tie) Cumberland 0–10–1
11 (tie) Georgia Tech J. B. Wood0–10–10.028.0
11 (tie) Mercer Gordon Saussy 0–1–10–10.013.0
15 Kentucky State Lyman B. Eaton2–40–24.719.7
? Southwestern Presbyterian

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

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 2 Kentucky University Kentucky State Lexington, KY W 8–6

Week Two

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 9 Kentucky University Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN W 22–0
October 9ClemsonGeorgia Herty Field • Athens, GA UGA 24–0
October 11Kentucky StateKentucky Wesleyan Owensboro, KY L 4–0
October 15 King Tennessee Waite Field • Knoxville, TN W 28–0

Week Three

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 16SewaneeNashville Nashville, TN NASH 6–5
October 18CentralSewanee McGee Field • Sewanee, TN SEW 4–0

Week Four

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 23San AntonioTexas Clark Field • Austin, TX W 10–0
October 23Georgia TechGeorgia Herty Field • Athens, GA UGA 24–0
October 23AuburnMercer Macon, GA AUB 26–0
October 23CumberlandTennessee Waite Field • Knoxville, TN TENN 6–0
October 23 Georgetown (KY)Kentucky State Lexington, KY W 20–4
October 23ClemsonCharlotte YMCA Charlotte, NC W 10–0
October 23 VMI Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN W 12–0
October 25Clemson North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC L 28–0
October 29AuburnNashville Nashville, TN AUB 14–4

Week Five

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 30AuburnSewanee McGee Field • Sewanee, TN T 0–0
October 30Washington & LeeCentral Lexington, KY L 22–0
October 30 Virginia Georgia Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA L 17–4
October 30VanderbiltKentucky State Stoll Field • Lexington, KY VAN 50–0
October 30TexasDallas Dallas, TX L 18–4
November 1TexasFort Worth Fort Worth, TX L 6–0
November 3Texas TCU Waco, TX W 18–10

Week Six

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 5 North Carolina Sewanee McGee Field • Sewanee, TN L 12–6
November 6North CarolinaVanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN W 31–0
November 6CentralKentucky State Lexington, KY CENT 18–0
November 8North CarolinaTennessee Waite Field • Knoxville, TN L 16–0
November 10Clemson South Carolina Columbia, SC W 18–6

Week Seven

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 13Tuscaloosa A. C.Alabama The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL W 6–0
November 13Houston Town TeamTexas Clark Field • Austin, TX W 42–6

Week Eight

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 20TexasSan Antonio San Antonio, TX W 12–0
November 25Fort WorthTexas Clark Field • Austin, TX W 38–0
November 25 Centre Kentucky State Lexington, KY L 36–0
November 25SewaneeVanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN VAN 10–0
November 25 Virginia Tech Tennessee Waite Field • Knoxville, TN W 18–0

Week Nine

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 26TennesseeBristol A. C. Bristol, TN W 12–0

Week Ten

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
December 7 Virginia Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN T 0–02,400 [7]

Week Eleven

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
December 11DallasTexas Clark Field • Austin, TX W 20–16

Week Twelve

Week Thirteen

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
December 20Montgomery A. C.LSU State Field • Baton Rouge, LA W 28–6

Week Fourteen

Week Fifteen

Week Sixteen

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
January 8 Cincinnati LSU State Field • Baton Rouge, LA L 26–0

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References

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  2. ↑ "Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site - Vanderbilt University". Archived from the original on 2016-06-17. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
  3. ↑ "Texas Season Schedule - databaseFootball.com/NCAA". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  4. ↑ Hardesty, Dan. "LSU:The Louisiana Tigers". The Strode Publishers.Huntsville, Alabama. 1975. pg 24-25.
  5. ↑ "Baton Rouge Wins Without Winning". The Daily Picayune. October 25, 1896. pg. 8.
  6. ↑ William Hanford Edwards (1916). Football Days: Memories of the Game and of the Men Behind the Ball. p. 244.
  7. ↑ "Vanderbilt, 0; Virginia, 0". Chicago Daily Tribune. December 7, 1897. p. 7. Retrieved January 7, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
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