1899 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season | |
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League | NCAA |
Sport | College football |
Duration | October 6, 1899 through December 25, 1899 |
Number of teams | 17 |
Regular Season | |
Season champions | Sewanee |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sewanee $ | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nashville | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central (KY) | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky State | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW Presbyterian | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cumberland (TN) | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1899 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 1899 college football season.
The season began on October 6, 1899 with Vanderbilt visiting Cumberland.
Sewanee won the conference with 11 conference victories. With just 13 players, the team known as the "Iron Men" had a six-day road trip with five shutout wins over Texas A&M; Texas; Tulane; LSU; and Ole Miss. Sportswriter Grantland Rice called the group "the most durable football team I ever saw." [1] The road trip is recalled memorably with the Biblical allusion "...and on the seventh day they rested." [2]
Conf. Rank | Team | Head coach | Conf. record | Win Pct. | Overall record | PPG | PAG |
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1 (tie) | Sewanee | Billy Suter | 11–0–0 | 1.000 | 12–0–0 | 26.8 | 0.8 |
1 (tie) | Vanderbilt | James Crane | 5–0–0 | 1.000 | 7–2–0 | 12.1 | 4.8 |
1 (tie) | Alabama | W. A. Martin | 1–0–0 | 1.000 | 3–1–0 | 9.7 | 7.7 |
4 | Nashville | C. E. Woodruff | 4–1–0 | .800 | 4–1–1 | ||
5 | Tennessee | J. A. Pierce | 2–1–0 | .667 | 6–2–0 | 10.7 | 7.6 |
6 | Auburn | John Heisman | 2–1–1 | .625 | 3–1–1 | 29.6 | 2.2 |
7 | Texas | Gordon Clarke | 3–2–0 | .600 | 6–2–0 | 14.6 | 3.0 |
8 | North Carolina | William Reynolds | 1–1–0 | .500 | 7–3–0 | 15.7 | 5.3 |
9 | Ole Miss | W. H. Lyon | 3–4–0 | .429 | 3–4–0 | 6.3 | 6.7 |
10 | Georgia | Gordon Saussy | 2–3–1 | .417 | 2–3–1 | 7.3 | 3.7 |
11 (tie) | Clemson | Walter Riggs | 1–2–0 | .333 | 4–2–0 | 18.2 | 8.3 |
11 (tie) | Central (KY) | 1–2–0 | .333 | 1–2–0 | |||
13 | LSU | John Gregg | 1–3–0 | .250 | 1–4–0 | 7.6 | 25.2 |
14 (tie) | Kentucky State | W. R. Bass | 0–1–0 | .000 | 5–2–2 | 10.9 | 4.9 |
14 (tie) | SW Presbyterian | 0–1–0 | .000 | 1–1–0 | 22.5 | 27 | |
14 (tie) | Cumberland (TN) | E. D. Kuykendall | 0–3–0 | .000 | 0–3–0 | 0.0 | 40.3 |
14 (tie) | Georgia Tech | Cow Nalley | 0–5–0 | .000 | 0–6–0 | 0.8 | 31.0 |
14 (tie) | Tulane | Harris Collier | 0–5–0 | .000 | 0–6–1 | 0.0 | 20.1 |
Key PPG = Average of points scored per game
PAG = Average of points allowed per game
Index to colors and formatting |
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Non-conference matchup; SIAA member won |
Non-conference matchup; SIAA member lost |
Non-conference matchup; tie |
Conference matchup |
SIAA teams in bold.
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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October 6 | Vanderbilt | Cumberland | Lebanon, TN | VAN 32–0 | [3] | |
October 7 | Clemson | Georgia | Herty Field • Athens, GA | UGA 11–0 | [4] | |
October 7 | Kentucky University | Kentucky State | Lexington, KY | W 23–6 | [5] | |
October 7 | North Carolina A&M | North Carolina | Campus Athletic Field • Chapel Hill, NC | W 34–0 | [6] | |
October 11 | King (TN) | Tennessee | Baldwin Park • Knoxville, TN | W 11–5 | [7] | |
October 12 | Oak Ridge | North Carolina | Campus Athletic Field • Chapel Hill, NC | W 16–0 | [8] |
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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October 14 | Mooney School | SW Presbyterian | Ball Park • Clarksville, TN | W 45–0 | [9] | |
October 14 | Nashville | Cumberland | Lebanon, TN | NASH 18–0 | ||
October 14 | Miami (OH) | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 12–0 | [10] | |
October 14 | Georgia Tech | Auburn | Drill Field • Auburn, AL | AUB 63–0 | [11] | |
October 14 | Davidson | Clemson | Rock Hill, SC | W 10–0 | [12] | |
October 14 | Guilford | North Carolina | Campus Athletic Field • Chapel Hill, NC | W 45–0 | [13] | |
October 18 | Miami (OH) | Kentucky State | Lexington, KY | W 18–5 | [14] | |
October 18 | Atlanta Athletic Club | Georgia Tech | Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA | L 0–2 | [15] |
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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October 20 | Cincinnati | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | L 6–0 | [16] | |
October 21 | Kentucky State | Centre | Danville, KY | T 11–11 | [17] | |
October 21 | Bethel (KY) | Nashville | Normal College Field • Nashville, TN | T 5–5 | [18] | |
October 21 | Texas | Dallas Athletic Club | Dallas, TX | W 11–6 | [19] | |
October 21 | Tuscaloosa Athletic Club | Alabama | The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 16–5 | ||
October 21 | Montgomery Athletic Club | Auburn | Drill Field • Auburn, AL | W 41–0 | [20] | |
October 21 | Sewanee | Georgia | Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA | SEW 12–0 | [21] | |
October 21 | Davidson | North Carolina | Latta Park • Charlotte, NC | W 10–0 | [22] | |
October 21 | VPI | Tennessee | Baldwin Park • Knoxville, TN | L 5–0 | [23] | |
October 23 | Sewanee | Georgia Tech | Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA | SEW 32–0 | [24] | |
October 23 | Horner's School | North Carolina | Campus Athletic Field • Chapel Hill, NC | W 46–0 |
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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October 27 | Ole Miss | Central (KY) | Citizens' Park • Memphis, TN | MISS 13–6 | [25] | |
October 28 | Nashville | Ole Miss | Oxford, MS | NASH 11–0 | [26] | |
October 28 | Tennessee | Sewanee | Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN | SEW 46–0 | [27] | |
October 28 | Indiana | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | L 22–0 | [28] | |
October 28 | Clemson | Auburn | Drill Field • Auburn, AL | AUB 34–0 | [29] | |
October 28 | Georgia Tech | Georgia | Herty Field • Athens, GA | UGA 33–0 | [30] | |
October 28 | North Carolina | North Carolina A&M | Raleigh, NC | T 11–11 | [31] | |
October 31 | San Antonio | Texas | Varsity Athletic Field • Austin, TX | W 28–0 | [32] | |
October 31 | "Old" Maryland | North Carolina | Campus Athletic Field • Chapel Hill, NC | W 6–0 | [33] |
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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November 3 | SW Presbyterian | Sewanee | Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN | SEW 54–0 | [34] | |
November 3 | LSU | Ole Miss | Fairgrounds • Meridian, MS | MISS 11–0 | 5,000 | [35] |
November 4 | North Carolina | Navy | Worden Field • Annapolis, MD | L 0–12 | [36] | |
November 4 | Kentucky State | Tennessee | Baldwin Park • Knoxville, TN | TENN 12–0 | [37] | |
November 4 | Ole Miss | Vanderbilt | Billings Park • Memphis, TN | VAN 11–0 | [38] | |
November 4 | Texas A&M | Texas | San Antonio, TX | W 6–0 | [39] | |
November 8 | North Carolina | Princeton | University Field • Princeton, NJ | L 0–30 | [40] | |
November 9 | Clemson | South Carolina | Columbia, SC | W 34–0 | [41] | |
November 9 | Sewanee | Texas | Varsity Athletic Field • Austin, TX | SEW 12–0 | 2,500 | [42] |
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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November 10 | Sewanee | Texas A&M | Herald Park • Houston, TX | W 10–0 | 600 | [43] |
November 11 | Sewanee | Tulane | Tulane Athletic Field • New Orleans, LA | SEW 23–0 | ~1,000 | [44] |
November 11 | Central (KY) | Kentucky State | Lexington, KY | CENT 5–0 | [45] | |
November 11 | Montgomery Athletic Club | Alabama | The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 16–0 | [46] | |
November 11 | Georgia | Tennessee | Baldwin Park • Knoxville, TN | TENN 5–0 | [47] | |
November 11 | Nashville | Georgia Tech | Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA | NASH 15–0 | [48] | |
November 11 | Bethel (TN) | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 22–0 | [49] | |
November 13 | Sewanee | LSU | State Field • Baton Rouge, LA | SEW 34–0 | 2,000+ | [50] |
November 13 | Sewanee | Ole Miss | Billings Park • Memphis, TN | SEW 12–0 | [51] |
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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November 18 | North Carolina A&M | Clemson | Rock Hill, SC | W 24–0 | [52] | |
November 18 | Auburn | Georgia | Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA | T 0–0 | [53] | |
November 18 | Texas | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | VAN 6–0 | [54] | |
November 18 | SW Presbyterian | Nashville | Normal College Field • Nashville, TN | NASH 39–0 | [55] | |
November 20 | Texas | Tulane | Tulane Athletic Field • New Orleans, LA | TEX 11–0 | [56] | |
November 20 | Cumberland | Sewanee | Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN | SEW 71–0 | [57] | |
November 21 | Washington and Lee | Kentucky State | Lexington, KY | T 0–0 | [58] | |
November 22 | Washington and Lee | Kentucky State | Lexington, KY | W 6–0 | [59] | |
November 23 | Washington and Lee | Tennessee | Baldwin Park • Knoxville, TN | W 11–0 | [60] |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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November 24 | Alabama | Ole Miss | Driving Park • Jackson, MS | ALA 7–5 | 600 | [61] | |
November 25 | Alabama | New Orleans Athletic Club | Athletic Park • New Orleans, LA | L 21–0 | [62] | ||
November 25 | Central (KY) | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | VAN 21–16 | [63] | ||
November 25 | Tulane | Texas | Varsity Athletic Field • Austin, TX | TEX 32–0 | [64] | ||
November 27 | Tulane | Texas A&M | Herald Park • Houston, TX | L 22–0 | [65] | ||
November 28 | LSU | Lake Charles High School | Hoohoo Park • Lake Charles, LA | W 48–0 | [66] [67] | ||
November 30 | 2:50 p. m. | Sewanee | Auburn | Riverside Park • Montgomery, AL | SEW 11–10 | [68] | |
November 30 | Kentucky Alumni | Kentucky State | Lexington, KY | W 6–5 | |||
November 30 | Georgia Tech | Clemson | Greenville, SC | CLEM 41–5 | |||
November 30 | North Carolina | Georgia | Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA | UNC 5–0 | 3,000 | [69] | |
November 30 | LSU | Texas | Varsity Athletic Field • Austin, TX | TEX 29–0 | [70] | ||
November 30 | Ole Miss | Tulane | Tulane Athletic Field • New Orleans, LA | MISS 15–0 | [71] | ||
November 30 | Kentucky University | Tennessee | Baldwin Park • Knoxville, TN | W 41–0 | [72] | ||
November 30 | Nashville | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | VAN 5–0 | 4,000 | [73] |
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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December 2 | North Carolina | Sewanee | Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA | SEW 5–0 | 2,000 | [74] |
December 2 | LSU | Texas A&M | College Station, TX | L 42–0 | [75] |
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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December 8 | Tulane | LSU | State Field • Baton Rouge, LA | LSU 38–0 | [76] |
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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December 25 | Tennessee | Grant | Chattanooga, TN | W 6–0 | [77] |
W. A. Lambeth's All-Southern team:
Position | Name | Team |
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QB | Warbler Wilson | Sewanee |
HB | Arthur Feagin | Auburn |
HB | Harry Gerstle | Virginia |
FB | Robert M. Coleman | Virginia |
E | Bart Sims | Sewanee |
T | W. Hamilton | Georgia |
G | William Choice | VPI |
C | Carlos A. Long | Georgetown |
G | Wallace Crutchfield | Vanderbilt |
T | John Loyd | Virginia |
E | Herman Koehler | North Carolina |
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The team of '99—my last at Auburn—was a great one. It only weighed about 160, but its speed and team work were something truly wonderful. I do not think I have ever seen so fast a team as that was. It would line up and get the ball in play at times before the opposing players were up off the ground. You see it was a 'stunt' of ours to catch them off side and get the benefit of the penalty. Nowadays no team is taken by surprise by such lightning lining up; but that Auburn team of '99 was the first to show what could be done with speedy play, and then it wasn't long before all other teams were laboring with might and main to inject speed into their work.
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