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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 1903 LSU Tigers football team represented the LSU of Louisiana State University during the 1903 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. 1903 was W. S. Borland's third and final season as LSU head coach as he finished 4–5 for the season. The 1903 season broke the previous season's record for most games played (seven) with nine games. The Tigers played four home games; three in Baton Rouge and one in New Orleans, but were on the road the rest of the season. For the 1903 season, point values were different from those used in contemporary games. In 1903 a touchdown was worth five points, a field goal was worth five points and a conversion (PAT) was worth one point.
The 1898 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1898 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. It was the Tigers' seventh 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 fourth year, and finished with a record of two wins and one loss.
The Cumberland Phoenix football team represents Cumberland University in National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Mid-South Conference. The Phoenix formerly competed in the TranSouth Athletic Conference and Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
The 1901 Mississippi A&M Aggies football team represented the Mississippi Agricultural & Mechanical College—now known as Mississippi State University—as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1901 college football season. Led by L. B. Harvey in his first and only season as head coach, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 2–2–1 with a mark of 1–2 in conference play.
The 1902 Mississippi A&M Aggies football team represented the Mississippi Agricultural & Mechanical College—now known as Mississippi State University—during the 1902 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Led by Jerry Gwin in his first and only season as head coach, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 1–4–1 with a mark of 0–4–1 in conference play.
The 1901 Tulane Olive and Blue football team represented Tulane University during the 1901 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The season's edition of the Battle for the Rag against LSU was originally a 22-0 victory for Tulane. The LSU Tigers protested the game to the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) 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.
The 1903 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1903 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. James R. Henry coached Vanderbilt for one season in 1903. His squad finished the season with a 6–1–1 record. The season was marred only by the upset loss to Cumberland. John J. Tigert and Bob Blake were both Rhodes Scholars.
The 1899 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1899 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The Commodores were coached by James L. Crane, in his first year as head coach. Quarterback Frank Godchaux Sr., the father of Frank Godchaux, from Abbeville, Louisiana, who transferred from LSU to Vanderbilt in 1897, lettered this year in football. After football, he became a self-made business magnate of a successful rice milling company. Grantland Rice lettered at end.
The 1903 Cumberland Bulldogs football team represented Cumberland University in the 1903 college football season. The team was a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA), compiling a 6–1–1 record. The Bulldogs notably beat Vanderbilt and tied John Heisman's Clemson at year's end in a game billed as the "SIAA Championship Game." They also beat Alabama, LSU, and Tulane in five days. The school claims a share of the SIAA title. It has been called "the best football team in the history of Cumberland."
The 1903 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 1903 college football season. The season began on September 25.
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.
The inaugural 1895 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 1895 college football season. The association's inaugural season began on October 12, 1895. The first conference game was played on October 26 with North Carolina at Georgia, featuring what some claim is the first forward pass.
The 1901 Sewanee Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee: The University of the South as an independent during the 1901 college football season. In its third season under head coach Billy Suter, the team compiled a 4–2–2 record.
The 1896 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas in the 1896 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Led by Harry Orman Robinson in his first and only season as head coach, the team compiled an overall record of 4–2–1 with a mark of 1–1 in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) play.
The 1905 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1905 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The team had no coach and did not score a point, losing to Cumberland and in the Egg Bowl.
The 1902 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1902 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season.
The 1901 Ole Miss Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Mississippi as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1901 SIAA football season. In its first season under head coaches William Shibley and Daniel S. Martin, Ole Miss compiled a 2–4 record and was outscored by a total of 129 to 34. A seventh game with Christian Brothers was canceled. Right end F. W. Elmer was the team captain.
The 1915 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina during the 1915 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. It was the team's first season in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). Led by Norman B. Edgerton in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 5–3–1 with a mark of 1–1–1 in SIAA play.
The 1902 Cumberland Bulldogs football team represented Cumberland University in the 1902 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The team was a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA).
References
- ↑ "Football". The Commercial Appeal. October 7, 1901. Retrieved May 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "S.W.P.U. wins her first football game". Daily Leaf-Chronicle. October 12, 1901. Retrieved May 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Sewanee wins". The Nashville American. October 26, 1901. Retrieved May 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "The Phoenix". Cumberland University. 1905.
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