1918 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

1918 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
League	NCAA
Sport	College football
Duration	September 28, 1918 through December 7, 1918
Teams	11
Regular Season
Season champions	Georgia Tech
Football seasons
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1918 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Georgia Tech $	3	–	0	–	0			6	–	1	–	0
Vanderbilt	2	–	0	–	0			4	–	2	–	0
Mississippi A&M	2	–	0	–	0			3	–	2	–	0
Clemson	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
South Carolina	2	–	1	–	1			2	–	1	–	1
Furman	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Sewanee	0	–	1	–	0			3	–	2	–	0
The Citadel	0	–	1	–	1			0	–	2	–	1
Auburn	0	–	2	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Ole Miss	0	–	2	–	0			1	–	3	–	0
Wofford	0	–	2	–	0			0	–	3	–	0
$ – Conference champion There were several SIAA schools that did not field a team due to World War I.

The 1918 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 1918 college football season. The season began on September 28.

Georgia Tech was conference champion. Center Bum Day was the first Southern player ever selected to Walter Camp's All-America first-team.

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

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
September 28	Camp Sevier	Clemson	Riggs Field • Calhoun, SC	W 61–0		[1]

Week Two

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
October 5	Clemson	Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	GT 28–0		[2]
October 5	Morgan Training School	Sewanee	Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN	W 68–6

Week Three

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
October 12	Furman	Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	GT 118–0		[3]
October 12	Camp Greenleaf	Sewanee	Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN	L 0–14		[4]

Week Four

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
October 19	Oglethorpe	Auburn	Drake Field • Auburn, AL	W 58–0		[5]
October 19	Camp Greenleaf	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	L 0–6		[6]
October 19	Georgia Eleventh Cavalry	Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	W 123–0		[7]

Week Five

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
October 26	Camp Greenleaf	Auburn	Drake Field • Auburn, AL	L 0–26		[8]
October 26	Camp Hancock	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	L 6–25		[9]
October 26	Camp Gordon	Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	W 28–0	12,000	[10]
October 26	48th Infantry	Furman	Furman campus • Greenville, SC	W 26–0		[11]

Week Six

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
November 2	Sewanee	Tennessee (SATC)	Waite Field • Knoxville, TN	W 68–0		[12]
November 2	Clemson	South Carolina	University Field • Columbia, SC	CLEM 39–0		[13]
November 2	48th Infantry	Furman	Furman campus • Greenville, SC	W 20–7	3,000	[14]
November 2	Kentucky	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 33–0		[15]
November 2	Payne Field	Mississippi A&M	New Athletic Field • Starkville, MS	L 6–7		[16]
November 3	Auburn	Marion	Marion, AL	W 20–7		[17]

Week Seven

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
November 9	Auburn	Camp Gordon	Memorial Stadium • Columbua, GA	L 14–6		[18]
November 9	Erskine	Furman	Furman campus • Greenville, SC	T 6–6		[19]
November 9	Camp Hancock	Clemson	Riggs Field • Calhoun, SC	L 13–66		[20]
November 9	Camp Shelby	Mississippi A&M	New Athletic Field • Starkville, MS	W 12–0		[21]
November 9	Payne Field	Ole Miss	West Point, MS	L 0–6		[22]
November 9	Tennessee (SATC)	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 76–0		[23]
November 10	NC State	Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	W 128–0		[24]

Week Eight

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
November 16	Clemson	The Citadel	Davis Field • Columbia, SC	CLEM 7–0		[25]
November 16	Erskine	Wofford	Spartanburg, SC	L 0–27		[26]
November 16	Union (TN)	Ole Miss	Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	W 39–0		[27]
November 16	Park Field	Mississippi A&M	Russwood Park • Memphis, TN	L 0–6		[28]
November 16	Vanderbilt	Auburn	Rickwood Field • Birmingham, AL	VAN 21–0		[29]
November 16	South Carolina	Furman	Furman campus • Greenville, SC	SCAR 20–12		[30]

Week Nine

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
November 22	Charleston Navy	The Citadel	College Park Stadium • Charleston, SC	L 0–6
November 22	Fort Oglethorpe	Sewanee	Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TN	W 24–6		[31]
November 23	Furman	Clemson	Riggs Field • Calhoun, SC	CLEM 68–7		[32]
November 23	Georgia Tech	Pittsburgh	Forbes Field • Pittsburgh, PA	L 0–32	30,000	[33]
November 23	Wofford	South Carolina	University Field • Columbia, SC	SCAR 13–0		[34]

Week Ten

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
November 28	Davidson	Clemson	Riggs Field • Calhoun, SC	W 7–0		[35]
November 28	Auburn	Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	GT 41–0		[36]
November 28	Ole Miss	Mississippi A&M	New Athletic Field • Starkville, MS	MSA&M 34–0		[37]
November 28	The Citadel	South Carolina	County Fairgrounds • Orangeburg, SC	T 0–0		[38]
November 28	Sewanee	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	VAN 40–0		[39]
November 30	2nd Development Regiment	Furman	Furman campus • Greenville, SC	L 7–13		[40]

Week Eleven

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
December 4	Furman	Wofford	Spartanburg, SC	FUR 7–0		[41]
December 7	Mississippi A&M	Ole Miss	Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	MSA&M 13–0		[42]
December 7	Presbyterian	Furman	Furman campus • Greenville, SC	L 7–13		[43]
December 7	Camp Sheridan	Auburn	Soldiers Field • Montgomery, AL	L 0–7		[44]

Awards and honors

All-Americans

Main article: 1918 College Football All-America Team

• E – Bill Fincher , Georgia Tech (MS; TM-1, WC-2)
• T – Joe Guyon , Georgia Tech (MS)
• C – Bum Day , Georgia Tech (WC-1)
• HB – Buck Flowers, Georgia Tech (WC-2 [fb]; TM-2)

References

1. "Pigeons bring in story of defat". The Greenville News. September 28, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Jackets defeat Tigers in typical opening game". The Atlanta Constitution. October 6, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Tech walloped Furman 118 to 0". The Greenville News. October 13, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Sewanee Tigers defeated, 14–0, by Camp Greenleaf soldiers". Nashville Tennessean. October 13, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Auburn Tigers make big score". The Birmingham News. October 20, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Soldiers win on muddy field". Nashville Banner. October 20, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Eleventh Cavalry gets a taste of front trenches; Ga. Tech wins 123 to 0". The Atlanta Journal. October 20, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Camp Greenleaf team defeats Auburn, 26 to 0". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 27, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Vandy is beaten by Camp Hancock". The Atlanta Constitution. October 27, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Yellow Jackets defeat Camp Gordon". The Atlanta Constitution. October 27, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Furman trims 48th Infantry, 26 To 0 in season's first game". The Greenville Daily News. October 27, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Sewanee Tigers literally swamp Univ. Tennessee". Nashville Tennessean. November 3, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
13. "Clemson wins from Carolina". The State. November 3, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
14. "Furman downs 48th Infantry, 20 To 7 in hard fought battle". The Greenville Daily News. November 3, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
15. "Forward pass beats Kentucky State team". The Birmingham Age-Herald. November 3, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
16. "Payne gridiron Warriors trim A&M College". Payne Field Zooms. November 6, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
17. "Auburn defeats Marion on campus by score of 20 to 6". The Marion Times-Standard. November 7, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
18. "Camp Gordon defeats Alabama Polytechnic". The Tampa Tribune. November 10, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
19. "Furman and Erskine fought hard for game but results[sic] was a tie". The Greenville Daily News. November 10, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
20. "Ordnance eleven defeats Clemson". Trench and Camp. November 13, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
21. "Mississippi Aggies beat Camp Shelby". The Birmingham News. November 10, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
22. "Payne defeats U. of Miss. in gridiron clash". Payne Field Zooms. November 13, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
23. "Vanderbilt smothers Tennessee beneath avalanche of scores". Nashville Banner. November 10, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
24. "N.C. State College is defeated by Ga. Tech". The Charlotte Observer. November 10, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
25. "Clemson wins great game from Citadel". The Sunday Record. November 17, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
26. "Seceders down Methodist lads". The State. November 17, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
27. "Ole Miss beats Union". The Commercial Appeal. November 17, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
28. "Park Field victors in game with A. & M." The Commercial Appeal. November 17, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
29. "Auburn Tiger beaten by rivals air attack". The Birmingham News. November 17, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
30. "Carolina beat Furman 20 to 12". The Greenville News. November 17, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
31. "Tigers take neat tussle". The Chattanooga Daily Times. November 23, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
32. "Furman loses strong'r Clemson". The Greenville Daily News. November 24, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
33. "Georgia Tech meets first defeat in years". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 24, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
34. "Carolina downs Wofford eleven". The State. November 24, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
35. "Davidson loses to Tiger eleven". The State. November 29, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
36. "Georgia Tech romped on Alabama Polys". The Houston Post. November 29, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
37. "Mississippi Aggies easily beat Ole Miss". The Commercial Appeal. November 29, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
38. "Ancient rivals battle to draw, Carolina and Citadel in scoreless tie". The State. November 29, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
39. "Vandy beats Sewanee, 40–0". The Nashville Tennessean. November 29, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
40. "Furman, outweighed, defeated by Sevier soldier team, 13–7". The Greenville Daily News. December 1, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
41. "Furman wins football classic from Wofford by score of 7 To 0". The Greenville Daily News. December 5, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
42. "13 wins for A. & M." The Commercial Appeal. December 8, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
43. "Presbyterians beat in last game of the season 13 To 7". The Greenville Daily News. December 8, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
44. "Sheridan eleven defeats Auburn". The Montgomery Advertiser. December 8, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.