1901 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

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.

1901 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
League	NCAA
Sport	College football
Duration	September 28, 1901 through December 5, 1901
Number of teams	14
Regular Season
Season champions	Vanderbilt

1901 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Vanderbilt $	4	–	0	–	0			6	–	1	–	1
Clemson	2	–	0	–	1			3	–	1	–	1
LSU	2	–	1	–	0			5	–	1	–	0
North Carolina	2	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Tulane	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	2	–	0
Alabama	2	–	1	–	2			2	–	1	–	2
Auburn	2	–	2	–	1			2	–	3	–	1
Tennessee	1	–	1	–	2			3	–	3	–	2
Mississippi A&M	1	–	2	–	0			2	–	2	–	1
Georgia	0	–	3	–	2			1	–	5	–	2
Cumberland (TN)	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	3	–	0
Kentucky State	0	–	2	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
Ole Miss	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	4	–	0
Texas	0	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	1
$ – Conference champion

Amidst charges of professionalism, Georgia Tech and Nashville were blacklisted.^[1][2][3] The 1901 game of LSU versus Tulane eventually ended up as a forfeiture. Tulane forfeited the game the November 16 due to a ruling from the SIAA. The 1901 edition of the Battle for the Flag against LSU was originally a 22-0 victory for Tulane. It was later forfeited after a petition to the SIAA, and was recorded as a 0-11 loss for Tulane. After the game, LSU protested to the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, 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.^[4]

The 1901 team was likely the best football team in Nashville's history. Coached by Charley Moran, though they lost to southern power Vanderbilt, they "mopped up with about everything else."^[5]

Season overview

Results and team statistics

Conf. Rank	Team	Head coach	Conf. record	Winning Pct.	Overall record	PPG	PAG
1	Vanderbilt	Billy Watkins	4–0–0	1.000	6–1–1	22.3	1.5
2	Clemson	John Heisman	2–0–1	.833	3–1–1	38.0	7.6
3 (tie)	LSU	W. S. Borland	2–1–0	.667	5–1–0
3 (tie)	North Carolina	Charles Jenkins	2–1–0	.667	7–2–0
3 (tie)	Tulane	H. T. Summersgill	2–1–0	.667	4–2–0
6	Alabama	M. S. Harvey	2–1–2	.600	2–1–2
7 (tie)	Auburn	Billy Watkins	2–2–1	.500	2–3–1
7 (tie)	Tennessee	George Kelley	1–1–2	.500	3–3–2
9	Mississippi A&M	L. B. Harvey	1–2–0	.333	2–2–1
10	Georgia	E. E. Jones	0–3–2	.250	1–5–2
11 (tie)	Cumberland	J. S. Kuykendall	0–1–0	.000	0–1–0
11 (tie)	Kentucky State	W. H. Kiler	0–2–0	.000	2–6–1
11 (tie)	Mississippi	William Shibley	0–4–0	.000	2–4–0
–	Texas	S. H. Thompson	0–0–0	–	8–2–1

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

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
October 5	Kentucky State	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	VAN 22–0		[6]
October 5	Guilford	Clemson	Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC	W 122–0		[7]
October 5	Mooney School	Cumberland	Lebanon, TN	L 10–12		[8]
October 7	Houston Athletic Association	Texas	Varsity Athletic Field • Austin, TX	W 32–0		[9][10]

Week Two

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
October 11	Cumberland	Southwestern Presbyterian	Clarksville, TN	L 0–5		[11]
October 12	Cincinnati	Kentucky State	Lexington, KY	T 0–0		[12]
October 12	Oak Ridge Military Academy	North Carolina	Campus Athletic Field • Chapel Hill, NC	W 28–0		[13]
October 12	South Carolina	Georgia	Augusta Baseball Park • Augusta, GA	W 10–5		[14]
October 12	King	Tennessee	Chilhowee Park • Knoxville, TN	W 8–0		[15]
October 12	Central University	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 25–0		[16]
October 12	Nashville	Texas	Dallas Fair Grounds • Dallas, TX	T 5–5		[17]
October 16	North Carolina A&M	North Carolina	Campus Athletic Field • Chapel Hill, NC	W 42–0		[18]
October 16	Tulane	Meridian Athletic Club	Meridian, MS	W 15–0		[19]

Week Three

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
October 19	Memphis University School	Ole Miss	Oxford, MS	W 6–0		[20]
October 19	Kentucky State	Georgetown (KY)	Georgetown, KY	W 17–0		[21]
October 19	Guilford	North Carolina	Campus Athletic Field • Chapel Hill, NC	W 42–0		[22]
October 19	Oklahoma	Texas	Varsity Athletic Field • Austin, TX	W 12–6		[23]
October 19	Nashville	Auburn	West End Park • Birmingham, AL	L 5–23		[24]
October 19	Clemson	Tennessee	Chilhowee Park • Knoxville, TN	T 6–6		[25]
October 19	Georgia	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	VAN 47–0		[26]
October 21	Georgia	Sewanee	Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN	L 0–47		[27]
October 25	Cumberland	Sewanee	Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN	L 5–44		[28]

Week Four

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
October 26	Ole Miiss	Alabama	The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL	ALA 41–0		[29]
October 26	Vanderbilt	Auburn	Riverside Park • Montgomery, AL	VAN 41–0		[30]
October 26	Mississippi A&M	Christian Brothers	Memphis, TN	T 0–0		[31]
October 26	North Carolina	Davidson	Latta Park • Charlotte, NC	W 6–0		[32]
October 26	Clemson	Georgia	Herty Field • Athens, GA	CLEM 28–0		[33]
October 26	Kentucky University	Kentucky State	Lexington, KY	L 0–27		[34]
October 26	Texas A&M	Texas	San Antonio, TX	W 17–0		[35]
October 26	Tennessee	Nashville	Peabody Field • Nashville, TN	L 5–16		[36]
October 26	Tulane	Mobile YMCA	Mobile, AL	L 0–2		[37]
October 28	LSU	Louisiana Industrial	Ruston, LA	W 57–0		[38]
October 28	Ole Miss	Mississippi A&M	Starkville Fairgrounds • Starkville, MS	MSA&M 17–0		[39]
October 29	Texas	Baylor	Waco, TX	W 23–0		[40]
October 31	VPI	Clemson	Columbia, SC	L 11–17		[41]

Week Five

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
November 2	Mississippi A&M	Meridian Athletic Association	Meridian, MS	W 11–5		[42]
November 2	Southwestern Baptist	Ole Miss	Oxford, MS	W 17–0		[43]
November 2	New Orleans YMCA	Tulane	Tulane Athletic Field • New Orleans, LA	W 23–0		[44]
November 2	Kentucky University	Tennessee	Chilhowee Park • Knoxville, TN	L 0–6		[45]
November 2	Vanderbilt	Washington University	Athletic Park • St. Louis, MO	L 11–12		[46]
November 2	Kentucky State	Avondale Athletic Club	Avondale Field • Cincinnati, OH	L 6–17		[47]
November 2	North Carolina	Georgia	Brisbine Park • Atlanta, GA	UNC 27–0		[48]
November 4	North Carolina	Auburn	Drill Field • Auburn, AL	UNC 10–0		[49]
November 7	Ole Miss	LSU	State Field • Baton Rouge, LA	LSU 46–0		[50]

Week Six

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
November 9	Dallas A. C.	Texas	Varsity Athletic Field • Austin, TX	W 12–0		[51]
November 9	Georgia	Alabama	Highland Park • Montgomery, AL	T 0–0		[52]
November 9	Mississippi A&M	Tulane	Tulane Athletic Field • New Orleans, LA	TUL 24–6		[53]
November 9	Tennessee	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	VAN 22–0		[54]
November 9	Kentucky State	Louisville YMCA	League Park • Louisville, KY	L 0–11		[55]
November 15	Auburn	Alabama	The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL	AUB 17–0		[56]

Week Seven

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
November 15	Davidson	Georgia	Herty Field • Athens, GA	L 6–16		[57]
November 16	Central University	Kentucky State	Lexington, KY	L 0–5		[58]
November 16	Mississippi A&M	Alabama	The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL	ALA 45–0		[59]
November 16	Texas	Missouri	Rollins Field • Columbia, MO	W 11–0		[60]
November 16	LSU	Tulane	Tulane Athletic Field • New Orleans, LA	LSU 11–0	5,000	[61]
November 16	Georgetown (KY)	Tennessee	Chilhowee Park • Knoxville, TN	W 12–0		[62]
November 16	Sewanee	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	T 0–0		[63]
November 19	North Carolina	North Carolina A&M	State Fairgrounds • Raleigh, NC	W 30–0		[64]
November 19	Texas	Kirksville Osteopaths	Kirksville, MO	L 0–48		[65]
November 20	Auburn	LSU	State Field • Baton Rouge, LA	AUB 28–0		[66]

Week Eight

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
November 23		North Carolina	Virginia	Leagur Park • Norfolk, VA	L 6–23	5,000	[67]
November 23		Texas	Kansas	McCook Field • Lawrence, KS	L 0–12	600	[68]
November 23		Kentucky State	Tennessee	Chilhowee Park • Knoxville, TN	TENN 5–0		[69]
November 25		Texas	Oklahoma	Normal grounds • Norman, OK	W 11–0		[70]
November 28		Cincinnati JV	Kentucky State	Lexington, KY	W 16–0		[71]
November 28		Tennessee	Alabama	West End Park • Birmingham, AL	T 6–6		[72]
November 28		Auburn	Georgia	Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA	T 0–0		[73]
November 28		New Orleans YMCA	LSU	State Field • Baton Rouge, LA	W 38–0
November 28		Texas A&M	Texas	Varsity Athletic Field • Austin, TX	W 32–0		[74]
November 28		Clemson	North Carolina	Latta Park • Charlotte, NC	CLEM 22–10		[75]
November 28		Ole Miss	Tulane	Tulane Athletic Field • New Orleans, LA	TUL 25–11		[76]
November 28	2:00 p. m.	Nashville	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	VAN 10–0	4,000	[77]

Week Nine

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
December 5	Arkansas	LSU	State Field • Baton Rouge, LA	W 15–0		[78]

Awards and honors

All-Southerns

Main article: 1901 College Football All-Southern Team

• HB - Ormond Simkins, Sewanee (O)