1905 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

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1905 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
LeagueNCAA
SportCollege football
DurationSeptember 30, 1905
through December 3, 1905
Number of teams16
Regular Season
Season championsVanderbilt
Football seasons
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1905 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Georgia Tech 5 – 0 – 1 6 – 0 – 1
LSU 2 – 0 – 0 3 – 0 – 0
Sewanee 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 2 – 1
Clemson 3 – 2 – 1 3 – 2 – 1
Cumberland (TN) 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Alabama 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Nashville 0 – 0 – 0 0 – 2 – 0
Auburn 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
Mississippi A&M 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Tulane 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 1 – 0
Ole Miss 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 2 – 0
Tennessee 0 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Georgia 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1905 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 1905 college football season. The season began on September 30.

One publication claims "The first scouting done in the South was in 1905, when Dan McGugin and Captain Innis Brown, of Vanderbilt went to Atlanta to see Sewanee play Georgia Tech."[1]

Season overview[edit]

Results and team statistics[edit]

Conf. Rank Team Head coach Overall record Conf. record PPG PAG
1 Vanderbilt Dan McGugin 7–1 5–0 46.5 2.8
2 Georgia Tech John Heisman 6–0–1 5–0–1 30.0 4.7
3 LSU Dan A. Killian 3–0 2–0 12.0 0.0
4 Sewanee W. C. Hyatt 4–2–1 3–1–1 19.4 16.4
5 Clemson Eddie Cochems 3–2–1 3–2–1 13.5 10.5
6 (tie) Alabama Jack Leavenworth 6–4 4–4 17.8 11.3
6 (tie) Cumberland John Counselman 4–4 2–2 9.7 9.6
8 Nashville 0–2 0–0
9 Auburn Mike Donahue 2–4 2–4 6.3 16.0
10 Mississippi A&M Daniel S. Martin 3–4 1–4 16.3 13.4
11 (tie) Tulane John F. Tobin 0–1 0–1 0.0 5.0
11 (tie) Mississippi 0–2 0–1 0.0 14.5
13 Tennessee James DePree 3–5–1 0–4–1 18.0 16.8
14 Georgia Marvin M. Dickinson 1–5 0–5 4.3 31.3

Key

PPG = Average of points scored per game
PAG = Average of points allowed per game[2]

Regular season[edit]

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[edit]

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
September 30 Tennessee School for the Deaf Tennessee Baldwin Park • Knoxville, TN W 16–6 [3]
September 30 Maryville (TN) Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN W 97–0 [4]

Week Two[edit]

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 3 Maryville (TN) Alabama The Quad • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 17–0 [5]
October 3 Cumberland Georgia Herty Field • Athens, GA CUM 39–10
October 6 Cumberland VPI Gibboney Field • Blacksburg, VA L 0–12 [6]
October 7 North Georgia Georgia Tech The Flats • Atlanta, GA W 54–0 [7]
October 7 American Temperance Tennessee Baldwin Park • Knoxville, TN W 104–0 [8]
October 7 Alabama Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN VAN 34–0 1,500 [9]
October 7 Mooney Sewanee Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN W 42–0 [10]

Week Three[edit]

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 14 Mississippi A&M Alabama The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL ALA 34–0 [11]
October 14 Vanderbilt Michigan Regents Field • Ann Arbor, MI L 0–18 [12]
October 14 Tennessee Clemson Bowman Field • Clemson, SC T 5–5 [13]

Week Four[edit]

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 20 Davidson Auburn West End Park • Birmingham, AL L 6–0 [14]
October 20 Mississippi A&M Marion Marion, AL W 38–0 [15]
October 20 Cumberland Sewanee Nashville, TN SEW 9–0 [16]
October 20 Nashville Southwestern Presbyterian Clarksville, TN L 0–6 [17]
October 21 Clemson Georgia Herty Field • Athens, GA CLEM 35–0 [18]
October 21 Alabama Georgia Tech The Flats • Atlanta, GA GT 12–5 [19]
October 21 Vanderbilt Tennessee Baldwin Park • Knoxville, TN VAN 45–0 [20]

Week Five[edit]

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 25 Alabama Clemson State Fairgrounds • Columbia, SC CLEM 25–0 [21]
October 27 Auburn Mississippi A&M Columbus Fairgrounds • Columbus, MS AUB 18–0 [22]
October 28 Cumberland Georgia Tech The Flats • Atlanta, GA GT 18–0 [23]
October 28 Tennessee Sewanee Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN SEW 11–6 [24]
October 28 Texas Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN W 33–0 [25]

Week Six[edit]

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 31 Cumberland Grant Olympic Park Field • Chattanooga, TN W 11–6 [26]
November 4 Georgia Alabama State Fairgrounds • Birmingham, AL ALA 36–0 [27]
November 4 Tennessee Georgia Tech The Flats • Atlanta, GA GT 45–0 [28]
November 4 Auburn Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN VAN 54–0 [29]

Week Seven[edit]

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 9 Central University Alabama The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL W 21–0 [30]
November 11 Clemson Auburn Drill Field • Auburn, AL CLEM 6–0 [31]
November 11 Howard (AL) Mississippi A&M Hardy Field • Starkville, MS W 44–0 [32]
November 11 Cumberland Kentucky State Lexington, KY L 0–12 [33][34]
November 11 North Georgia Georgia Herty Field • Athens, GA W 16–12 [35]
November 11 Sewanee Georgia Tech The Flats • Atlanta, GA T 18–18 [36]

Week Eight[edit]

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 17 Sewanee Texas Clark Field • Austin, TX L 10–17 [37]
November 18 Auburn Alabama State Fairgrounds • Birmingham, AL ALA 30–0 4,000 [38]
November 18 Georgia Georgia Tech The Flats • Atlanta, GA GT 46–0 [39]
November 18 Louisiana Industrial LSU State Field • Baton Rouge, LA W 16–0 [40]
November 18 Central University Tennessee Baldwin Park • Knoxville, TN W 31–5 [41]
November 18 Clemson Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN VAN 41–0 [42]
November 18 Cumberland Mississippi A&M Hardy Field • Starkville, MS CUM 27–5 [43]

Week Nine[edit]

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 20 Cumberland Ole Miss University Park • Oxford, MS CUM 18–0 [44]
November 23 Sewanee Alabama State Fairgrounds • Birmingham, AL SEW 42–6 [45]
November 25 LSU Tulane Athletic Park • New Orleans, LA LSU 5–0 [46]

Week Ten[edit]

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 30 Tennessee Alabama State Fairgrounds • Birmingham, AL ALA 29–0 [47]
November 30 Auburn Georgia Central City Park • Macon, GA AUB 20–0 [48][49]
November 30 Clemson Georgia Tech The Flats • Atlanta, GA GT 17–10 5,000 [50]
November 30 Mississippi A&M Ole Miss State Fairgrounds • Jackson, MS MSA&M 11–0 [51]
November 30 Sewanee Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN VAN 68–4 [52]
December 1 Mississippi A&M LSU State Field • Baton Rouge, LA LSU 15–0 [53]

Week Eleven[edit]

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
December 3 Tennessee Grant Olympic Park • Field Chattanooga, TN W 5–0 [54]

All-Southern team[edit]

Main article: 1905 College Football All-Southern Team

The composite All-Southern eleven representing the consensus of newspapers as published in Fuzzy Woodruff's A History of Southern Football 1890-1928 included:

Position Name Team
QB Frank Kyle Vanderbilt
HB Honus Craig Vanderbilt
HB Dan Blake Vanderbilt
FB Owsley Manier Vanderbilt
E Bob Blake Vanderbilt
T Hillsman Taylor Vanderbilt
G Stein Stone Vanderbilt
C Emma Patterson Vanderbilt
G Puss Derrick Clemson
T Frank Jones Auburn
E Ed Hamilton Vanderbilt

References[edit]

  1. ^ George Allen (February 2009). How to Scout Football. p. 3. ISBN 9781578987290.
  2. ^ "1905 Independent Year Summary | College Football". www.sports-reference.com.
  3. ^ "Tennessee takes first game by score of sixteen to six". The Tennessean. October 1, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Maryville lost, 97 to 0". The Journal and Tribune. October 1, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Alabama 17, Maryville 0 - Football season opened up in Tuscaloosa yesterday afternoon". The Tuscaloosa News. October 4, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "College paper says Virginia Polytechnic Team slugged, robbed, cursed and played dirty tricks". Nashville Banner. October 10, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Georgia Techs; Agricultural College not in at any stage of game". The Chattanooga Sunday Times. October 8, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tennessee's fast team piles up an immense score". The Journal and Tribune. October 8, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Vanderbilt beat Alabama by a score of 34 to 0". The Nashville American. October 8, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Sewanee beats Mooney 42 to 0 in first game". The Atlanta Journal. October 8, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Alabama 34, Mississippi 0 - Alabama walks away with win". The Tuscaloosa News. October 15, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Michigan in good gamr; Vanderbilt displays great strength but loses, 18–0". Chicago Tribune. October 15, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Tennessee and Clemson play to a standstill". The Journal and Tribune. October 15, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Orange and Blue down in defeat". The Birmingham News. October 21, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Victory for A. & M." The Commercial Appeal. October 21, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Sewanee won heavy game". The Commercial Appeal. October 21, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Southwestern 6, Nashville 0". The Chattanooga Sunday Times. October 21, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Georgia team crushed by Clemson". The Atlanta Journal. October 22, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ "Alabama was beaten - Heisman's Tech team scores two touchdowns". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 22, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ "U. of T. overwhelmed, Vanderbilt plays horse with state university boys". The Chattanooga Sunday Times. October 22, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ "Clemson downs Alabama boys". The Birmingham News. October 26, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ^ "Auburn, Alabama, plays A. & M. boys". The Commercial Dispatch. October 29, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ^ "Georgia Tech 18, Cumberland 0". The Courier-Journal. October 29, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. ^ "Tennessee lost a bitterly fought game". The Journal and Tribune. October 29, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  25. ^ "Vanderbilt adds another victim". The Commercial Appeal. October 29, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  26. ^ "Grant loses great game". The Chattanooga News. November 1, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  27. ^ "Georgia loses to Tuscaloosa". The Atlanta Constitution. November 5, 1905. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  28. ^ "Yellow Jackets make big score, Tennessee team is badly beaten by Tech". The Atlanta Constitution. November 5, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  29. ^ "Vanderbilt trims Auburn by score of 54 to 0". The Atlanta Journal. November 5, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  30. ^ "Central of Kentucky proved easy victims". The Birmingham News. November 10, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  31. ^ "Clemson lowers Auburn's colors". The Atlanta Constitution. November 12, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  32. ^ "A&M 44, Howard 0". The Commercial Appeal. November 12, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  33. ^ "Both home football teams". Lexington Leader. November 12, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  34. ^ "Foot Ball (continued)". Lexington Leader. November 12, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  35. ^ "Georgia 16, Dahlonega 12". The Atlanta Journal. November 12, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  36. ^ "Sewanee tied Georgia Tech". The Commercial Appeal. November 12, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  37. ^ "Texas put it over Sewanee". Nashville Banner. November 18, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  38. ^ "Alabama vs. Auburn". Archived from the original on February 12, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
  39. ^ "Georgia outclasses by the Tech squad". The Birmingham Age-Herald. November 19, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  40. ^ "L.S.U. victorious; Ruston Industrial Institute the opposing team". The Times-Democrat. November 18, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  41. ^ "Tennessee finally scores a victory". The Chattanooga Sunday Times. November 19, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  42. ^ "Vanderbilt is too much for Clemson". The Birmingham Age-Herald. November 19, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  43. ^ "A. & M. eleven was beaten". The Commercial Appeal. November 19, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  44. ^ "Cumberland beat Oxford". The Commercial Appeal. November 21, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  45. ^ "Alabama completely crushed by Sewanee". Nashville Banner. November 24, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  46. ^ "Big game is due to-day". The Times-Democrat. November 25, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  47. ^ "Tennessee did not get score". Knoxville Sentinel. November 24, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  48. ^ "Auburn–Georgia clash at Central City Park". The Macon Telegraph. November 30, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  49. ^ "Easy for Auburn, University of Georgia goes down before the Alabamians". The Montgomery Advertiser. December 1, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  50. ^ "Georgia Tech downs Clemson". Charlotte Daily Observer. December 1, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  51. ^ "Was viewed by thousands; A&M College defeats University football team by a score of 11 to 0". Jackson Eveing News. December 1, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  52. ^ "Crushing defeat for gritty Sewanee team". Nashville Banner. December 1, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  53. ^ "L.S.U. victorious; Mississipi A. and M. defeated by score of 15 to 0". The Times-Democrat. December 3, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  54. ^ "Grant wins close game, defeats University of Tennessee boys 5 to 0". The Chattanooga Sunday Times. December 3, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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