1903 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

1903 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
League NCAA
Sport College football
Duration September 25, 1903
through November 29, 1903
Number of teams 19
Regular Season
Season champions Clemson
Cumberland
East champions Clemson Tigers
West champions Cumberland Bulldogs
1903 SIAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Clemson + 2 – 0 – 1     4 – 1 – 1
Cumberland + 4 – 1 – 1     6 – 1 – 1
Sewanee 5 – 1 – 0     7 – 1 – 0
Vanderbilt 5 – 1 – 1     6 – 1 – 1
Mississippi A&M 2 – 0 – 2     3 – 0 – 2
Georgia 3 – 2 – 0     3 – 4 – 0
Ole Miss 1 – 1 – 1     2 – 1 – 1
Texas 0 – 0 – 1     5 – 1 – 2
Central 0 – 0 – 0     3 – 0 – 0
Kentucky State 0 – 0 – 0     7 – 1 – 0
Alabama 3 – 4 – 0     3 – 4 – 0
Auburn 2 – 3 – 0     4 – 3 – 0
Tennessee 2 – 4 – 0     4 – 5 – 0
Georgia Tech 2 – 4 – 0     3 – 5 – 0
Tulane 0 – 1 – 1     2 – 2 – 1
Mercer 0 – 1 – 0     0 – 1 – 0
Nashville 0 – 2 – 0     2 – 2 – 0
LSU 0 – 5 – 0     4 – 5 – 0
SW Presbyterian   –         –  
  • + – Conference co-champions

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.

1903 met difficulty in determining an SIAA champion. Clemson had the best record, but lost to an inferior North Carolina team; and in the game to secure the SIAA title were tied by Cumberland. Clemson's John Heisman pushed strongly for Cumberland to share the SIAA title.[1] Cumberland's strongest victory was its win over Vanderbilt.

However, Sewanee beat Cumberland, yet suffered its only loss to Vanderbilt. Heisman originally challenged the winner of the Vanderbilt-Sewanee game.[2] John J. Tigert was a star player for Vanderbilt. Nash Buckingham rated Kentucky University and Vanderbilt as best in the south.[3]

Season overview

Results and team statistics

Conf. Rank Team Head coach Overall record Conf. record PPG PAG
1 (tie)Clemson John Heisman4–1–12–0–127.83.7
1 (tie)Cumberland A. L. Phillips6–1–14–1–1 38.52.2
3SewaneeGeorge S. Whitney7–15–122.41.2
4VanderbiltJames H. Henry 6–1–15–1–124.0 2.0
5Mississippi A&MDaniel S. Martin 3–0–22–0–214.2 1.2
6GeorgiaMarvin D. Dickinson3–43–29.3 14.0
7MississippiM. S. Harvey 2–1–11–1–1 8.59.8
8 TexasRalph Hutchinson5–1–20–0–116.4 3.5
9 (tie)CentreH. A. Chiles3–00–0
9 (tie)Kentucky StateJack Wright7–10–0
11AlabamaW. A. Blount3–43–48.6 16.3
12AuburnWilliam Penn Bates4–32–317.9 13.1
13 (tie)TennesseeH. F. Fisher4–52–48.4 12.2
13 (tie)Georgia TechOliver Huie 4–52–48.4 21.1
15 (tie)TulaneCharles Eshleman2–2–10–1–112.8 11.2
15 (tie)Mercer 0–10–1 0.046.0
17NashvilleWreidt/Bradley Walker/Childress 2–2 0–210.8 5.3
18LSUW. S. Borland4–50–4 7.810.3

Key

PPG = Average of points scored per game
PAG = Average of points allowed per game[4]

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.

Unknown

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
?Mooney SchoolNashville W 17–5
?, before Nov 11Tennessee Medical CollegeCumberland W 86–0

Week One

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
September 25CynthianaKentucky StateLexington, KYW 39–0

Week Two

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 3 Montgomery A. C.AuburnAuburn, ALW 26–0
October 3 Cumberland Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN CUM 6–0 [5]
October 3 Mooney Sewanee McGee Field • Sewanee, TN W 23–0
October 3 Texas Deaf SchoolTexasClark Field • Austin, TX W 17–0
October 3MaryvilleTennesseeWaite Field • Knoxville, TN W 17–0
October 3XavierKentucky StateLexington, KY W 21–0

Week Three

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 9 Haskell Texas Dallas, TX L 6–0
October 10 Clemson Georgia Herty Field • Athens, GA CLEM 29–0 [6]
October 10MercerGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GA GT 46–0 [7][8][9]
October 10 Carson-Newman Tennessee Waite Field • Knoxville, TN W 38–0
October 10 Alabama Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN VAN 30–0 [10]
October 10Berea CollegeKentucky StateLexington, KY W 17–0

Week Four

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 14 LSU AlumniLSUState Field • Baton Rouge, LA W 11–0
October 16 Alabama Mississippi A&M Columbus Fairgrounds • Columbus, MS MSA&M 11–0 [11]
October 17 Howard Auburn Auburn, AL W 58–0
October 17 Clemson Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA CLEM 73–0 [12]
October 17 K. M. I.Kentucky StateLexington, KY W 18–0
October 17 Oklahoma TexasClark Field • Austin, TX T 6–6
October 17 Tennessee Medical College Sewanee McGee Field • Sewanee, TN W 52–0
October 17 South Carolina Georgia Herty Field • Athens, GA L 27–7 [11]
October 17 Tennessee Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN VAN 40–0 [13]
October 20 3:00 p. m.Cumberland Sewanee McGee Field • Sewanee, TN SEW 6–0 [14]

Week Five

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 23 Auburn Alabama Riverside Park • Montgomery, AL ALA 18–0 [15]
October 24 Georgia Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA UGA 38–0 [16]
October 24 Baylor Texas San Antonio, TX W 48–0
October 24 Ole Miss Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN VAN 33–0 [16]
October 24Mississippi A&MMeridian A. C.Meridian, MSW 43–0
October 24Eagles-New OrleansLSUState Field • Baton Rouge, LAW 33–0
October 24MiamiKentucky State Lexington, KYW 47–0

Week Six

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 28 North Carolina A&MClemson Columbia, SC W 24–0 [17]
October 29 Tennessee South Carolina Columbia, SC L 24–0
October 30LSULouisiana TechRuston, LAW 16–0
October 30 Arkansas Texas Clark Field • Austin, TX W 15–0
October 31LSUShreveport A. C.Shreveport, LA W 5–0
October 31Georgia TechHowardW 37–0
October 31 Sewanee Auburn Oak Park • Montgomery, AL SEW 47–0 [16][18]
October 31 Tennessee Nashville Peabody Field • Nashville, TN TENN 10–0
October 31 Vanderbilt Georgia Herty Field • Athens, GA VAN 33–0 [16]
November 2Sewanee Alabama West End Park • Birmingham, AL SEW 23–0 [19]
November 2Georgetown (KY)Kentucky StateLexington, KYW 51–0

Week Seven

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 6 Vanderbilt Texas Clark Field • Austin, TX T 5–5
November 7 Georgia Tennessee Waite Field • Knoxville, TN UGA 5–0 [19]
November 7 Sewanee Nashville Nashville, TN SEW 6–0 [19]
November 7Florida State CollegeGeorgia TechAtlanta, GAW 17–0 [19]
November 7 Shreveport A. C.Tulane New Orleans, LA L 23–0
November 7MariettaKentucky StateW 11–0
November 7Ole MissTennessee Medical CollegeMemphis, TNW 17–0
November 7LSUMississippi A&MStarkville Fairgrounds • Starkville, MSMSA&M 11–0 [19]
November 7Grant UniversityCumberland W 92–0 [20]
November 9LSUAlabama The Quad • Tuscaloosa, ALALA 18–0 [10]

Week Eight

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 11LSUAuburnAuburn, AL AUB 12–0
November 13 Texas Oklahoma Norman, OK W 11–5
November 13Tennessee MedicalNashville Nashville, TNW 26–0 [21]
November 14 Auburn Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA AUB 10–5 [19]
November 14 Cumberland Alabama The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL CUM 44–0 [22]
November 14 Clemson North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC L 11–6 [22][23]
November 14 Sewanee Tennessee Waite Field • Knoxville, TN SEW 17–0 [22]
November 14Washington (MO)VanderbiltDudley Field Nashville, TNW 41–0
November 14GeorgiaSavannahSavannah, GAL 6–0
November 14Mississippi A&MOle MissUniversity Park • Oxford, MST 6–6 [22]
November 16CumberlandLSUState Field • Baton Rouge, LACUM 41–0 [24]

Week Nine

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 18 Cumberland Tulane New Orleans, LA CUM 28–0
November 21 Clemson Davidson Davidson, NC W 24–0 [25]
November 21 Georgia Tech Tennessee Waite Field • Knoxville, TN TENN 11–0 [26]
November 21Ole MissLSU New Orleans, LALSU 11–0
November 21SewaneeVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNVAN 10–5 [27]

Week Ten

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 26 Tennessee Alabama West End Park • Birmingham, AL ALA 24–0 [10]
November 26 Auburn Georgia • Atlanta, GA UGA 22–13 [28]
November 26South CarolinaGeorgia TechAtlanta, GAL 16–0
November 26Kentucky UniversityKentucky StateL 5–0
November 29 Texas A&M Texas Clark Field • Austin, TX W 29–6

Week Eleven

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
December 5Mississippi A&MTulaneNew Orleans, LAT 0–0

Postseason

SIAA Championship Game

Date TimeVisiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 26 3:00 p. m. Cumberland Clemson Oak Park • Montgomery, AL T 11–11 [29][30][31]

All-Southern team

Walker Reynolds Tichenor's All-Southern team:[32]

Position Name Team
QB John Maxwell Clemson
HB John J. Tigert Vanderbilt
HB J. C. Anderson Cumberland
FB Jock Hanvey Clemson
E Bob Blake Vanderbilt
T Joseph Lee Kirby-Smith Sewanee
G Henry D. Phillips Sewanee
C Red Smith Cumberland
G Puss Derrick Clemson
G/T Marvin O. Bridges Cumberland
E Carl Sitton Clemson

References

  1. ↑ Langum, David J. From Maverick to Mainstream: Cumberland School of Law, 1847-1997. p. 95.
  2. ↑ "Fine Football in Southland". The Courier-Journal. October 25, 1903. p. 25. Retrieved May 16, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "The Best in the South". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 30, 1903. p. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/independent/1903.html
  5. ↑ "Cumberland Wins". The Tennessean. October 4, 1903. p. 7. Retrieved May 8, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Clemson Tigers Win In A Walk". The Atlanta Constitution. October 11, 1903. p. 6. Retrieved May 9, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Robert E. Wilder. Gridiron Glory Days: Football at Mercer, 1892-1942. p. 13.
  8. ↑ Scott Thompson. Dublin: The Emerald City. p. 135.
  9. ↑ Jon Nelson. A History of College Football in Georgia. p. 18.
  10. 1 2 3 http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/recaps/1903-season.pdf
  11. 1 2 Woodruff 1928, p. 145
  12. ↑ Woodruff 1928, p. 143
  13. ↑ Woodruff 1928, p. 144
  14. ↑ "The Varsity Triumphs Over Cumberland". Sewanee Purple. 20 (8). October 27, 1903.
  15. ↑ Woodruff 1928, p. 146
  16. 1 2 3 4 Woodruff 1928, p. 148
  17. ↑ "Eighteen To Naught". News and Observer. October 29, 1903. p. 1. Retrieved May 9, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ↑ Oak Park and the Montgomery Zoo. p. 12.
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Woodruff 1928, p. 149
  20. ↑ "Cumberland's Easy Victory". The Courier-Journal. November 8, 1903. p. 4. Retrieved December 21, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ↑ "Tennessee Won but Her Right Halfback Had a Leg Broken". The Charlotte Observer. November 14, 1903. p. 3. Retrieved December 21, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. 1 2 3 4 Woodruff 1928, p. 150
  23. ↑ "For Carolina The Tide Has Turned". News and Observer. November 15, 1903. p. 1. Retrieved May 5, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. ↑ "Louisiana Is Very Easy". The Times-Democrat. November 17, 1903. p. 11. Retrieved January 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  25. ↑ "Clemson Defeats Davidson". The Charlotte Observer. November 22, 1903. p. 5. Retrieved May 9, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  26. ↑ Woodruff 1928, p. 151
  27. ↑ Woodruff 1928, p. 155
  28. ↑ Woodruff 1928, p. 156
  29. ↑ Sam Blackman (December 15, 2014). "Clemson's "First Bowl Game"".
  30. ↑ Lou Sahadi. "24. 1903 Game With Cumberland". 100 Things Clemson Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.
  31. ↑ Wiley Lee Umphlett. Creating the Big Game: John W. Heisman and the Invention of American Football. p. 67.
  32. ↑ Fuzzy Woodruff's A History of Southern Football
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