1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

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1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
League
NCAA
SportCollege football
DurationOctober 2, 1897
through January 8, 1898
Number of teams16
Regular Season
Season championsVanderbilt
Football seasons
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1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 0 – 1
Georgia 2 – 0 – 0 2 – 1 – 0
Auburn 2 – 0 – 1 2 – 0 – 1
Tennessee 1 – 0 – 0 4 – 1 – 0
Central (KY) 1 – 1 – 0 1 – 2 – 0
Nashville 1 – 1 – 0 1 – 1 – 0
Alabama 0 – 0 – 0 1 – 0 – 0
Texas 0 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
LSU 0 – 0 – 0 1 – 1 – 0
Sewanee 1 – 2 – 1 1 – 3 – 1
Clemson 0 – 1 – 0 2 – 2 – 0
Mercer 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 2 – 1
Cumberland (TN)
 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 1 – 0
Kentucky State College 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
SW Presbyterian
 0 – 0 – 0 0 – 0 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season was the college football games played by the members schools of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association as part of the 1897 college football season

The season began on October 2. Conference play began on October 9 with Georgia shutting out Clemson 24–0 in Athens.

After the

Virginia; which claims seven prior championships of the South. The game ended a 0–0 tie. Said Coach Acton, "It was the best game ever played in the South." Vanderbilt held all opponents scoreless.[2]

The Texas Longhorns averaged the most points per game in the conference.[3]

The 1897 season was one in which a member school, Tulane University, was barred from intercollegiate football participation by SIAA President, Dr. Dudley. This was part of a sanction handed down in response to the LSU game the previous season in which Tulane was forced to forfeit for having fielded an ineligible player.[4][5]

The season was also notable for the game Virginia played against Georgia, featuring the death of Richard Von Albade Gammon.[6]

Season overview

Results and team statistics

Conf. Rank Team Head coach Overall record Conf. record PPG PAG
1 Vanderbilt R. G. Acton 6–0–1 3–0 19.9 0.0
2 Georgia
Charles McCarthy
 2–1 2–0 18.7 5.7
3 Auburn John Heisman 2–0–1 2–0–1 13.3 1.3
4 Tennessee 4–1 1–0 12.8 3.2
5 (tie) Central H. McC. Anderson 1–1 1–1
5 (tie) Nashville 1–1 1–1
5 (tie) Alabama Allen McCants 1–0 0–0 6.0 0.0
5 (tie) Texas Walter F. Kelly 6–2 0–0 20.5 4.5
5 (tie) LSU Allen Jeardeau 1–1 0–0 14.0 16.0
10 Sewanee J. G. Jayne 1–3–1 1–2–1 3.0 5.6
11 (tie) Clemson William M. Williams 2–2 0–1 7.0 14.5
11 (tie)
Cumberland
 0–1 0–1
11 (tie) Georgia Tech J. B. Wood 0–1 0–1 0.0 28.0
11 (tie) Mercer Gordon Saussy 0–1–1 0–1 0.0 13.0
15 Kentucky State Lyman B. Eaton 2–4 0–2 4.7 19.7
? Southwestern Presbyterian

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 2
Kentucky University
 Kentucky State Lexington, KY W 8–6 [7]

Week Two

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 9 Kentucky University Vanderbilt
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN
 W 22–0 [8]
October 9 Clemson Georgia Herty Field • Athens, GA UGA 24–0 [9]
October 11 Kentucky State Kentucky Wesleyan Winchester, KY L 0–4 [10]
October 15 King (TN) Tennessee Baldwin Park • Knoxville, TN W 28–0 [11]

Week Three

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 16 Mercer Gordon Institute Barnesville, GA T 0–0 [12]
October 16 Sewanee Nashville Nashville, TN NASH 6–5 [13]
October 18 Central (KY) Sewanee Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN SEW 4–0 [14]

Week Four

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 23 San Antonio Texas Varsity Athletic Field • Austin, TX W 10–0 [15]
October 23 Georgia Tech Georgia Herty Field • Athens, GA W 24–0 600 [16]
October 23 Auburn Mercer Central City Park • Macon, GA AUB 26–0 [17]
October 23 Williamsburg (KY) Tennessee Baldwin Park • Knoxville, TN W 6–0 [18]
October 23 Georgetown (KY) Kentucky State Lexington, KY W 20–4 [19]
October 23 Clemson Charlotte YMCA Latta Park • Charlotte, NC W 10–0
October 23 VMI Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN W 12–0 [20]
October 25 Clemson North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC
 L 28–0 [21]
October 29 Auburn Nashville
Nashville, TN
 AUB 14–4 [22]

Week Five

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 30 Auburn Sewanee Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN T 0–0 [23]
October 30 Washington and Lee Central Lexington, KY L 0–22 [24]
October 30 Virginia Georgia Brisbine Park • Atlanta, GA L 4–17 5,000 [25]
October 30 Kentucky State Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN VAN 50–0 400 [26]
October 30 Texas Dallas Cycle Park • Dallas, TX L 4–18 [27]
November 1 Texas Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX L 0–6 [28]
November 3 Texas Add-Ran Christian Waco, TX W 18–10 [29]

Week Six

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 5 North Carolina Sewanee Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN L 6–12 [30]
November 6 North Carolina Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN W 31–0 [31]
November 6 Central Kentucky State Lexington, KY CENT 18–0 [32]
November 8 North Carolina Tennessee Baldwin Park • Knoxville, TN L 0–16 [33]
November 10 Clemson South Carolina Columbia, SC W 18–6 [34]

Week Seven

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 13 Tuscaloosa Athletic Club Alabama The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL W 6–0 [35]
November 13 Houston Town Team Texas Varsity Athletic Field • Austin, TX W 42–6 [36]

Week Eight

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 20 Texas San Antonio San Antonio, TX W 12–0 [37]
November 25 Fort Worth Texas Varsity Athletic Field • Austin, TX W 38–0 [38]
November 25
Centre
 Kentucky State Lexington, KY L 0–36 [39]
November 25 Sewanee Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN VAN 10–0 [40]
November 25 Tennessee VPI Roanoke, VA W 18–0 [41]

Week Nine

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 26 Tennessee Bristol Athletic Club Bristol, TN W 12–0 [42]

Week Ten

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
December 7 Virginia Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN T 0–0 2,400 [43]

Week Eleven

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
December 11 Dallas Texas Varsity Athletic Field • Austin, TX W 20–16 [44]

Week Twelve

Week Thirteen

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
December 20 Montgomery Athletic Club LSU State Field • Baton Rouge, LA W 28–6 [45]

Week Fourteen

Week Fifteen

Week Sixteen

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
January 8 Cincinnati LSU State Field • Baton Rouge, LA L 0–28 [46]

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