1909 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

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1909 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
NCAA
SportCollege football
DurationSeptember 25, 1909
through January 1, 1910
Number of teams14
Regular Season
Season championsSewanee
Football seasons
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1909 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Sewanee $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Vanderbilt 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Alabama 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 2
LSU 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Georgia Tech 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Auburn 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Howard (AL) 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 1
Clemson 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Ole Miss 1 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Mississippi A&M 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Georgia 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 4 – 2
The Citadel 0 – 1 – 1 3 – 3 – 2
Cumberland (TN)
 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 1 – 0
Mercer 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Tennessee 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1909 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 1909 college football season. The season began on September 25.

Under head coach Harris G. Cope, Sewanee won its last conference title in major college football. Sewanee gave Vanderbilt its first loss to a Southern team in six years, and was the first Sewanee squad to win a title since the 1899 Iron Men.

When the Kentucky team was welcomed home after the upset win over Illinois, Philip Carbusier said that they had "fought like wildcats", a nickname that stuck.[1]

President Taft showed up for the Sewanee-LSU game. LSU was led by Hall of Fame quarterback Doc Fenton.

Results and team statistics

Conf. Rank Team Head coach Overall record Conf. record PPG PAG
1 Sewanee
Harris Cope
 6–1 4–0 22.9 6.0
2 Vanderbilt Dan McGugin 7–3 4–1 21.0 3.2
3 Alabama Doc Pollard 5–1–2 4–1–2 8.5 2.1
4 LSU Joe Pritchard 6–2 3–1 23.5 4.6
5 (tie) Georgia Tech John Heisman 7–2 4–2 24.1 5.0
5 (tie) Auburn Mike Donahue 5–2 4–2 16.7 5.6
7 Howard John B. Longwell 5–2–1 2–2 13.4 3.7
8 Clemson Bob Williams 6–3 2–2 10.3 4.8
9 Mississippi Nathan Stauffer 4–3–2 1-2–1 11.0 5.4
10 Mississippi A&M W. D. Chadwick 5–4 1–3 17.0 4.9
11 Georgia James Coulter/Frank Dobson 1–4–2 1–4–1 2.0 6.9
12 The Citadel Sam Costen 4–3–2 0–1–1 18.4 6.4
13
Cumberland (TN)
 0–1 0–1
14 Mercer Frank Blake 3–5 0–4 8.0 3.9
15 Tennessee George Levene 1–6–2 0–5 1.2 12.6

Key

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

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 25
Gordon
 Mercer Central City Park • Macon, GA L 0–10 [3]
September 25
Southwestern Presbyterian
 Vanderbilt
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN
 W 52–0 [4]
September 27 Gordon Clemson Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC W 26–0 [5]

Week Two

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 2
Central University
 Tennessee Waite Field • Knoxville, TN T 0–0 [6]
October 2 The Citadel
College of Charleston
 Charleston, SC W 36–0
October 2
Union (TN)
 Alabama The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL W 16–0 [7]
October 2 Howard (AL) Auburn Baseball Field • Montgomery, AL AUB 11–0 [8]
October 2 Gordon Georgia Tech Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA W 18–6 [9]
October 2 Memphis University School Ole Miss Oxford, MS W 18–0 [10]
October 2 Clemson VPI Miles Field • Blacksburg, VA L 0–6 [11]
October 2 Jackson Barracks LSU State Field • Baton Rouge, LA W 70–0 [12]
October 2 Mercer Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN VAN 32–0 [13]
October 2
Birmingham
 Mississippi A&M Hardy Field • Starkville, MS W 21–0 [14]

Week Three

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 5 University of Memphis Ole Miss Oxford, MS W 15–0 [15]
October 9 Howard (AL) Alabama The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL ALA 14–0 [16]
October 9 Gordon Auburn Drill Field • Auburn, AL W 46–0 [17]
October 9 Clemson Davidson Latta Park • Charlotte, NC W 17–5 [18]
October 9 Georgia The Citadel College Park Stadium • Charleston, SC T 0–0 [19]
October 9 Mooney Georgia Tech Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA W 35–6 [20]
October 9 Cumberland Mississippi A&M Hardy Field • Starkville, MS MSAM 34–6 [21]
October 9 Ole Miss LSU State Field • Baton Rouge, LA LSU 10–0 [22]
October 9 Southwestern Presbyterian Sewanee Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN W 64–0 [23]
October 9 North Carolina Tennessee Waite Field • Knoxville, TN L 0–3 [24]
October 9 Rose Polytechnic Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN W 28–3 [25]

Week Four

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 15
Jacksonville State
 Howard (AL) West End Park • Birmingham, AL W 33–0 [26]
October 15 Davidson Georgia Herty Field • Athens, GA T 0–0 [27]
October 16 Auburn Mercer Central City Park • Macon, GA AUB 23–5 [28]
October 16 Clemson Alabama Birmingham Fairgrounds • Birmingham, AL ALA 3–0 [29]
October 16 Port Royal Marines The Citadel College Park Stadium • Charleston, SC L 5–17 [30]
October 16 South Carolina Georgia Tech Ponce de Leon Park • Atlanta, GA W 59–0 [31]
October 16 Sewanee Princeton University Field • Princeton, NJ L 0–20 [32]
October 16 Mississippi A&M LSU State Field • Baton Rouge, LA LSU 15–0 [33]
October 16 Tennessee Kentucky State College Lexington, KY L 0–17 2,000 [34]
October 16 Vanderbilt Alumni Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN L 0–3 [35]
October 16 Ole Miss Tulane Pelican Park • New Orleans, LA L 0–5 [36]

Week Five

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 22 Southwestern Presbyterian Mississippi A&M Columbus Fairgrounds • Columbus, MS W 31–0 [37]
October 23 Alabama Ole Miss Mississippi State Fairgrounds • Jackson, MS T 0–0 [38]
October 23 Port Royal Marines Clemson Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC W 19–0 [39]
October 23 Georgia Tennessee Waite Field • Knoxville, TN UGA 3–0 [40]
October 23 Howard (AL) Mercer Central City Park • Macon, GA HOW 6–5 [41]
October 23 Sewanee Georgia Tech Ponce de Leon Park • Atlanta, GA GT 15–0 [42]
October 23 Auburn Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN VAN 17–0 [43]

Week Six

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 30 Alabama Georgia Ponce de Leon Park • Atlanta, GA ALA 14–0 [44]
October 30 Georgia Tech Tennessee Waite Field • Knoxville, TN GT 29–0 [45]
October 30 Sewanee LSU Pelican Park • New Orleans, LA SEW 15–6 4,200–7,000 [46]
October 30 Mississippi A&M Tulane
Tulane Stadium
• New Orleans, LA		 L 0–2 [47]
October 30 Ole Miss Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN VAN 17–0 [48]
October 30 Howard (AL) Chattanooga Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TN T 0–0 [49]
October 30 Porter Military Academy The Citadel Charleston, SC W 80–0 [50]

Week Seven

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 2 Union (TN) Mississippi A&M Columbus Fairgrounds • Columbus, MS W 25–0 [51]
November 3 Davidson The Citadel Fairgrounds • Columbia, SC T 0–0 [52]
November 4 Clemson South Carolina Fairgrounds • Columbia, SC W 6–0 [53]
November 4 Louisiana Industrial LSU Ball Park • Alexandria, LA W 23–0 1,200 [54]
November 6 Chattanooga Mercer Central City Park • Macon, GA W 10–2 [55]
November 6 Auburn Georgia Tech Ponce de Leon Park • Atlanta, GA AUB 9–0 [56]
November 6 Tennessee Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN VAN 51–0 [57]
November 8 Mississippi A&M Howard (AL) West End Park • Birmingham, AL HOW 6–0 [58]
November 8 Castle Heights Sewanee Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN W 38–0 [59]

Week Eight

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 10 Clemson Georgia Augusta, GA CLEM 5–0 [60]
November 12 Ole Miss
Henderson
 Arkadelphia, AR T 12–12 [61]
November 13 Alabama Tennessee Waite Field • Knoxville, TN TENN 10–0 [62]
November 13 Arkansas LSU Red Elm Park • Memphis, TN L 0–16 [63]
November 13 Clemson The Citadel College Park Stadium • Charleston, SC CLEM 17–0 [64]
November 13 Georgia Tech Mercer Central City Park • Macon, GA GT 35–0 [65]
November 13 Chattanooga Mississippi A&M Hardy Field • Starkville, MS W 37–6 [66]
November 13 Sewanee Auburn West End Park • Birmingham, AL SEW 12–11 [67]
November 13 Vanderbilt Ohio State University Park • Columbus, OH L 0–5 [68]

Week Nine

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 17 Union (TN) Ole Miss Oxford, MS W 45–0 [69]
November 18
Transylvania
 LSU State Field • Baton Rouge, LA W 52–0 [70]
November 20 Georgia Georgia Tech Ponce de Leon Park • Atlanta, GA GT 12–6 [71]
November 20 Alabama Tulane Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA T 5–5 [72]
November 20 The Citadel College of Charleston Charleston, SC W 21–6 [73]
November 20 South Carolina Mercer Central City Park • Macon, GA W 5–3 [74]
November 20 Birmingham Howard (AL) West End Park • Birmingham, AL W 26–0 [75]
November 20 Tennessee Chattanooga Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TN T 0–0 [76]
November 20 Vanderbilt Washington University Francis Field • St. Louis, MO W 12–0 5,000 [77]

Week Ten

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 25 LSU Alabama Birmingham Fairgrounds • Birmingham, AL LSU 12–6 [78]
November 25 Clemson Georgia Tech Ponce de Leon Park • Atlanta, GA GT 29–3 [79]
November 25 Georgia Auburn Montgomery, AL AUB 17–5 [80]
November 25 Ole Miss Mississippi A&M Mississippi State Fairgrounds • Jackson, MS MISS 9–5 [81]
November 25 Sewanee Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN SEW 16–5 [82]
November 25 South Carolina The Citadel College Park Stadium • Charleston, SC L 5–11 1,600 [83]
November 25 Transylvania Tennessee Waite Field • Knoxville, TN W 11–0 [84]
November 25 Georgetown (KY) Howard West End Park • Birmingham, AL W 11–0 [85]
November 25 Norman Park Mercer Central City Park • Macon, GA W 26–0 [86]

Awards and honors

All-Southern team

Main article: 1909 College Football All-Southern Team

John Heisman's All-Southern team included:[87]

Position Name Team
QB Doc Fenton LSU
HB Aubrey Lanier Sewanee
HB Ray Morrison Vanderbilt
FB
 Will Metzger Vanderbilt
E
 Silas Williams Sewanee
T
 Harry Esslinger Auburn
G
 Eric Cheape Sewanee
C
 J. E. Lucas Georgia
G
 T. C. Locke Auburn
T
 Malvern Griffin Vanderbilt
E
 Ewing Y. Freeland Vanderbilt

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