1908 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

The 1908 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 1908 college football season. The season began on September 26.

1908 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
LeagueNCAA
SportCollege football
DurationSeptember 26, 1908
through November 29, 1908
Number of teams13
Regular Season
Season championsLSU
Auburn
1908 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
LSU + 2 –0 –0  10 –0 –0
Auburn + 4 –1 –0  6 –1 –0
Vanderbilt 3 –0 –1  7 –2 –1
Tennessee 3 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
Georgia Tech 4 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
Georgia 2 –2 –1  5 –2 –1
Alabama 1 –1 –1  6 –1 –1
Sewanee 1 –1 –1  4 –1 –3
Mississippi A&M 1 –3 –0  3 –4 –0
Ole Miss 0 –2 –0  3 –5 –0
Mercer 0 –3 –0  3 –4 –0
Clemson 0 –4 –0  1 –6 –0
Nashville   –      –  
  • + – Conference co-champions

LSU won the SIAA championship, but amidst fears of many players being ineligible under SIAA rules most sportswriters did not include them for consideration.[1][n 1] Its season was clouded by accusations of professionalism from Grantland Rice and rival school Tulane which was also undefeated in southern play. Despite this, the SIAA eventually cleared LSU of any wrongdoing.[2] LSU featured Hall of Fame quarterback Doc Fenton.

Auburn and Vanderbilt were among those listed as alternative SIAA champions. The newspapers unanimously handed the title to Auburn.[3] Auburn featured first-year halfback Lew Hardage. Vanderbilt had a down year with a wealth of sophomores; guided shrewdly by McGugin to its success.[4]

The Tennessee Volunteers compiled four wins in SIAA play, the most in team history. It was widely considered the best Tennessee football season up to that point.[5] Vanderbilt coach Dan McGugin noted "All things considered, Leach was perhaps the best football player of the year in Dixie."[1]

Results and team statistics
Conf. Rank Team Head coach Overall record Conf. record PPG PAG
1 (tie)LSUEdgar Wingard10–02–044.31.1
1 (tie)AuburnMike Donahue6–15–122.61.4
3VanderbiltDan McGugin7–2–13–0–120.76.1
4TennesseeGeorge Levene7–23–213.83.9
5Georgia TechJohn Heisman6–34–316.38.2
6GeorgiaBranch Bocock5–3–12–2–19.05.6
7 (tie)AlabamaDoc Pollard6–1–11–1–113.53.9
7 (tie)SewaneeHarry Van Surdam4–1–31–1–111.82.5
9Mississippi A&MFred Furman3–41–315.416.1
10MississippiFrank Kyle3–50–212.415.6
11MercerFrank Blake3–40–318.78.4
12ClemsonStein Stone1–60–43.714.9
13Nashville

Key

PPG = Average of points scored per game
PAG = Average of points allowed per game[6]

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
DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
?The CitadelMercerW 10–0

Week One
DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
September 26GordonClemsonBowman Field • Calhoun, SCW 15–0
September 26RhodesVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNW 11–5

Week Two
DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 3Tennessee-MemphisOle MissOxford, MSW 30–0
October 3MooneySewaneeMcGee Field • Sewanee, TNW 29–0
October 3WetumpkaAlabamaThe Quad • Tuscaloosa, ALW 27–0[7]
October 3HowardAuburnWest End Park • Birmingham, ALW 18–0
October 3DahlonegaGeorgiaHerty Field • Athens, GAW 16–0
October 3GordonGeorgia TechAtlanta, GAW 32–0
October 3Locust GroveMercerW 56–0
October 3North CarolinaTennesseeWaite Field • Knoxville, TNW 12–0
October 3New Orleans Gym ClubLSUState Field • Baton Rouge, LAW 41–0
October 3MaryvilleVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNW 32–0

Week Three
DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 10HowardAlabamaState Fairgrounds • Birmingham, ALW 17–0[7]
October 10GordonAuburnAuburn Athletic Field • Auburn, ALW 42–0[8]
October 10Castle-HeightsSewaneeMcGee Field • Sewanee, TNW 35–2
October 10FloridaMercerMacon, GAW 24–0[9]
October 10Louisiana TechMississippi A&MHardy Field • Starkville, MSW 47–0
October 10Ole MissArkansasThe Hill • Fayetteville, ARL 33–0
October 10MooneyGeorgia TechAtlanta, GAW 30–0
October 10MaryvilleTennesseeWaite Field • Knoxville, TNW 39–5
October 10VPIClemsonBowman Field • Calhoun, SCL 6–0[10]
October 10Rose-HulmanVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNW 32–0
October 11Jackson Barracks-New OrleansLSUState Field • Baton Rouge, LAW 81–5

Week Four
DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 17AuburnMercerMacon, GAAUB 23–0[11]
October 17CincinnatiAlabamaState Fairgrounds • Birmingham, ALW 16–0[12]
October 17Mississippi A&MGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GAGT 23–0[13]
October 17South CarolinaGeorgiaHerty Field • Athens, GAW 29–6[14]
October 17SewaneeVirginiaNorfolk, VAT 0–0
October 17Texas A&MLSUNew Orleans, LAW 26–0[15]
October 17KentuckyTennesseeWaite Field • Knoxville, TNW 7–0[12]
October 17ClemsonVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNVAN 41–0[14]

Week Five
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 23Louisiana-LafayetteMississippi A&MColumbus Fairgrounds • Columbus, MSW 6–0
October 2412:00 p. m.SewaneeAuburnWest End Park • Birmingham, ALAUB 6–03,000[16]
October 24GeorgiaTennesseeWaite Field • Knoxville, TNTENN 10–0[17]
October 24AlabamaGeorgia TechPonce de Leon Park • Atlanta, GAGT 11–6[17]
October 24Ole MissVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNVAN 29–0[18]
October 26RhodesLSUState Field • Baton Rouge, LAW 55–0[19]

Week Six
DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 28DavidsonClemsonColumbia, SCL 13–0
October 29Mississippi CollegeOle MissJackson, MSW 41–0
October 31ChattanoogaAlabamaThe Quad • Tuscaloosa, ALW 23–6[7]
October 31MercerGeorgiaHerty Field • Athens, GAUGA 11–0
October 31LSUAuburnAuburn Athletic Field • Auburn, ALLSU 10–2[20]
October 31VanderbiltMichiganAnn Arbor, MIL 24–6
October 31Kentucky UniversityMississippi A&MHardy Field • Starkville, MSW 12–5
October 31SewaneeKentuckyW 12–0[20]
October 31TennesseeGeorgia TechAtlanta, GATENN 6–5[21]
October 31Ole MissTulaneNew Orleans, LAL 10–0

Week Seven
DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 5ClemsonGeorgiaAugusta, GAUGA 8–0
November 7AuburnGeorgia TechPonce de Leon Park • Atlanta, GAAUB 44–0[22]
November 7Mississippi A&MLSUState Field • Baton Rouge, LALSU 50–0[22]
November 7Saint LouisSewaneeMcGee Field • Sewanee, TNT 6–6
November 7TennesseeVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNVAN 16–9[22]

Week Eight
DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 10BaylorLSUState Field • Baton Rouge, LAW 89–0[23]
November 10RhodesOle MissOxford, MSL 9–5
November 14GeorgiaAlabamaState Fairgrounds • Birmingham, ALT 6–6[22]
November 14SewaneeGeorgia TechAtlanta, GASEW 6–0[22]
November 14Mississippi A&MTulaneNew Orleans, LAL 23–0
November 14Ohio StateVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNL 17–6
November 14ClemsonTennesseeWaite Field • Knoxville, TNTENN 6–5
November 16HaskellLSUNew Orleans, LAW 33–0[24]

Week Nine
DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 19MercerGeorgia TechAtlanta, GAGT 16–6
November 20HaskellAlabamaThe Quad • Tuscaloosa, ALW 9–8
November 21DavidsonGeorgiaHerty Field • Athens, GAW 2–0
November 21ChattanoogaTennesseeWaite Field • Knoxville, TNW 35–0
November 21Washington (MO)VanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNW 28–0
November 23LSULouisiana TechRuston, LAW 22–0

Week Ten
DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 26TennesseeAlabamaState Fairgrounds • Birmingham, ALALA 4–0[3]
November 26ClemsonGeorgia TechAtlanta, GAGT 30–6[22]
November 26GeorgiaAuburnMontgomery, ALAUB 23–0
November 26LSUArkansasLittle Rock, ARW 36–4
?HowardMercerW 45–0
November 26Ole MissMississippi A&MState Fairgrounds • Jackson, MSMSA&M 44–6
November 26SewaneeVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNT 6–6[3]

Awards and honors

All-Southern team
Main article: 1908 College Football All-Southern Team

The consensus All-Southern team:

Position Name First-team Selectors Team
QB Ray Morrison NB Vanderbilt
HB Walker Leach H, DM, NB Tennessee
HB Lew Hardage DM Auburn
FB Lawrence Markley H, DM, NB Sewanee
E Vaughn Blake H, DM, NB Vanderbilt
T Frank Faulkinberry H, DM, NB Sewanee
G Louis Hasslock H, DM, NB Vanderbilt
C C. C. Countess Alabama
G James L. Harris Sewanee
T J. R. Davis H, DM Georgia Tech
E Walker Reynolds Auburn

Selectors include John Heisman (H), Dan McGugin (DM), and Nash Buckingham (NB).

Notes
  1. LSU is recognized as national champions by the National Championship Foundation for this season; however, LSU does not officially recognize this season as a national championship season.

References
  1. Spalding's Football Guide. 1909. p. 75.
  2. "From 'The LSU Football Vault': The 1908 Season".
  3. Woodruff 1928, p. 223
  4. Edwin Pope. Football's Greatest Coaches. pp. 340, 342.
  5. Big Orange: a pictorial history of University of Tennessee football. 1982. p. 34.
  6. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/independent/1908.html
  7. http://www.rolltide.com/documents/2016/8/18//1908_season.pdf?id=7602
  8. "Runs Over Gordon", Montgomery Advertiser, October 11, 1908.
  9. "Mercer 24; Florida 0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 11, 1908. p. 4. Retrieved July 22, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Woodruff 1928, p. 213
  11. http://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/games/1908aubvsmerc/
  12. Woodruff 1928, p. 215
  13. Woodruff 1928, p. 214
  14. Woodruff 1928, p. 216
  15. "Yellow and Purple Win; Texas A. & M. Defeated". The Times-Democrat. October 18, 1908. p. 15. Retrieved May 8, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. "Auburn's Greatest Victory In Many Years". Orange and Blue: 204. November 11, 1908.
  17. Woodruff 1928, p. 217
  18. Woodruff 1928, p. 218
  19. "Big Score". The Tennessean. October 27, 1908. p. 6. Retrieved May 9, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. Woodruff 1928, p. 221
  21. Woodruff 1928, p. 220
  22. Woodruff 1928, p. 222
  23. "L.S.U. Football Team Defeats Baylor 89 To 0". The Times-Democrat. November 11, 1908. p. 11. Retrieved May 8, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. "Haskell Lost Second Game of Their Trip". Lawrence Daily World. November 17, 1908. p. 1. Retrieved May 8, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  • Woodruff, Fuzzy (1928). A History of Southern Football 1890–1928. 1.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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