1908 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

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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.

LeagueNCAA
SportCollege football
DurationSeptember 26, 1908
through November 29, 1908
Teams13
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1908 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
LeagueNCAA
SportCollege football
DurationSeptember 26, 1908
through November 29, 1908
Teams13
Regular Season
Season championsLSU
Auburn
Football seasons
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1908 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
LSU +2–0–010–0–0
Auburn +4–1–06–1–0
Vanderbilt3–0–17–2–1
Tennessee3–2–07–2–0
Georgia Tech4–3–06–3–0
Georgia2–2–15–2–1
Alabama1–1–16–1–1
Sewanee1–1–14–1–3
Mississippi A&M1–3–03–4–0
Ole Miss0–2–03–5–0
Mercer0–3–03–4–0
Howard (AL)0–3–02–4–0
Clemson0–4–01–6–0
Nashville â€“  â€“ 
  • + – Conference co-champions
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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

More information Conf. Rank, Team ...
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
12HowardJohn Counselman2–40–3
12ClemsonStein Stone1–60–43.714.9
13Nashville
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Key

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

Regular season

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Index to colors and formatting
Non-conference matchup; SIAA member won
Non-conference matchup; SIAA member lost
Non-conference matchup; tie
Conference matchup
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SIAA teams in bold.

Week One

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
September 26GordonClemsonBowman Field • Calhoun, SCW 15–0[7]
September 26Southwestern PresbyterianVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNW 11–5[8]
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Week Two

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 3Memphis University SchoolOle MissOxford, MSW 30–0[9]
October 3MooneySewaneeHardee Field • Sewanee, TNW 29–0[10]
October 3Wetumpka Agricultural SchoolAlabamaThe Quad • Tuscaloosa, ALW 27–0[11]
October 3Howard (AL)AuburnWest End Park • Birmingham, ALW 18–0[12]
October 3North GeorgiaGeorgiaHerty Field • Athens, GAW 16–0[13]
October 3GordonGeorgia TechPonce de Leon Park • Atlanta, GAW 32–0[14]
October 3Locust Grove InstituteMercerCentral City Park • Macon, GAW 56–0[15]
October 3North CarolinaTennesseeWaite Field • Knoxville, TNW 12–0[16]
October 3New Orleans Gym ClubLSUState Field • Baton Rouge, LAW 41–0[17]
October 3Maryville (TN)VanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNW 32–0[18]
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Week Three

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 10Howard (AL)AlabamaWest End Park • Birmingham, ALW 17–0[19]
October 10GordonAuburnDrill Field • Auburn, ALW 42–0[20]
October 10Castle HeightsSewaneeHardee Field • Sewanee, TNW 35–2[21]
October 10FloridaMercerCentral City Park • Macon, GAW 24–0[22]
October 10Louisiana IndustrialMississippi A&MHardy Field • Starkville, MSW 47–0[23]
October 10Ole MissArkansasThe Hill • Fayetteville, ARL 33–0[24]
October 10MooneyGeorgia TechPonce de Leon Park • Atlanta, GAW 30–0[25]
October 10Maryville (TN)TennesseeWaite Field • Knoxville, TNW 39–5[26]
October 10VPIClemsonBowman Field • Calhoun, SCL 6–0[27]
October 10Rose PolytechnicVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNW 32–0[28]
October 11Jackson Barracks-New OrleansLSUState Field • Baton Rouge, LAW 81–51,000[29]
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Week Four

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 17AuburnMercerCentral City Park • Macon, GAAUB 23–0[30]
October 17CincinnatiAlabamaState Fairgrounds • Birmingham, ALW 16–0[31]
October 17Mississippi A&MGeorgia TechPonce de Leon Park • Atlanta, GAGT 23–0[32]
October 17South CarolinaGeorgiaHerty Field • Athens, GAW 29–6[33]
October 17SewaneeVirginiaLafayette Field • Norfolk, VAT 0–05,000[34]
October 17Texas A&MLSUPelican Park • New Orleans, LAW 26–0[35]
October 17Kentucky State CollegeTennesseeWaite Field • Knoxville, TNW 7–0[36]
October 17ClemsonVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNVAN 41–0[33]
October 17Cape Girardeau NormalOle MissEdgewood Park • Memphis, TNW 17–0[37]
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Week Five

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DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 23Southwestern PresbyterianMississippi A&MColumbus Fairgrounds • Columbus, MSW 6–04,000[38]
October 2412:00 p. m.SewaneeAuburnWest End Park • Birmingham, ALAUB 6–03,000[39]
October 24GeorgiaTennesseeWaite Field • Knoxville, TNTENN 10–0[40]
October 24AlabamaGeorgia TechPonce de Leon Park • Atlanta, GAGT 11–6[40]
October 24Ole MissVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNVAN 29–0[41]
October 26Southwestern PresbyterianLSUState Field • Baton Rouge, LAW 55–0[42]
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Week Six

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 28DavidsonClemsonState Fair Grounds • Columbia, SCL 0–13[43]
October 29Mississippi CollegeOle MissState Fairgrounds • Jackson, MSW 41–0[44]
October 31ChattanoogaAlabamaThe Quad • Tuscaloosa, ALW 23–6[45]
October 31GeorgisMercerCentral City Park • Macon, GAUGA 11–0[46]
October 31LSUAuburnDrill Field • Auburn, ALLSU 10–2[47]
October 31VanderbiltMichiganAnn Arbor, MIL 6–24[48]
October 31Kentucky UniversityMississippi A&MHardy Field • Starkville, MSW 12–5[49]
October 31SewaneeKentucky State CollegeState Athletic Field • Lexington, KYW 12–0[47]
October 31TennesseeGeorgia TechPonce de Leon Park • Atlanta, GATENN 6–5[50]
October 31Ole MissTulanePelican Park • New Orleans, LAL 0–10[51]
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Week Seven

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 5ClemsonGeorgiaAugusta, GAUGA 8–0[52]
November 7AuburnGeorgia TechPonce de Leon Park • Atlanta, GAAUB 44–0[53]
November 7Mississippi A&MLSUState Field • Baton Rouge, LALSU 50–0[53]
November 7SewaneeSaint LouisSportsman's Park • St. Louis, MOT 6–6[54]
November 7TennesseeVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNVAN 16–9[53]
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Week Eight

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 10BaylorLSUState Field • Baton Rouge, LAW 89–0[55]
November 10Southwestern PresbyterianOle MissOxford, MSL 5–9[56]
November 14GeorgiaAlabamaState Fairgrounds • Birmingham, ALT 6–6[53]
November 14SewaneeGeorgia TechPonce de Leon Park • Atlanta, GASEW 6–0[53]
November 14Mississippi A&MTulanePelican Park • New Orleans, LAL 23–0[57]
November 14Ohio StateVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNL 6–17[58]
November 14ClemsonTennesseeWaite Field • Knoxville, TNTENN 6–5[59]
November 16HaskellLSUPelican Park • New Orleans, LAW 33–0[60]
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Week Nine

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 17MercerThe CitadelCharleston, SCL5–10[61]
November 19Georgia TechMercerCentral City Park • Macon, GAGT 16–6[62]
November 20HaskellAlabamaThe Quad • Tuscaloosa, ALW 9–8[63]
November 21DavidsonGeorgiaHerty Field • Athens, GAW 2–0[64]
November 21ChattanoogaTennesseeWaite Field • Knoxville, TNW 35–0[65]
November 21VanderbiltWashington UniversityFrancis Field • St. Louis, MOW 28–06,000[66][67]
November 23LSULouisiana IndustrialRuston, LAW 22–0[68]
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Week Ten

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 26TennesseeAlabamaState Fairgrounds • Birmingham, ALALA 4–0[3]
November 26ClemsonGeorgia TechPonce de Leon Park • Atlanta, GAGT 30–6[53]
November 26GeorgiaAuburnMontgomery Baseball Park • Montgomery, ALAUB 23–0[69]
November 26LSUArkansasWest End Park • Little Rock, ARW 36–45,000[70]
November 26Howard (AL)MercerCentral City Park • Macon, GeorgiaW 45–0[71]
November 26Ole MissMississippi A&MState Fairgrounds • Jackson, MSMSA&M 44–6[72]
November 26SewaneeVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNT 6–6[3]
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Awards and honors

All-Southern team

Main article: 1908 College Football All-Southern Team

The consensus All-Southern team:

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

Notes

  1. [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.

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