1898 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season explained

1898 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
Sport:College football
League:NCAA
Season:Regular Season
Season Champs:Sewanee
No Of Teams:14
Duration:October 1, 1898
through December 14, 1898
Seasonslistnames:Football
Prevseason Year:1897
Nextseason Year:1899

The 1898 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 1898 college football season. This was the first season Georgia Tech participated in the conference.

The season began on October 1. As both Virginia and Vanderbilt had claims to Southern titles the previous year, their game in Louisville was most anticipated.[1]

W. A. Lambeth said North Carolina had the best season of any southern team. But both Virginia and North Carolina were accused of playing ineligible players, and Caspar Whitney declared Sewanee champion of the south.[2]

Season overview

Results and team statistics

Conf. RankTeamHead coachConf. recordWin Pct.Overall recordPPGPAG
1tSewaneeJohn Gere Jayne3–0–01.000 4–0–013.5 1.0
1tAuburnJohn Heisman2–0–01.000 2–1–015.715.7
1tLSUEdmond Chavanne1–0–01.000 1–0–037.0 0.0
4 GeorgiaCharles McCarthy3–1–0.750 4–2–011.7 11.7
5tClemsonJohn Penton1–1–0.500 3–1–027.5 5.0
5tTulaneJohn Lombard1–1–0.500 1–1–07.0 23.0
7VanderbiltR. G. Acton1–2–0.333 1–5–01.510.2
8tTexasDavid Farragut Edwards0–1–0.0005–1–022.30.7
8tMississippi0–1–0.000 1–1–09.08.0
8tNashville0–2–0.0000–2–00.07.5
8tGeorgia Tech0–3–0.000 0–4–02.022.3
–Kentucky State0–0–0– 7–0–025.9 0.0
?
?Southwestern Presbyterian
Key

PPG = Average of points scored per game
PAG = Average of points allowed per game
t = Tied

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 Two

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 8Kentucky StateGeorgetown, KYW 28–0[4]
October 8ClemsonGeorgiaHerty Field • Athens, GAUGA 20–8[5]

Week Three

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 15Company H-8th MassachusettsKentucky StateLexington, KYW 59–0
October 15Atlanta Athletic ClubGeorgiaHerty Field • Athens, GAW 14–0[6]
October 15TexasAdd-Ran ChristianWaco, TXW 16–0[7]
October 15NashvilleSewaneeHardee Field • Sewanee, TNSEW 10–0[8]
October 20Bingham Military SchoolClemsonCalhoun, SCW 55–0[9]

Week Four

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 22CincinnatiVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNL 0–10[10]
October 22Georgia TechGeorgiaHerty Field • Athens, GAUGA 15–0[11]
October 22Texas A&MTexasVarsity Athletic Field •Austin, TXW 48–0[12]

Week Five

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 29Kentucky StateLouisville YMCALeague Park • Louisville, KYW 16–0[13]
October 29Galveston High SchoolTexasVarsity Athletic Field • Austin, TXW 17–0[14]
October 29VanderbiltGeorgiaPiedmont Park • Atlanta, GAUGA 4–02,000[15]

Week Six

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 5CentreKentucky StateLexington, KYW 6–0[16]
November 5Add-Ran ChristianTexasVarsity Athletic Field • Austin, TXW 29–0[17]
November 5Georgia TechAuburnDrill Field • Auburn, ALAUB 29–6[18] [19]
November 5NashvilleVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNVAN 5–0[20]
November 10 SewaneeTexasVarsity Athletic Field • Austin, TXSEW 4–0[21]

Week Seven

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 8160th IndianaKentucky StateLexington, KYW 17–0[22]
November 12 SewaneeSouthern Athletic ClubAthletic Park • New Orleans, LAW 21–0[23]
November 12VanderbiltVirginiaFontaine Ferry Park • Louisville, KYL 18–0[24]
November 12North CarolinaGeorgiaCentral City Park • Macon, GAL 0–44[25]
November 14North CarolinaAuburnDrill Field • Auburn, ALL 0–24[26] [27]
November 17ClemsonSouth CarolinaColumbia, SCW 24–0[28]

Week Nine

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 24AuburnGeorgiaPiedmont Park • Atlanta, GAAUB 18–17[30] [31]
November 24ClemsonGeorgia TechBaseball Park • Augusta, GACLEM 23–0500[32]
November 24DallasTexasVarsity Athletic Field • Austin, TXW 26–0[33]
November 25SewaneeVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNSEW 19–44,000[34]

Week Ten

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
December 12Ole MissTulaneTulane Athletic Field • New Orleans, LATUL 14–9[35]
December 17St. Thomas HallOle MissOxford, MSW 9–2[36]
December 17LSUTulaneState Field • Baton Rouge, LALSU 37–0[37]

All-Southern team

See main article: 1898 College Football All-Southern Team. W. A. Lambeth's All-Southern team:[38]

PositionNameTeam
QBFrank O. RogersNorth Carolina
HBJim MacRaeNorth Carolina
HBJack DyeVanderbilt
FBA. Clarence JonesGeorgia
EH. T. SummersgillVirginia
TJohn LoydVirginia
GWilliam S. FitzgeraldVanderbilt
CJohn L. TemplemanVirginia
GJames DavisVirginia'
TFrank BennettNorth Carolina
EHerman KoehlerNorth Carolina

Notes and References

  1. News: The Football Teams of the South. The Courier-Journal. 18. October 2, 1898. August 14, 2008. Newspapers.com.
  2. News: Harper's weekly. 1857. 65 v. Hapgood. Norman.
  3. News: Football at Lexington. The Courier-Journal. October 2, 1898. April 28, 2024. Newspapers.com.
  4. News: The State College team. The Courier-Journal. October 16, 1898. April 28, 2024. Newspapers.com.
  5. News: Georgia defeats Clemson College. The Atlanta Journal. October 10, 1898. April 28, 2024. Newspapers.com.
  6. News: Georgia defeats Atlanta's team. The Atlanta Journal. October 17, 1898. April 28, 2024. Newspapers.com.
  7. News: 'Varsity eleven wins. Austin Daily Statesman. October 16, 1898. April 28, 2024. Newspapers.com.
  8. News: Sewanee wins; Defeats Nashville by a score of ten to nothing. The Nashville American. October 16, 1898. April 28, 2024. Newspapers.com.
  9. News: Clemson defeats Bingham. The Atlanta Constitution. October 21, 1898. April 28, 2024. Newspapers.com.
  10. News: Vanderbilt's downfall; Varsity beats Southern Champions. The Cincinnati Post. October 17, 1898. April 28, 2024. Newspapers.com.
  11. News: October 24, 1898. University defeats Techs. The Atlanta Constitution.
  12. News: Varsity eleven, 48; A. and M. 0; Contest at Athletic Park was a big sided victory for University. Austin Daily Statesman. October 23, 1898. April 28, 2024. Newspapers.com.
  13. News: State College eleveen defeats Louisville's team. The Courier-Journal. October 30, 1898. April 28, 2024. Newspapers.com.
  14. News: Austin 17, Galveston 0; The 'Varsity eleven was too much for the Island City team. Houston Daily Post. October 30, 1898. April 28, 2024. Newspapers.com.
  15. News: Fast work wins it; Fleetness of the Georgia players defeats Vanderbilt's eleven there. The Nashville American. October 30, 1898. April 28, 2024. Newspapers.com.
  16. News: Lexington the winner. The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 6, 1898. April 28, 2024. Newspapers.com.
  17. News: 'Varsity won again . Austin Daily Statesman. November 6, 1898. April 28, 2024. Newspapers.com.
  18. News: Auburn defeats the Techs. The Atlanta Constitution. November 6, 1898. April 28, 2024. Newspapers.com.
  19. News: Auburn wins. The Birmingham Age-Herald. November 6, 1898. April 28, 2024. Newspapers.com.
  20. News: Victory for Vanderbilt. Chattanooga Daily Times. November 6, 1898. April 28, 2024. Newspapers.com.
  21. News: Brilliant football; Sewanee defeats the University of Texas. The Times-Democrat. November 11, 1898. April 28, 2024. Newspapers.com.
  22. News: The 160th gone South. The Indianapolis Journal. November 10, 1898. April 28, 2024. Newspapers.com.
  23. News: Sewanee Makes the Score 21 to 0. The Times-Picayune. November 13, 1898. 8. July 15, 2015. Newspapers.com.
  24. News: Victory for the Orange and Blue. The Courier-Journal. November 13, 1898. April 28, 2024. Newspapers.com.
  25. News: Carolina defeats Georgia. The Washington Post. November 13, 1898. April 28, 2024. Newspapers.com.
  26. News: Auburn, too, goes down to Tar men. The Atlanta Journal. November 15, 1898. April 28, 2024. Newspapers.com.
  27. News: Auburn eleven fails to score. The Birmingham Age-Herald. November 15, 1898. April 28, 2024. Newspapers.com.
  28. News: Clemson wins at football. The Selma Times. November 19, 1898. April 28, 2024. Newspapers.com.
  29. News: State College won. The Courier-Journal. November 20, 1898. April 28, 2024. Newspapers.com.
  30. News: Auburn pluck too much for Georgia. The Times-Democrat. November 25, 1898. April 28, 2024. Newspapers.com.
  31. News: Auburn's fast team too much for Georgia and the captain of that team laid down and took his men off the field. The Montgomery Advertiser. November 25, 1898. April 28, 2024. Newspapers.com.
  32. News: The Clemson boys defeat the Techs. The Atlanta Journal. November 25, 1898.
  33. News: University 26, Dallas 0. Houston Daily Post. November 25, 1898. April 28, 2024. Newspapers.com.
  34. News: Sewanee defeats Vanderbilt. The Birmingham Age-Herald. November 25, 1898. April 28, 2024. Newspapers.com.
  35. News: Tulane wins; Mississippians beaten by score of 14 to 9. The Times-Democrat. December 13, 1898. April 28, 2024. Newspapers.com.
  36. News: St. Thomas Hall defeated. The Commercial Appeal. December 18, 1898. April 28, 2024. Newspapers.com.
  37. News: 37 to 0; Tulane outclassed by the L.S.U. eleven. The Times-Democrat. December 18, 1898. April 28, 2024. Newspapers.com.
  38. Football In The South. Outing. 33. 527. W. A. Lambeth. Outing Publishing Company. 1899.

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