1918 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

1918 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
LeagueNCAA
SportCollege football
DurationSeptember 28, 1918
through December 7, 1918
Number of teams11
Regular Season
Season championsGeorgia Tech
Football seasons
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1918 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgia Tech $ 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Vanderbilt 2 – 0 – 0 4 – 2 – 0
Mississippi A&M 2 – 0 – 0 3 – 2 – 0
Clemson 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
South Carolina 2 – 1 – 1 2 – 1 – 1
Furman 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Sewanee 0 – 1 – 0 3 – 2 – 0
The Citadel 0 – 1 – 1 0 – 2 – 1
Auburn 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Ole Miss 0 – 2 – 0 1 – 3 – 0
Wofford 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 3 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • There were several SIAA schools that did not field a team due to World War I.

The 1918 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 1918 college football season. The season began on September 28.

Georgia Tech was conference champion. Center Bum Day was the first Southern player ever selected to Walter Camp's All-America first-team.

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

SIAA teams in bold.

Week One

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
September 28 Camp Sevier Clemson Riggs Field • Calhoun, SC W 61–0 [1]

Week Two

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 5 Clemson Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta, GA GT 28–0 [2]
October 5 Morgan Training School Sewanee Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN W 68–6

Week Three

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 12 Furman Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta, GA GT 118–0 [3]
October 12 Camp Greenleaf Sewanee Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN L 0–14 [4]

Week Four

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 19 Oglethorpe Auburn Drake Field • Auburn, AL W 58–0 [5]
October 19 Camp Greenleaf Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN L 0–6 [6]
October 19 Georgia Eleventh Cavalry Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta, GA W 123–0 [7]

Week Five

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 26 Camp Greenleaf Auburn Drake Field • Auburn, AL L 0–26 [8]
October 26 Camp Hancock Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN L 6–25 [9]
October 26 Camp Gordon Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta, GA W 28–0 12,000 [10]
October 26 48th Infantry Furman Furman campus • Greenville, SC W 26–0 [11]

Week Six

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 2 Sewanee Tennessee (SATC) Waite Field • Knoxville, TN W 68–0 [12]
November 2 Clemson South Carolina University Field • Columbia, SC CLEM 39–0 [13]
November 2 48th Infantry Furman Furman campus • Greenville, SC W 20–7 3,000 [14]
November 2 Kentucky Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN W 33–0 [15]
November 2 Payne Field Mississippi A&M New Athletic Field • Starkville, MS L 6–7 [16]
November 3 Auburn Marion Marion, AL W 20–7 [17]

Week Seven

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 9 Auburn Camp Gordon Memorial Stadium • Columbua, GA L 14–6 [18]
November 9 Erskine Furman Furman campus • Greenville, SC T 6–6 [19]
November 9 Camp Hancock Clemson Riggs Field • Calhoun, SC L 13–66 [20]
November 9 Camp Shelby Mississippi A&M New Athletic Field • Starkville, MS W 12–0 [21]
November 9 Payne Field Ole Miss West Point, MS L 0–6 [22]
November 9 Tennessee (SATC) Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN W 76–0 [23]
November 10 NC State Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta, GA W 128–0 [24]

Week Eight

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 16 Clemson The Citadel Davis Field • Columbia, SC CLEM 7–0 [25]
November 16 Erskine Wofford Spartanburg, SC L 0–27 [26]
November 16 Union (TN) Ole Miss Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS W 39–0 [27]
November 16 Park Field Mississippi A&M Russwood Park • Memphis, TN L 0–6 [28]
November 16 Vanderbilt Auburn Rickwood Field • Birmingham, AL VAN 21–0 [29]
November 16 South Carolina Furman Furman campus • Greenville, SC SCAR 20–12 [30]

Week Nine

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 22 Charleston Navy The Citadel College Park Stadium • Charleston, SC L 0–6
November 22 Fort Oglethorpe Sewanee Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TN W 24–6 [31]
November 23 Furman Clemson Riggs Field • Calhoun, SC CLEM 68–7 [32]
November 23 Georgia Tech Pittsburgh Forbes Field • Pittsburgh, PA L 0–32 30,000 [33]
November 23 Wofford South Carolina University Field • Columbia, SC SCAR 13–0 [34]

Week Ten

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 28 Davidson Clemson Riggs Field • Calhoun, SC W 7–0 [35]
November 28 Auburn Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta, GA GT 41–0 [36]
November 28 Ole Miss Mississippi A&M New Athletic Field • Starkville, MS MSA&M 34–0 [37]
November 28 The Citadel South Carolina County Fairgrounds • Orangeburg, SC T 0–0 [38]
November 28 Sewanee Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN VAN 40–0 [39]
November 30 2nd Development Regiment Furman Furman campus • Greenville, SC L 7–13 [40]

Week Eleven

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
December 4 Furman Wofford Spartanburg, SC FUR 7–0 [41]
December 7 Mississippi A&M Ole Miss Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS MSA&M 13–0 [42]
December 7 Presbyterian Furman Furman campus • Greenville, SC L 7–13 [43]
December 7 Camp Sheridan Auburn Soldiers Field • Montgomery, AL L 0–7 [44]

Awards and honors

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All-Americans

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Main article: 1918 College Football All-America Team

References

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  1. ^ "Pigeons bring in story of defat". The Greenville News. September 28, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Jackets defeat Tigers in typical opening game". The Atlanta Constitution. October 6, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tech walloped Furman 118 to 0". The Greenville News. October 13, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Sewanee Tigers defeated, 14–0, by Camp Greenleaf soldiers". Nashville Tennessean. October 13, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Auburn Tigers make big score". The Birmingham News. October 20, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Soldiers win on muddy field". Nashville Banner. October 20, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Eleventh Cavalry gets a taste of front trenches; Ga. Tech wins 123 to 0". The Atlanta Journal. October 20, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Camp Greenleaf team defeats Auburn, 26 to 0". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 27, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Vandy is beaten by Camp Hancock". The Atlanta Constitution. October 27, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Yellow Jackets defeat Camp Gordon". The Atlanta Constitution. October 27, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Furman trims 48th Infantry, 26 To 0 in season's first game". The Greenville Daily News. October 27, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Sewanee Tigers literally swamp Univ. Tennessee". Nashville Tennessean. November 3, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Clemson wins from Carolina". The State. November 3, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Furman downs 48th Infantry, 20 To 7 in hard fought battle". The Greenville Daily News. November 3, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Forward pass beats Kentucky State team". The Birmingham Age-Herald. November 3, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Payne gridiron Warriors trim A&M College". Payne Field Zooms. November 6, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Auburn defeats Marion on campus by score of 20 to 6". The Marion Times-Standard. November 7, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Camp Gordon defeats Alabama Polytechnic". The Tampa Tribune. November 10, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ "Furman and Erskine fought hard for game but results[sic] was a tie". The Greenville Daily News. November 10, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ "Ordnance eleven defeats Clemson". Trench and Camp. November 13, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ "Mississippi Aggies beat Camp Shelby". The Birmingham News. November 10, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ^ "Payne defeats U. of Miss. in gridiron clash". Payne Field Zooms. November 13, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ^ "Vanderbilt smothers Tennessee beneath avalanche of scores". Nashville Banner. November 10, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. ^ "N.C. State College is defeated by Ga. Tech". The Charlotte Observer. November 10, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  25. ^ "Clemson wins great game from Citadel". The Sunday Record. November 17, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  26. ^ "Seceders down Methodist lads". The State. November 17, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  27. ^ "Ole Miss beats Union". The Commercial Appeal. November 17, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  28. ^ "Park Field victors in game with A. & M." The Commercial Appeal. November 17, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  29. ^ "Auburn Tiger beaten by rivals air attack". The Birmingham News. November 17, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  30. ^ "Carolina beat Furman 20 to 12". The Greenville News. November 17, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  31. ^ "Tigers take neat tussle". The Chattanooga Daily Times. November 23, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  32. ^ "Furman loses strong'r Clemson". The Greenville Daily News. November 24, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  33. ^ "Georgia Tech meets first defeat in years". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 24, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  34. ^ "Carolina downs Wofford eleven". The State. November 24, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  35. ^ "Davidson loses to Tiger eleven". The State. November 29, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  36. ^ "Georgia Tech romped on Alabama Polys". The Houston Post. November 29, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  37. ^ "Mississippi Aggies easily beat Ole Miss". The Commercial Appeal. November 29, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  38. ^ "Ancient rivals battle to draw, Carolina and Citadel in scoreless tie". The State. November 29, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  39. ^ "Vandy beats Sewanee, 40–0". The Nashville Tennessean. November 29, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  40. ^ "Furman, outweighed, defeated by Sevier soldier team, 13–7". The Greenville Daily News. December 1, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  41. ^ "Furman wins football classic from Wofford by score of 7 To 0". The Greenville Daily News. December 5, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  42. ^ "13 wins for A. & M." The Commercial Appeal. December 8, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  43. ^ "Presbyterians beat in last game of the season 13 To 7". The Greenville Daily News. December 8, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  44. ^ "Sheridan eleven defeats Auburn". The Montgomery Advertiser. December 8, 1918. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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