The 1902 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 1902 college football season. The season began on September 27.

Clemson claimed an SIAA title.

Season overview Results and team statistics Conf. RankTeamHead coachConf. recordWinning Pct.Overall recordPPGPAG1 Clemson John Heisman 5–0–0 1.000 6–1–0 21.7 3.12 Vanderbilt Billy Watkins 6–1–0 .857 8–1–0 23.8 6.73 LSU W. S. Borland 5–1–0 .833 6–1–0 11.7 3.64 Texas J. B. Hart 4–1–0 .800 6–3–1 8.2 3.45 (tie) Sewanee L. W. Boynton 4–2–0 .667 7–2–0 13.0 3.15 (tie) Tennessee H. F. Fisher 4–2–0 .667 6–2–0 11.0 4.97 Georgia Billy Reynolds 3–2–1 .583 4–2–1 6.9 7.48 (tie) Mississippi D. S. Martin 3–3–0 .500 4–3–3 17.3 6.68 (tie) Nashville Neil Snow 2–2–0 .500 2–4–0 10 Auburn Robert Kent / M. S. Harvey 2–4–1 .357 2–4–1 6.6 6.411 Alabama Eli Abbott 2–4–0 .333 4–4–0 6.6 6.112 Cumberland A. L. Phillips 1–4–0 .250 3–5–0 18.0 17.013 (tie) Tulane Virginius Dabney 0–4–2 .167 1–4–2 6.7 9.613 (tie) Furman Charles Roller 0–2–1 .167 4–3–4 3.5 5.115 Georgia Tech George Andree 0–5–2 .143 0–6–2 2.9 15.316 Mississippi A&M Jerry Gwin 0–4–1 .100 1–4–1 7.2 13.317 Kentucky State E. N. McLeod 0–2–0 .000 4–6–1 Key

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

Regular season Index to colors and formattingNon-conference matchup; SIAA member wonNon-conference matchup; SIAA member lostNon-conference matchup; tieConference matchup SIAA teams in bold.

Week One Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceSeptember 20MooneyCumberland L 0–15

Week Two Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceSeptember 27VanderbiltCumberlandLebanon, TNVAN 45–0 September 27MooneySewaneeHardee Field • Sewanee, TNW 39–0 September 27Q & C RailroadKentucky StateLexington, KYW 22–0

Week Three Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 3FurmanBingham Military SchoolRiverside Park • Asheville, NC W 12–0 October 4North Carolina A&MClemsonBowman Field • Calhoun, SCW 11–5 October 4OklahomaTexasVarsity Athletic Field • Austin, TXW 22–6 October 4Miami (OH)Kentucky StateLexington, KYW 11–5 October 6North Carolina A&MFurmanGreenville, SCT 0–0 October 8NashvilleCumberlandPeabody Field • Nashville, TNNASH 11–0

Week Four Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 10Birmingham High SchoolAlabamaThe Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL W 57–0 October 10FurmanDavidsonDavidson, NCW 6–0 October 10SewaneeTexasFairgrounds • Dallas, TXTEX 11–0 October 11AuburnGeorgia TechPiedmont Park • Atlanta, GAAUB 18–6 October 11Kentucky UniversityNashvilleAthletic Park • Nashville, TNL 0–17 October 11TennesseeBaldwin Park • Knoxville, TNW 12–0 October 11Ole MissVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNVAN 29–0 October 11FurmanNorth CarolinaCampus Athletic Field • Chapel Hill, NCUNC 10–0 October 13AlabamaThe Quad • Tuscaloosa, ALW 81–0 October 13FurmanNorth Carolina A&MFairgrounds • Raleigh, NCW 5–2

Week Five Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 16LSUSouthwestern LouisianaLafayette, LAW 42–0 October 17CumberlandMississippi A&MStarkville Fairgrounds • Starkville, MSCUM 15–6 October 18CumberlandOle MissOxford, MSMISS 38–0 October 18AuburnAlabamaWest End Park • Birmingham, AL AUB 23–0 October 18ClemsonGeorgia TechBrisbane Park • Atlanta, GACLEM 44–5 October 18FurmanGeorgiaHerty Field • Athens, GAUGA 11–0 October 18LSUTexasFairgrounds • San Antonio, TXLSU 5–0 October 18Kentucky StateLexington, KYW 28–0 October 18Tulane AlumniTulaneAthletic Park • New Orleans, LAW 26–0 October 18VanderbiltDanville, KYW 24–17 October 18VirginiaNashvilleAthletic Park • Nashville, TN L 0–27

Week Six Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 21TennesseeBaldwin Park • Knoxville, TNW 34–0 October 24ClemsonFurmanGreenville, SCCLEM 28–0 October 25Kentucky StateNashvilleAthletic Park • Nashville, TNNASH 11–0 October 25GeorgiaGeorgia TechBrisbane Park • Atlanta, GAT 0–0 October 25Ole MissMississippi A&MStarkville Fairgrounds • Starkville, MSMISS 21–0 October 25 SewaneeWashington UniversityLeague Park • St. Louis, MOW 22–6 October 25TexasTexas A&MFairgrounds • San Antonio, TXT 0–0 October 25AuburnTulaneAthletic Park • New Orleans, LAT 0–01,500October 25VanderbiltTennesseeBaldwin Park • Knoxville, TN VAN 12–5 October 27AuburnLSUState Field • Baton Rouge, LALSU 5–02,000October 27Kentucky StateMooneyMurfreesboro, TN L 0–23

Week Seven Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 30ClemsonSouth CarolinaColumbia, SCL 12–6 November 1GeorgiaAlabamaWest End Park • Birmingham, ALUGA 5–0 November 1Georgia TechFurmanGreenville, SCT 0–0 November 1Memphis University SchoolOle MissOxford, MSW 42–0 November 1Mississippi A&MTulaneAthletic Park • New Orleans, LAT 11–11 November 1SewaneeTennesseeBaldwin Park • Knoxville, TNTENN 6–0 November 1TexasVarsity Athletic Field • Austin, TXW 27–0 November 1Washington UniversityVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNW 33–12 November 1Kentucky StateDanville, KYL 0–15

Week Eight Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 6SewaneeAuburnWest End Park • Birmingham, ALSEW 6–0 November 7TennesseeNashvillePeabody Field • Nashville, TNTENN 10–0 November 8Mississippi A&MAlabamaThe Quad • Tuscaloosa, ALALA 27–0 November 8GeorgiaClemsonBowman Field • Calhoun, SCCLEM 36–0 November 8Ole MissLSUAthletic Park • New Orleans, LALSU 6–0 November 8CumberlandLebanon, TNW 48–0 November 8St. AlbansGeorgia TechBrisbane Park • Atlanta, GAW 17–0 November 8TulaneTexas A&MFairgrounds • Bryan, TXL 17–5 November 8Kentucky StateLouisville YMCAEclipse Park • Louisville, KYL 0–17 November 8Kentucky UniversityVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNW 16–5 November 8HaskellTexasVarsity Athletic Field • Austin, TXL 0–12 November 10St. AlbansFurmanGreenville, SCT 0–0

Week Nine Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 13DavidsonGeorgia TechBrisbane Park • Atlanta, GAL 7–6 November 14South CarolinaFurmanGreenville, SCW 10–0 November 14DavidsonGeorgiaHerty Field • Athens, GAW 27–0 November 15CincinnatiKentucky StateLexington, KYT 6–6 November 15South KentuckyCumberlandLexington, KYW 80–0 November 15ClemsonAuburnDrill Field • Auburn, ALCLEM 16–0 November 15Mississippi A&MHoward (AL)West End Park • Birmingham, ALW 26–0 November 15Ole MissTennesseeRed Elm Park • Memphis, TNTENN 11–10 November 15TexasNashvillePeabody Field • Nashville, TNTEX 11–5 November 15VanderbiltTulaneAthletic Park • New Orleans, LAVAN 23–58,000November 17VanderbiltLSUState Field • Baton Rouge, LAVAN 27–51,000November 18SewaneeGeorgiaBrisbane Park • Atlanta, GASEW 11–0

Week Ten Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 19TexasAlabamaThe Quad • Tuscaloosa, ALTEX 10–0 November 21CumberlandSewaneeHardee Field • Sewanee, TNSEW 22–0 November 22TennesseeGeorgia TechBrisbane Park • Atlanta, GATENN 10–6 November 24TexasTulaneAthletic Park • New Orleans, LATEX 6–0

Week Eleven Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 27Georgia TechAlabamaWest End Park • Birmingham, ALALA 26–0 November 27ClemsonTennesseeBaldwin Park • Knoxville, TNCLEM 11–0 November 27FurmanCharleston AABaseball Park • Charleston, SCT 5–5 November 27AuburnGeorgiaPiedmont Park • Atlanta, GAUGA 12–5 November 27LSUMississippi A&MStarkville Fairgrounds • Starkville, MSLSU 6–0 November 27Ole MissTulaneAthletic Park • New Orleans, LAMISS 10–0 November 27SewaneeVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNSEW 11–5 November 27Texas A&MTexasVarsity Athletic Field • Austin, TXL 11–0 November 27Kentucky UniversityKentucky StateLexington, KYL 5–6 November 29LSUAlabamaThe Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL LSU 11–0

All-Southern team

Walker Reynolds Tichenor's All-Southern team:Fuzzy Woodruff's A History of Southern Football PositionNameTeamQBJohn MaxwellClemsonHBMarvin DickinsonGeorgiaFBJock HanveyClemsonECarl SittonClemsonEFrank RidleyGeorgiaGHenry D. PhillipsSewaneeGJames C. ElmerAuburnCHarold KetronGeorgiaGSandy BeaverGeorgiaTJoseph Lee Kirby-SmithSewaneeEHope SadlerClemson

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