The 1901 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 1901 college football season. The season began on September 28.

Amidst charges of professionalism, Georgia Tech and Nashville were blacklisted. The 1901 game of LSU versus Tulane eventually ended up as a forfeiture. Tulane forfeited the game the November 16 due to a ruling from the SIAA. The 1901 edition of the Battle for the Flag against LSU was originally a 22-0 victory for Tulane. It was later forfeited after a petition to the SIAA, and was recorded as a 0-11 loss for Tulane. After the game, LSU protested to the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, and alleged that Tulane had used a professional player during the game. Several months later, the SIAA ruled the game an 11-0 forfeit in favor of LSU.

The 1901 team was likely the best football team in Nashville's history. Coached by Charley Moran, though they lost to southern power Vanderbilt, they "mopped up with about everything else."

Season overview Results and team statistics

Conf. RankTeamHead coachConf. recordWinning Pct.Overall recordPPGPAG1 Vanderbilt Billy Watkins 4–0–0 1.000 6–1–1 22.3 1.52 Clemson John Heisman 2–0–1 .833 3–1–1 38.0 7.63 (tie) LSU W. S. Borland 2–1–0 .667 5–1–0 3 (tie) North Carolina Charles Jenkins 2–1–0 .667 7–2–0 3 (tie) Tulane H. T. Summersgill 2–1–0 .667 4–2–0 6 Alabama M. S. Harvey 2–1–2 .600 2–1–2 7 (tie) Auburn Billy Watkins 2–2–1 .500 2–3–1 7 (tie) Tennessee George Kelley 1–1–2 .500 3–3–2 9 Mississippi A&M L. B. Harvey 1–2–0 .333 2–2–1 10 Georgia E. E. Jones 0–3–2 .250 1–5–2 11 (tie) Cumberland J. S. Kuykendall 0–1–0 .000 0–1–0 11 (tie) Kentucky State W. H. Kiler 0–2–0 .000 2–6–1 11 (tie) Mississippi William Shibley 0–4–0 .000 2–4–0 – Texas S. H. Thompson 0–0–0 – 8–2–1

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 ReferenceOctober 5Kentucky StateVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNVAN 22–0 October 5ClemsonBowman Field • Calhoun, SCW 122–0 October 5Mooney SchoolCumberlandLebanon, TNL 10–12 October 7Houston Athletic AssociationTexasVarsity Athletic Field • Austin, TX W 32–0

Week Two Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 11CumberlandClarksville, TNL 0–5 October 12CincinnatiKentucky StateLexington, KYT 0–0 October 12Oak Ridge Military AcademyNorth CarolinaCampus Athletic Field • Chapel Hill, NCW 28–0 October 12South CarolinaGeorgiaAugusta Baseball Park • Augusta, GAW 10–5 October 12TennesseeChilhowee Park • Knoxville, TNW 8–0 October 12VanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNW 25–0 October 12NashvilleTexasDallas Fair Grounds • Dallas, TXT 5–5 October 16North Carolina A&MNorth CarolinaCampus Athletic Field • Chapel Hill, NCW 42–0 October 16TulaneMeridian Athletic ClubMeridian, MSW 15–0

Week Three Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 19Memphis University SchoolOle MissOxford, MSW 6–0 October 19Kentucky StateGeorgetown, KYW 17–0 October 19GuilfordNorth CarolinaCampus Athletic Field • Chapel Hill, NCW 42–0 October 19OklahomaTexasVarsity Athletic Field • Austin, TXW 12–6 October 19NashvilleAuburnWest End Park • Birmingham, ALL 5–23 October 19ClemsonTennesseeChilhowee Park • Knoxville, TNT 6–6 October 19GeorgiaVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNVAN 47–0 October 21GeorgiaSewaneeHardee Field • Sewanee, TNL 0–47 October 25CumberlandSewaneeHardee Field • Sewanee, TNL 5–44

Week Four Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 26Ole MiissAlabamaThe Quad • Tuscaloosa, ALALA 41–0 October 26 VanderbiltAuburnRiverside Park • Montgomery, ALVAN 41–0 October 26Mississippi A&MMemphis, TNT 0–0 October 26North CarolinaDavidsonLatta Park • Charlotte, NCW 6–0 October 26 ClemsonGeorgiaHerty Field • Athens, GACLEM 28–0 October 26Kentucky UniversityKentucky StateLexington, KYL 0–27 October 26Texas A&MTexas San Antonio, TXW 17–0 October 26TennesseeNashvillePeabody Field • Nashville, TNL 5–16 October 26TulaneMobile YMCAMobile, ALL 0–2 October 28LSULouisiana IndustrialRuston, LAW 57–0 October 28Ole MissMississippi A&MStarkville Fairgrounds • Starkville, MSMSA&M 17–0 October 29TexasBaylorWaco, TXW 23–0 October 31VPIClemsonColumbia, SCL 11–17

Week Five Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 2Mississippi A&MMeridian Athletic AssociationMeridian, MSW 11–5 November 2Southwestern BaptistOle MissOxford, MSW 17–0 November 2New Orleans YMCATulaneTulane Athletic Field • New Orleans, LAW 23–0 November 2Kentucky UniversityTennesseeChilhowee Park • Knoxville, TNL 0–6 November 2VanderbiltWashington UniversityAthletic Park • St. Louis, MOL 11–12 November 2Kentucky StateAvondale Athletic ClubAvondale Field • Cincinnati, OHL 6–17 November 2North CarolinaGeorgiaBrisbine Park • Atlanta, GAUNC 27–0 November 4North CarolinaAuburnDrill Field • Auburn, ALUNC 10–0 November 7Ole MissLSUState Field • Baton Rouge, LALSU 46–0

Week Six Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 9Dallas A. C.TexasVarsity Athletic Field • Austin, TXW 12–0 November 9GeorgiaAlabamaHighland Park • Montgomery, ALT 0–0 November 9Mississippi A&MTulaneTulane Athletic Field • New Orleans, LATUL 24–6 November 9TennesseeVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNVAN 22–0 November 9Kentucky StateLouisville YMCALeague Park • Louisville, KYL 0–11 November 15AuburnAlabamaThe Quad • Tuscaloosa, ALAUB 17–0

Week Seven Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 15DavidsonGeorgiaHerty Field • Athens, GAL 6–16 November 16Central UniversityKentucky StateLexington, KYL 0–5 November 16Mississippi A&MAlabamaThe Quad • Tuscaloosa, ALALA 45–0 November 16TexasMissouriRollins Field • Columbia, MOW 11–0 November 16LSUTulaneTulane Athletic Field • New Orleans, LALSU 11–05,000November 16Georgetown (KY)TennesseeChilhowee Park • Knoxville, TNW 12–0 November 16SewaneeVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNT 0–0 November 19North CarolinaNorth Carolina A&MState Fairgrounds • Raleigh, NCW 30–0 November 19TexasKirksville OsteopathsKirksville, MOL 0–48 November 20AuburnLSUState Field • Baton Rouge, LAAUB 28–0

Week Eight Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 23 North CarolinaVirginiaLeagur Park • Norfolk, VAL 6–235,000November 23 TexasKansasMcCook Field • Lawrence, KSL 0–12600November 23 Kentucky StateTennesseeChilhowee Park • Knoxville, TNTENN 5–0 November 25 TexasOklahomaNormal grounds • Norman, OKW 11–0 November 28 Cincinnati JVKentucky StateLexington, KYW 16–0 November 28 TennesseeAlabamaWest End Park • Birmingham, ALT 6–6 November 28 AuburnGeorgiaPiedmont Park • Atlanta, GAT 0–0 November 28 New Orleans YMCALSUState Field • Baton Rouge, LAW 38–0 November 28 Texas A&MTexasVarsity Athletic Field • Austin, TXW 32–0 November 28 ClemsonNorth CarolinaLatta Park • Charlotte, NCCLEM 22–10 November 28 Ole MissTulaneTulane Athletic Field • New Orleans, LATUL 25–11 November 282:00 p. m.NashvilleVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNVAN 10–04,000

Week Nine Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceDecember 5ArkansasLSUState Field • Baton Rouge, LAW 15–0

Awards and honors

All-Southerns

HB - Ormond Simkins, Sewanee (O)

References