The 1899 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 1899 college football season.
The season began on October 6, 1899 with Vanderbilt visiting Cumberland.
Sewanee won the conference with 11 conference victories. With just 13 players, the team known as the "Iron Men" had a six-day road trip with five shutout wins over Texas A&M; Texas; Tulane; LSU; and Ole Miss. Sportswriter Grantland Rice called the group "the most durable football team I ever saw." The road trip is recalled memorably with the Biblical allusion "...and on the seventh day they rested."
Season overview Results and team statistics Conf. RankTeamHead coachConf. recordWin Pct.Overall recordPPGPAG1 (tie)SewaneeBilly Suter11–0–01.00012–0–026.80.81 (tie)VanderbiltJames Crane5–0–01.0007–2–012.1 4.81 (tie)AlabamaW. A. Martin1–0–01.0003–1–09.77.74NashvilleC. E. Woodruff4–1–04–1–1 5TennesseeJ. A. Pierce2–1–0.6676–2–010.77.66AuburnJohn Heisman2–1–1.6253–1–129.62.27TexasGordon Clarke3–2–0.6006–2–014.63.08North CarolinaWilliam Reynolds1–1–0.5007–3–0 15.75.39Ole MissW. H. Lyon3–4–0.4293–4–06.36.710GeorgiaGordon Saussy2–3–1.4172–3–17.33.711 (tie)Clemson Walter Riggs1–2–0.3334–2–018.28.311 (tie) 1–2–0.3331–2–0 13LSUJohn Gregg1–3–0.2501–4–07.625.214 (tie)Kentucky StateW. R. Bass0–1–0.0005–2–210.94.914 (tie) 0–1–0.0001–1–022.52714 (tie)E. D. Kuykendall 0–3–0.0000–3–00.040.314 (tie)Georgia TechCow Nalley0–5–0.0000–6–00.831.014 (tie)TulaneHarris Collier0–5–0.0000–6–10.020.1 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 6VanderbiltCumberlandLebanon, TNVAN 32–0 October 7ClemsonGeorgiaHerty Field • Athens, GAUGA 11–0 October 7Kentucky StateLexington, KY W 23–6 October 7North Carolina A&MNorth CarolinaCampus Athletic Field • Chapel Hill, NC W 34–0 October 11TennesseeBaldwin Park • Knoxville, TNW 11–5 October 12Oak RidgeNorth CarolinaCampus Athletic Field • Chapel Hill, NC W 16–0
Week Two Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 14Mooney SchoolSW PresbyterianBall Park • Clarksville, TNW 45–0 October 14NashvilleCumberlandLebanon, TN NASH 18–0 October 14Miami (OH)VanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNW 12–0 October 14Georgia TechAuburnDrill Field • Auburn, ALAUB 63–0 October 14DavidsonClemsonRock Hill, SCW 10–0 October 14GuilfordNorth CarolinaCampus Athletic Field • Chapel Hill, NCW 45–0 October 18Miami (OH)Kentucky StateLexington, KYW 18–5 October 18Atlanta Athletic ClubGeorgia TechPiedmont Park • Atlanta, GAL 0–2
Week Three Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 20CincinnatiVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNL 6–0 October 21Kentucky StateDanville, KYT 11–11 October 21NashvilleNormal College Field • Nashville, TNT 5–5 October 21TexasDallas Athletic ClubDallas, TXW 11–6 October 21Tuscaloosa Athletic ClubAlabamaThe Quad • Tuscaloosa, ALW 16–5 October 21Montgomery Athletic ClubAuburnDrill Field • Auburn, ALW 41–0 October 21SewaneeGeorgiaPiedmont Park • Atlanta, GASEW 12–0 October 21DavidsonNorth CarolinaLatta Park • Charlotte, NCW 10–0 October 21VPITennesseeBaldwin Park • Knoxville, TN L 5–0 October 23SewaneeGeorgia TechPiedmont Park • Atlanta, GASEW 32–0 October 23Horner's SchoolNorth CarolinaCampus Athletic Field • Chapel Hill, NCW 46–0
Week Four Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 27Ole MissCentral (KY)Citizens' Park • Memphis, TNMISS 13–6 October 28NashvilleOle MissOxford, MSNASH 11–0 October 28TennesseeSewaneeHardee Field • Sewanee, TNSEW 46–0 October 28IndianaVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNL 22–0 October 28 ClemsonAuburnDrill Field • Auburn, ALAUB 34–0 October 28 Georgia TechGeorgiaHerty Field • Athens, GAUGA 33–0 October 28North CarolinaNorth Carolina A&MRaleigh, NCT 11–11 October 31San AntonioTexasVarsity Athletic Field • Austin, TXW 28–0 October 31"Old" MarylandNorth CarolinaCampus Athletic Field • Chapel Hill, NCW 6–0
Week Five Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 3 SW PresbyterianSewaneeHardee Field • Sewanee, TNSEW 54–0 November 3LSUOle MissFairgrounds • Meridian, MSMISS 11–05,000November 4North CarolinaNavyWorden Field • Annapolis, MDL 0–12 November 4Kentucky StateTennesseeBaldwin Park • Knoxville, TNTENN 12–0 November 4Ole MissVanderbiltBillings Park • Memphis, TNVAN 11–0 November 4Texas A&MTexasSan Antonio, TXW 6–0 November 8North CarolinaPrincetonUniversity Field • Princeton, NJL 0–30 November 9ClemsonSouth CarolinaColumbia, SCW 34–0 November 9SewaneeTexasVarsity Athletic Field • Austin, TX SEW 12–02,500
Week Six Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 10SewaneeTexas A&MHerald Park • Houston, TXW 10–0600November 11 SewaneeTulaneTulane Athletic Field • New Orleans, LASEW 23–0~1,000November 11Central (KY)Kentucky State Lexington, KYCENT 5–0 November 11Montgomery Athletic ClubAlabamaThe Quad • Tuscaloosa, ALW 16–0 November 11GeorgiaTennesseeBaldwin Park • Knoxville, TNTENN 5–0 November 11NashvilleGeorgia TechPiedmont Park • Atlanta, GANASH 15–0 November 11VanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNW 22–0 November 13SewaneeLSUState Field • Baton Rouge, LASEW 34–02,000+November 13SewaneeOle MissBillings Park • Memphis, TNSEW 12–0
Week Seven Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 18North Carolina A&MClemsonRock Hill, SCW 24–0 November 18AuburnGeorgiaPiedmont Park • Atlanta, GAT 0–0 November 18TexasVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNVAN 6–0 November 18SW PresbyterianNashvilleNormal College Field • Nashville, TNNASH 39–0 November 20TexasTulaneTulane Athletic Field • New Orleans, LATEX 11–0 November 20CumberlandSewaneeHardee Field • Sewanee, TNSEW 71–0 November 21Kentucky StateLexington, KYT 0–0 November 22Washington and LeeKentucky StateLexington, KYW 6–0 November 23Washington and LeeTennesseeBaldwin Park • Knoxville, TNW 11–0
Week Eight Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 24 AlabamaOle MissDriving Park • Jackson, MSALA 7–5600November 25 AlabamaNew Orleans Athletic ClubAthletic Park • New Orleans, LAL 21–0 November 25 Central (KY)VanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNVAN 21–16 November 25 TulaneTexasVarsity Athletic Field • Austin, TXTEX 32–0 November 27 TulaneTexas A&MHerald Park • Houston, TXL 22–0 November 28 LSULake Charles High SchoolHoohoo Park • Lake Charles, LAW 48–0 November 30 2:50 p. m.SewaneeAuburnRiverside Park • Montgomery, ALSEW 11–10 November 30 Kentucky AlumniKentucky StateLexington, KYW 6–5 November 30 Georgia TechClemsonGreenville, SCCLEM 41–5 November 30 North CarolinaGeorgiaPiedmont Park • Atlanta, GAUNC 5–03,000November 30 LSUTexasVarsity Athletic Field • Austin, TXTEX 29–0 November 30 Ole MissTulaneTulane Athletic Field • New Orleans, LAMISS 15–0 November 30 Kentucky UniversityTennesseeBaldwin Park • Knoxville, TNW 41–0 November 30 NashvilleVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNVAN 5–04,000
Week Nine Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceDecember 2North CarolinaSewaneePiedmont Park • Atlanta, GASEW 5–02,000December 2LSUTexas A&MCollege Station, TXL 42–0
Week Ten Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceDecember 8TulaneLSUState Field • Baton Rouge, LALSU 38–0
Week Twelve Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceDecember 25TennesseeChattanooga, TNW 6–0
All-Southern team
W. A. Lambeth's All-Southern team: PositionNameTeamQBWarbler WilsonSewaneeHBArthur FeaginAuburnHBHarry GerstleVirginiaFBRobert M. ColemanVirginiaEBart SimsSewaneeTW. HamiltonGeorgiaGWilliam ChoiceVPICCarlos A. LongGeorgetownGWallace CrutchfieldVanderbiltTJohn LoydVirginiaEHerman KoehlerNorth Carolina
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