1913 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

The 1913 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 1913 college football season. The season began on September 27. Conference play began that day with Alabama hosting Howard.

Teams other than Vanderbilt had a chance to win a title, and newspapers covered football more than the World Series for the first time.

Fuzzy Woodruff says the Southern newspapers began to cover football more than the World Series. The Auburn Tigers won the conference, posting an undefeated, 8–0 record. Auburn captain Kirk Newell was later a hero of World War I. The 1913 Tigers were retroactively recognized as a national champion by the Billingsley Report's alternative calculation which considers teams' margin of victory. Auburn does not claim the title.

Tennessee won its first SIAA game since 1910. Ole Miss was suspended from SIAA play.

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 27Howard (AL)AlabamaThe Quad • Tuscaloosa, ALW 27–0 September 27Charleston NavyThe CitadelCollege Park Stadium • Charleston, SCW 34–0 September 27Camp McPhersonGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GA W 19–0 September 27KentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KYW 21–7 September 27TennesseeWaite Field • Knoxville, TNW 58–0

Week Two Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 4BirminghamAlabamaThe Quad • Tuscaloosa, ALW 81–0 October 4MercerAuburnDrake Field • Auburn, ALAUB 53–0 October 4duPont Manual High SchoolCentral UniversityCheek Field • Danville, KYW 19–0 October 4DavidsonClemsonBowman Field • Calhoun, SC W 6–3 October 4GeorgiaSanford Field • Athens, GAW 108–0 October 4The CitadelGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GAGT 47–0 October 4KentuckyIllinoisIllinois Field • Champaign, ILL 0–21 October 4LSULouisiana IndustrialTech Athletic Field • Ruston, LAW 20–2 October 4Howard (AL)Mississippi A&MHardy Field • Starkville, MSW 66–0 October 4ChattanoogaSewaneeHardee Field • Sewanee, TNW 28–0 October 4Athens School of the University of ChattanoogaTennesseeWaite Field • Knoxville, TNW 95–0 October 4VanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNW 59–0 October 4Pearl River County Agricultural High SchoolMississippi CollegeClinton, MSW 67–0 October 6Florida SouthernFloridaUniversity Field • Gainesville, FLW 144–0

Week Three Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 10Mississippi CollegeMississippi A&MHardy Field • Starkville, MSMSA&M 14–13 October 11ClemsonAlabamaThe Quad • Tuscaloosa, ALALA 20–0 October 11FloridaAuburnDrake Field • Auburn, ALAUB 55–0 October 11Porter MilitaryThe CitadelCollege Park Stadium • Charleston, SCT 0–0 October 11GeorgiaSanford Field • Athens, GAW 51–0 October 11LSUSouthwestern LouisianaCampus Athletic Field • Lafayette, LA W 26–0 October 1110th District A. C.MercerCentral City Park • Macon, GAW 44–0 October 11Marion County High SchoolSewaneeHardee Field • Sewanee, TNW 88–0 October 11Jefferson College (LA)TulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LAW 13–0 October 11Central UniversityVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNVAN 48–0 October 12Georgia TechChattanoogaChamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TNW 71–6

Week Four Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 17Central UniversityMississippi A&MColumbus Fair Grounds • Columbus, MSMSA&M 31–0 October 18AuburnClemsonBowman Field • Calhoun, SCAUB 20–0 October 18The CitadelCollege Park Stadium • Charleston, SCW 72–0 October 18Maryville (TN)FloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, FLW 39–0 October 18GeorgiaAlabamaRickwood Field • Birmingham, ALUGA 20–0 October 18MercerGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GAGT 33–0 October 18Ohio NorthernKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KYW 21–0 October 18Jefferson College (LA)LSUState Field • Baton Rouge, LAW 45–6 October 18TennesseeSewaneeAndrews Field • Chattanooga, TNSEW 17–6 October 18Mississippi CollegeTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LAMSCOLL 13–3 October 18VanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNW 33–0

Week Five Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 23BaylorLSUState Field • Baton Rouge, LAW 50–0 October 25AlabamaTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LAALA 26–0 October 25Mississippi A&MAuburnRickwood Field • Birmingham, ALAUB 34–0 October 25Kentucky Military InstituteCentral UniversityCheek Field • Danville, KYW 44–0 October 25Georgia TechFloridaBarrs Field • Jacksonville, FLGT 13–3 October 25CincinnatiKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KYW 27–7 October 25The CitadelMercerCentral City Park • Macon, GAT 7–7 October 25SewaneeTexasState Fair Stadium • Dallas, TXL 7–13 October 25VirginiaGeorgiaPonce de Leon Park • Atlanta, GAL 13–6 October 25MichiganVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNL 2–33 October 25Mississippi CollegeArkadelphia, ARW 22–14

Week Six Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 27DavidsonTennesseeWaite Field • Knoxville, TNW 9–0 October 28Mississippi CollegeHenderson-BrownArkadelphia, ARW 7–2 October 30ClemsonSouth CarolinaState Fairgrounds • Columbia, SCW 32–0 November 1AlabamaMississippi CollegeMississippi State Fairgrounds • Jackson, MSALA 21–76,000November 1LSUAuburnMonroe Park • Mobile, ALAUB 7–0 November 1SewaneeGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GAGT 33–0 November 1North CarolinaGeorgiaSanford Field • Athens, GAW 19–6 November 1KentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KYW 28–0 November 1Alabama PresbyterianMercerCentral City Park • Macon, GAW 33–0 November 1Mississippi A&MTexas A&MState Fair Stadium • Dallas, TXMSA&M 6–0 November 1ChattanoogaTennesseeWaite Field • Knoxville, TNW 21–0 November 1TulaneSaint LouisAmerican League Park • St. Louis, MOW 12–6 November 1VanderbiltVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VAL 0–34

Week Seven Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 6ClemsonGeorgiaAugusta, GAUGA 18–15 November 7Mississippi CollegeMarion Field • Marion, ALL 0–7 November 8AuburnGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GAAUB 20–0 November 8Central UniversityChattanoogaChamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TNL 18–27 November 8ClemsonThe CitadelCollege Park Stadium • Charleston, SCCLEM 7–3 November 8FloridaSouth CarolinaDavis Field • Columbia, SCL 0–13 November 8KentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KYW 33–0 November 8ArkansasLSUFair Grounds Field • Shreveport, LAW 12–7 November 8StetsonMercerJacksonville, FLL 6–13 November 8TulaneMississippi A&MHardy Field • Starkville, MSMSA&M 32–0 November 8TennesseeVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNVAN 7–6 November 9SewaneeAlabamaRickwood Field • Birmingham, ALSEW 10–7

Week Eight Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 14TennesseeAlabamaThe Quad • Tuscaloosa, ALALA 6–0 November 14Mississippi CollegeLouisiana IndustrialAthletic Field • Ruston, LAW 7–3 November 15VanderbiltAuburnRickwood Field • Birmingham, ALAUB 14–6 November 15The CitadelFlorida Fleming Field • Gainesville, FLFLA 18–13 November 15GeorgiaGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GAUGA 14–0 November 15LSUMississippi A&MHardy Field • Starkville, MST 0–0 November 15TulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LAW 31–9 November 17ClemsonMercerCentral City Park • Macon, GACLEM 52–0

Week Nine Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 20Central UniversityCheek Field • Danville, KY L 13–33 November 22AuburnGeorgiaPonce de Leon Park • Atlanta, GAAUB 21–712,000November 22KentuckyLouisvilleEclipse Park • Louisville, KYW 20–04,000November 22TulaneLSUState Field • Baton Rouge, LALSU 40–0 November 22SewaneeVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNVAN 63–13

Week Ten Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 26The CitadelSouth CarolinaDavis Field • Columbia, SCL 42–13 November 27ArkansasTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LAL 0–14 November 27MercerFloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, FLFLA 24–0 November 27Central UniversityThomas Field • Lexington, KYL 0–6 November 27ClemsonGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GAGT 34–0 November 27TennesseeKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KYTENN 13–7 November 27Mississippi A&MAlabamaRickwood Field • Birmingham, ALMSA&M 7–0 November 27LSUTexas A&MWest End Park • Houston, TXT 7–7 November 27Howard (AL)Mississippi CollegeMississippi State Fairgrounds • Jackson, MSW 10–62,500

Awards and honors

All-Americans

HB - Bob McWhorter, Georgia (PHD-1)

All-Southern team

The composite All-Southern team formed by the selection of 18 sporting writers culled by the Atlanta Constitution included: PositionNameFirst-team selectorsTeamQBDavid PaddockC, ZC, SPGeorgiaHBBob McWhorterC, ZC, SPGeorgiaHBKirk NewellC, ZC, SPAuburnFBRed HarrisC, ZCAuburnEEnoch BrownC, ZC, SPVanderbiltTTom BrownC, ZC, SPVanderbiltGBig ThigpenC, ZC, SPAuburnCBoozer PittsC, ZC, SPAuburnGR. N. MacCallumCSewaneeTPaul TurnerC, ZC, SPGeorgiaERobbie RobinsonC, ZC, SPAuburn

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