The 1930 Southern Conference football season was the college football games played by the member schools of the Southern Conference as part of the 1930 college football season. The season began on September 20.
In the annual Rose Bowl game, the SoCon champion Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the PCC champion Washington State 24–0 and claims a national championship. It was Wallace Wade's last year as Alabama head coach.
Tulane was also co-champion. Times-Picayune sports writer Pete Baird called the 1930 squad "the best team that ever represented the Olive and Blue".
Regular season Index to colors and formattingNon-conference matchup; SoCon member wonNon-conference matchup; SoCon member lostNon-conference matchup; tieConference matchup SoCon teams in bold.
Week One Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference September 20 PresbyterianClemson Riggs Field • Calhoun, South CarolinaW 28–7 September 20LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaW 76–0 September 20NC StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaW 34–0 September 20Jacksonville StateSewaneeHardee Field • Sewanee, TennesseeW 25–0 September 20ErskineSouth CarolinaMelton Field • Columbia, South CarolinaW 19–04,000September 20RoanokeVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaW 37–0 September 20Washington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, VirginiaW 32–0
Week Two Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceSeptember 26Birmingham–SouthernAuburnCramton Bowl • Montgomery, AlabamaL 7–09,000September 26Union (TN)Ole MissHemingway Stadium • Oxford, MississippiW 64–0 September 27Howard (AL)Alabama Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AlabamaW 43–06,000 September 27WoffordClemsonRiggs Field • Calhoun, South CarolinaW 32–0 September 27FloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, Florida W 45–6 September 27OglethorpeGeorgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia W 31–6 September 27Louisiana TechLSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaW 71–0 September 27MarylandByrd Stadium • College Park, MarylandW 60–63,000September 27Southwestern (TN)Mississippi A&MScott Field • Starkville, MississippiL 14–0 September 27Wake ForestNorth Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina W 13–78,000September 27DavidsonNC StateWorld War Memorial Stadium • Greensboro, North CarolinaL 12–0 September 27SewaneeHardee Field • Sewanee, TennesseeW 14–0 September 27South CarolinaDukeDuke Stadium • Durham, North CarolinaSCAR 22–0 September 27TennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeW 54–0 September 27Southwestern Louisiana Tulane Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaW 84–015,000September 27Chattanooga VanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeW 39–0 September 27Randolph–MaconVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaW 48–0 September 27RichmondVMIAlumni Field • Lexington, VirginiaW 12–0 September 27RoanokeVPIMiles Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia W 9–0 September 27Washington & LeeStadium Field • Lynchburg, VirginiaW 15–0
Week Three Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 3The CitadelClemsonFlorence Memorial Stadium • Florence, South CarolinaW 13–75,000October 4Ole MissAlabamaDenny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AlabamaALA 64–0 October 4Spring HillAuburnDrake Field • Auburn, Alabama W 13–0 October 4NC StateFloridaPlant Field • Tampa, Florida FLA 27–010,000October 4Mercer GeorgiaSanford Field • Athens, GeorgiaW 51–0 October 4South CarolinaGeorgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia GT 45–025,000October 4SewaneeKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky UK 37–09,000October 4Southwestern LouisianaLSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaW 85–0 October 4MarylandYaleYale Bowl • New Haven, ConnecticutL 40–1350,000October 4Mississippi A&MMississippi CollegeMunicipal Stadium • Jackson, MississippiL 13–12 October 4North CarolinaVPIMiles Stadium • Blacksburg, VirginiaUNC 39–215,000October 4TulaneNorthwesternDyche Stadium • Evanston, ILL 14–025,000October 4CentreTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeW 18–0 October 4VanderbiltMinnesotaMemorial Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota W 33–720,000October 4Virginia DukeDuke Stadium • Durham, North CarolinaDUKE 32–0 October 4VMIAlumni Field • Lexington, VirginiaW 6–0 October 4Washington & LeeRichmondCity Stadium • Richmond, Virginia W 14–04,000
Week Four Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference October 11SewaneeAlabama Legion Field • Birmingham, AlabamaALA 25–0 October 11ClemsonNC StateCentral High School Stadium • Charlotte, North CarolinaCLEM 27–07,000October 11AuburnFloridaFairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, FloridaFLA 7–0 October 11DavidsonDukeDuke Stadium • Durham, North Carolina W 12–0 October 11GeorgiaYale Yale Bowl • New Haven, Connecticut W 18–1445,000October 11MarylandNorth CarolinaKenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaUNC28–219,000October 11Georgia TechCarnegie TechPitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaL 31–040,000October 11MaryvilleKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KentuckyW57–0 October 11LSUSouth CarolinaMelton Field • Columbia, South CarolinaSCAR 7–6 October 11MillsapsMississippi A&MScott Field • Starkville, MississippiL 19–13 October 11 Ole MissTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeTENN27–0 October 11TulaneTexas A&MFair Park Stadium • Dallas, TexasW19–9 October 11VPIVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeVAN40–0 October 11VirginiaPenn Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaL40–6 October 11VMIThe CitadelJohnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, South Carolina L7–6 October 11Washington & LeeWest VirginiaLaidley Field • Charleston, West VirginiaL3–1314,000
Week Five Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 16Wake ForestNC StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaL 7–0 October 17NewberryClemsonRiggs Field • Calhoun, South CarolinaW 75–0 October 18TennesseeAlabamaDenny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AlabamaALA 18–618,000October 18AuburnGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaGT 14–12 October 18DukeNavyThompson Stadium • Annapolis, MarylandW 18–0 October 18FloridaChicagoStagg Field • Chicago, IllinoisW 19–010,000October 18North CarolinaGeorgiaSanford Stadium • Athens, GeorgiaUGA 26–015,000October 18LSUMississippi A&MMunicipal Stadium • Jackson, MississippiMSA&M 8–6 October 18MarylandByrd Stadium • College Park, MarylandW 21–133,500October 18SewaneeOle MissHemingway Stadium • Oxford, MississippiSEW 13–7 October 18Birmingham–SouthernTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaW 21–012,000October 18Spring HillVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeW 27–6 October 18VirginiaVMIAlumni Field • Lexington, VirginiaUVA 13–0 October 18William & MaryVPICity Stadium • Richmond, VirginiaW 7–08,000October 18Washington & LeeKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KentuckyUK 33–14
Week Six Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 23ClemsonSouth CarolinaState Fairgrounds • Columbia, South CarolinaCLEM 20–715,000October 25VanderbiltAlabamaLegion Field • Birmingham, AlabamaALA 12–720,000October 25AuburnGeorgiaMemorial Stadium • Columbus, GeorgiaUGA 39–7 October 25DukeWoffordSnyder Field • Spartanburg, South CarolinaW 14–0 October 25FurmanFloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, FloridaL 14–13 October 25Tulane Georgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaTUL 28–0 October 25VirginiaKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KentuckyUK 47–0 October 25SewaneeLSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaLSU 12–0 October 25MarylandVMICity Stadium • Richmond, VirginiaMD 20–0 October 25Ole MissChicagoStagg Field • Chicago, IllinoisT 0–0 October 25North CarolinaTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeTENN 9–718,000October 25Mississippi A&MNC StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaNCST 14–0 October 25VPIDavidsonRichardson Field • Davidson, North CarolinaW 20–19 October 25St. John's (MD)Washington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, VirginiaL 7–0
Week Seven Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 30South CarolinaThe CitadelCounty Fairgrounds • Orangeburg, South CarolinaW 13–06,500November 1AlabamaKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KentuckyALA 19–022,000November 1WoffordAuburnDrake Field • Auburn, AlabamaW 38–6 November 1DukeVillanovaPhiladelphia Municipal Stadium • Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaW 12–6 November 1FloridaGeorgiaMunicipal Stadium • Savannah, GeorgiaT 0–0 November 1Georgia TechNorth CarolinaKenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaT 6–622,000November 1ArkansasLSUState Fair Stadium • Shreveport, Louisiana W 27–12 November 1MarylandVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaMD 14–6 November 1Mississippi A&MTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaTUL 53–0 November 1Ole MissVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeVAN 24–0 November 1SewaneeRiceRice Field • Houston, TexasL 12–0 November 1DavidsonVMIAlumni Field • Lexington, VirginiaW 6–0 November 1VPIWashington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, VirginiaT 0–04,000
Week Eight Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 7NC StateNorth CarolinaKenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaUNC 13–6 November 8AlabamaFloridaFlorida Field • Gainesville, FloridaALA 20–018,000 November 8AuburnTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaTUL 21–0 November 8ClemsonVMIBain Field • Norfolk, VirginiaCLEM 32–0 November 8GeorgiaNYUPolo Grounds • New YorkW 7–645,000 November 8VanderbiltGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaVAN 6–025,000November 8KentuckyDukeDuke Stadium • Durham, North CarolinaDUKE 14–7 November 8Ole MissLSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaLSU 6–0 November 8Mississippi A&MScott Field • Starkville, MississippiL 25–7 November 8SewaneeChattanoogaChamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TennesseeT 0–0 November 8TennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeW 34–0 November 8VirginiaVPIMiles Stadium • Blacksburg, VirginiaVPI 34–13 November 8 Washington & LeeMarylandByrd Stadium • College Park, MarylandMD 41–76,000
Week Nine Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 14Southwestern (TN)Ole MissHemingway Stadium • Oxford, MississippiW 37–6 November 15LSUAlabamaCramton Bowl • Montgomery, AlabamaALA 33–05,000November 15Mississippi A&MAuburnLegion Field • Birmingham, AlabamaMSA&M 7–6 November 15ClemsonFloridaFairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, FloridaFLA 27–0 November 15Georgia TechPennFranklin Field • Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaL 34–7 November 15VMIKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KentuckyUK 26–0 November 15VPIMarylandBain Field • Norfolk, VirginiaMD 13–75,000November 15North CarolinaDavidsonRichardson Field • Davidson, North CarolinaL 7–6 November 15DukeNC StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaDUKE 18–0 November 15SewaneeSouth CarolinaMelton Field • Columbia, South CarolinaSCAR 14–135,000November 15GeorgiaTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaTUL 25–030,000 November 15TennesseeVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeTENN 13–0 November 15Washington & Lee VirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaUVA 21–7
Week Ten Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 22DukeWake ForestGore Field • Wake Forest, North CarolinaT 13–13 November 22MarylandNavyThompson Stadium • Annapolis, MarylandL 6–023,000November 22NC StateSouth CarolinaMelton Field • Columbia, South CarolinaSCAR 19–04,000November 22AuburnVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeVAN 27–08,000
Week Eleven