1903_Southern_Intercollegiate_Athletic_Association_football_season

1903 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

1903 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

Sports season


The 1903 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 1903 college football season. The season began on September 25.

Quick Facts League, Sport ...
More information Conf, Overall ...

1903 met difficulty in determining an SIAA champion. Clemson had the best record, but lost to an inferior North Carolina team; and in the game to secure the SIAA title were tied by Cumberland. Clemson's John Heisman pushed strongly for Cumberland to share the SIAA title.[1] Cumberland's strongest victory was its win over Vanderbilt.

However, Sewanee beat Cumberland, yet suffered its only loss to Vanderbilt. Heisman originally challenged the winner of the Vanderbilt-Sewanee game.[2] John J. Tigert was a star player for Vanderbilt. Nash Buckingham rated Kentucky University and Vanderbilt as best in the south.[3]

Season overview

Results and team statistics

More information Conf. Rank, Team ...

Key

PPG = Average of points scored per game
PAG = Average of points allowed per game[4]

Regular season

More information Index to colors and formatting ...

SIAA teams in bold.

Week One

More information Date, Visiting team ...

Week Two

More information Date, Visiting team ...

Week Three

More information Date, Visiting team ...

Week Four

More information Date, Time ...

Week Five

More information Date, Visiting team ...

Week Six

More information Date, Visiting team ...

Week Seven

More information Date, Visiting team ...

Week Eight

More information Date, Visiting team ...

Week Nine

More information Date, Visiting team ...

Week Ten

More information Date, Visiting team ...

Week Eleven

More information Date, Visiting team ...

Postseason

SIAA Championship Game

More information Date, Time ...

All-Southern team

Walker Reynolds Tichenor's All-Southern team:[96]


References

  1. Langum, David J (January 2010). From Maverick to Mainstream: Cumberland School of Law, 1847-1997. p. 95. ISBN 9780820336183.
  2. "Fine Football in Southland". The Courier-Journal. October 25, 1903. p. 25. Retrieved May 16, 2016 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. "The Best in the South". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 30, 1903. p. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2015 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. "39 to 0 was football score; State College easily defeated a select team from Cynthiana". The Morning Herald. September 26, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Football at Auburn". The Birmingham News. October 6, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Cumberland wins". The Nashville American. October 4, 1903. p. 7. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Vanderbilt beaten; Cumberland University team spring surprise on Nashville collegians". The Commercial Appeal. October 4, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Sewanee victorious; Mooney School eleven put forth game fight against collegians". The Commercial Appeal. October 4, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Maryville defeated in opening football game of the local season". The Journal and Tribune. October 4, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Was a great game if Texas did lose". The Austin Statesman. October 10, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Clemson Tigers Win In A Walk". The Atlanta Constitution. October 11, 1903. p. 6. Retrieved May 9, 2016 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  12. "Skill defeats brawn in Mercer–Tech game". The Atlanta Constitution. October 11, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "By score of 38 to 0, Tennessee's team smothers Carson and Newman". The Journal and Tribune. October 11, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Show their mettle, Commodores stack up 30 points to Alabama's 6". The Nashville American. October 11, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  15. "Seniors of K.S.C. elect officers". The Morning Herald. October 7, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  16. "Easy victory for State College in game with Berea eleven". The Morning Herald. October 11, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  17. "Football at L.S.U.; Alumni team defeated in first game on State University Gridiron". The Times-Democrat. October 15, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  18. "Mississippi beat Alabama at Columbus yesterday afternoon". The Tuscaloosa News. October 17, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  19. "Auburn's great showing makes tremendous score". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 18, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  20. "Tremendous score piled up by Clemson against Techs yesterday". The Savannah Morning News. October 18, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  21. "K.M.I. eleven beaten". The Courier-Journal. October 18, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  22. "Varsity is given a fierce tussle". The Austin Statesman. October 18, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  23. "South Carolina defeats Georgia". The Lynchburg News. October 18, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  24. "Picking cherries, Vanderbilt defeats University of Tennessee 40 to 0". The Tennessean. October 18, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  25. "Mooney's boys win, "prep" school eleven triumphs over U. of N." The Nashville American. October 18, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  26. "Mooney sprung surprise". The Birmingham News. October 19, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  27. "The Varsity Triumphs Over Cumberland". Sewanee Purple. Vol. 20, no. 8. October 27, 1903. hdl:11005/766.
  28. "Sewanee wins, but it was the fight of her life". Nashville Banner. October 21, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  29. "Victory perched on Crimson-White; Auburn's Orange-Blue trailed in dust". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 24, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  30. "Disastrous defeat overtakes the Tech". The Atlanta Constitution. October 25, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  31. "Baylor too slow for Varsity boys". The Austin Statesman. October 25, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  32. "Easy victory for Vanderbilt". The Atlanta Constitution. October 25, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  33. "Fine football game; L.S.U. defeats the Eagles by a score of 33 to 0". The Times-Democrat. October 25, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  34. "Sewanee is the winner, University of the South runs up big score on Tennessee Medical". The Courier-Journal. October 25, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  35. "Eighteen To Naught". News and Observer. October 29, 1903. p. 1. Retrieved May 9, 2016 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  36. "Carolina defeats Tennessee by score 24 to 0". The Greenville News. October 30, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  37. "Ruston was beaten, the L.S.U. team achieved an easy victory". The Shreveport Times. October 31, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  38. "Three goals are missed by Texas". The Austin Statesman. October 30, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  39. "University colors waved in victory Saturday at Ball Park". The Shreveport Journal. November 1, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  40. "Howard College downed by Tech". The Atlanta Constitution. November 1, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  41. Trevino, Heather S.; Pastorello, Linda E. (2007). Oak Park and the Montgomery Zoo. p. 12. ISBN 9780738553115.
  42. "Tennessee wins, but it is not an easy victory". Nashville Banner. November 2, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  43. "Vanderbilt piles up big score on Georgia". The Atlanta Journal. November 1, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  44. "Tulane the winner". The Times-Democrat. November 1, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  45. "Sewanee beats Alabama by the score of 23 to 0". The Birmingham News. November 3, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  46. "State College defeats Georgetown". The Evening Bulletin. November 3, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  47. "By large score". The Nashville American. November 3, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  48. "Varsity in a tie Vanderbilt". The Austin Statesman. November 7, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  49. "Georgia plucks victory from Tennessee eleven". The Atlanta Constitution. November 8, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  50. "Close call for Sewanee, University of Nashville held South's eleven 0 to 6". The Journal and Tribune. November 8, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  51. "Dashing end runs win game for Tech". The Atlanta Journal. November 8, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  52. "Football". The Times-Democrat. November 7, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  53. "State defeated Ohio eleven". The Morning Herald. November 8, 1903. Retrieved May 5, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  54. "Oxford players were victorious, Doctors from University of Tennessee beaten". The Commercial Appeal. November 8, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  55. "Mississippi A. and M. 11, Louisiana 0". The Commercial Appeal. November 8, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  56. "Cumberland's Easy Victory". The Courier-Journal. November 8, 1903. p. 4. Retrieved December 21, 2016 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  57. "Alabama the winner". The Times-Democrat. November 10, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  58. "Creoles lost to Auburnites". The Atlanta Constitution. November 12, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  59. "Texas's victory". The Galveston Daily News. November 14, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  60. "Was an easy victory for University of Nashville". Nashville Banner. November 14, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  61. "Techs by fumbling, lost interesting game to the Auburn eleven". Savannah Morning News. November 15, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  62. "Cumberland too heavy, Defeats University of Alabama, 44 to 0". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 15, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  63. "For Carolina The Tide Has Turned". News and Observer. November 15, 1903. p. 1. Retrieved May 5, 2016 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  64. "Sewanee wins again". The Chattanooga Daily News. November 15, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  65. "W.U. outclassed by Vanderbilt". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. November 15, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  66. "Red and Black banners furled to victorious Blue and White". The Savannah Morning News. November 15, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  67. "Mississippi teams tie". The Times-Democrat. November 15, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  68. "Louisiana Is Very Easy". The Times-Democrat. November 17, 1903. p. 11. Retrieved January 3, 2017 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  69. "Football!". The Times-Democrat. November 18, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  70. "Clemson Defeats Davidson". The Charlotte Observer. November 22, 1903. p. 5. Retrieved May 9, 2016 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  71. "Tech drops game to Volunteers". The Atlanta Constitution. November 22, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  72. "Mississippi and Louisiana will meet at Athletic Park". The Times-Democrat. November 21, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  73. "Creoles lose to Mississippi". The Atlanta Constitution. November 22, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  74. "Vanderbilt wins championship". The Courier-Journal. November 27, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  75. "Alabama's 24 to Tennessee's zero". Knoxville Sentinel. November 27, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  76. "Auburn overwhelmed by the Georgia eleven". Birmingham Age-Herald. November 27, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  77. "Tech loses another". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 27, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  78. "Kentucky University beats State College". The Courier-Journal. November 27, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  79. "Tulane Vs. Richmond". The Times-Democrat. November 26, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  80. "Varsity's game". Houston Post. November 27, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  81. "Final game football". The Times-Democrat. December 5, 1903. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  82. Sam Blackman (December 15, 2014). "Clemson's "First Bowl Game"". Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  83. Lou Sahadi (October 2014). "24. 1903 Game With Cumberland". 100 Things Clemson Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die. ISBN 9781623689490.
  84. Fuzzy Woodruff's A History of Southern Football
  • Woodruff, Fuzzy (1928). A History of Southern Football 1890–1928. Vol. 1.

Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 1903_Southern_Intercollegiate_Athletic_Association_football_season, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.