1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
League NCAA
Sport College football
Duration October 2, 1897
through January 8, 1898
Number of teams 17
Regular Season
Season champions Vanderbilt
1897 SIAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 3 0 0     6 0 1
Georgia 2 0 0     2 1 0
Auburn 2 0 1     2 0 1
North Carolina 3 1 0     7 3 0
Tennessee 1 1 0     4 1 0
Central 1 1 0     1 1 0
Nashville 1 1 0     1 1 0
Sewanee 1 3 1     1 3 1
Clemson 0 2 0     2 2 0
Kentucky State 0 2 0     2 4 0
Georgia Tech 0 1 0     0 1 0
Cumberland 0 1 0     0 1 0
Mercer 0 1 0     0 1 1
Texas 0 0 0     6 2 0
Alabama 0 0 0     1 0 0
LSU 0 0 0     1 1 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season began on October 2. Conference play began on October 9 with Georgia shutting out Clemson 240 in Athens.

After the Sewanee game, Coach R. G. Acton's Vanderbilt Commodores claimed the program's first ever conference title. This was followed by a challenge met by the other southern team to claim a championship, South Atlantic school Virginia; which claims seven prior championships of the South. The game ended a 00 tie. Said Coach Acton, "It was the best game ever played in the South."

The 1897 season was one in which a member school, Tulane University, was barred from intercollegiate football participation by SIAA President, Dr. Dudley. This was part of a sanction handed down in response to a game the previous season in which Tulane was forced to forfeit for having fielded an ineligible player.

The season was also notable for the game Virginia played against Georgia, featuring the death of Richard Von Albade Gammon.

Regular season

Index to colors and formatting
Non-conference matchup; SIAA member won
Non-conference matchup; SIAA member lost
Non-conference matchup; tie
Conference matchup

SIAA teams in bold.

Week One

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 2Kentucky UniversityKentucky StateLexington, KY W 86
October 2North Carolina A&MNorth CarolinaChapel Hill, NCW 180

Week Two

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 9Kentucky UniversityVanderbilt Dudley FieldNashville, TNW 220
October 9GuilfordNorth CarolinaChapel Hill, NCW 160
October 9ClemsonGeorgiaHerty FieldAthens, GAUGA 240
October 11Kentucky StateKentucky Wesleyan Owensboro, KYL 40
October 15KingTennessee15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TNW 280

Week Three

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 16SewaneeNashvilleNashville, TNNASH 65
October 18CentralSewaneeMcGee FieldSewanee, TNSEW 40
October 22Greensboro A. A.North CarolinaChapel Hill, NCW 240

Week Four

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 23San AntonioTexasClark FieldAustin, TXW 100
October 23Georgia TechGeorgiaHerty FieldAthens, GAUGA 240
October 23AuburnMercerMacon, GAAUB 260
October 23CumberlandTennessee15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TNTENN 60
October 23Georgetown (KY)Kentucky State Lexington, KYW 204
October 23ClemsonCharlotte YMCACharlotte, NCW 100
October 23VMIVanderbilt Dudley FieldNashville, TNW 120
October 25ClemsonNorth CarolinaChapel Hill, NCUNC 280
October 29AuburnNashvilleNashville, TNAUB 144

Week Five

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 30AuburnSewaneeMcGee FieldSewanee, TNT 00
October 30VirginiaGeorgiaPiedmont ParkAtlanta, GAL 174
October 30North CarolinaVirginia TechDanville, VAL 40
October 30VanderbiltKentucky StateStoll FieldLexington, KYVAN 500
October 30TexasDallasDallas, TXL 184
November 1TexasFort WorthFort Worth, TXL 60
November 3TexasTCUWaco, TXW 1810

Week Six

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 5North CarolinaSewaneeMcGee FieldSewanee, TNUNC 126
November 6North CarolinaVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNVAN 310
November 6CentralKentucky State Lexington, KYCENT 180
November 8North CarolinaTennessee15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TNUNC 160
November 9North CarolinaBinghamAsheville, NCW 140
November 10ClemsonSouth CarolinaColumbia, SCW 186

Week Seven

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 13Tuscaloosa A. C.AlabamaThe QuadTuscaloosa, ALW 60
November 13Houston Town TeamTexasClark FieldAustin, TXW 426

Week Eight

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 20TexasSan AntonioSan Antonio, TXW 120
November 22North CarolinaVirginiaRichmond, VAL 120
November 25Fort WorthTexasClark FieldAustin, TXW 380
November 25CentreKentucky State Lexington, KYL 360
November 25SewaneeVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNVAN 100
November 25Virginia TechTennessee15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TNW 180

Week Nine

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 26TennesseeBristol A. C.Bristol, TNW 120

Week Ten

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
December 7VirginiaVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNT 002,400

Week Eleven

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
December 11DallasTexasClark FieldAustin, TXW 2016

Week Thirteen

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
December 20Montgomery A. C.LSUState FieldBaton Rouge, LAW 286

Week Sixteen

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
January 8CincinnatiLSUState FieldBaton Rouge, LAL 260

References

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