1902 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season explained

1902 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
Sport:	College football
League:	NCAA
Season:	Regular Season
Season Champs:	Clemson
No Of Teams:	18
Duration:	September 27, 1902 through November 29, 1902
Seasonslistnames:	Football
Prevseason Year:	1901
Nextseason Year:	1903

The 1902 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 1902 college football season. The season began on September 27.

Clemson claimed an SIAA title.^{[1] [2]}

Season overview

Results and team statistics

Conf. Rank	Team	Head coach	Conf. record	Winning Pct.	Overall record	PPG	PAG
1			5–0–0	1.000	6–1–0	21.7	3.1
2			6–1–0	.857	8–1–0	23.8	6.7
3			5–1–0	.833	6–1–0	11.7	3.6
4			4–1–0	.800	6–3–1	8.2	3.4
5 (tie)		L. W. Boynton	4–2–0	.667	7–2–0	13.0	3.1
5 (tie)			4–2–0	.667	6–2–0	11.0	4.9
7			3–2–1	.583	4–2–1	6.9	7.4
8 (tie)			3–3–0	.500	4–3–3	17.3	6.6
8 (tie)			2–2–0	.500	2–4–0
10			2–4–1	.357	2–4–1	6.6	6.4
11			2–4–0	.333	4–4–0	6.6	6.1
12			1–4–0	.250	3–5–0	18.0	17.0
13 (tie)			0–4–2	.167	1–4–2	6.7	9.6
13 (tie)			0–2–1	.167	4–3–4	3.5	5.1
15			0–5–2	.143	0–6–2	2.9	15.3
16			0–4–1	.100	1–4–1	7.2	13.3
17		E. N. McLeod	0–2–0	.000	4–6–1

Key

PPG = Average of points scored per game
PAG = Average of points allowed per game^[3]

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 Two

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
September 27	Vanderbilt	Cumberland	Lebanon, TN	VAN 45–0		^[4]
September 27	Mooney	Sewanee	Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN	W 39–0		^[5]
September 27	Q & C Railroad	Kentucky State	Lexington, KY	W 22–0		^[6]

Week Three

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
October 3	Furman	Bingham Military School	Riverside Park • Asheville, NC	W 12–0		^[7]
October 4	North Carolina A&M	Clemson	Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC	W 11–5		^[8]
October 4	Oklahoma	Texas	Varsity Athletic Field • Austin, TX	W 22–6		^[9]
October 4	Miami (OH)	Kentucky State	Lexington, KY	W 11–5		^[10]
October 6	North Carolina A&M	Furman	Greenville, SC	T 0–0		^[11]
October 8	Nashville	Cumberland	Peabody Field • Nashville, TN	NASH 11–0		^[12]

Week Four

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
October 10	Birmingham High School	Alabama		W 57–0		^[13]
October 10	Furman	Davidson	Davidson, NC	W 6–0		^[14]
October 10	Sewanee	Texas	Fairgrounds • Dallas, TX	TEX 11–0		^[15]
October 11	Auburn	Georgia Tech	Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA	AUB 18–6
October 11	Kentucky University	Nashville	Athletic Park • Nashville, TN	L 0–17		^[16]
October 11		Tennessee	Baldwin Park • Knoxville, TN	W 12–0		^[17]
October 11	Ole Miss	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	VAN 29–0		^[18]
October 11	Furman	North Carolina	Campus Athletic Field • Chapel Hill, NC	UNC 10–0		^[19]
October 13		Alabama	The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 81–0		^[20]
October 13	Furman	North Carolina A&M	Fairgrounds • Raleigh, NC	W 5–2		^[21]

Week Five

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
October 16	LSU	Southwestern Louisiana	Lafayette, LA	W 42–0		^[22]
October 17	Cumberland	Mississippi A&M	Starkville Fairgrounds • Starkville, MS	CUM 15–6		^[23]
October 18	Cumberland	Ole Miss	Oxford, MS	MISS 38–0		^[24]
October 18	Auburn	Alabama	West End Park • Birmingham, AL	AUB 23–0		^[25]
October 18	Clemson	Georgia Tech	Brisbane Park • Atlanta, GA	CLEM 44–5		^[26]
October 18	Furman	Georgia	Herty Field • Athens, GA	UGA 11–0		^[27]
October 18	LSU	Texas	Fairgrounds • San Antonio, TX	LSU 5–0		^[28]
October 18		Kentucky State	Lexington, KY	W 28–0		^[29]
October 18	Tulane Alumni	Tulane	Athletic Park • New Orleans, LA	W 26–0		^[30]
October 18	Vanderbilt		Danville, KY	W 24–17		^[31]
October 18	Virginia	Nashville	Athletic Park • Nashville, TN	L 0–27		^[32]

Week Six

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
October 21		Tennessee	Baldwin Park • Knoxville, TN	W 34–0		^[33]
October 24	Clemson	Furman	Greenville, SC	CLEM 28–0		^[34]
October 25	Kentucky State	Nashville	Athletic Park • Nashville, TN	NASH 11–0		^[35]
October 25	Georgia	Georgia Tech	Brisbane Park • Atlanta, GA	T 0–0		^[36]
October 25	Ole Miss	Mississippi A&M	Starkville Fairgrounds • Starkville, MS	MISS 21–0		^[37]
October 25	Sewanee	Washington University	League Park • St. Louis, MO	W 22–6		^[38]
October 25	Texas	Texas A&M	Fairgrounds • San Antonio, TX	T 0–0		^[39]
October 25	Auburn	Tulane	Athletic Park • New Orleans, LA	T 0–0	1,500	^[40]
October 25	Vanderbilt	Tennessee	Baldwin Park • Knoxville, TN	VAN 12–5		^[41]
October 27	Auburn	LSU	State Field • Baton Rouge, LA	LSU 5–0	2,000	^[42]
October 27	Kentucky State	Mooney		L 0–23		^[43]

Week Seven

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
October 30	Clemson	South Carolina	Columbia, SC	L 12–6		^[44]
November 1	Georgia	Alabama	West End Park • Birmingham, AL	UGA 5–0		^[45]
November 1	Georgia Tech	Furman	Greenville, SC	T 0–0		^[46]
November 1	Memphis University School	Ole Miss	Oxford, MS	W 42–0		^[47]
November 1	Mississippi A&M	Tulane	Athletic Park • New Orleans, LA	T 11–11		^[48]
November 1	Sewanee	Tennessee	Baldwin Park • Knoxville, TN	TENN 6–0		^[49]
November 1		Texas	Varsity Athletic Field • Austin, TX	W 27–0		^[50]
November 1	Washington University	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 33–12		^[51]
November 1	Kentucky State		Danville, KY	L 0–15		^[52]

Week Eight

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
November 6	Sewanee	Auburn	West End Park • Birmingham, AL	SEW 6–0		^[53]
November 7	Tennessee	Nashville	Peabody Field • Nashville, TN	TENN 10–0		^[54]
November 8	Mississippi A&M	Alabama	The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL	ALA 27–0		^[55]
November 8	Georgia	Clemson	Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC	CLEM 36–0		^[56]
November 8	Ole Miss	LSU	Athletic Park • New Orleans, LA	LSU 6–0		^[57]
November 8		Cumberland	Lebanon, TN	W 48–0
November 8	St. Albans	Georgia Tech	Brisbane Park • Atlanta, GA	W 17–0
November 8	Tulane	Texas A&M	Fairgrounds • Bryan, TX	L 17–5		^[58]
November 8	Kentucky State	Louisville YMCA	Eclipse Park • Louisville, KY	L 0–17		^[59]
November 8	Kentucky University	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 16–5		^[60]
November 8	Haskell	Texas	Varsity Athletic Field • Austin, TX	L 0–12		^[61]
November 10	St. Albans	Furman	Greenville, SC	T 0–0		^[62]

Week Nine

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
November 13	Davidson	Georgia Tech	Brisbane Park • Atlanta, GA	L 7–6		^[63]
November 14	South Carolina	Furman	Greenville, SC	W 10–0		^[64]
November 14	Davidson	Georgia	Herty Field • Athens, GA	W 27–0		^[65]
November 15	Cincinnati	Kentucky State	Lexington, KY	T 6–6		^[66]
November 15	South Kentucky	Cumberland	Lexington, KY	W 80–0
November 15	Clemson	Auburn	Drill Field • Auburn, AL	CLEM 16–0		^[67]
November 15	Mississippi A&M	Howard (AL)	West End Park • Birmingham, AL	W 26–0		^[68]
November 15	Ole Miss	Tennessee	Red Elm Park • Memphis, TN	TENN 11–10		^[69]
November 15	Texas	Nashville	Peabody Field • Nashville, TN	TEX 11–5		^[70]
November 15	Vanderbilt	Tulane	Athletic Park • New Orleans, LA	VAN 23–5	8,000	^[71]
November 17	Vanderbilt	LSU	State Field • Baton Rouge, LA	VAN 27–5	1,000	^[72]
November 18	Sewanee	Georgia	Brisbane Park • Atlanta, GA	SEW 11–0		^[73]

Week Ten

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
November 19	Texas	Alabama	The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL	TEX 10–0		^[74]
November 21	Cumberland	Sewanee	Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN	SEW 22–0		^[75]
November 22	Tennessee	Georgia Tech	Brisbane Park • Atlanta, GA	TENN 10–6		^[76]
November 24	Texas	Tulane	Athletic Park • New Orleans, LA	TEX 6–0		^[77]

Week Eleven

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
November 27	Georgia Tech	Alabama	West End Park • Birmingham, AL	ALA 26–0		^[78]
November 27	Clemson	Tennessee	Baldwin Park • Knoxville, TN	CLEM 11–0		^[79]
November 27	Furman	Charleston AA	Baseball Park • Charleston, SC	T 5–5		^[80]
November 27	Auburn	Georgia	Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA	UGA 12–5		^[81]
November 27	LSU	Mississippi A&M	Starkville Fairgrounds • Starkville, MS	LSU 6–0		^[82]
November 27	Ole Miss	Tulane	Athletic Park • New Orleans, LA	MISS 10–0		^[83]
November 27	Sewanee	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	SEW 11–5		^[84]
November 27	Texas A&M	Texas	Varsity Athletic Field • Austin, TX	L 11–0		^[85]
November 27	Kentucky University	Kentucky State	Lexington, KY	L 5–6		^[86]
November 29	LSU	Alabama	The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL	LSU 11–0		^[87]

All-Southern team

See main article: 1902 College Football All-Southern Team. Walker Reynolds Tichenor's All-Southern team:^[88]

Position	Name	Team
QB	John Maxwell	Clemson
HB	Marvin Dickinson	Georgia
FB	Jock Hanvey	Clemson
E	Carl Sitton	Clemson
E	Frank Ridley	Georgia
G	Henry D. Phillips	Sewanee
G	James C. Elmer	Auburn
C	Harold Ketron	Georgia
G	Sandy Beaver	Georgia
T	Joseph Lee Kirby-Smith	Sewanee
E	Hope Sadler	Clemson

References

• Book: Woodruff, Fuzzy. A History of Southern Football 1890–1928. 1928.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Heisman Connection. 2017-01-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20160603185441/http://www.clemsontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=28500&ATCLID=210400143. 2016-06-03. dead.
2. Web site: David Wilson's Homepage.
3. Web site: 1902 Independent Year Summary.
4. News: Vanderbilt has Cumberland at mercy. Nashville Banner. September 29, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
5. News: Sewanee 39, Mooney 0. The Birmingham Age-Herald. October 5, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
6. News: Railroad eleven defeated 22 to 0. The Lexington Leader. September 28, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
7. News: Furman University wins from Bingham. Asheville Daily Gazette. October 4, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
8. News: Clemson defeats A. & M.. The News and Observer. October 5, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
9. News: Texas defeated Territory boys. Austin Daily Statesman. October 3, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
10. News: Had a hard fight. The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 5, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
11. News: No score by either, remarkable game of football between Furman and A&M College. The News and Observer. October 7, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
12. News: Nashville 11, Cumberland 0. The Nashville American. October 9, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
13. News: Tuscaloosa scored at will with only part of her regular team. The Montgomery Advertiser. October 11, 1901. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
14. News: Furman 6; Davidson 0, the South Carolina eleven wins a clean, hard-fought game of football. The Charlotte Observer. October 11, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
15. News: Sewanee Tigers defeated by Texas team at Dallas. Nashville Banner. October 11, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
16. News: A great victory; K.U. avenges last year's defeat by Nashville. Lexington Leader. October 12, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
17. News: University of Tennessee defeats King College. The Journal and Tribune. October 12, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
18. News: Mississippi finished fast. The Commercial Appeal. October 12, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
19. News: Furman makes good showing against North Carolina. The State. October 12, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
20. News: Marion was a very easy mark. The Birmingham News. October 14, 1901. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
21. News: Football game in Raleigh. Asheville Citizen-Times. October 14, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
22. News: L.S.U. defeats the Industrial Institute at football. The Times-Democrat. October 17, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
23. News: Cumberland winner, Defeats Mississippi A. & M. College by score of 15 to 6. Nashville Banner. October 18, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
24. News: Mississippi rolled up 38 points to Cumberland's 0. The Commercial Appeal. October 19, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
25. News: Tuscaloosa could not score and Auburn's team gave them a good drubbing. The Montgomery Advertiser. October 19, 1901. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
26. News: Clemson runs away with Georgia Techs. The Birmingham Age-Herald. October 19, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
27. News: Georgia wins from Furman. The Atlanta Constitution. October 19, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
28. News: The Varsity defeated, the Louisiana boys won by a score of 4 to 0. Austin Daily Statesman. October 19, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
29. News: 28 to zero tells the story of glorious victory of State College over Georgetown. The Lexington Leader. October 18, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
30. News: Varsity victors; Tulane defeats Alumni by score of 26 to 0. The Times-Democrat. October 19, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
31. News: Vanderbilt team plowed through Central. The Atlanta Journal. October 19, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
32. News: Virginia wins from Nashville. Nashville Banner. October 20, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
33. News: Maryville defeated by U, of T. football team by score of 34 to 0. The Journal and Tribune. October 19, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
34. News: Clemson wins from Furman. The Atlanta Constitution. October 25, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
35. News: Ragged ball at Nashville. The Atlanta Constitution. October 26, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
36. News: U. of G. 0, Georgia Tecks 0. The Commercial Appeal. October 26, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
37. News: Oxford has easy time winning from Starkville. The Vicksburg Herald. October 26, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
38. News: Wray . J. E. . Weak center defeated Washington's University . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . October 26, 1902 . 11, part two . May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
39. News: It was an even score . Houston Post. October 26, 1902 . 2. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
40. News: Goose egg score . The Times-Democrat . October 26, 1902 . 3 . May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
41. News: Vanderbilt wins, University of Tennessee defeated at Knoxville by Commodores. Nashville Banner. October 27, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
42. News: Louisiana State downs red haired Auburnites. The Atlanta Constitution. 11. October 28, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
43. News: Mooney beats Kentucky State. The Courier-Journal. October 28, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
44. News: Morning Game Was Jonah To Clemson At Columbia. The Atlanta Constitution. May 3, 2016. Newspapers.com. October 31, 1902. 2.
45. News: Georgia won by hard struggle. The Atlanta Constitution. November 2, 1901. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
46. News: Furman and Techs fail to score. The State. November 2, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
47. News: Mississippi won; Memphis University School fell under heavier opponents at Oxford. The Commercial Appeal. November 2, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
48. News: A. and M. tied Tulane. The Commercial Appeal. November 2, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
49. News: U. of T. team defeats the boys from Sewanee. The Journal and Tribune. November 2, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
50. News: University 27, Trinity 0. The Houston Post. November 2, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
51. News: Vanderbilt eleven defeats Washington. The St. Louis Republic. November 2, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
52. News: Central defeats State College. The Courier-Journal. November 2, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
53. News: Magnificent struggle ends in victory for Sewanee. The Birmingham Age-Herald. November 7, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
54. News: Tennessee wins, scores touchdown and goal from field. Nashville Banner. November 8, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
55. News: Mississippi goes down before varsity. The Montgomery Advertiser. November 9, 1901. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
56. News: Crackers Make A Brave Fight But Are Fairly Bested. Atlanta Constitution. November 9, 1902. 5. July 26, 2015. Newspapers.com.
57. News: Giants on gridiron; Mississippians lose in hotly contested game. The Times-Democrat. November 9, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
58. News: A. and M. wins a great victory over Tulane's champions. The Eagle. November 9, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
59. News: State lost; Shut out in game with Louisville Y.M.C.A.. The Morning Herald. November 9, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
60. News: Vanderbilt defeats Kentucky. The Times-Democrat. November 9, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
61. News: Texas made Haskell work. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 9, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
62. News: St. Albans and Furman. The Daily Times. November 11, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
63. News: Davidson wins on place kick. The Atlanta Constitution. November 14, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
64. News: Furman defeats South Carolina. The Atlanta Constitution. November 15, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
65. News: Davidson gets hard drubbing. The Atlanta Constitution. November 15, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
66. News: State College 6, Cincinnati 6. The Courier-Journal. November 16, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
67. News: Clemson ran away with Auburn 16 to 0. The Columbus Sun-Enquirer. November 16, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
68. News: Mississippi A&M downs the Alabama boys. The Montgomery Advertiser. November 16, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
69. News: Tennessee-Mississippi, U. T. boys win the game at Memphis by a score of 11 to 10. The Journal and Tribune. November 16, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
70. News: Texas 11, Nashville 5. The Commercial Appeal. November 16, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
71. News: Vanderbilt 23, Tulane 5. Chattanooga Daily Times. November 16, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
72. News: Vanderbilt victors; State University is defeated by score of 27 to 5. The Times-Democrat. November 18, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
73. News: Sewanee defeated Georgia. The Knoxville Sentinel. November 19, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
74. News: Texas won, score 10–0. Austin Daily Statesman. November 19, 1901. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
75. News: Sewanee's triumph, her pigskin artists defeat Cumberland University 22 to 0. The Journal and Tribune. November 22, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
76. News: Techs beaten in hard battle. The Atlanta Constitution. November 23, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
77. News: Texas 6, Tulane 0; Home team defeated on the Athletic Park gridiron. The Times-Democrat. November 23, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
78. News: Techs plucky but outclassed. The Atlanta Constitution. November 28, 1901. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
79. News: Hard fought battle; Clemson won game. The Knoxville Sentinel. November 28, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
80. News: Five to five, Furman and Charleston tie in the football game yesterday. The Greenville News. November 28, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
81. News: Downed by Georgia. Savannah Morning News. November 28, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
82. News: L.S.U. wins good game - Louisianans defeat Mississippi A. and M. team by score of 6 to 0. The Times-Democrat. November 28, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
83. News: Mississippi won; Oxford eleven beat Tulane University 10 to 0. The Commercial Appeal. November 28, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
84. News: Vanderbilt is given drubbing. The Atlanta Constitution. November 28, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
85. News: A. and M. won game; Downed Varsity by a score of eleven to nothing. The Houston Post. November 28, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
86. News: Kentucky University wins. The Courier-Journal. November 28, 1902. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
87. News: Result of the last game of the season was 11 to 0. The Tuskaloosa Gazette. November 30, 1901. May 3, 2024. Newspapers.com.
88. [Fuzzy Woodruff]