List of independent southern football champions explained

This is a list of yearly claims to an Independent Southern football championship from 1889 to 1932 (those not in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association from 1895–1921, those not in the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association from 1912–1921, and those not in the Southern Conference from 1922–1932), prior to the creation of the Southeastern Conference in 1933.^[1]

• 1889 – Virginia
• 1890 – Virginia
• 1891 – Trinity^[2]
• 1892 – Virginia or North Carolina^[3]
• 1893 – Virginia
• 1894 – Virginia
• 1895 – Virginia^[4]
• 1896 – Virginia^[5]
• 1897 – Virginia
• 1898 – North Carolina^[6]
• 1900 – Virginia^[7]
• 1901 – Virginia^[8]
• 1902 – Virginia
• 1903 – Kentucky University^[9] or Georgetown^[10]
• 1904 – Georgetown^[11]
• 1905 – VPI^[12]
• 1908 – Virginia or George Washington^[13]
• 1909 – VPI^[14]
• 1915 – Georgia Tech^[15]
• 1924 – Centre^[16]
• 1926 – William & Mary^[17]

Notes and References

1. Web site: David Wilson's Homepage.
2. John Franklin Crowell, Methodism, and the Football Controversy at Trinity College, 1887-1894. Journal of Sport History. 17. 1. 1990. Jim L. Sumner. February 25, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304080840/http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/JSH/JSH1990/JSH1701/jsh1701b.pdf. March 4, 2016. dead.
3. News: The Charlotte Observer. All-Southern Champions In 1892. November 26, 1922. March 4, 2015. Newspapers.com.
4. News: Southern Crack-A-Jacks. The Los Angeles Times. 2. November 29, 1895.
5. News: The Virginians Are Still Champions. The Times-Picayune. November 27, 1896. 8. August 14, 2015. Newspapers.com.
6. Book: Creating the Big Game: John W. Heisman and the Invention of American Football. registration . 55 . Greenwood Publishing Group . 9780313284045. Umphlett. Wiley Lee. 1992.
7. News: Virginia Wins Decisive Victory. The Times. November 30, 1900.
8. News: Orange and Blue Win; Hold Pennant Still. The Times. November 24, 1901. 16.
9. News: Kentucky University Won. The Evening Bulletin. November 27, 1903. August 10, 2015. Newspapers.com.
10. News: Georgetown's Boston Backfield. November 24, 1903. 10. Boston Post. June 30, 2015. Newspapers.com.
11. News: Football Records of Leading Teams. The Washington Times. November 27, 1904. July 1, 2015. Newspapers.com.
12. News: Football in the South. New York Times. December 24, 1905.
13. News: As The Northern Writer Sees It. Times Dispatch. December 7, 1908.
14. e. g. Web site: VPI Southern Champions.
15. News: Georgia Tech Claims S.I.A.A. Championship. The Tennessean. November 26, 1915. 8. March 27, 2016. Newspapers.com.
16. Web site: The Centre College Football Team's Amazing Run, Climaxed By Winning the "Southern Championship" in 1924. Rob Robertson.
17. The official 2009 William & Mary football media guide provides a list of yearly results. It mentions that W&M claimed a "Southern Title" in 1926.