1913 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

1913 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
League NCAA
Sport College football
Duration September 27, 1913
through November 29, 1913
Number of teams 17
Regular Season
Season champions Auburn
1913 SIAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Auburn $ 8 0 0     8 0 0
Mississippi A&M 5 1 1     6 1 1
Georgia 3 1 0     6 2 0
Vanderbilt 3 1 0     5 3 0
Georgia Tech 5 2 0     7 2 0
Alabama 4 3 0     6 3 0
LSU 1 1 2     6 1 2
Sewanee 2 2 0     4 3 0
Florida 2 2 0     4 3 0
Clemson 2 4 0     4 4 0
Mississippi College 1 2 0     6 3 0
Tennessee 1 3 0     6 3 0
The Citadel 0 4 1     3 4 2
Mercer 0 4 1     2 5 1
Kentucky 0 1 0     6 2 0
Texas A&M 0 1 1     3 4 2
Central 0 2 0     2 5 0
Tulane 0 4 0     3 5 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1913 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season began on September 27. Conference play began that day with Alabama hosting Howard.

The Auburn Tigers won the conference, posting an undefeated, 80 record. The '13 Tigers were retroactively awarded a national championship by several polls. Auburn captain Kirk Newell was later a hero of World War I.

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
September 27HowardAlabamaThe QuadTuscaloosa, AL ALA 270
September 27Charleston NavyThe CitadelCollege Park Stadium • Charleston, SCW 340
September 2711th CavalryGeorgia TechGrant FieldAtlanta, GA W 190
September 27ButlerKentuckyLexington, KYW 217
September 27CarsonNewmanTennessee15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TNW 580

Week Two

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 4Birmingham Alabama The QuadTuscaloosa, AL W 81–0
October 4MercerAuburn Drake FieldAuburn, ALAUB 530
October 4Louisville Manual Training SchoolCentreCheek Field • Danville, KYW 190
October 4DavidsonClemsonBowman Field • Calhoun, SC W 63
October 4Alabama PresbyterianGeorgia Sanford FieldAthens, GA W 1080
October 4Georgia Tech The CitadelCollege Park Stadium • Charleston, SC GT 470
October 4KentuckyIllinoisUrbana, ILL 210
October 4LSULouisiana Tech Ruston, LAW 202
October 4HowardMississippi A&MHardy Field • Starkville, MS MSA&M 660
October 4ChattanoogaSewaneeMcGee FieldSewanee, TNW 280
October 4AthensTennessee15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN W 950
October 4MaryvilleVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TN W 590
October 6Florida SouthernFloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, FLW 1440

Week Three

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 8Ole MissVMIVMI Parade Ground • Lexington, VAL 140
October 10Mississippi CollegeMississippi A&MHardy Field • Starkville, MS MSA&M 1413
October 11ClemsonAlabamaThe QuadTuscaloosa, AL ALA 200
October 11FloridaAuburnDrake FieldAuburn, ALAUB 550
October 11Porter Military The Citadel College Park Stadium • Charleston, SCT 00
October 11North GeorgiaGeorgiaSanford FieldAthens, GA W 510
October 11LSULouisiana-LafayetteLafayette, LA W 260
October 1110th District A. C.MercerMacon, GAW 440
October 11Marion County H. S.SewaneeMcGee FieldSewanee, TN W 880
October 11JeffersonTulaneFirst Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LAW 130
October 11CentreVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TN VAN 480
October 12Georgia TechChattanoogaChattanooga, TNW 716

Week Four

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 15Ole MissVirginia Medical Richmond, VAW 76
October 17TransylvaniaMississippi A&MColumbus, MSW 310
October 18AuburnClemson Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC AUB 200
October 18The CitadelCharleston College Park Stadium • Charleston, SC W 720
October 18MaryvilleFloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, FL W 390
October 18GeorgiaAlabama Rickwood FieldBirmingham, ALUGA 200
October 18MercerGeorgia TechGrant FieldAtlanta, GA GT 330
October 18Ohio NorthernKentuckyLexington, KYW 210
October 18JeffersonLSUState FieldBaton Rouge, LA W 456
October 18TennesseeSewaneeChattanooga, TN SEW 176
October 18Mississippi CollegeTulaneFirst Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LAMSCOLL 323
October 18Henderson-BrownVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TN W 330

Week Five

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 23BaylorLSU State FieldBaton Rouge, LAW 500
October 23Union (TN)Ole MissOxford, MS W 460
October 25AlabamaTulaneFirst Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LAALA 260
October 25Mississippi A&MAuburn Rickwood FieldBirmingham, ALAUB 340
October 25K. M. I.CentreCheek Field • Danville, KYW 440
October 25 Georgia Tech Florida Jacksonville, FL GT 13–3
October 25CincinnatiKentuckyLexington, KYW 277
October 25MercerThe Citadel College Park Stadium • Charleston, SCT 77
October 25SewaneeTexasDallas, TXL 137
October 25VirginiaGeorgia Atlanta, GAL 136
October 25DavidsonTennessee15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TNW 90
October 25MichiganVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNL 332

Week Six

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 30ClemsonSouth CarolinaColumbia, SCW 320
November 1AlabamaMississippi CollegeJackson, MS ALA 217
November 1LSUAuburnMobile, ALAUB 70
November 1SewaneeGeorgia TechGrant FieldAtlanta, GAGT 330
November 1Earlham CollegeKentuckyLexington, KYW 280
November 1Alabama PresbyterianMercerMacon, GAW 330
November 1Louisiana TechOle Miss Oxford, MSW 260
November 1Mississippi A&MTexas A&MCollege Station, TX W 60
November 1ChattanoogaTennessee15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN W 210
November 1Saint LouisTulaneFirst Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LAW 126
November 1VanderbiltVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VA L 340

Week Seven

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 6ClemsonGeorgiaAugusta, GAUGA 1815
November 7Ole MissHendrix Conway, ARL 86
November 8Auburn Georgia TechGrant FieldAtlanta, GAAUB 200
November 8CentreChattanoogaChattanooga, TNL 2718
November 8ClemsonThe CitadelCollege Park Stadium • Charleston, SCCLEM 73
November 8FloridaSouth CarolinaColumbia, SCL 130
November 8WilmingtonKentuckyLexington, KYW 330
November 8ArkansasLSUFair Grounds FieldShreveport, LAW 127
November 8StetsonMercer Macon, GA L 136
November 8Mississippi A&MTulane First Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LAMSA&M 320
November 8TennesseeVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNVAN 76
November 9SewaneeAlabamaRickwood FieldBirmingham, ALSEW 107

Week Eight

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 14TennesseeAlabamaThe QuadTuscaloosa, AL ALA 60
November 15VanderbiltAuburnRickwood FieldBirmingham, ALAUB 146
November 15The CitadelFlorida Fleming Field • Gainesville, FLFLA 1813
November 15GeorgiaGeorgia TechGrant FieldAtlanta, GAUGA 140
November 15LSUMississippi A&MHardy Field • Starkville, MST 00
November 15Ole MissArkansasLittle Rock, AR W 2110
November 15Southwestern (TX)TulaneFirst Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LAW 319
November 17ClemsonMercer Macon, GA CLEM 520

Week Nine

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 20Georgetown (KY)CentreCheek Field • Danville, KY L 196
November 22AuburnGeorgia Piedmont ParkAtlanta, GAAUB 217
November 22KentuckyLouisvilleLouisville, KYW 200
November 22TulaneLSUState Field • Baton Rouge, LALSU 400
November 22Ole MissCumberlandMemphis, TNW 70
November 22SewaneeVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNVAN 6313

Week Ten

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 26The CitadelSouth Carolina Columbia, SCL 4213
November 27ArkansasTulaneFirst Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LAL 140
November 27MercerFloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, FLFLA 240
November 27CentreTransylvaniaLexington, KYL 60
November 27ClemsonGeorgia TechGrant FieldAtlanta, GAGT 340
November 27TennesseeKentuckyLexington, KYTENN 137
November 27Ole MissSouthern Miss Hattiesburg, MSW 137
November 27Mississippi A&MAlabamaRickwood FieldBirmingham, ALMSA&M 70
November 27LSUTexas A&MHouston, TXT 77
November 29Ole MissOuachitaArkadelphia, AR T 00

Awards and honors

All-Americans

All-Southern team

The composite All-Southern team formed by the selection of 18 sporting writers culled by the Atlanta Constitution included:[1]

Position Name Height Weight (lbs.) Class Hometown Team
QB David Paddock 152 So. Brooklyn, New York Georgia
HB Bob McWhorter 5'10" 180 Sr. Lexington, Georgia Georgia
HB Kirk Newell 150 Sr. Dadeville, Alabama Auburn
FB Red Harris 148 Jr. Auburn
E Enoch Brown 5'8" 180 Sr. Franklin, Tennessee Vanderbilt
T Tom Brown 6'2" 180 Sr. Gallatin, Tennessee Vanderbilt
G Big Thigpen 200 So. Auburn
C Boozer Pitts 190 Jr. Pittsview, Alabama Auburn
G R. N. MacCallum 5'9" 191 Sr. New York, New York Sewanee
T Paul Turner Georgia
E Robbie Robinson 170 Jr. Brooklyn, Alabama Auburn

References

  1. "Composite All-Southern Eleven Chosen By Eighteen Dopesters". Atlanta Constitution. December 2, 1913. p. 8. Retrieved March 3, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
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