The 1898 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season was the college football games played by the members schools of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association as part of the 1898 college football season . This was the first season Georgia Tech participated in the conference.
1898 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season League NCAA Sport College football Duration October 1, 1898 through December 14, 1898 Number of teams 14 Season champions Sewanee
The season began on October 1. As both Virginia and Vanderbilt had claims to Southern titles the previous year, their game in Louisville was most anticipated.[ 1]
W. A. Lambeth said North Carolina had the best season of any southern team. But both Virginia and North Carolina were accused of playing ineligible players, and Caspar Whitney declared Sewanee champion of the south.[ 2]
Results and team statistics
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Key
PPG = Average of points scored per game
PAG = Average of points allowed per game
t = Tied
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 .
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
October 29
Kentucky State
Louisville YMCA
League Park • Louisville, KY
W 16–0
[ 13]
October 29
Galveston High School
Texas
Varsity Athletic Field • Austin, TX
W 17–0
[ 14]
October 29
Vanderbilt
Georgia
Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA
UGA 4–0
2,000
[ 15]
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
November 5
Centre
Kentucky State
Lexington, KY
W 6–0
[ 16]
November 5
Add-Ran Christian
Texas
Varsity Athletic Field • Austin, TX
W 29–0
[ 17]
November 5
Georgia Tech
Auburn
Drill Field • Auburn, AL
AUB 29–6
[ 18] [ 19]
November 5
Nashville
Vanderbilt
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN
VAN 5–0
[ 20]
November 10
Sewanee
Texas
Varsity Athletic Field • Austin, TX
SEW 4–0
[ 21]
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
November 19
New Castle Athletic Club
Kentucky State
Lexington, KY
W 36–0
[ 29]
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
November 24
Auburn
Georgia
Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA
AUB 18–17
[ 30] [ 31]
November 24
Clemson
Georgia Tech
Baseball Park • Augusta, GA
CLEM 23–0
500
[ 32]
November 24
Dallas
Texas
Varsity Athletic Field • Austin, TX
W 26–0
[ 33]
November 25
Sewanee
Vanderbilt
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN
SEW 19–4
4,000
[ 34]
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
December 12
Ole Miss
Tulane
Tulane Athletic Field • New Orleans, LA
TUL 14–9
[ 35]
December 17
St. Thomas Hall
Ole Miss
Oxford, MS
W 9–2
[ 36]
December 17
LSU
Tulane
State Field • Baton Rouge, LA
LSU 37–0
[ 37]
^ "The Football Teams of the South" . The Courier-Journal . October 2, 1898. p. 18. Retrieved August 14, 2008 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Hapgood, Norman (1857). "Harper's weekly" . pp. 65 v.
^ "Football at Lexington" . The Courier-Journal . October 2, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "The State College team" . The Courier-Journal . October 16, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Georgia defeats Clemson College" . The Atlanta Journal . October 10, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Georgia defeats Atlanta's team" . The Atlanta Journal . October 17, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ " 'Varsity eleven wins" . Austin Daily Statesman . October 16, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Sewanee wins; Defeats Nashville by a score of ten to nothing" . The Nashville American . October 16, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Clemson defeats Bingham" . The Atlanta Constitution . October 21, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Vanderbilt's downfall; Varsity beats Southern Champions" . The Cincinnati Post . October 17, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "University defeats Techs". The Atlanta Constitution . October 24, 1898.
^ "Varsity eleven, 48; A. and M. 0; Contest at Athletic Park was a big sided victory for University" . Austin Daily Statesman . October 23, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "State College eleveen defeats Louisville's team" . The Courier-Journal . October 30, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Austin 17, Galveston 0; The 'Varsity eleven was too much for the Island City team" . Houston Daily Post . October 30, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Fast work wins it; Fleetness of the Georgia players defeats Vanderbilt's eleven there" . The Nashville American . October 30, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Lexington the winner" . The Cincinnati Enquirer . November 6, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ " 'Varsity won again" . Austin Daily Statesman . November 6, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Auburn defeats the Techs" . The Atlanta Constitution . November 6, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Auburn wins" . The Birmingham Age-Herald . November 6, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Victory for Vanderbilt" . Chattanooga Daily Times . November 6, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Brilliant football; Sewanee defeats the University of Texas" . The Times-Democrat . November 11, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "The 160th gone South" . The Indianapolis Journal . November 10, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Sewanee Makes the Score 21 to 0" . The Times-Picayune . November 13, 1898. p. 8. Retrieved July 15, 2015 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Victory for the Orange and Blue" . The Courier-Journal . November 13, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Carolina defeats Georgia" . The Washington Post . November 13, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Auburn, too, goes down to Tar men" . The Atlanta Journal . November 15, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Auburn eleven fails to score" . The Birmingham Age-Herald . November 15, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Clemson wins at football" . The Selma Times . November 19, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "State College won" . The Courier-Journal . November 20, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Auburn pluck too much for Georgia" . The Times-Democrat . November 25, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Auburn's fast team too much for Georgia and the captain of that team laid down and took his men off the field" . The Montgomery Advertiser . November 25, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "The Clemson boys defeat the Techs". The Atlanta Journal . November 25, 1898.
^ "University 26, Dallas 0" . Houston Daily Post . November 25, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Sewanee defeats Vanderbilt" . The Birmingham Age-Herald . November 25, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tulane wins; Mississippians beaten by score of 14 to 9" . The Times-Democrat . December 13, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "St. Thomas Hall defeated" . The Commercial Appeal . December 18, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "37 to 0; Tulane outclassed by the L.S.U. eleven" . The Times-Democrat . December 18, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ W. A. Lambeth (1899). "Football In The South" . Outing . 33 . Outing Publishing Company: 527.