1918 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
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| 1918 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season | |
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| League | NCAA |
| Sport | College football |
| Duration | September 28, 1918 through December 7, 1918 |
| Number of teams | 11 |
| Regular Season | |
| Season champions | Georgia Tech |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi A&M | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sewanee | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wofford | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1918 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 1918 college football season. The season began on September 28.
Georgia Tech was conference champion. Center Bum Day was the first Southern player ever selected to Walter Camp's All-America first-team.
Regular season[edit]
| Index to colors and formatting |
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| Non-conference matchup; SIAA member won |
| Non-conference matchup; SIAA member lost |
| Non-conference matchup; tie |
| Conference matchup |
SIAA teams in bold.
Week One[edit]
| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 28 | Camp Sevier | Clemson | Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina | W 65–0 |
Week Two[edit]
| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 5 | Clemson | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta | GT 28–0 |
Week Three[edit]
| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 12 | Furman | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta | GT 118–0 |
Week Four[edit]
| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 19 | Oglethorpe | Auburn | Drake Field • Auburn, Alabama | W 58–0 | ||
| October 19 | Camp Greenleaf | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee | L 6–0 | ||
| October 19 | 11th Cavalry | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta | W 123–0 |
Week Five[edit]
| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 26 | Camp Griffin | Auburn | Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama | L 26–0 | ||
| October 26 | Camp Hancock | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee | L 25–6 | ||
| October 26 | Camp Gordon | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta | W 28–0 | ||
| October 26 | Morgan | Sewanee | McGee Field • Sewanee, Tennessee | W 68–6 |
Week Six[edit]
| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2 | Camp Greenleaf | Sewanee | McGee Field • Sewanee, Tennessee | L 14–0 | ||
| November 2 | Clemson | South Carolina | Columbia, South Carolina | CLEM 39–0 | ||
| November 2 | 48th Infantry | Furman | Greenville, South Carolina | W 20–7 | ||
| November 2 | Sewanee | Tennessee | Waite Field • Knoxville, Tennessee | W 68–0 | ||
| November 2 | Kentucky | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee | W 33–0 | ||
| November 3 | Auburn | Marion | Marion, Alabama | W 20–7 |
Week Seven[edit]
| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 9 | Auburn | Camp Gordon | Columbus, Georgia | W 14–6 | ||
| November 9 | Furman | South Carolina | Florence, South Carolina | SCAR 26–0 | ||
| November 9 | Camp Hancock | Clemson | Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina | L 66–13 | ||
| November 9 | Erskine | Furman | Greenville, South Carolina | T 6–6 | ||
| November 9 | Camp Shelby | Mississippi A&M | Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi | W 12–0 | ||
| November 9 | Payne Field | Ole Miss | West Point, Mississippi | L 6–0 | ||
| November 9 | Tennessee (SATC) | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee | W 76–0 | ||
| November 10 | North Carolina A&M | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta | W 128–0 |
Week Eight[edit]
| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 16 | Clemson | The Citadel | Columbia, South Carolina | CLEM 7–0 | ||
| November 16 | Erskine | Wofford | Spartanburg, South Carolina | L 27–0 | ||
| November 16 | Union (TN) | Ole Miss | Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi | W 39–0 | ||
| November 16 | Park Field | Mississippi A&M | Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi | L 6–0 | ||
| November 16 | Vanderbilt | Auburn | Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama | VAN 21–0 | ||
| November 16 | Fort Oglethorpe | Sewanee | Chattanooga, Tennessee | W 24–6 | ||
| November 16 | South Carolina | Furman | Greenville, South Carolina | SCAR 20–12 |
Week Nine[edit]
| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 22 | Charleston Navy | The Citadel | College Park Stadium • Charleston, South Carolina | L 6–0 | ||
| November 23 | Furman | Clemson | Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina | CLEM 68–7 | ||
| November 23 | Georgia Tech | Pittsburgh | Forbes Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | L 32–0 | ||
| November 23 | Wofford | South Carolina | Columbia, South Carolina | SCAR 13–0 |
Week Ten[edit]
| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 28 | Clemson | Davidson | • Charlotte, North Carolina | W 7–0 | ||
| November 28 | Auburn | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta | GT 41–0 | ||
| November 28 | Ole Miss | Mississippi A&M | Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi | MSA&M 34–0 | ||
| November 28 | The Citadel | South Carolina | County Fairgrounds • Orangeburg, South Carolina | T 0–0 | ||
| November 28 | Sewanee | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee | VAN 40–0 | ||
| November 30 | 2nd Dev. Regiment | Furman | Greenville, South Carolina | L 13–7 |
Week Eleven[edit]
| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 4 | Furman | Wofford | Spartanburg, South Carolina | FUR 7–0 | ||
| December 7 | Mississippi A&M | Ole Miss | Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi | MSA&M 13–0 | ||
| December 7 | Presbyterian | Furman | Greenville, South Carolina | L 13–7 |
Awards and honors[edit]
All-Americans[edit]
- E – Bill Fincher, Georgia Tech (MS; TM-1, WC-2)
- T – Joe Guyon, Georgia Tech (MS)
- C – Bum Day, Georgia Tech (WC-1)
- HB – Buck Flowers, Georgia Tech (WC-2 [fb]; TM-2)