1907 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

1907 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
League NCAA
Sport College football
Duration September 28, 1907
through December 25, 1907
Number of teams 16
Regular Season
Season champions Vanderbilt
1907 SIAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 3 0 0     5 1 1
Texas A&M 1 0 0     6 1 1
Sewanee 6 1 0     8 1 0
Alabama 3 1 2     5 1 2
Auburn 4 2 1     6 2 1
Tennessee 3 2 1     7 2 1
LSU 2 2 0     7 3 0
Georgia Tech 3 4 0     4 4 0
Georgia 2 3 1     4 3 1
Mississippi A&M 2 3 0     6 3 0
Clemson 1 3 0     4 4 0
Mercer 0 3 0     3 3 0
Gordon 0 3 0     0 3 0
Ole Miss 0 5 0     0 6 0
Nashville            
  • $ Conference champion

The 1907 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season began on September 28 with conference member Clemson hosting Gordon.

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 28 GordonClemsonBowman Field • Calhoun, SCW 50

Week Two

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 2RhodesMississippi A&M Hardy Field • Starkville, MS W 70
October 3MooneySewaneeMcGee FieldSewanee, TNW 230
October 5 Maryville Alabama The QuadTuscaloosa, AL W 17–0
October 5HowardAuburnAuburn, AL W 230
October 5North Georgia GeorgiaHerty FieldAthens, GA W 570
October 5GordonGeorgia Tech Atlanta, GA W 510
October 5Tennessee Military Tennessee15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TNW 300
October 5Fort WorthTexas A&MCollege Station, TX W 340
October 5KentuckyVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TN W 400
October 7MaryvilleAuburnAuburn, ALW 290

Week Three

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 9 Maryville Clemson Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC W 35–0
October 10 Mississippi A&M Sewanee McGee FieldSewanee, TN SEW 38–0
October 11Louisiana Tech LSU State FieldBaton Rouge, LA W 28–0
October 12 Alabama Ole Miss Columbus Fairgrounds • Columbus, MS ALA 20–0
October 12 North Georgia Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA W 70–0
October 12 Mississippi A&M Howard Birmingham, AL W 12–5
October 12TennesseeGeorgia Herty FieldAthens, GA TENN 150
October 12TexasTexas A&MDallas, TXT 00
October 12VanderbiltNavyWorden FieldAnnapolis, MD T 66

Week Four

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 19GeorgiaMercer Macon, GAUGA 266
October 19 Tennessee Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA GT 6–4
October 19 Union (TN) Mississippi A&MHardy Field • Starkville, MS W 80–0
October 19 Sewanee Auburn State FairgroundsBirmingham, AL SEW 12–6
October 19LSUTexasClark FieldAustin, TXL 125
October 19Rose-HulmanVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TN W 6510
October 21SewaneeAlabamaThe QuadTuscaloosa, ALSEW 544
October 21TennesseeClemsonBowman Field • Calhoun, SC TENN 40
October 21LSUTexas A&M College Station, TX TXA&M 115

Week Five

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 24 Mercer Mississippi A&M Columbus Fairgrounds • Columbus, MS MSA&M 75–0
October 25 Georgia Alabama Highland Park • Montgomery, AL T 0–0
October 26 Auburn Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA AUB 12–6
October 26 Sewanee Ole Miss Memphis, TN SEW 65–0
October 26MaryvilleTennessee15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TNW 340
October 26HowardTulaneNew Orleans, LAW 130
October 28HowardLSUState FieldBaton Rouge, LAW 570
October 28HaskellTexas A&M College Station, TX W 50

Week Six

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 30 DruryMississippi A&M Hardy Field • Starkville, MS W 6–0
October 31 North Carolina Clemson Columbia, SC W 15–6
November 1HowardMercerMacon, GAW 116
November 2 CentreAlabama State FairgroundsBirmingham, AL W 120
November 2 ClemsonAuburnAuburn, AL AUB 120
November 2GeorgiaGeorgia TechAtlanta, GAGT 106
November 2MichiganVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNL 80
November 2SewaneeVirginiaNorfolk, VAW 120
November 2ChattanoogaTennessee15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TNW 570
November 2DruryTulane New Orleans, LA W 120

Week Seven

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 5 TCU Texas A&M College Station, TX W 32–5
November 5Centre Tulane New Orleans, LA W 28–9
November 6 Arkansas LSUState FieldBaton Rouge, LA W 17–12
November 7ClemsonGeorgiaAugusta, GAUGA 80
November 9 Arkansas TulaneNew Orleans, LA L 1712
November 9Mercer Auburn Auburn, AL AUB 63–0
November 9DavidsonClemsonBowman Field • Calhoun, SCL 106
November 9KentuckyTennessee15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN T 00
November 9Mississippi A&MLSUState FieldBaton Rouge, LALSU 2311
November 9SewaneeGeorgia TechGrant FieldAtlanta, GASEW 180
November 9Ole MissVanderbiltMemphis, TNVAN 600
November 11SewaneeGeorgiaHerty FieldAthens, GA SEW 160

Week Eight

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 12OklahomaTexas A&M College Station, TX W 190
November 16 Auburn Alabama State FairgroundsBirmingham, AL T 6–6
November 16GordonMercer W 50
November 16LSUOle MissJackson, MSLSU 230
November 16 Mississippi A&M Tennessee Memphis, TN TENN 11–4
November 16 Texas A&M Tulane New Orleans, LA TXA&M 18–6
November 16 Georgia Tech Vanderbilt Dudley FieldNashville, TN VAN 54–0
November 18 Arkansas Tennessee Memphis, TN W 14–2

Week Nine

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 20MercerFloridaGainesville, FLW 60
November 23 LSU Alabama Monroe Park • Mobile, AL ALA 6–4
November 23SewaneeVanderbilt Dudley FieldNashville, TN VAN 1712 [1][2][3][4]

Week Ten

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 28 Tennessee Alabama State FairgroundsBirmingham, AL ALA 5–0
November 28 Clemson Georgia Tech Grant FieldAtlanta, GA CLEM 6–5
November 28 Auburn Georgia Macon, GA UGA 60
November 28Ole MissMississippi A&MState Fairgrounds • Jackson, MSMSA&M 150
November 28Texas A&MTexas Clark FieldAustin, TX L 116
November 28BaylorLSU State FieldBaton Rouge, LA W 480

Bowl games

Date Bowl Game Site SIAA Team Opponent Score
December 25, 1907Bacardi BowlHavana, CubaLSUHavana UniversityLSU 560

Awards and honors

All-Americans

All-Southern team

The consensus All-Southern team:

Position Name Height Weight (lbs.) Class Hometown Team
QB Walter Barrett 5'10" 155 Sr. Covington, Tennessee Sewanee
HB Honus Craig 5'9" 165 Sr. Culleoka, Tennessee Vanderbilt
HB Aubrey Lanier 5'10" 170 Fr. Butler, Arkansas Sewanee
FB Lawrence Markley 5'10" 165 Jr. Chicago, Illinois Sewanee
E Bob Blake 6'0" 170 Sr. Cuero, Texas Vanderbilt
T Lex Stone 6'2" 172 Sr. Fayetteville, Tennessee Sewanee
G Frank Faulkinberry 6'4" 198 Fr. Fayetteville, Tennessee Sewanee
C Stein Stone 6'3" 180 So. Nashville, Tennessee Vanderbilt
G Horace Sherrell Sr. Dellrose, Tennessee Vanderbilt
T J. R. Davis 200 So. Williamsburg, Virginia Georgia Tech
E Guy Lewis 5'11" 165 Sr. Dallas, Texas Sewanee

References

  1. Bill Traughber (December 5, 2007). "CHC: Stein Stone's Famous 1907 Catch".
  2. "Claiming Rampant". The Miami News. February 9, 1954.
  3. "Grantland Rice Tells Of Greatest Thrill In Years Of Watching Sport". Boston Daily Globe. April 27, 1924.
  4. Edwin Pope. Football's Greatest Coaches. p. 339.
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