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1902 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Clemson $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Vanderbilt 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
LSU + 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Texas 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Sewanee 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Tennessee 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Georgia 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 1
Ole Miss 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Nashville 2 – 2 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
Auburn 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 4 – 1
Alabama 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Cumberland (TN) 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Tulane 0 – 3 – 2 1 – 4 – 2
Furman 0 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 4
Georgia Tech 0 – 4 – 2 0 – 6 – 2
Mississippi A&M 0 – 4 – 1 1 – 4 – 1
Kentucky State 0 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • + LSU claims a co-championship[1]

The 1902 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 1902 college football season. The season began on September 27.

Clemson claimed an SIAA title.[2][3]

Season overview

Results and team statistics

Conf. Rank Team Head coach Conf. record Winning Pct. Overall record PPG PAG
1 Clemson John Heisman 5–0–0 1.000 6–1–0 21.7 3.1
2 Vanderbilt Billy Watkins 6–1–0 .857 8–1–0 23.8 6.7
3 LSU W. S. Borland 5–1–0 .833 6–1–0 11.7 3.6
4 Texas J. B. Hart 4–1–0 .800 6–3–1 8.2 3.4
5 (tie) Sewanee L. W. Boynton 4–2–0 .667 7–2–0 13.0 3.1
5 (tie) Tennessee H. F. Fisher 4–2–0 .667 6–2–0 11.0 4.9
7 Georgia Billy Reynolds 3–2–1 .583 4–2–1 6.9 7.4
8 (tie) Mississippi D. S. Martin 3–3–0 .500 4–3–3 17.3 6.6
8 (tie) Nashville Neil Snow 2–2–0 .500 2–4–0
10 Auburn Robert Kent / M. S. Harvey 2–4–1 .357 2–4–1 6.6 6.4
11 Alabama Eli Abbott 2–4–0 .333 4–4–0 6.6 6.1
12 Cumberland A. L. Phillips 1–4–0 .250 3–5–0 18.0 17.0
13 (tie) Tulane Virginius Dabney 0–4–2 .167 1–4–2 6.7 9.6
13 (tie) Furman Charles Roller 0–2–1 .167 4–3–4 3.5 5.1
15 Georgia Tech George Andree 0–5–2 .143 0–6–2 2.9 15.3
16 Mississippi A&M Jerry Gwin 0–4–1 .100 1–4–1 7.2 13.3
17 Kentucky State E. N. McLeod 0–2–0 .000 4–6–1

Key

PPG = Average of points scored per game
PAG = Average of points allowed per game[4]

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 20 Mooney Cumberland L 15–0

Week Two

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
September 27 Vanderbilt Cumberland Lebanon, TN VAN 45–0
September 27 Mooney Sewanee McGee Field • Sewanee, TN W 39–0
September 27 Q & C Railroad Kentucky State Lexington, KY W 22–0

Week Three

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 3 Furman Bingham W 12–0
October 4 North Carolina A&M Clemson Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC W 11–5
October 4 Oklahoma Texas Clark Field • Austin, TX W 22–6
October 4 Miami (OH) Kentucky State Lexington, KY W 11–5
October 6 North Carolina A&M Furman Greenville, SC T 0–0
October 8 Nashville Cumberland NASH 11–0

Week Four

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 10 Birmingham High Alabama The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL W 57–0
October 10 Furman Davidson Davidson, NC W 6–0
October 10 Sewanee Texas Dallas, TX TEX 11–0
October 11 Auburn Georgia Tech Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA AUB 18–6 [5]
October 11 Virginia Nashville Nashville, TN L 27–0 [6]
October 11 Transylvania Nashville Nashville, TN L 17–0 [7]
October 11 King Tennessee Waite Field • Knoxville, TN W 12–0
October 11 Ole Miss Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN VAN 29–0
October 13 Marion Alabama The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL W 81–0
October 13 Furman North Carolina A&M Raleigh, NC W 5–2
October 13 Kentucky State Centre Danville, KY L 5–0

Week Five

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 16 LSU Louisiana-Lafayette Lafayette, LA W 42–0
October 17 Cumberland Mississippi A&M CUM 15–6
October 18 Cumberland Ole Miss MISS 38–0
October 18 Auburn Alabama West End Park • Birmingham, AL AUB 23–0 [8]
October 18 Clemson Georgia Tech Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA CLEM 44–5 [6]
October 18 Furman Georgia Herty Field • Athens, GA UGA 11–0 [6]
October 18 LSU Texas San Antonio, TX LSU 5–0 [9]
October 18 Georgetown (KY) Kentucky State Lexington, KY W 28–0
October 18 Central (KY) Sewanee McGee Field • Sewanee, TN W 6–0
October 18 Tulane Alumni Tulane New Orleans, LA W 26–0
October 18 Vanderbilt Centre Danville, KY W 24–17 [6]

Week Six

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 21 Maryville Tennessee Knoxville, TN W 34–0
October 24 Clemson Furman Greenville, SC CLEM 28–0 [9]
October 25 Kentucky State Nashville Nashville, TN NASH 11–0
October 25 Georgia Georgia Tech Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA T 0–0 [10]
October 25 Ole Miss Mississippi A&M Starkville Fairgrounds • Starkville, MS MISS 21–0 [11]
October 25 Sewanee Washington (MO) St. Louis, MO W 22–6
October 25 Texas Texas A&M San Antonio, TX T 0–0
October 25 Auburn Tulane T 0–0 [9]
October 25 Vanderbilt Tennessee Waite Field • Knoxville, TN VAN 12–5 [11]
October 27 Auburn LSU State Field • Baton Rouge, LA LSU 5–0
October 27 Kentucky State Mooney Murfreesboro, TN L 23–0

Week Seven

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 30 Clemson South Carolina Columbia, SC L 12–6 [12]
November 1 Georgia Alabama West End Park • Birmingham, AL UGA 5–0
November 1 Georgia Tech Furman Greenville, SC T 0–0 [13]
November 1 Memphis University School Ole Miss Oxford, MS W 42–0
November 1 Mississippi A&M Tulane New Orleans, LA T 11–11
November 1 Sewanee Tennessee Waite Field • Knoxville, TN TENN 6–0 [11]
November 1 Trinity Texas Clark Field • Austin, TX W 27–0
November 1 Washington (MO) Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN W 33–12

Week Eight

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 6 Sewanee Auburn West End Park • Birmingham, AL SEW 6–0 [13]
November 7 Davidson Georgia Herty Field • Athens, GA W 27–0 [14]
November 7 Tennessee Nashville Nashville, TN TENN 10–0
November 8 Mississippi A&M Alabama The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL ALA 27–0 [14]
November 8 Georgia Clemson Clemson, SC CLEM 36–0 [15]
November 8 Ole Miss LSU New Orleans, LA LSU 6–0 [14]
November 8 Bethel (KY) Cumberland W 48–0
November 8 St. Albans Georgia Tech Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA W 17–0
November 8 Tulane Texas A&M College Station, TX L 17–5
November 8 Kentucky State Louisville YMCA Louisville, KY L 17–0
November 8 Kentucky University Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN W 16–5
November 8 Haskell Texas Clark Field • Austin, TX L 12–0
November 10 St. Albans Furman Greenville, SC T 0–0

Week Nine

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 11 Sewanee Georgia Atlanta, GA SEW 11–0
November 13 Davidson Georgia Tech Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA L 7–6
November 14 South Carolina Furman Greenville, SC W 10–0
November 15 Cincinnati Kentucky State Lexington, KY T 6–6
November 15 South Kentucky Cumberland Lexington, KY W 80–0
November 15 Clemson Auburn Auburn, AL CLEM 16–0
November 15 Mississippi A&M Howard Birmingham, AL W 26–0
November 15 Ole Miss Tennessee Memphis, TN TENN 11–10 [16]
November 15 Texas Nashville Nashville, TN TEX 11–5
November 15 Vanderbilt Tulane New Orleans, LA VAN 23–5 [14]
November 17 Vanderbilt LSU State Field • Baton Rouge, LA VAN 27–5 [16]

Week Ten

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 19 Texas Alabama The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL TEX 10–0
November 21 Cumberland Sewanee McGee Field • Sewanee, TN SEW 22–0
November 22 Tennessee Georgia Tech Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA TENN 10–6 [16]
November 24 Texas Tulane New Orleans, LA TEX 6–0

Week Eleven

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 27 Georgia Tech Alabama West End Park • Birmingham, AL ALA 26–0 [17]
November 27 Clemson Tennessee Waite Field •Knoxville, TN CLEM 11–0
November 27 Furman Charleston Charleston, SC T 5–5
November 27 Auburn Georgia Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA UGA 12–5 [17]
November 27 LSU Mississippi A&M Starkville Fairgrounds • Starkville, MS LSU 6–0 [14]
November 27 Ole Miss Tulane New Orleans, LA MISS 10–0 [17]
November 27 Sewanee Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN SEW 11–5 [17]
November 27 Texas A&M Texas Clark Field • Austin, TX L 12–0
November 27 Kentucky University Kentucky State Lexington, KY L 6–5
November 29 LSU Alabama The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL LSU 11–0

All-Southern team

Main article: 1902 College Football All-Southern Team

Walker Reynolds Tichenor's All-Southern team:[18]

Position Name Team
QB John Maxwell Clemson
HB Marvin Dickinson Georgia
FB Jock Hanvey Clemson
E Carl Sitton Clemson
E Frank Ridley Georgia
G Henry D. Phillips Sewanee
G James C. Elmer Auburn
C Harold Ketron Georgia
G Sandy Beaver Georgia
T Joseph Lee Kirby-Smith Sewanee
E Hope Sadler Clemson

References

  1. ^ "2017 LSU Tigers Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana State Athletics. p. 107. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  2. ^ "Heisman Connection". Archived from the original on June 3, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  3. ^ "David Wilson's Homepage".
  4. ^ "1902 Independent Year Summary".
  5. ^ Woodruff 1928, p. 128
  6. ^ a b c d Woodruff 1928, p. 129
  7. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). homepages.transy.edu. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 1, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ Woodruff 1928, p. 130
  9. ^ a b c Woodruff 1928, p. 132
  10. ^ Woodruff 1928, p. 131
  11. ^ a b c Woodruff 1928, p. 133
  12. ^ "Morning Game Was Jonah To Clemson At Columbia". Atlanta Constitution. October 31, 1902. p. 2. Retrieved May 3, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  13. ^ a b Woodruff 1928, p. 134
  14. ^ a b c d e Woodruff 1928, p. 136
  15. ^ "Crackers Make A Brave Fight But Are Fairly Bested". Atlanta Constitution. November 9, 1902. p. 5. Retrieved July 26, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  16. ^ a b c Woodruff 1928, p. 137
  17. ^ a b c d Woodruff 1928, p. 139
  18. ^ Fuzzy Woodruff's A History of Southern Football
  • Woodruff, Fuzzy (1928). A History of Southern Football 1890–1928.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1902_Southern_Intercollegiate_Athletic_Association_football_season