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Sports season
The 1903 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 1903 college football season . The season began on September 25.
1903 met difficulty in determining an SIAA champion. Clemson had the best record, but lost to an inferior North Carolina team; and in the game to secure the SIAA title were tied by Cumberland . Clemson's John Heisman pushed strongly for Cumberland to share the SIAA title.[1] Cumberland's strongest victory was its win over Vanderbilt .
However, Sewanee beat Cumberland, yet suffered its only loss to Vanderbilt. Heisman originally challenged the winner of the Vanderbilt-Sewanee game.[2] John J. Tigert was a star player for Vanderbilt. Nash Buckingham rated Kentucky University and Vanderbilt as best in the south.[3]
Season overview
Results and team statistics
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 .
Unknown
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
?
Mooney School
Nashville
W 17–5
?, before Nov 11
Tennessee Medical College
Cumberland
W 86–0
Week One
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
September 25
Cynthiana
Kentucky State
Lexington, KY
W 39–0
Week Two
Week Three
Week Four
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
October 14
LSU Alumni
LSU
State Field • Baton Rouge, LA
W 11–0
October 16
Alabama
Mississippi A&M
Columbus Fairgrounds • Columbus, MS
MSA&M 11–0
[11]
October 17
Howard
Auburn
Auburn, AL
W 58–0
October 17
Clemson
Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
CLEM 73–0
[12]
October 17
K. M. I.
Kentucky State
Lexington, KY
W 18–0
October 17
Oklahoma
Texas
Clark Field • Austin, TX
T 6–6
October 17
Tennessee Medical College
Sewanee
McGee Field • Sewanee, TN
W 52–0
October 17
South Carolina
Georgia
Herty Field • Athens, GA
L 27–7
[11]
October 17
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN
VAN 40–0
[13]
October 20
3:00 p. m.
Cumberland
Sewanee
McGee Field • Sewanee, TN
SEW 6–0
[14]
Week Five
Week Six
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
October 28
North Carolina A&M
Clemson
Columbia, SC
W 24–0
[17]
October 29
Tennessee
South Carolina
Columbia, SC
L 24–0
October 30
LSU
Louisiana Tech
Ruston, LA
W 16–0
October 30
Arkansas
Texas
Clark Field • Austin, TX
W 15–0
October 31
LSU
Shreveport A. C.
Shreveport, LA
W 5–0
October 31
Georgia Tech
Howard
W 37–0
October 31
Sewanee
Auburn
Oak Park • Montgomery, AL
SEW 47–0
[16] [18]
October 31
Tennessee
Nashville
Peabody Field • Nashville, TN
TENN 10–0
October 31
Vanderbilt
Georgia
Herty Field • Athens, GA
VAN 33–0
[16]
November 2
Sewanee
Alabama
West End Park • Birmingham, AL
SEW 23–0
[19]
November 2
Georgetown (KY)
Kentucky State
Lexington, KY
W 51–0
Week Seven
Week Eight
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
November 11
LSU
Auburn
Auburn, AL
AUB 12–0
November 13
Texas
Oklahoma
Norman, OK
W 11–5
November 13
Tennessee Medical
Nashville
Nashville, TN
W 26–0
[21]
November 14
Auburn
Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
AUB 10–5
[19]
November 14
Cumberland
Alabama
The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL
CUM 44–0
[22]
November 14
Clemson
North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC
L 11–6
[22] [23]
November 14
Sewanee
Tennessee
Waite Field • Knoxville, TN
SEW 17–0
[22]
November 14
Washington (MO)
Vanderbilt
Dudley Field Nashville, TN
W 41–0
November 14
Georgia
Savannah
Savannah, GA
L 6–0
November 14
Mississippi A&M
Ole Miss
University Park • Oxford, MS
T 6–6
[22]
November 16
Cumberland
LSU
State Field • Baton Rouge, LA
CUM 41–0
[24]
Week Nine
Week Ten
Week Eleven
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
December 5
Mississippi A&M
Tulane
New Orleans, LA
T 0–0
Postseason
SIAA Championship Game
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
November 26
3:00 p. m.
Cumberland
Clemson
Oak Park • Montgomery, AL
T 11–11
[29] [30] [31]
All-Southern team
Walker Reynolds Tichenor 's All-Southern team:[32]
References
^ Langum, David J (January 2010). From Maverick to Mainstream: Cumberland School of Law, 1847-1997 . p. 95. ISBN 9780820336183 .
^ "Fine Football in Southland" . The Courier-Journal . October 25, 1903. p. 25. Retrieved May 16, 2016 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "The Best in the South" . The Cincinnati Enquirer . November 30, 1903. p. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2015 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "1903 Independent Year Summary | College Football" . www.sports-reference.com .
^ "Cumberland Wins" . The Tennessean . October 4, 1903. p. 7. Retrieved May 8, 2016 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Clemson Tigers Win In A Walk" . The Atlanta Constitution . October 11, 1903. p. 6. Retrieved May 9, 2016 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Robert E. Wilder (2011). Gridiron Glory Days: Football at Mercer, 1892-1942 . p. 13. ISBN 9780881462678 .
^ Scott Thompson (September 29, 2000). Dublin: The Emerald City . p. 135. ISBN 9781439610787 .
^ Jon Nelson (July 2012). A History of College Football in Georgia . p. 18. ISBN 9781614236139 .
^ a b c "Archived copy" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on May 8, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2016 .{{cite web }}
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^ a b Woodruff 1928 , p. 145
^ Woodruff 1928 , p. 143
^ Woodruff 1928 , p. 144
^ "The Varsity Triumphs Over Cumberland". Sewanee Purple . Vol. 20, no. 8. October 27, 1903. hdl :11005/766 .
^ Woodruff 1928 , p. 146
^ a b c d Woodruff 1928 , p. 148
^ "Eighteen To Naught" . News and Observer . October 29, 1903. p. 1. Retrieved May 9, 2016 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Trevino, Heather S.; Pastorello, Linda E. (2007). Oak Park and the Montgomery Zoo . p. 12. ISBN 9780738553115 .
^ a b c d e f Woodruff 1928 , p. 149
^ "Cumberland's Easy Victory" . The Courier-Journal . November 8, 1903. p. 4. Retrieved December 21, 2016 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tennessee Won but Her Right Halfback Had a Leg Broken" . The Charlotte Observer . November 14, 1903. p. 3. Retrieved December 21, 2016 – via Newspapers.com .
^ a b c d Woodruff 1928 , p. 150
^ "For Carolina The Tide Has Turned" . News and Observer . November 15, 1903. p. 1. Retrieved May 5, 2016 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Louisiana Is Very Easy" . The Times-Democrat . November 17, 1903. p. 11. Retrieved January 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Clemson Defeats Davidson" . The Charlotte Observer . November 22, 1903. p. 5. Retrieved May 9, 2016 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Woodruff 1928 , p. 151
^ Woodruff 1928 , p. 155
^ Woodruff 1928 , p. 156
^ Sam Blackman (December 15, 2014). "Clemson's "First Bowl Game" " . Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2015 .
^ Lou Sahadi (October 2014). "24. 1903 Game With Cumberland" . 100 Things Clemson Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die . ISBN 9781623689490 .
^ Wiley Lee Umphlett (1992). Creating the Big Game: John W. Heisman and the Invention of American Football . p. 67. ISBN 9780313284045 .
^ Fuzzy Woodruff 's A History of Southern Football
Woodruff, Fuzzy (1928). A History of Southern Football 1890–1928 . Vol. 1.
Championships & awards Seasons