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Sports season
1912 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season League NCAA Sport College football Duration September 28, 1912 through December 25, 1912 Number of teams 19 Season champions Vanderbilt
The 1912 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 1912 college football season . The season began on September 28.
Ole Miss was suspended at year's end.[ 1]
Conference champion Vanderbilt suffered its only loss to national champion Harvard . The 1912 season saw the NCAA implement several rule changes to increase scoring. These included: the value of a touchdown increased from 5 points to 6, the length of the field was reduced to 100 yards, 10-yard end zones were added, the onside kick was eliminated, and unlimited use of the forward pass was introduced.[ 2]
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
Week Two
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
October 4
Mississippi College
Mississippi A&M
MSA&M 19–0
October 5
Birmingham
Alabama
The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL
W 62–0
October 5
Auburn
Mercer
Columbus, GA
AUB 56–0
October 5
K. M. I.
Centre
Cheek Field • Danville, KY
W 12–0
October 5
Clemson
Howard
Homewood, AL
CLEM 59–0
October 5
Chattanooga
Georgia
Sanford Field • Athens, GA
W 33–0
October 5
Georgia Tech
The Citadel
College Park Stadium • Charleston, SC
GT 20–16
October 5
Marshall
Kentucky State
Lexington, KY
W 13–6
October 5
Louisiana-Lafayette
LSU
State Field • Baton Rouge, LA
W 85–3
October 5
Memphis H. S.
Ole Miss
Oxford, MS
W 34–0
October 5
Morgan
Sewanee
McGee Field • Sewanee, TN
W 34–0
October 5
King
Tennessee
Waite Field • Knoxville, TN
W 101–0
October 5
Maryville
Vanderbilt
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN
W 100–3
Week Three
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
October 8
Jefferson
Tulane
First Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA
W 37–0
October 11
Mississippi College
LSU
State Field • Baton Rouge, LA
LSU 45–0
October 12
Florida
Auburn
Drake Field • Auburn, AL
AUB 27–13
October 12
Morris-Harvey
Centre
Cheek Field • Danville, KY
L 53–7
October 12
Riverside
Clemson
Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC
W 26–0
October 12
The Citadel
Georgia
Sanford Field • Athens, GA
UGA 33–0
October 12
Alabama
Georgia Tech
Grant Field • Atlanta, GA
GT 20–3
October 12
Miami (OH)
Kentucky State
Lexington, KY
L 13–8
October 12
Howard
Mercer
Macon, GA
MERC 36–0
October 12
Castle Heights
Ole Miss
Oxford, MS
W 1–0[ b]
October 12
Tennessee Medical College
Mississippi A&M
W 32–0
October 12
Northern Alabama
Sewanee
McGee Field • Sewanee, TN
W 101–0
October 12
Louisiana-Lafayette
Tulane
First Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA
W 95–0
October 12
Rose-Hulman
Vanderbilt
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN
W 54–0
Week Four
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
October 17
Centre
Louisville
Louisville, KY
L 23–6
October 18
Alabama
Mississippi A&M
Aberdeen, MS
MSA&M 7–0
October 18
Marion
Howard
L 57–0
October 19
Clemson
Auburn
Drake Field • Auburn, AL
AUB 27–6
October 19
Porter Military
The Citadel
College Park Stadium • Charleston, SC
W 66–0
October 19
South Carolina
Florida
Fleming Field • Gainesville, FL
W 10–6
October 19
Mercer
Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
GT 16–6
October 19
Kentucky State
Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
W 19–13
October 19
Ole Miss
LSU
State Field • Baton Rouge, LA
MISS 10–7
October 19
Chattanooga
Sewanee
McGee Field • Sewanee, TN
W 27–0
October 19
Tennessee
Tennessee Medical College
Memphis, TN
W 62–0
October 19
Mississippi College
Tulane
First Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA
TUL 19–6
October 19
Vanderbilt
Georgia
Ponce de Leon Park • Atlanta, GA
VAN 46–0
Week Five
Week Six
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
October 31
Clemson
South Carolina
Columbia, SC
L 22–7
November 1
Mississippi College
Ole Miss
Oxford, MS
MISS 12–0
November 2
Alabama
Tulane
First Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA
ALA 7–0
November 2
Auburn
Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
AUB 27–7
November 2
VMI
Kentucky State
Lexington, KY
L 3–2
November 2
Columbia College
Mercer
Macon, GA
W 71–0
November 2
Mississippi A&M
LSU
State Field • Baton Rouge, LA
MSA&M 7–0
November 2
Sewanee
Georgia
Sanford Field • Athens, GA
T 13–13
November 2
Centre
Tennessee
Waite Field • Knoxville, TN
TENN 67–0
November 2
Virginia
Vanderbilt
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN
W 13–0
November 4
Charleston
Florida
Fleming Field • Gainesville, FL
W 78–0
Week Seven
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
November 9
Ole Miss
Alabama
The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL
ALA 10–9
November 9
LSU
Auburn
Mobile, AL
AUB 7–0
November 9
Kentucky School for the Deaf
Centre
Cheek Field • Danville, KY
W 13–7
November 9
Charleston
The Citadel
College Park Stadium • Charleston, SC
W 40–0
November 9
Clemson
Georgia
Augusta, GA
UGA 27–6
November 9
Hanover College
Kentucky State
Lexington, KY
W 64–0
November 9
Tennessee
Mercer
Macon, GA
MERC 27–14
November 9
Louisiana Tech
Mississippi College
Clinton, MS
W 14–13
November 9
Sewanee
Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
SEW 7–0
November 9
Mississippi A&M
Tulane
First Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA
TUL 27–14
November 9
Vanderbilt
Harvard
Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA
L 9–3
Week Eight
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
November 13
Ole Miss
Texas
Houston, TX
L 53–14
November 15
Stetson
Florida
Fleming Field • Gainesville, FL
W 23–7
November 16
Clemson
Mercer
Macon, GA
CLEM 22–13
November 16
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Ponce de Leon Park • Atlanta, GA
UGA 20–0
November 16
Kentucky State
Tennessee
Waite Field • Knoxville, TN
UK 13–6
November 16
LSU
Arkansas
Little Rock, AR
W 7–6
November 16
Ole Miss
Tennessee Medical College
Memphis, TN
W 47–6
November 16
Sewanee
Alabama
Rickwood Field • Birmingham, AL
T 6–6
November 16
Mississippi A&M
Texas A&M
Houston, TX
L 41–7
November 16
Centre
Vanderbilt
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN
VAN 23–0
Week Nine
Week Ten
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
November 28
Tennessee
Alabama
Rickwood Field • Birmingham, AL
ALA 7–0
November 28
Auburn
Georgia
Sanford Field • Athens, GA
UGA 12–6
November 28
Centre
Transylvania
Lexington, KY
W 13–7
November 28
Clemson
Georgia Tech
Grant Field • Atlanta, GA
GT 23–0
November 28
Kentucky State
Cincinnati YMI
Cincinnati, OH
W 56–0
November 28
LSU
Tulane
First Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA
LSU 21–3
November 28
Mercer
Florida
Jacksonville, FL
T 0–0
November 28
The Citadel
South Carolina
Columbia, SC
L 26–2
November 28
Sewanee
Vanderbilt
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN
VAN 16–0
November 29
Howard
Mississippi College
Hattiesburg, MS
MSCOLL 20–0
Week Twelve
Week Thirteen
Week Fourteen
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
December 21
Florida
Tampa A. C.
Tampa, FL
W 44–0
Bowl games
Awards and honors
All-Americans
All-Southern team
The composite All-Southern team formed by "consolidated pick" of ten sporting writers culled by the Atlanta Constitution editor Dick Jemison included:[ 3]
References
^ The Citadel won by forfeit
^ Ole Miss won by forfeit
Championships & awards Seasons