# 1910 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

The 1910 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 1910 college football season. The season began on September 24.
Vanderbilt lineman Will Metzger was selected third-team All-American by Walter Camp, the third player from the South ever to receive such an honor.

## Results and team statistics

| Conf. Rank | Team | Head coach | Overall record | Conf. record | PPG | PAG |
| 1 (tie) | Vanderbilt | Dan McGugin | 8–0–1 | 5–0 | 18.4 | 0.9 |
| 1 (tie) | Auburn | Mike Donahue | 6–1 | 4–0 | 25.1 | 1.3 |
| 3 | Sewanee | Harris G. Cope | 8–2 | 3–1 | 28.5 | 6.4 |
| 4 | Georgia | W. A. Cunningham | 6–2–1 | 4–2–1 | 31.2 | 5.8 |
| 5 | Ole Miss | Nathan Stauffer | 7–1 | 2–1 | 18.00 | 1.13 |
| 6 (tie) | Mississippi A&M | W. D. Chadwick | 7–2 | 3–2 | 24.3 | 4.0 |
| 6 (tie) | Mercer | Charles C. Stroud | 6–3 | 3–2 | 13.2 | 8.1 |
| 7 | Georgia Tech | John Heisman | 5–3 | 3–3 | 24.6 | 6.3 |
| 8 | Clemson | Bob Williams | 4–3–1 | 2–3–1 | 13.3 | 6.8 |
| 9 | Tennessee | Lex Stone | 3–5–1 | 1–4 | 5.6 | 14.9 |
| 10 | The Citadel | Sam Costen | 3–4 | 0–2 | 3.7 | 10.7 |
| 11 | LSU | John W. Mayhew | 1–5 | 0–3 | 7.5 | 19.8 |
| 12 | Alabama | Guy Lowman | 4–4 | 0–4 | 8.1 | 13.4 |
| 13 | Howard (AL) | James C. Donnelly | 1–8 | 0–5 | 1.11 | 33.78 |
Key
PPG = Average of points scored per game PAG = Average of points allowed per game

### 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 24 | Locust Grove Institute | Mercer | Central City Park • Macon, GA | W 32–0 | | |
| September 24 | Gordon | Clemson | Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC | W 26–0 | | |

#### Week Two

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 1 | Mooney | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 34–0 | 1,500 |
| October 1 | Central University | Tennessee | Waite Field • Knoxville, TN | L 2–17 | |
| October 1 | Birmingham | Alabama | The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 25–0 | |
| October 1 | Locust Grove Institute | Georgia | Herty Field • Athens, GA | W 101–0 | |
| October 1 | Gordon | Georgia Tech | Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA | W 57–0 | |
| October 1 | Memphis High School | Ole Miss | Oxford, MS | W 10–0 | |
| October 1 | Mississippi College | Mississippi A&M | Hardy Field • Starkville, MS | W 24–0 | |
| October 1 | Mercer | Clemson | Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC | MER 3–0 | |
| October 1 | Blountsville Agricultural | Howard (AL) | West End Park • Birmingham, AL | W 10–0 | |
| October 3 | Sewanee Military Academy | Sewanee | Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN | W 53–0 | |

#### Week Three

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| October 5 | University of Memphis | Ole Miss | Oxford, MS | W 2–0 |
| October 8 | Marion | Alabama | The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 26–0 |
| October 8 | Mississippi A&M | Auburn | Drill Field • Auburn, AL | AUB 6–0 |
| October 8 | Clemson | Howard (AL) | Alabama State Fairgrounds • Birmingham, AL | CLEM 24–0 |
| October 8 | Gordon | Georgia | Herty Field • Athens, GA | W 79–0 |
| October 8 | Chattanooga | Georgia Tech | Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA | W 18–0 |
| October 8 | Georgia Medical | Mercer | Central City Park • Macon, GA | W 22–0 |
| October 8 | Anderson Training School | Sewanee | Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN | W 27–0 |
| October 8 | Mooney | Tennessee | Waite Field • Knoxville, TN | W 7–0 |
| October 8 | Rose Polytechnic | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 23–0 |

#### Week Four

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| October 12 | Castle Heights | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 14–0 |
| October 12 | Tennessee Military Institute | Sewanee | Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN | W 95–0 |
| October 13 | Ole Miss | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | W 16–0 |
| October 15 | Auburn | Howard (AL) | West End Park • Birmingham, AL | AUB 78–0 |
| October 15 | Clemson | The Citadel | College Park Stadium • Charleston, SC | CLEM 32–0 |
| October 15 | Georgia | Alabama | Alabama State Fairgrounds • Birmingham, AL | UGA 22–0 |
| October 15 | Mercer | Georgia Tech | Ponce de Leon Park • Atlanta, GA | GT 46–0 |
| October 15 | Mississippi College | LSU | State Field • Baton Rouge, LA | W 40–0 |
| October 15 | University of Memphis | Mississippi A&M | Hardy Field • Starkville, MS | W 6–0 |
| October 15 | Tennessee | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | VAN 18–0 |

#### Week Five

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| October 17 | Sewanee | Central University | Eclipse Park • Louisville, KY | L 0–19 |
| October 21 | LSU | Mississippi A&M | Columbus Fairgrounds • Columbus, MS | MSA&M 3–0 |
| October 21 | Morgan Training School | Sewanee | Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN | W 22–5 |
| October 22 | Ole Miss | Mississippi College | Clinton, MS | W 24–0 |
| October 22 | Howard (AL) | Southern (AL) | Vandiver Park • Montgomery, AL | L 0–5 |
| October 22 | Clemson | Auburn | Drill Field • Auburn, AL | AUB 17–0 |
| October 22 | The Citadel | College of Charleston | College Park Stadium • Charleston, SC | L 0–11 |
| October 22 | Tennessee | Georgia | Herty Field • Athens, GA | UGA 35–6 |
| October 22 | Florida | Mercer | Central City Park • Macon, GA | W 13–0 |
| October 22 | Georgia Tech | Alabama | The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL | GT 36–0 |
| October 22 | Vanderbilt | Yale | Yale Field • New Haven, CT | T 0–0 |

#### Week Six

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| October 29 | Wake Forest | The Citadel | College Park Stadium • Charleston, SC | W 9–5 |
| October 29 | Mercer | Georgia | Herty Field • Athens, GA | UGA 21–0 |
| October 29 | Tennessee | Howard (AL) | Alabama State Fairgrounds • Birmingham, AL | TENN 17–0 |
| October 29 | Sewanee | LSU | Pelican Park • New Orleans, LA | SEW 31–5 |
| October 29 | Auburn | Texas | Clark Field • Austin, TX | L 0–9 |
| October 29 | Ole Miss | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | VAN 9–2 |

#### Week Seven

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| October 31 | Tennessee | Mississippi A&M | Hardy Field • Starkville, MS | MSA&M 48–0 |
| November 1 | Sewanee | University of Memphis | Red Elm Park • Memphis, TN | W 6–0 |
| November 3 | Clemson | South Carolina | Fairgrounds • Columbia, SC | W 24–0 |
| November 5 | Auburn | Georgia Tech | Ponce de Leon Park • Atlanta, GA | AUB 16–0 |
| November 5 | Chattanooga | Mercer | Central City Park • Macon, GA | L 0–6 |
| November 5 | The Citadel | Florida | Jacksonville, FL | L 2–6 |
| November 5 | Kentucky State College | Tennessee | Waite Field • Knoxville, TN | L 0–10 |
| November 5 | Alabama | Ole Miss | Greenville, MS | MISS 16–0 |
| November 5 | Mississippi A&M | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | W 10–0 |
| November 5 | Georgia | Sewanee | Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN | SEW 15–12 |
| November 5 | LSU | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | VAN 22–0 |
| November 5 | Howard (AL) | Disque High School | Elliott Park • Gadsden, AL | L 0–14 |

#### Week Eight

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| November 10 | Clemson | Georgia | Augusta, GA | T 0–0 |
| November 12 | Auburn | Tulane | Harrison County Fairgrounds • Gulfport, MS | W 33–0 |
| November 12 | Howard (AL) | Chattanooga | Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TN | L 0–56 |
| November 12 | Ole Miss | University of Memphis | Red Elm Park • Memphis, TN | W 44–0 |
| November 12 | Birmingham | Mississippi A&M | Hardy Field • Starkville, MS | W 46–0 |
| November 12 | Sewanee | Alabama | Alabama State Fairgrounds • Birmingham, AL | SEW 30–0 |
| November 12 | Maryville (TN) | Tennessee | Waite Field • Knoxville, TN | W 13–0 |
| November 12 | Vanderbilt | Georgia Tech | Ponce de Leon Park • Atlanta, GA | VAN 23–0 |

#### Week Nine

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| November 18 | Mercer | The Citadel | Savannah, GA | MER 21–0 |
| November 18 | Howard (AL) | Mississippi A&M | Hardy Field • Starkville, MS | MSA&M 82–0 |
| November 19 | Alabama | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | W 5–3 |
| November 19 | Chattanooga | Tennessee | Waite Field • Knoxville, TN | T 6–6 |
| November 19 | Georgia | Georgia Tech | Ponce de Leon Park • Atlanta, GA | UGA 11–6 |
| November 19 | LSU | Texas | Clark Field • Austin, TX | L 0–12 |

#### Week Ten

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 24 | Washington and Lee | Alabama | Alabama State Fairgrounds • Birmingham, AL | W 9–0 | |
| November 24 | LSU | Arkansas | West End Park • Little Rock, AR | L 0–51 | |
| November 24 | Auburn | Georgia | Savannah, GA | AUB 26–0 | |
| November 24 | South Carolina | The Citadel | College Park Stadium • Charleston, SC | W 5–0 | |
| November 24 | Clemson | Georgia Tech | Ponce de Leon Park • Atlanta, GA | GT 34–0 | |
| November 24 | Howard (AL) | Mercer | Central City Park • Macon, GA | MER 28–0 | |
| November 24 | Ole Miss | Mississippi A&M | Mississippi State Fairgrounds • Jackson, MS | MISS 30–0 | |
| November 24 | Sewanee | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | VAN 23–6 | 10,000 |

#### Week Eleven

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
| December 3 | Charleston Navy | The Citadel | College Park Stadium • Charleston, SC | W 10–0 | | |

## Awards and honors
### All-Americans

* G - W. E. Metzger, Vanderbilt (WC-3)

### All-Southern team

The composite All-Southern team of four sporting writers and three coaches included:
| Position | Name | First-team selectors | Team |
| QB | Chigger Browne | C | Sewanee |
| HB | Ray Morrison | C | Vanderbilt |
| HB | Aubrey Lanier | C | Sewanee |
| FB | Bradley Streit | C | Auburn |
| E | Jenks Gillem | C | Sewanee |
| T | Ewing Y. Freeland | C | Vanderbilt |
| G | Will Metzger | C | Vanderbilt |
| C | Eugene Caton | C | Auburn |
| G | Earl Kinnebrew | C | Mississippi |
| T | Pat Patterson | C | Georgia Tech |
| E | Bill Neely | C | Vanderbilt |