# 1915 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

The 1915 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 1915 college football season. The season began on September 25.
Seven out of eight newspapers voted the SIAA championship to the Vanderbilt Commodores. The Atlanta Constitution declared it a tie between Vanderbilt and Georgia Tech, which was then independent. However, Tech challenged Vandy's championship.

## 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 |
| September 25 | Charleston Navy | The Citadel | College Park Stadium • Charleston, SC | W 46–0 |
| September 25 | Clemson | Furman | Augusta Street Park • Greenville, SC | CLEM 99–0 |
| September 25 | Chamberlain-Hunt Academy | Mississippi College | Clinton, MS | W 28–0 |
| September 25 | Carson–Newman | Tennessee | Waite Field • Knoxville, TN | W 101–0 |
| September 25 | Tulane | St. Paul's School | St. Paul's Stadium • Covington, LA | W 24–0 |
| September 25 | Middle Tennessee State Normal | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 51–0 |
| September 25 | Newberry | Georgia | Sanford Field • Athens, GA | W 76–0 |
| September 25 | Kentucky School for the Deaf | Central University | Cheek Field • Danville, KY | W 6–0 |
| September 25 | Gordon | Mercer | Central City Park • Macon, GA | W 6–0 |
| September 25 | Chattanooga | Rhea County High School | Dayton, TN | W 21–0 |
| September 25 | Ohio | Transylvania | Thomas Field • Lexington, KY | W 16–0 |

### Week Two

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| October 1 | Kentucky Military Institute | Transylvania | Thomas Field • Lexington, KY | W 27–0 |
| October 1 | Jonesboro Aggies | Ole Miss | Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS | L 0–10 |
| October 1 | Marion | Auburn | Riverside Park • Selma, AL | W 78–0 |
| October 1 | North Georgia | Georgia | Sanford Field • Athens, GA | W 13–0 |
| October 1 | Jefferson (MS) | LSU | State Field • Baton Rouge, LA | W 42–0 |
| October 2 | Howard (AL) | Alabama | University Field • Tuscaloosa, AL | ALA 44–0 |
| October 2 | Central University | Louisville | Eclipse Park • Louisville, KY | T 0–0 |
| October 2 | Davidson | Clemson | Riggs Field • Calhoun, SC | T 6–6 |
| October 2 | Erskine | Furman | Augusta Street Park • Greenville, SC | W 60–0 |
| October 2 | Mercer | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | L 0–52 |
| October 2 | Butler | Kentucky | Stoll Field • Lexington, KY | W 33–0 |
| October 2 | Mississippi College | Mississippi A&M | State Fairgrounds • Jackson, MS | MSA&M 12–0 |
| October 2 | Morgan Training School | Sewanee | Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN | W 57–0 |
| October 2 | Tusculum | Tennessee | Waite Field • Knoxville, TN | W 21–0 |
| October 2 | Newberry | South Carolina | Davis Field • Columbia, SC | W 29–0 |
| October 2 | Southwestern Presbyterian | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 47–0 |
| October 2 | Presbyterian | Wofford | Spartanburg, SC | L 6–17 |
| October 2 | The Citadel | North Carolina | Class Field • Chapel Hill, NC | L 7–14 |
| October 2 | Carson–Newman | Chattanooga | Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TN | W 93–0 |

### Week Three

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| October 8 | Southwestern Presbyterian | Ole Miss | Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS | W 13–6 |
| October 9 | Mississippi College | LSU | State Field • Baton Rouge, LA | LSU 14–0 |
| October 9 | Birmingham | Alabama | University Field • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 67–0 |
| October 9 | Florida | Auburn | Drake Field • Auburn, AL | AUB 7–0 |
| October 9 | Porter Military | The Citadel | College Park Stadium • Charleston, SC | W 54–0 |
| October 9 | Georgia | Chattanooga | Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TN | T 6–6 |
| October 9 | Earlham | Kentucky | Stoll Field • Lexington, KY | W 54–13 |
| October 9 | Louisville | Wabash | Crawfordsville, IN | L 0–38 |
| October 9 | Cumberland (TN) | Sewanee | Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN | W 47–0 |
| October 9 | Presbyterian | South Carolina | Davis Field • Columbia, SC | W 41–0 |
| October 9 | Transylvania | Mississippi A&M | New Athletic Field • Starkville, MS | T 0–0 |
| October 9 | Southwestern Industrial | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | W 13–0 |
| October 9 | Georgetown (KY) | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 75–0 |
| October 9 | Kentucky Military Institute | Central University | Cheek Field • Lexington, KY | W 12–6 |
| October 9 | Alabama Presbyterian | Howard (AL) | Howard Athletic Field • Birmingham, AL | W 7–0 |

### Week Four

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 11 | Wofford | Mercer | Central City Park • Macon, GA | MERC 13–6 | |
| October 12 | Transylvania | Southwestern Presbyterian | Athletic Park • Nashville, TN | W 26–0 | |
| October 13 | Cumberland (TN) | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 60–0 | |
| October 15 | LSU | Ole Miss | Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS | LSU 28–0 | 600 |
| October 15 | Presbyterian | Furman | Augusta Street Park • Greenville, SC | L 12–20 | |
| October 15 | Howard (AL) | Southern (AL) | Greensboro, AL | W 6–0 | |
| October 16 | Chattanooga | Louisville | Eclipse Park • Louisville, KY | CHAT 21–6 | |
| October 16 | Mississippi College | Alabama | University Field • Tuscaloosa, AL | ALA 40–0 | |
| October 16 | Auburn | Clemson | Anderson, SC | AUB 14–0 | |
| October 16 | Georgia | The Citadel | College Park Stadium • Charleston, SC | UGA 39–0 | |
| October 16 | Sewanee | Florida | Barrs Field • Jacksonville, FL | SEW 7–0 | |
| October 16 | Transylvania | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | L 0–57 | |
| October 16 | Kentucky | Mississippi A&M | New Athletic Field • Starkville, MS | MSA&M 12–0 | |
| October 16 | Central University | Tennessee | Waite Field • Knoxville, TN | TENN 80–0 | |
| October 16 | Spring Hill | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | W 36–13 | |
| October 16 | Henderson-Brown | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 100–0 | |
| October 16 | Wofford | Davidson | Sprunt Athletic Field • Davidson, NC | L 0–45 | |

### Week Five

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 21 | South Carolina | North Carolina A&M | Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, NC | W 19–10 | |
| October 22 | Marshall | Central University | Cheek Field • Danville, KY | W 10–6 | |
| October 22 | Georgia Tech | LSU | Heinemann Park • New Orleans, LA | L 7–36 | 3,000 |
| October 22 | Ninth District Agricultural School | Howard (AL) | Howard Athletic Field • Birmingham, AL | W 20–0 | |
| October 23 | Tulane | Alabama | University Field • Tuscaloosa, AL | ALA 16–0 | |
| October 23 | Mississippi A&M | Auburn | Rickwood Field • Birmingham, AL | AUB 26–0 | |
| October 23 | Furman | Bingham Military Institute | Oates Park • Asheville, NC | W 20–6 | |
| October 23 | Mississippi Normal | Mississippi College | Clinton, MS | W 55–7 | |
| October 23 | Kentucky | Sewanee | Stoll Field • Lexington, KY | T 7–7 | 5,000 |
| October 23 | Cumberland (TN) | Tennessee | Waite Field • Knoxville, TN | W 101–0 | |
| October 23 | Ole Miss | Vanderbilt | Russwood Park • Memphis, TN | VAN 91–0 | |
| October 23 | Erskine | Wofford | Spartanburg, SC | W 13–3 | |
| October 23 | Mercer | Chattanooga | Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TN | CHAT 20–6 | |

### Week Six

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| October 27 | Presbyterian | The Citadel | State Fairgrounds • Columbia, SC | W 14–0 |
| October 27 | Wofford | Newberry | Newberry Diamond • Newberry, SC | W 10–7 |
| October 28 | Clemson | South Carolina | State Fairgrounds • Columbia, SC | T 0–0 |
| October 29 | Hendrix | Ole Miss | Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS | W 32–7 |
| October 29 | Central University | Kentucky Wesleyan | Owensboro, KY | L 6–7 |
| October 30 | Sewanee | Alabama | Rickwood Field • Birmingham, AL | ALA 23–10 |
| October 30 | Auburn | Georgia | Sanford Field • Athens, GA | AUB 12–0 |
| October 30 | Florida Southern | Florida | Fleming Field • Gainesville, FL | W 45–0 |
| October 30 | Cincinnati | Kentucky | Stoll Field • Lexington, KY | W 27–6 |
| October 30 | Mississippi A&M | LSU | State Field • Baton Rouge, LA | LSU 10–0 |
| October 30 | Mississippi College | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | MSCOLL 20–6 |
| October 30 | Rose Poly | Louisville | Eclipse Park • Louisville, KY | W 22–6 |
| October 30 | Tennessee | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | VAN 35–0 |
| October 30 | Chattanooga | Maryville (TN) | Maryville, TN | L 0–13 |
| October 30 | Howard (AL) | Mercer | Central City Park • Macon, GA | MER 14–7 |

### Week Seven

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 3 | Presbyterian | Furman | Augusta Street Park • Greenville, SC | W 38–7 | |
| November 4 | South Carolina | Wofford | Spartanburg Fairgrounds • Spartanburg, SC | SC 33–6 | |
| November 5 | Georgetown (KY) | Central University | Cheek Field • Danville, KY | L 3–19 | |
| November 6 | Arkansas | LSU | Fairgrounds • Shreveport, LA | W 13–7 | |
| November 6 | Mercer | Auburn | Drake Field • Auburn, AL | AUB 45–0 | |
| November 6 | Transylvania | Chattanooga | Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TN | TRAN 17–0 | |
| November 6 | Georgia | Florida | Barrs Field • Jacksonville, FL | UGA 37–0 | |
| November 6 | Alabama | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | L 7–21 | |
| November 6 | Kentucky | Louisville | Eclipse Park • Louisville, KY | UK 15–0 | 4,000 |
| November 6 | Ole Miss | Mississippi A&M | Fair Grounds • Tupelo, MS | MSA&M 65–0 | |
| November 5 | Cumberland (TN) | South Carolina | Davis Field • Columbia, SC | W 68–0 | |
| November 6 | North Carolina | Clemson | Greenville, SC | L 7–9 | |
| November 6 | Sewanee | Texas | West End Park • Houston, TX | L 6–27 | |
| November 6 | Vanderbilt | Virginia | Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, VA | L 10–35 | |
| November 6 | Birmingham | Howard (AL) | Rickwood Field • Birmingham, AL | T 6–6 | |
| November 8 | Sewanee | Baylor | Cotton Palace • Waco, TX | W 16–3 | |

### Week Eight

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| November 10 | Cumberland (TN) | Wofford | Spartanburg, SC | W 2–0 |
| November 12 | Mercer | South Georgia College | Coffee County Fairgrounds • Douglas, GA | W 20–0 |
| November 12 | Central University | Transylvania | Thomas Field • Lexington, KY | TRAN 38–0 |
| November 13 | Vanderbilt | Auburn | Rickwood Field • Birmingham, AL | VAN 17–0 |
| November 13 | Clemson | VMI | Broad Street Park • Richmond, VA | L 3–6 |
| November 13 | The Citadel | Florida | Fleming Field • Gainesville, FL | FLA 6–0 |
| November 13 | Newberry | Furman | Augusta Street Park • Greenville, SC | W 7–0 |
| November 13 | Georgia | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | T 0–0 |
| November 13 | Purdue | Kentucky | Stoll Field • Lexington, KY | W 7–0 |
| November 13 | Virginia | South Carolina | Davis Field • Columbia, SC | L 0–13 |
| November 13 | Ole Miss | Mississippi College | State Fairgrounds • Jackson, MS | MSCOLL 74–6 |
| November 13 | Mississippi A&M | Tennessee | Waite Field • Knoxville, TN | MSA&M 14–0 |
| November 13 | Sewanee | Chattanooga | Andrews Field • Chattanooga, TN | T 0–0 |
| November 13 | Howard (AL) | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | TUL 32–3 |
| November 13 | Franklin (IN) | Louisville | Eclipse Park • Louisville, KY | L 7–13 |
| November 13 | Mercer | Columbia College (FL) | Valdosta, GA | W 32–0 |

### Week Nine

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| November 17 | LSU | Rice | West End Park • Houston, TX | L 0–6 |
| November 18 | Tulane | Florida | Fleming Field • Gainesville, FL | FLA 14–7 |
| November 17 | South Carolina | Georgetown | Georgetown Field • Washington, DC | L 0–61 |
| November 19 | Transylvania | Georgetown (KY) | Hinton Field • Georgetown, KY | W 14–6 |
| November 20 | Mississippi College | Louisiana Industrial | Ruston, LA | T 0–0 |
| November 20 | Sewanee | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | VAN 27–3 |

### Week Ten

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 25 | Ole Miss | Alabama | Rickwood Field • Birmingham, AL | ALA 53–0 | |
| November 25 | The Citadel | South Carolina | Davis Field • Columbia, SC | CIT 3–0 | |
| November 25 | Central University | Chattanooga | Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TN | CHAT 33–0 | |
| November 25 | Florida | Mercer | Central City Park • Macon, GA | FLA 34–7 | |
| November 25 | Wofford | Furman | Augusta Street Park • Greenville, SC | FUR 25–0 | 1,000 |
| November 25 | Auburn | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | L 0–7 | |
| November 25 | Clemson | Georgia | Sanford Field • Athens, GA | UGA 13–0 | |
| November 25 | Tennessee | Kentucky | Stoll Field • Lexington, KY | UK 6–0 | |
| November 25 | Mississippi A&M | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | W 7–0 | |
| November 25 | Tulane | LSU | State Field • Baton Rouge, LA | LSU 12–0 | |
| November 25 | Transylvania | Louisville | Eclipse Park • Louisville, KY | TRAN 26–0 | |
| November 25 | Howard (AL) | Spring Hill | Maxon Park • Mobile, AL | L 0–6 | |

## Awards and honors
### All-Americans

* T - Bully Van de Graaff, Alabama (WC-2; PD-1)
* T - Josh Cody, Vanderbilt (WC-3)
* G - Baby Taylor, Auburn (WC-3)

### All-Southern team

The composite All-Southern team selected by ten sports writers and coaches included:
| Position | Name | First-team selectors | Team |
| QB | Irby Curry | C, TC | Vanderbilt |
| QB | David Paddock | C, TC | Georgia |
| HB | Wooch Fielder | C, TC | Georgia Tech |
| FB | Walter Neville | C | Georgia |
| E | Charlie Thompson | C | Georgia |
| T | Bully Van de Graaff | C, TC | Alabama |
| G | Baby Taylor | C, TC | Auburn |
| C | John G. Henderson | C, TC | Georgia |
| G | Bob Lang | C | Georgia Tech |
| T | Josh Cody | C, TC | Vanderbilt |
| E | Russ Cohen | C | Vanderbilt |