# 1912 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

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.
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 number of downs allowed to advance the ball at least 10 yards was increased from three to four, 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.

## 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 28 | Marion | Alabama | The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 52–0 |
| September 28 | Fort Moultrie | The Citadel | College Park Stadium • Charleston, SC | W 1–0 |
| September 28 | 11th Cavalry | Georgia Tech | The Flats • Atlanta, GA | T 0–0 |
| September 28 | Gordon | Mercer | Central City Park • Macon, GA | W 29–6 |
| September 28 | Maryville (TN) | Kentucky State | Stoll Field • Lexington, KY | W 34–0 |
| September 28 | Vicksburg Athletic Club | Mississippi College | Provine Field • Clinton, MS | W 44–0 |
| September 28 | Jacksonville State | Howard (AL) | Howard Athletic Field • Birmingham, AL | W 8–0 |
| September 28 | Bethel (KY) | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 105–0 |

### Week Two

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| October 4 | Mississippi College | Mississippi A&M | Hardy Field • Starkville, MS | MSA&M 19–0 |
| October 5 | Birmingham | Alabama | The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 62–0 |
| October 5 | Auburn | Mercer | Driving Park • Columbus, GA | AUB 56–0 |
| October 5 | Kentucky Military Institute | Central University | Cheek Field • Danville, KY | W 12–0 |
| October 5 | Clemson | Howard (AL) | Alabama State Fairgrounds • Birmingham, 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 20–6 |
| October 5 | Marshall | Kentucky State | Stoll Field • Lexington, KY | W 13–6 |
| October 5 | Southwestern Louisiana | LSU | State Field • Baton Rouge, LA | W 85–3 |
| October 5 | Memphis High School | Ole Miss | University Field • Oxford, MS | W 34–0 |
| October 5 | King (TN) | Tennessee | Waite Field • Knoxville, TN | W 101–0 |
| October 5 | Maryville (TN) | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 100–3 |

### Week Three

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| October 8 | Jefferson College (LA) | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | W 37–0 |
| October 9 | Morgan Training School | Sewanee | Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN | W 34–0 |
| 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 | Central University | Cheek Field • Danville, KY | L 6–57 |
| October 12 | Riverside Military Academy | 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 | The Flats • Atlanta, GA | GT 20–3 |
| October 12 | Miami (OH) | Kentucky State | Stoll Field • Lexington, KY | L 8–13 |
| October 12 | Mercer | Howard (AL) | Alabama State Fairgrounds • Birmingham, AL | MER 36–0 |
| October 12 | Castle Heights | Ole Miss | University Field • Oxford, MS | W 1–0 |
| October 12 | Tennessee Docs | Mississippi A&M | Hardy Field • Starkville, MS | W 32–0 |
| October 12 | Florence State Normal | Sewanee | Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN | W 101–0 |
| October 12 | Maryville (TN) | Tennessee | Waite Field • Knoxville, TN | W 38–0 |
| October 12 | Southwestern Louisiana | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | W 95–0 |
| October 12 | Rose Poly | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 54–0 |
| October 12 | Daniel Baker | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | W 50–0 |

### Week Four

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 17 | Central University | Louisville | High School Park • Louisville, KY | L 6–23 | |
| October 18 | Alabama | Mississippi A&M | Aberdeen, MS | MSA&M 7–0 | |
| October 18 | Howard (AL) | Marion | Marion Field • Marion, AL | L 0–57 | |
| October 18 | Trinity (TX) | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | W 59–0 | |
| October 19 | Clemson | Auburn | Drake Field • Auburn, AL | AUB 27–6 | |
| October 19 | Porter Military Academy | The Citadel | College Park Stadium • Charleston, SC | W 66–0 | |
| October 19 | South Carolina | Florida | University Field • Gainesville, FL | W 10–6 | |
| October 19 | Georgia Tech | Mercer | Central City Park • Macon, GA | GT 16–0 | |
| October 19 | Kentucky State | Cincinnati | Carson Field • Cincinnati, OH | W 19–13 | |
| October 19 | Ole Miss | LSU | State Field • Baton Rouge, LA | MISS 10–7 | |
| October 19 | Chattanooga | Sewanee | Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN | W 27–0 | |
| October 19 | Tennessee | Tennessee Docs | Red Elm Park • Memphis, TN | W 62–0 | |
| October 19 | Mississippi College | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | TUL 19–6 | |
| October 19 | Vanderbilt | Georgia | Ponce de Leon Park • Atlanta, GA | VAN 46–0 | 4,500 |

### Week Five

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| October 26 | Mississippi A&M | Auburn | Rickwood Field • Birmingham, AL | AUB 7–0 |
| October 26 | Alabama | Georgia | Driving Park • Columbus, GA | UGA 13–9 |
| October 26 | Chattanooga | Central University | Cheek Field • Danville, KY | W 7–6 |
| October 26 | The Citadel | Clemson | Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC | CLEM 52–14 |
| October 26 | Georgia Tech | Florida | Jacksonville, FL | GT 14–7 |
| October 26 | Stetson | Mercer | Waycross, GA | W 6–0 |
| October 26 | Tennessee | Sewanee | Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TN | SEW 33–6 |
| October 26 | Howard (AL) | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | TUL 35–0 |
| October 26 | Ole Miss | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | VAN 24–0 |
| October 26 | Louisville | Kentucky State | Stoll Field • Lexington, KY | W 41–0 |
| October 26 | Arkansas | Texas A&M | State Fairgrounds • Dallas, TX | W 27–0 |

### Week Six

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 31 | Clemson | South Carolina | State Fairgrounds • Columbia, SC | L 7–22 | 3,500 |
| November 1 | Mississippi College | Ole Miss | University Field • Oxford, MS | MISS 12–0 | |
| November 1 | Austin | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | W 57–0 | |
| November 2 | Alabama | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | ALA 7–0 | |
| November 2 | Auburn | Georgia Tech | The Flats • Atlanta, GA | AUB 27–7 | |
| November 2 | VMI | Kentucky State | Stoll Field • Lexington, KY | L 2–3 | |
| November 2 | Columbia College (FL) | Mercer | Valdosta, 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 | Central University | Tennessee | Waite Field • Knoxville, TN | TENN 67–0 | |
| November 2 | Virginia | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 13–0 | 4,000 |
| November 4 | College of Charleston | Florida | Fleming Field • Gainesville, FL | W 78–0 | |
| November 5 | Howard (AL) | Seventh District Agricultural School | Marshall County Fairgrounds • Albertville, AL | L 0–13 | |

### Week Seven

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| November 7 | Clemson | Georgia | Augusta, GA | UGA 27–6 |
| November 9 | Ole Miss | Alabama | The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL | ALA 10–9 |
| November 9 | LSU | Auburn | Monroe Park • Mobile, AL | AUB 7–0 |
| November 9 | Kentucky School for the Deaf | Central University | Cheek Field • Danville, KY | W 13–7 |
| November 9 | College of Charleston | The Citadel | College Park Stadium • Charleston, SC | W 40–0 |
| November 9 | Hanover | Kentucky State | Stoll Field • Lexington, KY | W 64–0 |
| November 9 | Tennessee | Mercer | Central City Park • Macon, GA | MER 27–14 |
| November 9 | Louisiana Industrial | Mississippi College | Provine Field • Clinton, MS | W 14–13 |
| November 9 | Sewanee | Georgia Tech | The Flats • Atlanta, GA | SEW 7–0 |
| November 9 | Mississippi A&M | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | TUL 27–24 |
| November 9 | Vanderbilt | Harvard | Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA | L 3–9 |

### Week Eight

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| November 11 | Oklahoma | Texas A&M | West End Park • Houston, TX | W 28–6 |
| November 13 | Ole Miss | Texas | West End Park • Houston, TX | L 14–53 |
| November 15 | Stetson | Florida | Fleming Field • Gainesville, FL | W 23–7 |
| November 16 | Clemson | Mercer | Central City Park • Macon, GA | CLEM 21–13 |
| November 16 | Georgia | Georgia Tech | The Flats • Atlanta, GA | UGA 20–0 |
| November 16 | Kentucky State | Tennessee | Waite Field • Knoxville, TN | UK 13–6 |
| November 16 | LSU | Arkansas | West End Park • Little Rock, AR | W 7–6 |
| November 16 | Ole Miss | Tennessee Docs | Red Elm Park • Memphis, TN | W 47–6 |
| November 16 | Sewanee | Alabama | Rickwood Field • Birmingham, AL | T 6–6 |
| November 16 | Mississippi A&M | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | TXA&M 41–7 |
| November 16 | Central University | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | VAN 23–0 |

### Week Nine

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| November 19 | Tulane | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | TXA&M 41–0 |
| November 21 | Central University | Georgetown (KY) | Hinton Field • Georgetown, KY | L 12–34 |
| November 22 | Birmingham | Howard (AL) | Rickwood Field • Birmingham, AL | L 6–13 |
| November 22 | Kansas State | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | L 10–13 |
| November 23 | Vanderbilt | Auburn | Rickwood Field • Birmingham, AL | T 7–7 |

### Week Ten

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 28 | Tennessee | Alabama | Rickwood Field • Birmingham, AL | ALA 7–0 | |
| November 28 | Auburn | Georgia | Sanford Field • Athens, GA | UGA 12–6 | |
| November 28 | Central University | Transylvania | Thomas Field • Lexington, KY | W 13–7 | |
| November 28 | Clemson | Georgia Tech | The Flats • Atlanta, GA | GT 23–0 | |
| November 28 | Cincinnati YMI | Kentucky State | Stoll Field • Lexington, KY | W 56–0 | |
| November 28 | LSU | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | LSU 21–3 | |
| November 28 | Mercer | Florida | Jacksonville, FL | T 0–0 | |
| November 28 | The Citadel | South Carolina | Davis Field • Columbia, SC | L 2–26 | |
| November 28 | Sewanee | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | VAN 16–0 | 10,000 |
| November 28 | Baylor | Texas A&M | Gaston Park • Dallas, TX | W 53–0 | |
| November 29 | Howard (AL) | Mississippi College | Kamper Park • Hattiesburg, MS | MSCOLL 20–0 | |

### Week Fourteen

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
| December 21 | Florida | Tampa Athletic Club | Tampa, FL | W 44–0 | | |

## Bowl games

| Date | Bowl Game | Site | SIAA Team | Opponent | Score | Reference |
| December 25, 1912 | Bacardi Bowl | Almendares Park • Havana, Cuba | Florida | Vedado Athletic Club | FLA 28–0 | |

## Awards and honors
### All-Americans

* HB - Lew Hardage, Vanderbilt (WC-3)

### 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:
| Position | Name | First-team selectors | Team |
| QB | Lee Tolley | C | Sewanee |
| HB | Lew Hardage | C | Vanderbilt |
| HB | Bob McWhorter | C | Georgia |
| FB | Ammie Sikes | C | Vanderbilt |
| E | Enoch Brown | C | Vanderbilt |
| T | Tom Brown | C | Vanderbilt |
| G | Rube Barker | C | Mississippi |
| C | Hugh Morgan | C | Vanderbilt |
| G | David Peacock | C | Georgia |
| T | B. J. Lamb | C | Auburn |
| E | Jenks Gillem | C | Sewanee |