# 1930 Southern Conference football season

The 1930 Southern Conference football season was the college football games played by the member schools of the Southern Conference as part of the 1930 college football season. The season began on September 20.
In the annual Rose Bowl game, the SoCon champion Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the PCC champion Washington State 24–0 and claims a national championship. It was Wallace Wade's last year as Alabama head coach.
Tulane was also co-champion. Times-Picayune sports writer Pete Baird called the 1930 squad "the best team that ever represented the Olive and Blue".

## Regular season

* Index to colors and formatting
* Non-conference matchup; SoCon member won
* Non-conference matchup; SoCon member lost
* Non-conference matchup; tie
* Conference matchup
SoCon teams in bold.

### Week One

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 20 | Presbyterian | Clemson | Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina | W 28–7 | |
| September 20 | Dakota Wesleyan | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana | W 76–0 | |
| September 20 | High Point | NC State | Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina | W 34–0 | |
| September 20 | Jacksonville State | Sewanee | Hardee Field • Sewanee, Tennessee | W 25–0 | |
| September 20 | Erskine | South Carolina | Melton Field • Columbia, South Carolina | W 19–0 | 4,000 |
| September 20 | Roanoke | Virginia | Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia | W 37–0 | |
| September 20 | Randolph–Macon | Washington & Lee | Wilson Field • Lexington, Virginia | W 32–0 | |

### Week Two

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 26 | Birmingham–Southern | Auburn | Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, Alabama | L 7–0 | 9,000 |
| September 26 | Union (TN) | Ole Miss | Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi | W 64–0 | |
| September 27 | Howard (AL) | Alabama | Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama | W 43–0 | 6,000 |
| September 27 | Wofford | Clemson | Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina | W 32–0 | |
| September 27 | Florida Southern | Florida | Fleming Field • Gainesville, Florida | W 45–6 | |
| September 27 | Oglethorpe | Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia | W 31–6 | |
| September 27 | Louisiana Tech | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana | W 71–0 | |
| September 27 | Washington College | Maryland | Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland | W 60–6 | 3,000 |
| September 27 | Southwestern (TN) | Mississippi A&M | Scott Field • Starkville, Mississippi | L 14–0 | |
| September 27 | Wake Forest | North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina | W 13–7 | 8,000 |
| September 27 | Davidson | NC State | World War Memorial Stadium • Greensboro, North Carolina | L 12–0 | |
| September 27 | Tennessee Tech | Sewanee | Hardee Field • Sewanee, Tennessee | W 14–0 | |
| September 27 | South Carolina | Duke | Duke Stadium • Durham, North Carolina | SCAR 22–0 | |
| September 27 | Maryville (TN) | Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee | W 54–0 | |
| September 27 | Southwestern Louisiana | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana | W 84–0 | 15,000 |
| September 27 | Chattanooga | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee | W 39–0 | |
| September 27 | Randolph–Macon | Virginia | Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia | W 48–0 | |
| September 27 | Richmond | VMI | Alumni Field • Lexington, Virginia | W 12–0 | |
| September 27 | Roanoke | VPI | Miles Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia | W 9–0 | |
| September 27 | Hampden–Sydney | Washington & Lee | Stadium Field • Lynchburg, Virginia | W 15–0 | |

### Week Three

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 3 | The Citadel | Clemson | Florence Memorial Stadium • Florence, South Carolina | W 13–7 | 5,000 |
| October 4 | Ole Miss | Alabama | Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama | ALA 64–0 | |
| October 4 | Spring Hill | Auburn | Drake Field • Auburn, Alabama | W 13–0 | |
| October 4 | NC State | Florida | Plant Field • Tampa, Florida | FLA 27–0 | 10,000 |
| October 4 | Mercer | Georgia | Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia | W 51–0 | |
| October 4 | South Carolina | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia | GT 45–0 | 25,000 |
| October 4 | Sewanee | Kentucky | Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky | UK 37–0 | 9,000 |
| October 4 | Southwestern Louisiana | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana | W 85–0 | |
| October 4 | Maryland | Yale | Yale Bowl • New Haven, Connecticut | L 40–13 | 50,000 |
| October 4 | Mississippi A&M | Mississippi College | Municipal Stadium • Jackson, Mississippi | L 13–12 | |
| October 4 | North Carolina | VPI | Miles Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia | UNC 39–21 | 5,000 |
| October 4 | Tulane | Northwestern | Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL | L 14–0 | 25,000 |
| October 4 | Centre | Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee | W 18–0 | |
| October 4 | Vanderbilt | Minnesota | Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota | W 33–7 | 20,000 |
| October 4 | Virginia | Duke | Duke Stadium • Durham, North Carolina | DUKE 32–0 | |
| October 4 | St. John's (MD) | VMI | Alumni Field • Lexington, Virginia | W 6–0 | |
| October 4 | Washington & Lee | Richmond | City Stadium • Richmond, Virginia | W 14–0 | 4,000 |

### Week Four

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 11 | Sewanee | Alabama | Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama | ALA 25–0 | |
| October 11 | Clemson | NC State | Central High School Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina | CLEM 27–0 | 7,000 |
| October 11 | Auburn | Florida | Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida | FLA 7–0 | |
| October 11 | Davidson | Duke | Duke Stadium • Durham, North Carolina | W 12–0 | |
| October 11 | Georgia | Yale | Yale Bowl • New Haven, Connecticut | W 18–14 | 45,000 |
| October 11 | Maryland | North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina | UNC28–21 | 9,000 |
| October 11 | Georgia Tech | Carnegie Tech | Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | L 31–0 | 40,000 |
| October 11 | Maryville | Kentucky | Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky | W57–0 | |
| October 11 | LSU | South Carolina | Melton Field • Columbia, South Carolina | SCAR 7–6 | |
| October 11 | Millsaps | Mississippi A&M | Scott Field • Starkville, Mississippi | L 19–13 | |
| October 11 | Ole Miss | Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee | TENN27–0 | |
| October 11 | Tulane | Texas A&M | Fair Park Stadium • Dallas, Texas | W19–9 | |
| October 11 | VPI | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee | VAN40–0 | |
| October 11 | Virginia | Penn | Franklin Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | L40–6 | |
| October 11 | VMI | The Citadel | Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, South Carolina | L7–6 | |
| October 11 | Washington & Lee | West Virginia | Laidley Field • Charleston, West Virginia | L3–13 | 14,000 |

### Week Five

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 16 | Wake Forest | NC State | Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina | L 7–0 | |
| October 17 | Newberry | Clemson | Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina | W 75–0 | |
| October 18 | Tennessee | Alabama | Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama | ALA 18–6 | 18,000 |
| October 18 | Auburn | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia | GT 14–12 | |
| October 18 | Duke | Navy | Thompson Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland | W 18–0 | |
| October 18 | Florida | Chicago | Stagg Field • Chicago, Illinois | W 19–0 | 10,000 |
| October 18 | North Carolina | Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia | UGA 26–0 | 15,000 |
| October 18 | LSU | Mississippi A&M | Municipal Stadium • Jackson, Mississippi | MSA&M 8–6 | |
| October 18 | St. John's (MD) | Maryland | Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland | W 21–13 | 3,500 |
| October 18 | Sewanee | Ole Miss | Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi | SEW 13–7 | |
| October 18 | Birmingham–Southern | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana | W 21–0 | 12,000 |
| October 18 | Spring Hill | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee | W 27–6 | |
| October 18 | Virginia | VMI | Alumni Field • Lexington, Virginia | UVA 13–0 | |
| October 18 | William & Mary | VPI | City Stadium • Richmond, Virginia | W 7–0 | 8,000 |
| October 18 | Washington & Lee | Kentucky | Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky | UK 33–14 | |

### Week Six

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 23 | Clemson | South Carolina | State Fairgrounds • Columbia, South Carolina | CLEM 20–7 | 15,000 |
| October 25 | Vanderbilt | Alabama | Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama | ALA 12–7 | 20,000 |
| October 25 | Auburn | Georgia | Memorial Stadium • Columbus, Georgia | UGA 39–7 | |
| October 25 | Duke | Wofford | Snyder Field • Spartanburg, South Carolina | W 14–0 | |
| October 25 | Furman | Florida | Fleming Field • Gainesville, Florida | L 14–13 | |
| October 25 | Tulane | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia | TUL 28–0 | |
| October 25 | Virginia | Kentucky | Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky | UK 47–0 | |
| October 25 | Sewanee | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana | LSU 12–0 | |
| October 25 | Maryland | VMI | City Stadium • Richmond, Virginia | MD 20–0 | |
| October 25 | Ole Miss | Chicago | Stagg Field • Chicago, Illinois | T 0–0 | |
| October 25 | North Carolina | Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee | TENN 9–7 | 18,000 |
| October 25 | Mississippi A&M | NC State | Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina | NCST 14–0 | |
| October 25 | VPI | Davidson | Richardson Field • Davidson, North Carolina | W 20–19 | |
| October 25 | St. John's (MD) | Washington & Lee | Wilson Field • Lexington, Virginia | L 7–0 | |

### Week Seven

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 30 | South Carolina | The Citadel | County Fairgrounds • Orangeburg, South Carolina | W 13–0 | 6,500 |
| November 1 | Alabama | Kentucky | Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky | ALA 19–0 | 22,000 |
| November 1 | Wofford | Auburn | Drake Field • Auburn, Alabama | W 38–6 | |
| November 1 | Duke | Villanova | Philadelphia Municipal Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | W 12–6 | |
| November 1 | Florida | Georgia | Municipal Stadium • Savannah, Georgia | T 0–0 | |
| November 1 | Georgia Tech | North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina | T 6–6 | 22,000 |
| November 1 | Arkansas | LSU | State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, Louisiana | W 27–12 | |
| November 1 | Maryland | Virginia | Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia | MD 14–6 | |
| November 1 | Mississippi A&M | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana | TUL 53–0 | |
| November 1 | Ole Miss | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee | VAN 24–0 | |
| November 1 | Sewanee | Rice | Rice Field • Houston, Texas | L 12–0 | |
| November 1 | Davidson | VMI | Alumni Field • Lexington, Virginia | W 6–0 | |
| November 1 | VPI | Washington & Lee | Wilson Field • Lexington, Virginia | T 0–0 | 4,000 |

### Week Eight

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 7 | NC State | North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina | UNC 13–6 | |
| November 8 | Alabama | Florida | Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida | ALA 20–0 | 18,000 |
| November 8 | Auburn | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana | TUL 21–0 | |
| November 8 | Clemson | VMI | Bain Field • Norfolk, Virginia | CLEM 32–0 | |
| November 8 | Georgia | NYU | Polo Grounds • New York | W 7–6 | 45,000 |
| November 8 | Vanderbilt | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia | VAN 6–0 | 25,000 |
| November 8 | Kentucky | Duke | Duke Stadium • Durham, North Carolina | DUKE 14–7 | |
| November 8 | Ole Miss | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana | LSU 6–0 | |
| November 8 | Henderson State | Mississippi A&M | Scott Field • Starkville, Mississippi | L 25–7 | |
| November 8 | Sewanee | Chattanooga | Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, Tennessee | T 0–0 | |
| November 8 | Carson–Newman | Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee | W 34–0 | |
| November 8 | Virginia | VPI | Miles Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia | VPI 34–13 | |
| November 8 | Washington & Lee | Maryland | Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland | MD 41–7 | 6,000 |

### Week Nine

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 14 | Southwestern (TN) | Ole Miss | Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi | W 37–6 | |
| November 15 | LSU | Alabama | Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, Alabama | ALA 33–0 | 5,000 |
| November 15 | Mississippi A&M | Auburn | Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama | MSA&M 7–6 | |
| November 15 | Clemson | Florida | Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida | FLA 27–0 | |
| November 15 | Georgia Tech | Penn | Franklin Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | L 34–7 | |
| November 15 | VMI | Kentucky | Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky | UK 26–0 | |
| November 15 | VPI | Maryland | Bain Field • Norfolk, Virginia | MD 13–7 | 5,000 |
| November 15 | North Carolina | Davidson | Richardson Field • Davidson, North Carolina | L 7–6 | |
| November 15 | Duke | NC State | Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina | DUKE 18–0 | |
| November 15 | Sewanee | South Carolina | Melton Field • Columbia, South Carolina | SCAR 14–13 | 5,000 |
| November 15 | Georgia | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana | TUL 25–0 | 30,000 |
| November 15 | Tennessee | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee | TENN 13–0 | |
| November 15 | Washington & Lee | Virginia | Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia | UVA 21–7 | |

### Week Ten

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 22 | Duke | Wake Forest | Gore Field • Wake Forest, North Carolina | T 13–13 | |
| November 22 | Maryland | Navy | Thompson Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland | L 6–0 | 23,000 |
| November 22 | NC State | South Carolina | Melton Field • Columbia, South Carolina | SCAR 19–0 | 4,000 |
| November 22 | Auburn | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee | VAN 27–0 | 8,000 |

### Week Eleven

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 27 | Georgia | Alabama | Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama | ALA 13–0 | 28,000 |
| November 27 | South Carolina | Auburn | Memorial Stadium • Columbus, Georgia | AUB 25–7 | |
| November 27 | Clemson | Furman | Manly Field • Greenville, South Carolina | W 12–7 | 12,000 |
| November 27 | Florida | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia | FLA 55–7 | |
| November 27 | Johns Hopkins | Maryland | Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland | W 39–6 | 10,000 |
| November 27 | Ole Miss | Mississippi A&M | Scott Field • Starkville, Mississippi | MISS 20–0 | |
| November 27 | Kentucky | Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee | TENN 8–0 | 25,000 |
| November 27 | LSU | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana | TUL 12–7 | |
| November 27 | North Carolina | Virginia | Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia | UNC 41–0 | 10,000 |
| November 27 | VMI | VPI | Maher Field • Roanoke, Virginia | VPI 24–0 | |
| November 27 | Washington & Lee | Duke | Duke Stadium • Durham, North Carolina | DUKE 14–0 | |
| November 29 | Maryland | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee | VAN 22–7 | |

### Week Twelve

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| December 6 | Georgia | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia | UGA 13–0 | 27,000 |
| December 6 | Maryland | Western Maryland | Municipal Stadium • Baltimore, Maryland | L 7–0 | |
| December 6 | Duke | North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina | T 0–0 | |
| December 6 | Tennessee | Florida | Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida | TENN 13–6 | |

## Bowl games

| Date | Bowl Game | Site | SIAA Team | Opponent | Score |
| January 1, 1931 | Rose Bowl | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California | Alabama | Washington State | ALA 24–0 |

## Awards and honors
### All-Americans

* E – Jerry Dalrymple, Tulane (AP-3; UP-2; COL-1; INS-2; CP-2; NANA; AAB)
* E – Herb Maffett, Georgia (UP-3; NYEP-1)
* E – Bill Schwartz, Vanderbilt (CP-2)
* T – Fred Sington, Alabama (AP-1; UP-1; COL-1; INS-1; NEA-1; CP-1; NANA; NYEP-1; NYS-1; LAT; AAB)
* T – Vance Maree, Georgia Tech (INS-3)
* T – Foots Clement, Alabama (CP-3)
* G – Ralph Maddox, Georgia (INS-1)
* C – Lloyd Roberts, Tulane (INS-3)
* QB – Bobby Dodd, Tennessee (AP-2; UP-2; COL-1; NEA-1 [hb]; CP-2)
* HB – John Suther, Alabama (AP-3; UP-3; INS-2; CP-1; NYEP-1)
* HB – Red Bethea, Florida (CP-2)
* FB – Jack Roberts, Georgia (INS-3; CP-2)
* FB – Johnny Cain, Alabama (INS-2)

### All-Southern team

The following includes the composite All-Southern team of southern coaches and sports writers compiled by the Associated Press.
| Position | Name | First-team selectors | Team |
| QB | Bobby Dodd | AP, UP | Tennessee |
| HB | John Suther | AP, UP | Alabama |
| HB | Buddy Hackman | AP, UP | Tennessee |
| FB | Jack Roberts | AP, UP | Georgia |
| E | Jerry Dalrymple | AP, UP | Tulane |
| T | Fred Sington | AP, UP | Alabama |
| G | Jimmy Steele | AP, UP | Florida |
| C | Lloyd Roberts | AP, UP | Tulane |
| G | Milton Leathers | AP, UP | Georgia |
| T | Vance Maree | AP | Georgia Tech |
| E | Vernon "Catfish" Smith | AP | Georgia |