# 1907 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

The 1907 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 1907 college football season. The season began on September 28 with conference member Clemson hosting Gordon. Howard College was a new addition to the SIAA.
Vanderbilt gave a shock to the football world by tying Eastern power Navy 6–6. The Commodores also beat Georgia Tech by the largest margin in coach John Heisman's tenure, and beat a powerful Sewanee team on a double pass play which Grantland Rice called the greatest thrill in his years of watching sports. Innis Brown later wrote "Sewanee in all probability had the best team in the South." Dan McGugin in Spalding's Football Guide's summation of the season in the SIAA wrote "The standing. First, Vanderbilt; second, Sewanee, a might good second;" and that Aubrey Lanier "came near winning the Vanderbilt game by his brilliant dashes after receiving punts." The only loss suffered all season for Vanderbilt was to Western power Michigan.
LSU played the University of Havana in Cuba, the first time any Southern team played in a foreign country.

## Results and team statistics

| Conf. Rank | Team | Head coach | Overall record | Conf. record | PPG | PAG |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | Dan McGugin | 5–1–1 | 3–0 | 34.6 | 5.1 |
| 2 | Sewanee | Arthur G. Erwin | 8–1 | 6–1 | 27.8 | 3.0 |
| 3 | Alabama | Doc Pollard | 5–1–2 | 3–1–2 | 8.8 | 8.0 |
| 4 | LSU | Edgar Wingard | 7–3 | 2–1 | 26.6 | 5.2 |
| 5 (tie) | Auburn | Willis Kienholz | 6–2–1 | 3–2–1 | 20.6 | 3.3 |
| 5 (tie) | Tennessee | George Levene | 7–2–1 | 3–2 | 16.9 | 1.7 |
| 7 | Georgia | W. S. Whitney | 4–3–1 | 3–3–1 | 12.9 | 5.9 |
| 8 | Mississippi A&M | Fred Furman | 6–3 | 2–3 | 23.3 | 8.6 |
| 9 | Georgia Tech | John Heisman | 4–4 | 2–4 | 18.5 | 12.5 |
| 10 | Clemson | Frank Shaughnessy | 4–4 | 1–3 | 8.4 | 5.6 |
| 11 | Mercer | H. R. Schenker | 3–3 | 0–3 | | |
| 12 | Howard | John Counselman | 2-5 | 0–5 | | |
| 13 | Mississippi | Frank A. Mason | 0–6 | 0–5 | 1.0 | 32.5 |
| 14 | Nashville |
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 27 | Mooney | Sewanee | Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN | W 23–0 | | |
| September 28 | Gordon | Clemson | Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC | W 5–0 | | |

### Week Two

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 2 | Southwestern Presbyterian | Mississippi A&M | Hardy Field • Starkville, MS | W 7–0 | |
| October 3 | Southwestern Presbyterian | Howard (AL) | West End Park • Birmingham, AL | W 5–0 | |
| October 5 | Maryville (TN) | Alabama | The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 17–0 | |
| October 5 | Howard (AL) | Auburn | Drill Field • Auburn, AL | AUB 23–0 | |
| October 5 | North Georgia | Georgia | Herty Field • Athens, GA | W 57–0 | |
| October 5 | Gordon | Georgia Tech | The Flats • Atlanta, GA | W 51–0 | |
| October 5 | Tennessee Military Institute | Tennessee | Chilhowee Park • Knoxville, TN | W 30–0 | |
| October 5 | Kentucky State College | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 40–0 | 1,800 |
| October 7 | Maryville (TN) | Auburn | Drill Field • Auburn, AL | W 29–0 | |

### Week Three

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| October 9 | Maryville | Clemson | Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC | W 35–0 |
| October 10 | Mississippi A&M | Sewanee | Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN | SEW 38–0 |
| October 11 | Louisiana Industrial | LSU | State Field • Baton Rouge, LA | W 28–0 |
| October 12 | Alabama | Ole Miss | Columbus Fairgrounds • Columbus, MS | ALA 20–0 |
| October 12 | North Georgia | Georgia Tech | The Flats • Atlanta, GA | W 70–0 |
| October 12 | Mississippi A&M | Howard (AL) | West End Park • Birmingham, AL | MSA&M 12–5 |
| October 12 | Tennessee | Georgia | Herty Field • Athens, GA | TENN 15–0 |
| October 12 | Vanderbilt | Navy | Worden Field • Annapolis, MD | T 6–6 |
| October 12 | Florida | Mercer | Central City Park • Macon, GA | W 6–0 |
| October 12 | Gordon | Auburn | Drill Field • Auburn, AL | W 34–0 |

### Week Four

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| October 19 | Georgia | Mercer | Central City Park • Macon, GA | UGA 26–6 |
| October 19 | Tennessee | Georgia Tech | Ponce de Leon Park • Atlanta, GA | GT 6–4 |
| October 19 | Southwestern Baptist | Mississippi A&M | Hardy Field • Starkville, MS | W 80–0 |
| October 19 | Cape Girardeau Normal | Ole Miss | Oxford, MS | L 6–12 |
| October 19 | Sewanee | Auburn | West End Park • Birmingham, AL | SEW 12–6 |
| October 19 | LSU | Texas | Clark Field • Austin, TX | L 5–12 |
| October 21 | Sewanee | Alabama | The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL | SEW 54–4 |
| October 21 | Tennessee | Clemson | Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC | TENN 4–0 |
| October 21 | LSU | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | L 5–11 |

### Week Five

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| October 25 | Mercer | Mississippi A&M | Columbus Fairgrounds • Columbus, MS | MSA&M 75–0 |
| October 25 | Georgia | Alabama | Highland Park • Montgomery, AL | T 0–0 |
| October 26 | Auburn | Georgia Tech | Ponce de Leon Park • Atlanta, GA | AUB 12–6 |
| October 26 | Sewanee | Ole Miss | Varsity Park • Memphis, TN | SEW 65–0 |
| October 26 | Maryville (TN) | Tennessee | Chilhowee Park • Knoxville, TN | W 34–0 |
| October 26 | Rose Polytechnic | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 65–10 |
| October 28 | Howard (AL) | LSU | State Field • Baton Rouge, LA | LSU 57–0 |

### Week Six

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 31 | Drury | Mississippi A&M | Hardy Field • Starkville, MS | W 6–0 | |
| October 31 | North Carolina | Clemson | Columbia, SC | W 15–6 | |
| November 1 | Howard (AL) | Gordon | Barnesville, GA | L 0–11 | |
| November 2 | Howard (AL) | Mercer | Central City Park • Macon, GA | MER 11–6 | |
| November 2 | Centre | Alabama | State Fairgrounds • Birmingham, AL | W 12–0 | |
| November 2 | Clemson | Auburn | Drill Fielf • Auburn, AL | AUB 12–0 | 1,000 |
| November 2 | Georgia | Georgia Tech | Ponce de Leon Park • Atlanta, GA | GT 10–6 | |
| November 2 | Michigan | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | L 0–8 | |
| November 2 | Sewanee | Virginia | Lafayette Field • Norfolk, VA | W 12–0 | 1,000 |
| November 2 | Chattanooga | Tennessee | Chilhowee Park • Knoxville, TN | W 57–0 | |

### Week Seven

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| November 6 | Arkansas | LSU | State Field • Baton Rouge, LA | W 17–12 |
| November 7 | Clemson | Georgia | Georgia-Carolina Fair Grounds • Augusta, GA | UGA 8–0 |
| November 9 | Mercer | Auburn | Drill Field • Auburn, AL | AUB 63–0 |
| November 9 | Davidson | Clemson | Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC | L 6–10 |
| November 9 | Kentucky State College | Tennessee | Chilhowee Park • Knoxville, TN | T 0–0 |
| November 9 | Mississippi A&M | LSU | State Field • Baton Rouge, LA | LSU 23–11 |
| November 9 | Sewanee | Georgia Tech | Ponce de Leon Park • Atlanta, GA | SEW 18–0 |
| November 9 | Ole Miss | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | VAN 60–0 |
| November 11 | Sewanee | Georgia | Herty Field • Athens, GA | SEW 16–0 |

### Week Eight

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 16 | Howard (AL) | Chattanooga | Olympic Park Field • Chattanooga, TN | W 21-7 | |
| November 16 | Auburn | Alabama | State Fairgrounds • Birmingham, AL | T 6–6 | |
| November 16 | Gordon | Mercer | Central City Park • Macon, GA | W 5–0 | |
| November 16 | LSU | Ole Miss | League Park • Jackson, MS | LSU 23–0 | 5,000 |
| November 16 | Mississippi A&M | Tennessee | Driving Park • Memphis, TN | TENN 11–4 | |
| November 16 | Georgia Tech | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | VAN 54–0 | |
| November 18 | Tennessee | Arkansas | West End Park • Little Rock, AR | W 14–2 | |

### Week Nine

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| November 23 | LSU | Alabama | Monroe Park • Mobile, AL | ALA 6–4 |
| November 23 | Sewanee | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | VAN 17–12 |
| November 23 | Howard (AL) | Birmingham | West End Park • Birmingham, AL | W 83–0 |

### Week Ten

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| November 28 | Tennessee | Alabama | State Fairgrounds • Birmingham, AL | ALA 5–0 |
| November 28 | Clemson | Georgia Tech | Ponce de Leon Park • Atlanta, GA | CLEM 6–5 |
| November 28 | Auburn | Georgia | Central City Park • Macon, GA | UGA 6–0 |
| November 28 | Ole Miss | Mississippi A&M | League Park • Jackson, MS | MSA&M 15–0 |
| November 28 | Baylor | LSU | State Field • Baton Rouge, LA | W 48–0 |

## Bowl games

| Date | Bowl Game | Site | SIAA Team | Opponent | Score | Reference |
| December 25, 1907 | Bacardi Bowl | La Tropical Stadium • Havana, Cuba | LSU | Havana University | LSU 56–0 | |

## Awards and honors
### All-Americans

* E - Bob Blake, Vanderbilt (FY-1, AFR)
* C - Stein Stone, Vanderbilt (AFR)

### All-Southern team

The consensus All-Southern team:
| Position | Name | Team |
| QB | Sam Costen | Vanderbilt |
| HB | Honus Craig | Vanderbilt |
| HB | Aubrey Lanier | Sewanee |
| FB | Lawrence Markley | Sewanee |
| E | Bob Blake | Vanderbilt' |
| T | Lex Stone | Sewanee |
| G | Frank Faulkinberry | Sewanee |
| C | Stein Stone | Vanderbilt |
| G | Horace Sherrell | Vanderbilt |
| T | J. R. Davis | Georgia Tech |
| E | Guy Lewis | Sewanee |