# 1900 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

The 1900 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 1900 college football season. The season began on September 29.
The season saw the rise of Clemson's football program, the return of Alabama football, and the first season of play for Henry D. Phillips.

## Results and team statistics

| Conf. Rank | Team | Head coach | Conf. record | Win Pct. | Overall record | PPG | PAG |
| 1 (tie) | Auburn | Billy Watkins | 4–0–0 | 1.000. | 4–0–0 | 37.0 | 1.3 |
| 1 (tie) | Tulane | H. T. Summersgill | 3–0–0 | 1.000 | 5–0–0 | 21.0 | 0.0 |
| 1 (tie) | Clemson | John Heisman | 2–0–0 | 1.000 | 6–0–0 | 37.0 | 1.7 |
| 1 (tie) | Texas | S. H. Thompson | 1–0–0 | 1.000 | 6–0–0 | 18.8 | 2.2 |
| 5 | Sewanee | Billy Suter | 5–0–1 | .917 | 6–1–1 | 16.8 | 3.4 |
| 6 | North Carolina | Billy Reynolds | 3–0–1 | .875 | 4–1–3 | 20.4 | 2.7 |
| 7 | Vanderbilt | J. L. Crane | 2–3–1 | .417 | 4–4–1 | 9.2 | 10.2 |
| 8 (tie) | Alabama | Malcolm Griffin | 1–3–0 | .250 | 2–3–0 | 10.4 | 19.8 |
| 8 (tie) | Nashville | Charley Moran | 1–3–0 | .250 | 2–3–0 | 5.8 | 11.5 |
| 10 | Georgia | E. E. Jones | 1–4–0 | .200 | 2–4–0 | 4.7 | 26.5 |
| 11 | Tennessee | J. A. Pierce | 0–2–1 | .167 | 3–2–1 | 11.2 | 8.5 |
| 12 (tie) | Cumberland (TN) | E. D. Kuykendall | 0–1–0 | .000 | 0–1–0 | 0.0 | 18.0 |
| 12 (tie) | LSU | Edmond Chavanne | 0–1–0 | .000 | 2–2–0 | 21.3 | 8.8 |
| 12 (tie) | Kentucky State | W. H. Kiler | 0–2–0 | .000 | 4–6–0 | 5.9 | 6.3 |
| 12 (tie) | Ole Miss | Z. N. Estes | 0–3–0 | .000 | 0–3–0 | 1.7 | 10.0 |
| 12 (tie) | Georgia Tech | Harris T. Collier | 0–4–0 | .000 | 0–4–0 | 1.5 | 26.8 |
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 29 | Kentucky State | Cincinnati | Union Ball Park • Cincinnati, OH | L 6–20 | | |

### Week Two

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| October 6 | Ole Miss | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | VAN 6–0 |
| October 6 | Louisville YMCA | Kentucky State | Lexington, KY | W 12–6 |
| October 6 | Deaf & Dumb Institute | North Carolina | Campus Athletic Field • Chapel Hill, NC | W 38–0 |
| October 10 | King | Tennessee | Baldwin Park • Knoxville, TN | W 22–0 |
| October 10 | Oklahoma | Texas | Varsity Athletic Field • Austin, TX | W 28–2 |

### Week Three

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| October 13 | Georgia | Georgia Tech | Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA | UGA 12–0 |
| October 13 | Vanderbilt | Texas | Dallas Fair Grounds • Dallas, TX | TEX 22–0 |
| October 13 | Bethel (TN) | Sewanee | Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN | W 33–0 |
| October 13 | Kentucky State | Centre | Danville, KY | L 0–5 |
| October 17 | Cumberland (TN) | Sewanee | Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN | SEW 18–0 |

### Week Four

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| October 19 | Davidson | Clemson | Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC | W 64–0 |
| October 20 | Kentucky All-Stars | Kentucky State | Lexington, KY | L 0–5 |
| October 20 | South Carolina | Georgia | Herty Field • Athens GA | W 5–0 |
| October 20 | Nashville | Georgia Tech | Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA | NASH 23–0 |
| October 21 | Taylor School | Alabama | The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 35–0 |
| October 22 | Clemson | Wofford | Spartanburg, SC | W 21–0 |
| October 22 | Nashville | Auburn | Drill Field • Auburn, AL | AUB 28–0 |
| October 22 | Tennessee | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | T 0–0 |

### Week Five

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| October 26 | Ole Miss | Alabama | The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL | ALA 12–5 |
| October 27 | Sewanee | Georgia | Atlanta, GA | SEW 21–6 |
| October 27 | Southern Athletic Club | Tulane | Tulane Athletic Field • New Orleans, LA | W 23–0 |
| October 27 | Central (KY) | Kentucky State | Lexington, KY | L 0–6 |
| October 27 | VPI | North Carolina | Campus Athletic Field • Chapel Hill, NC | T 0–0 |
| October 27 | Texas A&M | Texas | San Antonio Fairgrounds • San Antonio, TX | W 5–0 |
| October 27 | Centre | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | L 0–11 |
| October 29 | Sewanee | Georgia Tech | Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA | SEW 34–0 |

### Week Six

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 1 | Clemson | South Carolina | State Fairgrounds • Columbia, SC | W 51–0 | 5,000 |
| November 1 | North Carolina | Tennessee | Baldwin Park • Knoxville, TN | UNC 22–5 | |
| November 3 | Kentucky State | Louisville YMCA | Louisville, KY | W 12–0 | |
| November 3 | North Carolina | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | UNC 48–0 | |
| November 3 | Tulane | Alabama | The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL | TUL 6–0 | |
| November 5 | North Carolina | Sewanee | Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA | T 0–0 | |

### Week Seven

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| November 10 | Tennessee | Auburn | Birmingham, AL | AUB 23–0 |
| November 10 | Clemson | Georgia | Herty Field • Athens, GA | CLEM 39–5 |
| November 10 | Sewanee | Nashville | Peabody Field • Nashville, TN | SEW 12–0 |
| November 10 | Millsaps | Tulane | Tulane Athletic Field • New Orleans, LA | W 35–0 |
| November 10 | Central (KY) | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 27–0 |
| November 10 | Avondale AC | Kentucky State | Lexington, KY | L 5–11 |
| November 11 | Millsaps | LSU | State Field • Baton Rouge, LA | W 70–0 |

### Week Eight

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 17 | Alabama | Auburn | Riverside Park • Montgomery, AL | AUB 53–5 | |
| November 17 | Georgia | North Carolina | State Fairgrounds • Raleigh, NC | UNC 55–0 | 800 |
| November 17 | LSU | Tulane | Tulane Athletic Field • New Orleans, LA | LSU 29–0 | |
| November 17 | Sewanee | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | SEW 11–10 | |
| November 17 | Georgetown (KY) | Kentucky State | Lexington, KY | W 12–0 | |
| November 17 | Missouri | Texas | Varsity Athletic Field • Austin, TX | W 17–11 | |

### Week Nine

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 24 | Bethel (TN) | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 22–0 | |
| November 24 | Clemson | VPI | Latta Park • Charlotte, NC | W 12–5 | |
| November 24 | Kentucky State | Central (KY) | Richmond, KY | L 0–11 | |
| November 24 | Kansas City Medical | Texas | Varsity Athletic Field • Austin, TX | W 30–0 | |
| November 24 | North Carolina | Virginia | League Park • Norfolk, VA | L 0–17 | 6,000 |
| November 27 | Grant | Tennessee | Baldwin Park • Knoxville, TN | W 28–0 | |
| November 29 | Auburn | Georgia | Brisbane Park • Atlanta, GA | AUB 44–0 | |
| November 29 | Ole Miss | Tulane | Tulane Athletic Field • New Orleans, LA | TUL 12–0 | |
| November 29 | Clemson | Alabama | North Birmingham Park • Birmingham, AL | CLEM 35–0 | |
| November 29 | Kentucky University | Kentucky State | Lexington, KY | W 12–0 | |
| November 29 | North Carolina | Georgetown | Georgetown Field • Washington, D.C. | T 0–0 | 4,000 |
| November 29 | Texas A&M | Texas | Varsity Athletic Field • Austin, TX | W 11–0 | |
| November 29 | Nashville | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | VAN 18–0 | |
| November 29 | Sewanee | Virginia | Broad Street Park • Richmond, VA | L 5–17 | |
| November 30 | LSU | Millsaps | Fairgrounds • Jackson, MS | L 5–6 | |

### Week Ten

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| December 1 | Georgetown (KY) | Tennessee | Baldwin Park • Knoxville, TN | W 12–6 | |
| December 5 | LSU Alumni | LSU | State Field • Baton Rouge, LA | W 10–0 | |
| December 7 | Davidson | Georgia Tech | Augusta, GA | L 6–38 | 1,000 |

## Awards and honors
### All-Southerns

* E - Frank M. Osborne, North Carolina (O)
* T - Frank Bennett, North Carolina (O, WH)
* G - Big Sam, Texas (O)
* C - William Poole, Sewanee (O)
* HB - Henry Seibels, Sewanee (O)
* FB - Ormond Simkins, Sewanee (O, WH [as end])