1907 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

1907 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
League	NCAA
Sport	College football
Duration	September 28, 1907 through December 25, 1907
Number of teams	16
Regular Season
Season champions	Vanderbilt

1907 SIAA football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Vanderbilt $	3	–	0	–	0	5	–	1	–	1
Texas A&M	1	–	0	–	0	6	–	1	–	1
Sewanee	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Alabama	3	–	1	–	2	5	–	1	–	2
Auburn	4	–	2	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
Tennessee	3	–	2	–	1	7	–	2	–	1
LSU	2	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Georgia Tech	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Georgia	2	–	3	–	1	4	–	3	–	1
Mississippi A&M	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Clemson	1	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Mercer	0	–	3	–	0	3	–	3	–	0
Gordon	0	–	3	–	0	0	–	3	–	0
Ole Miss	0	–	5	–	0	0	–	6	–	0
Nashville			–					–

$ – Conference champion

The 1907 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season began on September 28 with conference member Clemson hosting Gordon.

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 28	Gordon	Clemson	Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC	W 5–0

Week Two

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
October 2	Rhodes	Mississippi A&M	Hardy Field • Starkville, MS	W 7–0
October 3	Mooney	Sewanee	McGee Field • Sewanee, TN	W 23–0
October 5	Maryville	Alabama	The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 17–0
October 5	Howard	Auburn	Auburn, AL	W 23–0
October 5	North Georgia	Georgia	Herty Field • Athens, GA	W 57–0
October 5	Gordon	Georgia Tech	Atlanta, GA	W 51–0
October 5	Tennessee Military	Tennessee	15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN	W 30–0
October 5	Fort Worth	Texas A&M	College Station, TX	W 34–0
October 5	Kentucky	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 40–0
October 7	Maryville	Auburn	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	McGee Field • Sewanee, TN	SEW 38–0
October 11	Louisiana Tech	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	Atlanta, GA	W 70–0
October 12	Mississippi A&M	Howard	Birmingham, AL	W 12–5
October 12	Tennessee	Georgia	Herty Field • Athens, GA	TENN 15–0
October 12	Texas	Texas A&M	Dallas, TX	T 0–0
October 12	Vanderbilt	Navy	Worden Field • Annapolis, MD	T 6–6

Week Four

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
October 19	Georgia	Mercer	Macon, GA	UGA 26–6
October 19	Tennessee	Georgia Tech	Atlanta, GA	GT 6–4
October 19	Union (TN)	Mississippi A&M	Hardy Field • Starkville, MS	W 80–0
October 19	Sewanee	Auburn	State Fairgrounds • Birmingham, AL	SEW 12–6
October 19	LSU	Texas	Clark Field • Austin, TX	L 12–5
October 19	Rose-Hulman	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 65–10
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	College Station, TX	TXA&M 11–5

Week Five

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
October 24	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	• Atlanta, GA	AUB 12–6
October 26	Sewanee	Ole Miss	Memphis, TN	SEW 65–0
October 26	Maryville	Tennessee	15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN	W 34–0
October 26	Howard	Tulane	New Orleans, LA	W 13–0
October 28	Howard	LSU	State Field • Baton Rouge, LA	W 57–0
October 28	Haskell	Texas A&M	College Station, TX	W 5–0

Week Six

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
October 30	Drury	Mississippi A&M	Hardy Field • Starkville, MS	W 6–0
October 31	North Carolina	Clemson	Columbia, SC	W 15–6
November 1	Howard	Mercer	Macon, GA	W 11–6
November 2	Centre	Alabama	State Fairgrounds • Birmingham, AL	W 12–0
November 2	Clemson	Auburn	Auburn, AL	AUB 12–0
November 2	Georgia	Georgia Tech	Atlanta, GA	GT 10–6
November 2	Michigan	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	L 8–0
November 2	Sewanee	Virginia	Norfolk, VA	W 12–0
November 2	Chattanooga	Tennessee	15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN	W 57–0
November 2	Drury	Tulane	New Orleans, LA	W 12–0

Week Seven

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
November 5	TCU	Texas A&M	College Station, TX	W 32–5
November 5	Centre	Tulane	New Orleans, LA	W 28–9
November 6	Arkansas	LSU	State Field • Baton Rouge, LA	W 17–12
November 7	Clemson	Georgia	Augusta, GA	UGA 8–0
November 9	Arkansas	Tulane	New Orleans, LA	L 17–12
November 9	Mercer	Auburn	Auburn, AL	AUB 63–0
November 9	Davidson	Clemson	Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC	L 10–6
November 9	Kentucky	Tennessee	15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN	T 0–0
November 9	Mississippi A&M	LSU	State Field • Baton Rouge, LA	LSU 23–11
November 9	Sewanee	Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	SEW 18–0
November 9	Ole Miss	Vanderbilt	Memphis, TN	VAN 60–0
November 11	Sewanee	Georgia	Herty Field • Athens, GA	SEW 16–0

Week Eight

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
November 12	Oklahoma	Texas A&M	College Station, TX	W 19–0
November 16	Auburn	Alabama	State Fairgrounds • Birmingham, AL	T 6–6
November 16	Gordon	Mercer		W 5–0
November 16	LSU	Ole Miss	Jackson, MS	LSU 23–0
November 16	Mississippi A&M	Tennessee	Memphis, TN	TENN 11–4
November 16	Texas A&M	Tulane	New Orleans, LA	TXA&M 18–6
November 16	Georgia Tech	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	VAN 54–0
November 18	Arkansas	Tennessee	Memphis, TN	W 14–2

Week Nine

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Reference
November 20	Mercer	Florida	Gainesville, FL	W 6–0
November 23	LSU	Alabama	Monroe Park • Mobile, AL	ALA 6–4
November 23	Sewanee	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	VAN 17–12	^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

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	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	CLEM 6–5
November 28	Auburn	Georgia	Macon, GA	UGA 6–0
November 28	Ole Miss	Mississippi A&M	State Fairgrounds • Jackson, MS	MSA&M 15–0
November 28	Texas A&M	Texas	Clark Field • Austin, TX	L 11–6
November 28	Baylor	LSU	State Field • Baton Rouge, LA	W 48–0

Bowl games

Date	Bowl Game	Site	SIAA Team	Opponent	Score
December 25, 1907	Bacardi Bowl	Havana, Cuba	LSU	Havana University	LSU 56–0

Awards and honors

All-Americans

Main article: 1907 College Football All-America Team

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

All-Southern team

Main article: 1907 College Football All-Southern Team

The consensus All-Southern team:

Position	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Class	Hometown	Team
QB	Walter Barrett	5'10"	155	Sr.	Covington, Tennessee	Sewanee
HB	Honus Craig	5'9"	165	Sr.	Culleoka, Tennessee	Vanderbilt
HB	Aubrey Lanier	5'10"	170	Fr.	Butler, Arkansas	Sewanee
FB	Lawrence Markley	5'10"	165	Jr.	Chicago, Illinois	Sewanee
E	Bob Blake	6'0"	170	Sr.	Cuero, Texas	Vanderbilt
T	Lex Stone	6'2"	172	Sr.	Fayetteville, Tennessee	Sewanee
G	Frank Faulkinberry	6'4"	198	Fr.	Fayetteville, Tennessee	Sewanee
C	Stein Stone	6'3"	180	So.	Nashville, Tennessee	Vanderbilt
G	Horace Sherrell			Sr.	Dellrose, Tennessee	Vanderbilt
T	J. R. Davis		200	So.	Williamsburg, Virginia	Georgia Tech
E	Guy Lewis	5'11"	165	Sr.	Dallas, Texas	Sewanee

References

↑ Bill Traughber (December 5, 2007). "CHC: Stein Stone's Famous 1907 Catch".
↑ "Claiming Rampant". The Miami News. February 9, 1954.
↑ "Grantland Rice Tells Of Greatest Thrill In Years Of Watching Sport". Boston Daily Globe. April 27, 1924.
↑ Edwin Pope. Football's Greatest Coaches. p. 339.

Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football

Conference presidents	W. L. Dudley (1894–1912) Walter Riggs (1912–1915) ? (1916) Buz M. Walker (1917) ? (1918) Henry D. Phillips (1919–1922) ? (1923–1926) J. W. Provine (1927–1942)

Former teams	Former SIAA teams

Championships & awards	SIAA football champions All-time standings All-Southern team

Seasons	1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942

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