The 1898 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season was the college football games played by the members schools of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association as part of the 1898 college football season. This was the first season Georgia Tech participated in the conference.
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1898 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season |
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League | NCAA |
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Sport | College football |
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Duration | October 1, 1898 through December 14, 1898 |
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Number of teams | 14 |
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Season champions | Sewanee |
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The season began on October 1. As both Virginia and Vanderbilt had claims to Southern titles the previous year, their game in Louisville was most anticipated.[1]
W. A. Lambeth said North Carolina had the best season of any southern team. But both Virginia and North Carolina were accused of playing ineligible players, and Caspar Whitney declared Sewanee champion of the south.[2]
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Key
PPG = Average of points scored per game
PAG = Average of points allowed per game
t = Tied
Regular season
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Non-conference matchup; SIAA member won |
Non-conference matchup; SIAA member lost |
Non-conference matchup; tie |
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SIAA teams in bold.
Week One
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Week Two
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Week Three
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Week Four
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Week Five
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Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
October 29 | Kentucky State | Louisville YMCA | League Park • Louisville, KY | W 16–0 | | [13] |
October 29 | Galveston High School | Texas | Varsity Athletic Field • Austin, TX | W 17–0 | | [14] |
October 29 | Vanderbilt | Georgia | Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA | UGA 4–0 | 2,000 | [15] |
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Week Six
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November 5 | Centre | Kentucky State | Lexington, KY | W 6–0 | | [16] |
November 5 | Add-Ran Christian | Texas | Varsity Athletic Field • Austin, TX | W 29–0 | | [17] |
November 5 | Georgia Tech | Auburn | Drill Field • Auburn, AL | AUB 29–6 | | [18][19] |
November 5 | Nashville | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | VAN 5–0 | | [20] |
November 10 | Sewanee | Texas | Varsity Athletic Field • Austin, TX | SEW 4–0 | | [21] |
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Week Seven
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Week Eight
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November 19 | New Castle Athletic Club | Kentucky State | Lexington, KY | W 36–0 | | [29] |
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Week Nine
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November 24 | Auburn | Georgia | Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA | AUB 18–17 | | [30][31] |
November 24 | Clemson | Georgia Tech | Baseball Park • Augusta, GA | CLEM 23–0 | 500 | [32] |
November 24 | Dallas | Texas | Varsity Athletic Field • Austin, TX | W 26–0 | | [33] |
November 25 | Sewanee | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | SEW 19–4 | 4,000 | [34] |
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Week Ten
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December 12 | Ole Miss | Tulane | Tulane Athletic Field • New Orleans, LA | TUL 14–9 | | [35] |
December 17 | St. Thomas Hall | Ole Miss | Oxford, MS | W 9–2 | | [36] |
December 17 | LSU | Tulane | State Field • Baton Rouge, LA | LSU 37–0 | | [37] |
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W. A. Lambeth's All-Southern team:[38]
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"University defeats Techs". The Atlanta Constitution. October 24, 1898.
"The Clemson boys defeat the Techs". The Atlanta Journal. November 25, 1898.