1909 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

1909 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
League	NCAA
Sport	College football
Duration	September 25, 1909 through January 1, 1910
Number of teams	17
Regular Season
Season champions	Sewanee

1909 SIAA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Sewanee $	4	–	0	–	0			6	–	1	–	0
LSU	3	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Vanderbilt	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Alabama	4	–	1	–	2			5	–	1	–	2
Auburn	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Georgia Tech	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Clemson	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Ole Miss	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	3	–	2
Gordon	1	–	2	–	0			1	–	2	–	0
Mississippi A&M	1	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Georgia	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	4	–	2
Memphis U. School	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	1	–	0
Mercer	0	–	3	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Tennessee	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	6	–	2
$ – Conference champion

The 1909 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season began on September 25.

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.

Unknown

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
?	Norman Park	Mercer		W 26–0

Week One

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
September 25	Rhodes	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 52–0
September 27	Gordon	Clemson	Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC	CLEM 26–0

Week Two

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
October 2	Centre	Tennessee	15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN	T 0–0
October 2	Union (TN)	Alabama	The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 16–0
October 2	Gordon	Georgia Tech	Atlanta, GA	GT 18–6
October 2	Memphis University School	Ole Miss	Oxford, MS	MISS 18–0
October 2	Clemson	Virginia Tech	Blacksburg, VA	L 6–0
October 2	Jackson Barracks-New Orleans	LSU	State Field • Baton Rouge, LA	W 70–0
October 2	Mercer	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	VAN 32–0

Week Three

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
October 5	Tennessee Medical College	Ole Miss	Oxford, MS	W 15–0
October 9	Howard	Alabama	State Fairgrounds • Birmingham, AL	W 14–0
October 9	Gordon	Auburn	Auburn Athletic Field • Auburn, AL	AUB 46–0
October 9	Clemson	Davidson	Charlotte, NC	W 17–5
October 9	Georgia	The Citadel	College Park Stadium • Charleston, SC	T 0–0
October 9	Mooney	Georgia Tech	Atlanta, GA	W 35–6
October 9	Cumberland	Mississippi A&M	Hardy Field • Starkville, MS	W 34–6
October 9	Ole Miss	LSU	State Field • Baton Rouge, LA	LSU 10–0
October 9	Rhodes	Sewanee	McGee Field • Sewanee, TN	W 64–0
October 9	North Carolina	Tennessee	15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN	L 3–0
October 9	New Orleans Gym Club	Tulane	New Orleans, LA	W 12–0
October 9	Rose-Hulman	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 28–3

Week Four

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
October 16	Auburn	Mercer	Macon, GA	AUB 23–5
October 16	Clemson	Alabama	State Fairgrounds • Birmingham, AL	ALA 3–0
October 16	Davidson	Georgia	Herty Field • Athens, GA	T 0–0
October 16	South Carolina	Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	W 59–0
October 16	Sewanee	Princeton	University Field • Princeton, NJ	L 20–0
October 16	Mississippi A&M	LSU	State Field • Baton Rouge, LA	LSU 15–0
October 16	Kentucky	Tennessee	15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN	W 17–0
October 16	Vanderbilt Alumni	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	L 3–0

Week Five

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
October 22	Rhodes	Mississippi A&M	Columbus Fairgrounds • Columbus, MS	W 31–0
October 23	Alabama	Ole Miss	State Fairgrounds • Jackson, MS	T 0–0
October 23	Port Royal	Clemson	Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC	W 19–0
October 23	Centre	Tulane	New Orleans, LA	L 6–0
October 23	Georgia	Tennessee	15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN	UGA 3–0
October 23	Howard	Mercer	Macon, GA	L 6–5
October 23	Sewanee	Georgia Tech	Atlanta, GA	GT 15–0
October 23	Auburn	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	VAN 17–0

Week Six

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
October 30	Alabama	Georgia	Ponce de Leon Park • Atlanta, GA	ALA 14–0
October 30	Georgia Tech	Tennessee	15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN	GT 29–0
October 30	Sewanee	LSU	New Orleans, LA	SEW 15–6
October 30	Mississippi A&M	Tulane	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	TUL 2–0
October 30	Ole Miss	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	VAN 17–0

Week Seven

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
November 2	Union (TN)	Mississippi A&M	Columbus Fairgrounds • Columbus, MS	W 25–0
November 4	Clemson	South Carolina	Columbia, SC	W 6–0
November 4	Louisiana Tech	LSU	Alexandria, LA	W 23–0
November 4	Chattanooga	Mercer	Macon, GA	W 10–2
November 6	Auburn	Georgia Tech	Atlanta, GA	AUB 9–0
November 6	Castle Heights	Sewanee	McGee Field • Sewanee, TN	W 38–0
November 6	Cincinnati	Tulane	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 6–0
November 6	Tennessee	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	VAN 51–0
November 8	Mississippi A&M	Howard	Birmingham, AL	L 6–0

Week Eight

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
November 10	Clemson	Georgia	Augusta, GA	CLEM 5–0
November 13	Alabama	Tennessee	15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN	TENN 10–0
November 13	Arkansas	LSU	Memphis, TN	L 16–0
November 13	Clemson	The Citadel	College Park Stadium • Charleston, SC	W 17–0
November 13	Georgia Tech	Mercer	Macon, GA	GT 35–0
November 13	Henderson-Brown	Ole Miss	Oxford, MS	T 12–12
November 13	Chattanooga	Mississippi A&M	Hardy Field • Starkville, MS	W 37–6
November 13	Sewanee	Auburn	Birmingham, AL	SEW 12–11
November 13	Vanderbilt	Ohio State	University Park • Columbus, OH	L 5–0
November 13	Texas	Tulane	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	T 10–10

Week Nine

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
November 18	Transylvania	LSU	State Field • Baton Rouge, LA	W 52–0
November 18	Union (TN)	Ole Miss	Oxford, MS	W 45–0
November 20	Georgia	Georgia Tech	Atlanta, GA	GT 12–6
November 20	Tulane	Alabama	The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL	T 5–5
November 20	South Carolina	Mercer	Macon, GA	W 5–3
November 20	Chattanooga	Tennessee	15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN	T 0–0
November 20	Vanderbilt	Washington (MO)	St. Louis, MO	W 12–0

Week Ten

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
November 25	LSU	Alabama	State Fairgrounds • Birmingham, AL	LSU 12–6
November 25	Clemson	Georgia Tech	Atlanta, GA	GT 29–3
November 25	Georgia	Auburn	Montgomery, AL	AUB 17–5
November 25	Ole Miss	Mississippi A&M	State Fairgrounds • Jackson, MS	MISS 9–5
November 25	Sewanee	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	SEW 16–5
November 25	Southwestern (TX)	Tulane	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 18–0
November 25	Transylvania	Tennessee	15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN	W 11–0

Bowl games

Date	Bowl Game	Site	SIAA Team	Opponent	Score
January 1, 1910	Bacardi Bowl	Havana, Cuba	Tulane	Havana University	HAV 11–0

Awards and honors

All-Southern team

Main article: 1909 College Football All-Southern Team

John Heisman's All-Southern team:

Position	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Class	Hometown	Team
QB	Doc Fenton	5'9"	165	Sr.	Scranton, Pennsylvania	LSU
HB	Aubrey Lanier	5'10"	170	Jr.	Butler, Arkansas	Sewanee
HB	Ray Morrison		159	So.	Sugar Branch, Indiana	Vanderbilt
FB	Will Metzger	6'1"	175	So.	Nashville, Tennessee	Vanderbilt
E	Silas Williams	5'9"	150	Sr.	Greenville, South Carolina	Sewanee
T	Harry Esslinger			Sr.	Gurley, Alabama	Auburn
G	Eric Cheape	6'1"	170	Sr.	Avon Park, Florida	Sewanee
C	J. E. Lucas		169			Georgia
G	T. C. Locke			Sr.		Auburn
T	Malvern Griffin				Hertford, North Carolina	Vanderbilt
E	Ewing Y. Freeland		196	So.	Turnersville, Texas	Vanderbilt