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.
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.
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.
Season overview Results and team statistics Conf. RankTeamHead coachConf. recordWin Pct.Overall recordPPGPAG1tSewaneeJohn Gere Jayne3–0–0 1.000 4–0–013.5 1.01tAuburnJohn Heisman2–0–0 1.000 2–1–0 15.715.71tLSUEdmond Chavanne1–0–01.000 1–0–037.0 0.04 GeorgiaCharles McCarthy3–1–0 .750 4–2–011.7 11.75tClemson John Penton1–1–0 .500 3–1–027.5 5.05tTulaneJohn Lombard1–1–0 .500 1–1–07.0 23.07VanderbiltR. G. Acton1–2–0 .333 1–5–01.510.28tTexasDavid Farragut Edwards0–1–0.000 5–1–0 22.30.78tMississippiT. G. Scarbrough 0–1–0.000 1–1–09.08.08tNashville 0–2–0 .000 0–2–0 0.07.58tGeorgia Tech J. B. Wood 0–3–0 .000 0–4–0 2.022.3–Kentucky State W. R. Bass 0–0–0 – 7–0–025.9 0.0?Cumberland ?Southwestern Presbyterian Key
PPG = Average of points scored per game PAG = Average of points allowed per game t = Tied
Regular season Index to colors and formattingNon-conference matchup; SIAA member wonNon-conference matchup; SIAA member lostNon-conference matchup; tieConference matchup SIAA teams in bold.
Week One Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 1Kentucky StateLexington, KYW 18–0
Week Two Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 8Kentucky State Georgetown, KYW 28–0 October 8ClemsonGeorgiaHerty Field • Athens, GAUGA 20–8
Week Three Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 15Company H-8th MassachusettsKentucky StateLexington, KYW 59–0 October 15Atlanta Athletic ClubGeorgiaHerty Field • Athens, GAW 14–0 October 15TexasAdd-Ran ChristianWaco, TXW 16–0 October 15NashvilleSewaneeHardee Field • Sewanee, TNSEW 10–0 October 20Bingham Military SchoolClemsonCalhoun, SCW 55–0
Week Four Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 22CincinnatiVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNL 0–10 October 22Georgia TechGeorgiaHerty Field • Athens, GAUGA 15–0 October 22Texas A&MTexasVarsity Athletic Field •Austin, TXW 48–0
Week Five Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 29Kentucky StateLouisville YMCALeague Park • Louisville, KYW 16–0 October 29Galveston High SchoolTexasVarsity Athletic Field • Austin, TXW 17–0 October 29VanderbiltGeorgiaPiedmont Park • Atlanta, GAUGA 4–02,000
Week Six Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 5CentreKentucky StateLexington, KYW 6–0 November 5Add-Ran ChristianTexasVarsity Athletic Field • Austin, TXW 29–0 November 5Georgia TechAuburnDrill Field • Auburn, ALAUB 29–6 November 5NashvilleVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNVAN 5–0 November 10 SewaneeTexasVarsity Athletic Field • Austin, TXSEW 4–0
Week Seven Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 8160th IndianaKentucky StateLexington, KYW 17–0 November 12 SewaneeSouthern Athletic ClubAthletic Park • New Orleans, LAW 21–0 November 12VanderbiltVirginiaFontaine Ferry Park • Louisville, KYL 18–0 November 12North CarolinaGeorgiaCentral City Park • Macon, GAL 0–44 November 14North CarolinaAuburnDrill Field • Auburn, ALL 0–24 November 17ClemsonSouth CarolinaColumbia, SCW 24–0
Week Eight Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 19New Castle Athletic ClubKentucky StateLexington, KY W 36–0
Week Nine Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 24AuburnGeorgiaPiedmont Park • Atlanta, GAAUB 18–17 November 24ClemsonGeorgia TechBaseball Park • Augusta, GACLEM 23–0500November 24DallasTexasVarsity Athletic Field • Austin, TXW 26–0 November 25SewaneeVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNSEW 19–44,000
Week Ten Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceDecember 12Ole MissTulaneTulane Athletic Field • New Orleans, LATUL 14–9 December 17St. Thomas HallOle MissOxford, MSW 9–2 December 17LSUTulaneState Field • Baton Rouge, LALSU 37–0
All-Southern team
W. A. Lambeth's All-Southern team: PositionNameTeamQBFrank O. RogersNorth CarolinaHBJim MacRaeNorth CarolinaHBJack DyeVanderbiltFBA. Clarence JonesGeorgiaEH. T. SummersgillVirginiaTJohn LoydVirginiaGWilliam S. FitzgeraldVanderbiltCJohn L. TemplemanVirginiaGJames DavisVirginia'TFrank BennettNorth CarolinaEHerman KoehlerNorth Carolina
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