1924 Southern Conference football season
LeagueNCAA
SportCollege football
DurationSeptember 20, 1924
through December 6, 1924
Number of teams22
Regular Season
Season championsAlabama
1924 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Alabama $ 5 0 08 1 0
Florida 2 0 16 2 2
Georgia 5 1 07 3 0
Tulane 4 1 08 1 0
Washington and Lee 4 1 16 3 1
South Carolina 3 2 07 3 0
Sewanee * 3 2 06 4 0
Mississippi A&M 3 2 05 4 0
Virginia 3 2 05 4 0
Georgia Tech 3 2 15 3 1
Vanderbilt * 3 3 06 3 1
VPI 2 2 34 2 3
VMI 2 3 16 3 1
Kentucky 2 3 04 5 0
North Carolina 2 3 04 5 0
Auburn 2 4 14 4 1
Maryland 1 2 13 3 3
NC State 1 4 12 4 2
LSU 0 3 05 4 0
Ole Miss 0 3 04 5 0
Clemson 0 3 02 6 0
Tennessee 0 4 03 5 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • * – co-member of SIAA

The 1924 Southern Conference football season was the college football games played by the member schools of the Southern Conference as part of the 1924 college football season. The season began on September 20. Sewanee and VMI joined the conference this year. Vanderbilt dropped its comembership with the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA).

Alabama was awarded the Champ Pickens Trophy as conference champion, though the loss to Centre hindered any claims of a championship of the South.

Vanderbilt end Hek Wakefield was a second-team Walter Camp All-American.

Season overview

Results and team statistics

Conf. Rank Team Head coach Overall record Conf. record PPG PAG
1AlabamaWallace Wade8–15–032.22.7
2FloridaJames Van Fleet6–2–22–0–121.14.4
3GeorgiaKid Woodruff7–35–112.96.1
4TulaneClark Shaughnessy8–14–122.36.6
5Washington and LeeJames DeHart6–3–14–1–116.36.0
6 (tie)South CarolinaSol Metzger7–33–212.04.8
6 (tie)SewaneeM. S. Bennett5–33–28.14.7
6 (tie)Mississippi A&MEarl Abell5–43–29.110.0
6 (tie)VirginiaGreasy Neale5–43–28.09.2
10Georgia TechWilliam Alexander5–3–13–2–19.18.7
11VanderbiltDan McGugin6–3–13–315.05.3
12VPIBen Cubbage4–2–32–2–311.42.0
13VMIBlandy Clarkson6–3–12–3–115.22.9
14 (tie)KentuckyFred Murphy4–52–314.311.0
14 (tie)North CarolinaBob Fetzer/Bill Fetzer4–52–34.26.3
16AuburnBoozer Pitts4–4–12–4–15.14.4
17MarylandCurley Byrd3–3–31–2–18.28.7
18NC StateBuck Shaw2–6–21–4–14.314.7
19 (tie)LSUMike Donahue3–5–10–313.89.0
19 (tie)Ole MissChester S. Barnard4–60–34.015.8
19 (tie)ClemsonBud Saunders2–60–310.416.9
22TennesseeM. B. Banks3–50–410.012.0

Key

PPG = Average of points scored per game[1]
PAG = Average of points allowed per game[1]

Regular season

Index to colors and formatting
Non-conference matchup; SoCon member won
Non-conference matchup; SoCon member lost
Non-conference matchup; tie
Conference matchup

SoCon teams in bold.

Week One

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
September 20TransylvaniaSewaneeMcGee FieldSewanee, TennesseeW 270
September 20WoffordVMILexington, VirginiaW 330

Week Two

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
September 27Union (TN)AlabamaDenny FieldTuscaloosa, AlabamaW 55–0
September 27AuburnBirmingham–SouthernRickwood FieldBirmingham, AlabamaW 70
September 27ElonClemsonRiggs FieldCalhoun, South CarolinaW 600
September 27MercerGeorgiaSanford FieldAthens, GeorgiaW 26–7
September 27OglethorpeGeorgia TechGrant FieldAtlantaW 190
September 27Spring HillLSUState FieldBaton Rouge, LouisianaW 76
September 27Washington (MD)MarylandByrd StadiumCollege Park, MarylandW 230
September 27DukeNorth Carolina StateRiddick StadiumRaleigh, North CarolinaW 140
September 27RhodesSewaneeMcGee FieldSewanee, TennesseeW 70
September 27ErskineSouth CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaW 470
September 27Louisiana-LafayetteTulaneSecond Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaW 140
September 27Henderson-BrownVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TennesseeW 130
September 27Hampden-SydneyVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaW 139
September 27Emory & HenryVMILexington, VirginiaW 390
September 27RichmondVirginia TechBlacksburg, VirginiaW 280
September 27RoanokeWashington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, VirginiaW 340

Week Three

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 4AlabamaFurmanManly Field • Greenville, South CarolinaW 20–0
October 4ClemsonAuburnDrake FieldAuburn, AlabamaAUB 13–0
October 4RollinsFloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, FloridaW 770
October 4South CarolinaGeorgiaSanford FieldAthens, GeorgiaUGA 180
October 4VMIGeorgia TechGrant FieldAtlantaGT 3–0
October 4LouisvilleKentuckyStoll FieldLexington, KentuckyW 290
October 4Louisiana-LafayetteLSUState FieldBaton Rouge, LouisianaW 317
October 4Arkansas StateOle MissHemingway StadiumOxford, MississippiW 107
October 4MillsapsMississippi A&MDavis Wade StadiumStarkville, MississippiW 287
October 4North CarolinaYaleYale BowlNew Haven, ConnecticutL 270
October 4North Carolina StatePenn StateNew Beaver Field • University Park, PennsylvaniaL 516
October 4Emory & HenryTennesseeShields–Watkins FieldKnoxville, TennesseeW 270
October 4Mississippi CollegeTulaneSecond Tulane Stadium • New OrleansW 327
October 4Birmingham–SouthernVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TennesseeW 610
October 4VirginiaHarvardHarvard StadiumBoston, MassachusettsL 140
October 4Hampden-SydneyVirginia TechBlacksburg, VirginiaW 100
October 4MarylandWashington & LeeWashington, D. C.W&L 197

Week Four

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 11Mississippi CollegeAlabamaDenny FieldTuscaloosa, AlabamaW 51–0
October 11AuburnVirginia TechRichmond, VirginiaT 00
October 11PresbyterianClemsonRiggs FieldCalhoun, South CarolinaW 140
October 11FloridaGeorgia TechGrant FieldAtlantaT 77
October 11GeorgiaYaleYale BowlNew Haven, ConnecticutL 76
October 11Georgetown (KY)KentuckyStoll FieldLexington, KentuckyW 420
October 11LSUIndianaIndianapolisW 2014
October 11RhodesOle MissHemingway StadiumOxford, MississippiW 70
October 11OuachitaMississippi A&MDavis Wade StadiumStarkville, MississippiL 120
October 11DukeNorth CarolinaEmerson FieldChapel Hill, North CarolinaW 60
October 11North Carolina StateSouth CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaSCAR 100
October 11SewaneeTexas A&MDallas, TexasL 70
October 11MaryvilleTennesseeShields–Watkins FieldKnoxville, TennesseeW 2810
October 11Louisiana TechTulaneSecond Tulane Stadium • New OrleansW 4212
October 11Quantico MarinesVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TennesseeT 131316,000[2]
October 11Randolph-MaconVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaW 266
October 11RoanokeVMILexington, VirginiaW 280
October 11Wake ForestWashington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, VirginiaL 108

Week Five

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 16North CarolinaNorth Carolina StateRiddick StadiumRaleigh, North CarolinaUNC 100
October 17PresbyterianSouth CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaW 290
October 18SewaneeAlabamaRickwood FieldBirmingham, AlabamaALA 140
October 18HowardAuburnDrake FieldAuburn, AlabamaW 170
October 18Wake ForestFloridaPlant FieldTampa, FloridaW 340
October 18FurmanGeorgiaAugusta, GeorgiaW 230
October 18Penn StateGeorgia TechGrant FieldAtlantaW 15–13
October 18LSURiceHoustonW 120
October 18Virginia TechMarylandWashington, D. C.VT 120
October 18Ole MissMississippi A&MJackson, MississippiMSA&M 200
October 18Carson-NewmanTennesseeShields–Watkins FieldKnoxville, TennesseeW 130
October 18VanderbiltTulaneSecond Tulane Stadium • New OrleansTUL 211313,000
October 18VMIVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaUVA 130
October 18Washington & LeeKentuckyStoll FieldLexington, KentuckyW&L 107

Week Six

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 23ClemsonSouth CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaSCAR 3–0
October 25AlabamaGeorgia TechGrant FieldAtlantaALA 140
October 25LSUAuburnRickwood FieldBirmingham, AlabamaAUB 30
October 25FloridaTexasClark FieldAustin, TexasT 7–7
October 25SewaneeKentuckyStoll FieldLexington, KentuckyUK 70
October 25MarylandNorth CarolinaEmerson FieldChapel Hill, North CarolinaMD 60
October 25Ole MissArkansasKavanaugh FieldLittle Rock, ArkansasL 200
October 25Mississippi A&MTennesseeMemphis, TennesseeMSA&M 72
October 25Spring HillTulaneSecond Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaW 330
October 25GeorgiaVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TennesseeUGA 30
October 25VirginiaPennFranklin FieldPhiladelphiaL 270
October 25North Carolina StateVMIRichmond, VirginiaVMI 177
October 25Virginia TechWashington & LeeLynchburg, VirginiaT 00

Week Seven

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 29South CarolinaThe CitadelCounty Fairgrounds • Orangeburg, South CarolinaW 143
November 1Ole MissAlabamaMontgomery, AlabamaALA 610
November 1TennesseeGeorgiaSanford FieldAthens, GeorgiaUGA 33–0
November 1Florida SouthernFloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, FloridaW 260
November 1Georgia TechNotre DameSouth Bend, IndianaL 343
November 1CentreKentuckyStoll FieldLexington, KentuckyL 7–0
November 1LSUArkansasFair Grounds FieldShreveport, LouisianaL 107
November 1CatholicMarylandByrd StadiumCollege Park, MarylandT 00
November 1DavidsonNorth Carolina StatePinehurst, North CarolinaT 1010
November 1SewaneeOglethorpeL 70
November 1South CarolinaNorth CarolinaEmerson FieldChapel Hill, North CarolinaSCAR 107
November 1Mississippi A&MTulaneSecond Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaMSA&M 146
November 1AuburnVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TennesseeVAN 130
November 1Virginia TechClemsonRiggs FieldCalhoun, South CarolinaVT 506
November 1Washington & LeeVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaW&L 207

Week Eight

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 8KentuckyAlabamaDenny FieldTuscaloosa, AlabamaALA 427
November 8TulaneAuburnMontgomery, AlabamaTUL 146
November 8ClemsonDavidsonCharlotte, North CarolinaL 70
November 8FloridaArmyMichie StadiumWest Point, New YorkL 147
November 8GeorgiaVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaUGA 70
November 8LSUGeorgia TechGrant FieldAtlantaGT 287
November 8MarylandYaleYale BowlNew Haven, ConnecticutL 470
November 8North CarolinaVMIRichmond, VirginiaVMI 90
November 8North Carolina StateVirginia TechNorfolk, VirginiaNCST 63
November 8Ole MissSewaneeMemphis, TennesseeSEW 210
November 8FurmanSouth CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaL 100
November 8CentreTennesseeShields–Watkins FieldKnoxville, TennesseeL 320
November 8Mississippi A&MVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TennesseeVAN 180
November 8The CitadelWashington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, VirginiaW 327

Week Nine

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 14FloridaMercerMacon, GeorgiaL 100
November 15CentreAlabamaRickwood FieldBirmingham, AlabamaL 170
November 15GeorgiaAuburnMcClung StadiumColumbus, GeorgiaUGA 60
November 15ClemsonThe CitadelAnderson, South CarolinaL 200
November 17FloridaFlorida-SouthernLakeland, FloridaW 530
November 17Georgia TechKentuckyStoll FieldLexington, KentuckyT 33
November 15Northwestern StateLSUState FieldBaton Rouge, LouisianaW 400
November 15Mississippi CollegeMississippi A&MDavis Wade StadiumStarkville, MississippiW 76
November 15MarylandNorth Carolina StateRiddick StadiumRaleigh, North CarolinaT 00
November 15North CarolinaDavidsonDavidson, North CarolinaW 60
November 15Ole MissFurmanManly Field • Greenville, South CarolinaL 72
November 15SewaneeSouth CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaSEW 100
November 15TennesseeTulaneSecond Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaTUL 267
November 15VanderbiltGeorgia TechGrant FieldAtlantaVAN 30
November 15Virginia TechVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaUVA 60
November 15Washington & LeeWest VirginiaCharleston, West VirginiaL 60

Week Ten

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 22Mississippi A&MFloridaCramton BowlMontgomery, AlabamaFLA 270
November 22Mississippi CollegeOle MissHemingway StadiumOxford, MississippiW 106
November 22VanderbiltMinnesotaMemorial StadiumMinneapolisW 16023,000[3]
November 22Hampden-SydneyVMILexington, VirginiaW 250
November 22Wake ForestNorth Carolina StateRiddick StadiumRaleigh, North CarolinaL 120

Week Eleven

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 27GeorgiaAlabamaRickwood FieldBirmingham, AlabamaALA 33–0
November 27AuburnGeorgia TechGrant FieldAtlantaGT 7–0
November 27FurmanClemsonRiggs FieldCalhoun, South CarolinaL 30
November 27DrakeFloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, FloridaW 100
November 27MarylandJohns HopkinsBaltimoreT 00
November 27Ole MissMillsapsJackson, MississippiW 70
November 27North CarolinaVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaUVA 70
November 27KentuckyTennesseeShields–Watkins FieldKnoxville, TennesseeUK 276
November 27Wake ForestSouth CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaW 70
November 27TulaneLSUTiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LouisianaTUL 130
November 27VMIVirginia TechRoanoke, VirginiaT 00
November 27Washington & LeeNorth Carolina StateRiddick StadiumRaleigh, North CarolinaW&L 340
November 29GeorgiaCentreDanville, KentuckyL 147
November 29SewaneeVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TennesseeSEW 160[4]

Week Twelve

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
December 6Washington & LeeFloridaBarrs Field • Jacksonville, FloridaFLA 166
December 6KentuckyWest Virginia WesleyanCharleston, West VirginiaL 247

Awards and honors

All-Americans

All-Southern team

The following includes the composite All-Southern team compiled by the Atlanta Journal.[5] C2 refers to another composite.

Position Name First-team selectors Team
QB Edgar C. Jones AJ, C2 Florida
HB Pooley Hubert AJ, C2 Alabama
HB Gil Reese AJ, C2 Vanderbilt
FB Doug Wycoff AJ, C2 Georgia Tech
E Hek Wakefield AJ, C2 Vanderbilt
T Bob Rives AJ, C2 Vanderbilt
G Goldy Goldstein AJ, C2 Florida
C Fats Lawrence AJ, C2 Auburn
C Clyde Propst AJ Alabama
T Jim Taylor AJ, C2 Georgia
E Smack Thompson AJ, C2 Georgia

References

  1. 1 2 "1924 Southern Conference Year Summary".
  2. Closed access icon "Vanderbilt Ties Marines; 16,000 Fans See Battle". The Washington Post. October 12, 1924. ProQuest 149420159.
  3. Closed access icon "Vanderbilt Jolts Minnesota, 10-0". Cleveland Plain Dealer. November 23, 1924.
  4. "Sewanee 16, Vandy 0". The Sewanee Purple. December 3, 1924. hdl:11005/1208.
  5. Closed access icon "Atlanta Journals Picks S. I. C. All Star Team". Times-Picayune. December 8, 1924.
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