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1912 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

1912 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
League NCAA
Sport College football
Duration September 28, 1912
through December 25, 1912
Number of teams 20
Regular Season
Season champions Vanderbilt
Football seasons
← 1911
1913 →
1912 SIAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 4 0 1     8 1 1
Texas A&M 2 0 0     8 1 0
Kentucky State 1 0 0     7 2 0
Georgia 5 1 1     6 1 1
Auburn 5 1 1     6 1 1
Sewanee 2 1 2     5 1 2
Georgia Tech 5 3 0     5 3 1
Tulane 3 2 0     5 3 0
Mississippi A&M 3 3 0     4 3 0
Alabama 3 3 1     5 3 1
Mississippi 2 2 0     5 3 0
Clemson 3 3 0     4 4 0
Mercer 2 3 1     5 3 1
LSU 2 3 0     4 3 0
Tennessee 1 4 0     4 4 0
Mississippi College 1 4 0     3 4 0
Florida 0 2 1     5 2 1
Central 0 2 0     4 5 0
The Citadel 0 3 0     2 4 0
Howard 0 4 0     1 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1912 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season was the college football games played by the member schools of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association as part of the 1912 college football season. The season began on September 28.

Ole Miss was suspended at year's end.

Conference champion Vanderbilt suffered its only loss to national champion Harvard. The 1912 season saw the NCAA implement several rule changes to increase scoring. These included: the value of a touchdown increased from 5 points to 6, the length of the field was reduced to 100 yards, 10-yard end zones were added, the onside kick was eliminated, and unlimited use of the forward pass was introduced.

SIAA teams in bold.

The composite All-Southern team formed by "consolidated pick" of ten sporting writers culled by the Atlanta Constitution editor Dick Jemison included:


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