1924 Southern Conference football season

August 2023 1924 Southern Conference football season College football NCAA Regular Season Alabama 22 September 20, 1924through December 6, 1924 Football 1923 1925 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. RankTeamHead coachOverall recordConf. recordPPGPAG1AlabamaWallace Wade8–15–0 32.22.72FloridaJames Van Fleet6–2–22–0–121.14.43GeorgiaKid Woodruff7–35–112.96.14Tulane Clark Shaughnessy8–14–122.36.65Washington and LeeJames DeHart6–3–14–1–116.36.06 (tie)South Carolina Sol Metzger7–33–212.04.86 (tie)SewaneeM. S. Bennett5–33–28.14.76 (tie)Mississippi A&MEarl Abell5–43–29.110.06 (tie)VirginiaGreasy Neale5–43–28.09.210Georgia TechWilliam Alexander5–3–13–2–19.18.711VanderbiltDan McGugin6–3–13–315.05.312VPIBen Cubbage4–2–32–2–311.42.013VMIBlandy Clarkson6–3–12–3–115.22.914 (tie)KentuckyFred Murphy4–52–314.311.014 (tie)North CarolinaBob Fetzer/Bill Fetzer4–52–34.26.316AuburnBoozer Pitts4–4–12–4–15.14.417MarylandCurley Byrd3–3–31–2–18.28.718NC State Buck Shaw2–6–21–4–14.314.719 (tie)LSUMike Donahue3–5–10–313.89.019 (tie)Ole MissChester S. Barnard 4–60–34.015.819 (tie)ClemsonBud Saunders2–60–310.416.922TennesseeM. B. Banks3–50–410.012.0 Key PPG = Average of points scored per game PAG = Average of points allowed per gamehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/southern/1924.html 1924 Southern Conference Year Summary Regular season Index to colors and formattingNon-conference matchup; SoCon member wonNon-conference matchup; SoCon member lostNon-conference matchup; tieConference matchup SoCon teams in bold. Week One Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceSeptember 20TransylvaniaSewaneeMcGee Field • Sewanee, TennesseeW 27–0 September 20 WoffordVMILexington, Virginia W 33–0 Week Two Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference September 27 Union (TN) Alabama Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 55–0 September 27 Auburn Birmingham–Southern Rickwood Field • Birmingham, AlabamaW 7–0 September 27ElonClemsonRiggs Field • Calhoun, South CarolinaW 60–0 September 27 Mercer Georgia Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia W 26–7 September 27 Oglethorpe Georgia TechGrant Field • AtlantaW 19–0 September 27Spring HillLSU State Field • Baton Rouge, LouisianaW 7–6 September 27Washington (MD)Maryland Byrd Stadium • College Park, MarylandW 23–0 September 27 DukeNorth Carolina StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina W 14–0 September 27RhodesSewaneeMcGee Field • Sewanee, TennesseeW 7–0 September 27ErskineSouth Carolina Columbia, South CarolinaW 47–0 September 27Louisiana-LafayetteTulaneSecond Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaW 14–0 September 27Henderson-BrownVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeW 13–0 September 27Hampden-SydneyVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia W 13–9 September 27Emory & HenryVMILexington, Virginia W 39–0 September 27 RichmondVirginia TechBlacksburg, Virginia W 28–0 September 27 RoanokeWashington & Lee Wilson Field • Lexington, VirginiaW 34–0 Week Three Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference October 4 Alabama FurmanManly Field • Greenville, South Carolina W 20–0 October 4Clemson Auburn Drake Field • Auburn, Alabama AUB 13–0 October 4Rollins Florida Fleming Field • Gainesville, Florida W 77–0 October 4South CarolinaGeorgiaSanford Field • Athens, GeorgiaUGA 18–0 October 4VMI Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta GT 3–0 October 4LouisvilleKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KentuckyW 29–0 October 4Louisiana-Lafayette LSUState Field • Baton Rouge, LouisianaW 31–7 October 4Arkansas StateOle MissHemingway Stadium • Oxford, MississippiW 10–7 October 4MillsapsMississippi A&MDavis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MississippiW 28–7 October 4North CarolinaYaleYale Bowl • New Haven, ConnecticutL 27–0 October 4North Carolina StatePenn State New Beaver Field • University Park, PennsylvaniaL 51–6 October 4Emory & HenryTennessee Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee W 27–0 October 4Mississippi CollegeTulaneSecond Tulane Stadium • New Orleans W 32–7 October 4Birmingham–SouthernVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeW 61–0 October 4VirginiaHarvard Harvard Stadium • Boston, MassachusettsL 14–0 October 4Hampden-SydneyVirginia TechBlacksburg, Virginia W 10–0 October 4MarylandWashington & LeeWashington, D. C.W&L 19–7 Week Four Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference October 11 Mississippi CollegeAlabama Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 51–0 October 11AuburnVirginia TechRichmond, Virginia T 0–0 October 11PresbyterianClemsonRiggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina W 14–0 October 11FloridaGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta T 7–7 October 11 GeorgiaYale Yale Bowl • New Haven, Connecticut L 7–6 October 11Georgetown (KY)KentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky W 42–0 October 11LSU IndianaIndianapolisW 20–14 October 11RhodesOle MissHemingway Stadium • Oxford, MississippiW 7–0 October 11 OuachitaMississippi A&MDavis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi L 12–0 October 11DukeNorth CarolinaEmerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina W 6–0 October 11 North Carolina StateSouth CarolinaColumbia, South Carolina SCAR 10–0 October 11SewaneeTexas A&MDallas, TexasL 7–0 October 11Maryville TennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee W 28–10 October 11Louisiana TechTulane Second Tulane Stadium • New OrleansW 42–12 October 11Quantico MarinesVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeT 13–13 16,000 The Washington Post Vanderbilt Ties Marines; 16,000 Fans See Battle October 12, 1924 149420159October 11Randolph-MaconVirginia Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaW 26–6 October 11 RoanokeVMILexington, Virginia W 28–0 October 11Wake ForestWashington & Lee Wilson Field • Lexington, VirginiaL 10–8 Week Five Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference October 16 North CarolinaNorth Carolina State Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaUNC 10–0 October 17PresbyterianSouth CarolinaColumbia, South Carolina W 29–0 October 18SewaneeAlabama Rickwood Field • Birmingham, AlabamaALA 14–0 October 18 Howard Auburn Drake Field • Auburn, Alabama W 17–0 October 18 Wake ForestFlorida Plant Field • Tampa, FloridaW 34–0 October 18FurmanGeorgia Augusta, GeorgiaW 23–0 October 18 Penn StateGeorgia Tech Grant Field • AtlantaW 15–13 October 18LSURiceHoustonW 12–0 October 18Virginia TechMaryland Washington, D. C. VT 12–0 October 18Ole MissMississippi A&MJackson, MississippiMSA&M 20–0 October 18Carson-NewmanTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeW 13–0 October 18VanderbiltTulaneSecond Tulane Stadium • New Orleans TUL 21–1313,000 October 18VMIVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia UVA 13–0 October 18Washington & Lee KentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky W&L 10–7 Week Six Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference October 23 Clemson South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina SCAR 3–0 October 25AlabamaGeorgia Tech Grant Field • AtlantaALA 14–0 October 25LSUAuburnRickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama AUB 3–0 October 25FloridaTexasClark Field • Austin, Texas T 7–7 October 25SewaneeKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky UK 7–0 October 25MarylandNorth Carolina Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaMD 6–0 October 25Ole Miss ArkansasKavanaugh Field • Little Rock, Arkansas L 20–0 October 25Mississippi A&MTennesseeMemphis, TennesseeMSA&M 7–2 October 25Spring HillTulaneSecond Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaW 33–0 October 25GeorgiaVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee UGA 3–0 October 25Virginia PennFranklin Field • PhiladelphiaL 27–0 October 25North Carolina StateVMIRichmond, Virginia VMI 17–7 October 25Virginia TechWashington & Lee Lynchburg, VirginiaT 0–0 Week Seven Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 29South CarolinaThe CitadelCounty Fairgrounds • Orangeburg, South CarolinaW 14–3 November 1Ole MissAlabamaMontgomery, AlabamaALA 61–0 November 1Tennessee GeorgiaSanford Field • Athens, Georgia UGA 33–0 November 1Florida SouthernFlorida Fleming Field • Gainesville, Florida W 26–0 November 1Georgia TechNotre DameSouth Bend, IndianaL 34–3 November 1CentreKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky L 7–0 November 1LSUArkansasFair Grounds Field • Shreveport, LouisianaL 10–7 November 1Catholic Maryland Byrd Stadium • College Park, MarylandT 0–0 November 1DavidsonNorth Carolina StatePinehurst, North CarolinaT 10–10 November 1SewaneeOglethorpe L 7–0 November 1South Carolina North CarolinaEmerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina SCAR 10–7 November 1Mississippi A&MTulane Second Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaMSA&M 14–6 November 1AuburnVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee VAN 13–0 November 1Virginia Tech ClemsonRiggs Field • Calhoun, South CarolinaVT 50–6 November 1Washington & LeeVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia W&L 20–7 Week Eight Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 8KentuckyAlabama Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, AlabamaALA 42–7 November 8Tulane Auburn Montgomery, AlabamaTUL 14–6 November 8ClemsonDavidsonCharlotte, North CarolinaL 7–0 November 8Florida Army Michie Stadium • West Point, New YorkL 14–7 November 8GeorgiaVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia UGA 7–0 November 8LSUGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta GT 28–7 November 8MarylandYaleYale Bowl • New Haven, ConnecticutL 47–0 November 8North CarolinaVMIRichmond, Virginia VMI 9–0 November 8North Carolina StateVirginia TechNorfolk, VirginiaNCST 6–3 November 8Ole MissSewaneeMemphis, TennesseeSEW 21–0 November 8FurmanSouth Carolina Columbia, South CarolinaL 10–0 November 8CentreTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeL 32–0 November 8Mississippi A&MVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeVAN 18–0 November 8The CitadelWashington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, VirginiaW 32–7 Week Nine Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference November 14FloridaMercer Macon, GeorgiaL 10–0 November 15CentreAlabamaRickwood Field • Birmingham, AlabamaL 17–0 November 15GeorgiaAuburnMcClung Stadium • Columbus, GeorgiaUGA 6–0 November 15ClemsonThe CitadelAnderson, South CarolinaL 20–0 November 17FloridaFlorida-SouthernLakeland, Florida W 53–0 November 17 Georgia TechKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky T 3–3 November 15Northwestern StateLSU State Field • Baton Rouge, LouisianaW 40–0 November 15Mississippi CollegeMississippi A&MDavis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi W 7–6 November 15MarylandNorth Carolina StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina T 0–0 November 15North Carolina DavidsonDavidson, North CarolinaW 6–0 November 15Ole MissFurmanManly Field • Greenville, South Carolina L 7–2 November 15SewaneeSouth CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaSEW 10–0 November 15TennesseeTulaneSecond Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaTUL 26–7 November 15 VanderbiltGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta VAN 3–0 November 15Virginia TechVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia UVA 6–0 November 15 Washington & LeeWest VirginiaCharleston, West VirginiaL 6–0 Week Ten Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 22Mississippi A&MFloridaCramton Bowl • Montgomery, AlabamaFLA 27–0 November 22Mississippi CollegeOle MissHemingway Stadium • Oxford, MississippiW 10–6 November 22VanderbiltMinnesotaMemorial Stadium • MinneapolisW 16–023,000 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27North CarolinaVirginia Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia UVA 7–0 November 27 KentuckyTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee UK 27–6 November 27Wake ForestSouth Carolina Columbia, South CarolinaW 7–0 November 27TulaneLSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaTUL 13–0 November 27VMIVirginia TechRoanoke, VirginiaT 0–0 November 27Washington & Lee North Carolina StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaW&L 34–0 November 29GeorgiaCentreDanville, Kentucky L 14–7 November 29SewaneeVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee SEW 16–0 The Sewanee Purple Sewanee 16, Vandy 0 December 3, 1924 11005/1208 Week Twelve Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceDecember 6Washington & LeeFloridaBarrs Field • Jacksonville, FloridaFLA 16–6 December 6KentuckyWest Virginia WesleyanCharleston, West VirginiaL 24–7 Awards and honors All-Americans 1924 College Football All-America Team E – Henry "Hek" Wakefield, Vanderbilt (WC-2; INS; NEA; LP-1; BE-1; NB-1; DW-1; WE-3; BC) T – Jim Taylor, Georgia (NB-3) G – Bill Buckler, Alabama (NB-3) G – Walt Godwin, Georgia Tech (NB-3) C – Clyde Propst, Alabama (LP-2) HB – Gil Reese, Vanderbilt (NB-3) FB – Doug Wycoff, Georgia Tech (ASM-3; LP-1 [hb]; NB-2; DW-2; WE-3) All-Southern team 1924 College Football All-Southern Team The following includes the composite All-Southern team compiled by the Atlanta Journal. http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/HistArchive/?p_product=EANX&p_theme=ahnp&p_nbid=D4EJ51UHMTQwOTk3NTY4OC42OTUzOTk6MToxMzoxMzIuMTk4LjUwLjEz&p_action=doc&s_lastnonissuequeryname=17&d_viewref=search&p_queryname=17&p_docnum=2&p_docref=v2:1223BCE5B718A166@EANX-128A0E6F8A83024F@2424128-12836B6318A9E3ED@11-128A710C5DCC29E9@ Times-Picayune Atlanta Journals Picks S. I. C. All Star Team December 8, 1924 C2 refers to another composite. PositionNameFirst-team selectorsTeamQBEdgar C. JonesAJ, C2FloridaHBPooley HubertAJ, C2AlabamaHBGil ReeseAJ, C2VanderbiltFBDoug WycoffAJ, C2Georgia TechEHek WakefieldAJ, C2VanderbiltTBob RivesAJ, C2VanderbiltGGoldy GoldsteinAJ, C2FloridaCFats LawrenceAJ, C2AuburnCClyde PropstAJAlabamaTJim TaylorAJ, C2GeorgiaESmack ThompsonAJ, C2Georgia References