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1924 Southern Conference football season
LeagueNCAA
SportCollege football
DurationSeptember 20, 1924
through December 6, 1924
Number of teams22
Regular Season
Season championsAlabama
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1924 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L 
T

Alabama $
5
0
0  8
1
0

Florida
2
0
1  6
2
2

Georgia
5
1
0  7
3
0

Tulane
4
1
0  8
1
0

Washington and Lee
4
1
1  6
3
1

South Carolina
3
2
0  7
3
0

Sewanee*
3
2
0  6
4
0

Mississippi A&M
3
2
0  5
4
0

Virginia
3
2
0  5
4
0

Georgia Tech
3
2
1  5
3
1

Vanderbilt*
3
3
0  6
3
1

VPI
2
2
3  4
2
3

VMI
2
3
1  6
3
1

Kentucky
2
3
0  4
5
0

North Carolina
2
3
0  4
5
0

Auburn
2
4
1  4
4
1

Maryland
1
2
1  3
3
3

NC State
1
4
1  2
4
2

LSU
0
3
0  5
4
0

Ole Miss
0
3
0  4
5
0

Clemson
0
3
0  2
6
0

Tennessee
0
4
0  3
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.




Contents





  • 1 Season overview

    • 1.1 Results and team statistics


    • 1.2 Regular season

      • 1.2.1 Week One


      • 1.2.2 Week Two


      • 1.2.3 Week Three


      • 1.2.4 Week Four


      • 1.2.5 Week Five


      • 1.2.6 Week Six


      • 1.2.7 Week Seven


      • 1.2.8 Week Eight


      • 1.2.9 Week Nine


      • 1.2.10 Week Ten


      • 1.2.11 Week Eleven


      • 1.2.12 Week Twelve




  • 2 Awards and honors

    • 2.1 All-Americans


    • 2.2 All-Southern team



  • 3 References




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 Cubbage4–2–32–2–311.4
2.0
13VMIBlandy Clarkson6–3–12–3–115.22.9
14 (tie)KentuckyFred Murphy4–52–314.311.0
14 (tie)North Carolina
Bob Fetzer/Bill Fetzer
4–52–34.26.3
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 20TransylvaniaSewanee
McGee Field • Sewanee, Tennessee

W 27–0

September 20WoffordVMILexington, Virginia
W 33–0


Week Two

























































































































DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
September 27Union (TN)Alabama
Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, Alabama

W 55–0

September 27AuburnBirmingham–Southern
Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama

W 7–0

September 27ElonClemson
Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina

W 60–0

September 27MercerGeorgia
Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia

W 26–7

September 27OglethorpeGeorgia Tech
Grant Field • Atlanta

W 19–0

September 27Spring HillLSU
State Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana

W 7–6

September 27Washington (MD)Maryland
Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland

W 23–0

September 27DukeNorth Carolina State
Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina

W 14–0

September 27RhodesSewanee
McGee Field • Sewanee, Tennessee

W 7–0

September 27ErskineSouth CarolinaColumbia, South Carolina
W 47–0

September 27Louisiana-LafayetteTulaneSecond Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana

W 14–0

September 27Henderson-BrownVanderbilt
Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee

W 13–0

September 27Hampden-SydneyVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia

W 13–9

September 27Emory & HenryVMILexington, Virginia
W 39–0

September 27RichmondVirginia TechBlacksburg, Virginia
W 28–0

September 27RoanokeWashington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, Virginia

W 34–0


Week Three
































































































































DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 4AlabamaFurmanManly Field • Greenville, South Carolina

W 20–0

October 4ClemsonAuburn
Drake Field • Auburn, Alabama

AUB 13–0

October 4RollinsFloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, Florida

W 77–0

October 4South CarolinaGeorgia
Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia

UGA 18–0

October 4VMIGeorgia Tech
Grant Field • Atlanta

GT 3–0

October 4LouisvilleKentucky
Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky

W 29–0

October 4Louisiana-LafayetteLSU
State Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana

W 31–7

October 4Arkansas StateOle Miss
Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi

W 10–7

October 4MillsapsMississippi A&M
Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi

W 28–7

October 4North CarolinaYale
Yale Bowl • New Haven, Connecticut

L 27–0

October 4North Carolina StatePenn StateNew Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania

L 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–SouthernVanderbilt
Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee

W 61–0

October 4VirginiaHarvard
Harvard Stadium • Allston, Massachusetts

L 14–0

October 4Hampden-SydneyVirginia TechBlacksburg, Virginia
W 10–0

October 4MarylandWashington & LeeWashington, D. C.
W&L 19–7


Week Four







































































































































DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 11Mississippi CollegeAlabama
Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, Alabama

W 51–0

October 11AuburnVirginia TechRichmond, Virginia
T 0–0

October 11PresbyterianClemson
Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina

W 14–0

October 11FloridaGeorgia Tech
Grant Field • Atlanta

T 7–7

October 11GeorgiaYale
Yale Bowl • New Haven, Connecticut

L 7–6

October 11
Georgetown (KY)
Kentucky
Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky

W 42–0

October 11LSUIndianaIndianapolis
W 20–14

October 11RhodesOle Miss
Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi

W 7–0

October 11OuachitaMississippi A&M
Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi

L 12–0

October 11DukeNorth Carolina
Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina

W 6–0

October 11North Carolina StateSouth CarolinaColumbia, South Carolina
SCAR 10–0

October 11SewaneeTexas A&MDallas, Texas
L 7–0

October 11MaryvilleTennessee
Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee

W 28–10

October 11Louisiana TechTulaneSecond Tulane Stadium • New Orleans

W 42–12

October 11Quantico MarinesVanderbilt
Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee

T 13–13
16,000[2]
October 11Randolph-MaconVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia

W 26–6

October 11RoanokeVMILexington, Virginia
W 28–0

October 11Wake ForestWashington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, Virginia

L 10–8


Week Five











































































































DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 16North CarolinaNorth Carolina State
Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina

UNC 10–0

October 17PresbyterianSouth CarolinaColumbia, South Carolina
W 29–0

October 18SewaneeAlabama
Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama

ALA 14–0

October 18HowardAuburn
Drake Field • Auburn, Alabama

W 17–0

October 18Wake ForestFlorida
Plant Field • Tampa, Florida

W 34–0

October 18FurmanGeorgiaAugusta, Georgia
W 23–0

October 18Penn StateGeorgia Tech
Grant Field • Atlanta

W 15–13

October 18LSURiceHouston
W 12–0

October 18Virginia TechMarylandWashington, D. C.
VT 12–0

October 18Ole MissMississippi A&MJackson, Mississippi
MSA&M 20–0

October 18Carson-NewmanTennessee
Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee

W 13–0

October 18VanderbiltTulaneSecond Tulane Stadium • New Orleans

TUL 21–13
13,000
October 18VMIVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia

UVA 13–0

October 18Washington & LeeKentucky
Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky

W&L 10–7


Week Six




































































































DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 23ClemsonSouth CarolinaColumbia, South Carolina
SCAR 3–0

October 25AlabamaGeorgia Tech
Grant Field • Atlanta

ALA 14–0

October 25LSUAuburn
Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama

AUB 3–0

October 25FloridaTexas
Clark Field • Austin, Texas

T 7–7

October 25SewaneeKentucky
Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky

UK 7–0

October 25MarylandNorth Carolina
Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina

MD 6–0

October 25Ole MissArkansas
Kavanaugh Field • Little Rock, Arkansas

L 20–0

October 25Mississippi A&MTennesseeMemphis, Tennessee
MSA&M 7–2

October 25Spring HillTulaneSecond Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana

W 33–0

October 25GeorgiaVanderbilt
Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee

UGA 3–0

October 25VirginiaPenn
Franklin Field • Philadelphia

L 27–0

October 25North Carolina StateVMIRichmond, Virginia
VMI 17–7

October 25Virginia TechWashington & LeeLynchburg, Virginia
T 0–0


Week Seven


















































































































DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 29South CarolinaThe CitadelCounty Fairgrounds • Orangeburg, South Carolina

W 14–3

November 1Ole MissAlabamaMontgomery, Alabama
ALA 61–0

November 1TennesseeGeorgia
Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia

UGA 33–0

November 1Florida SouthernFloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, Florida

W 26–0

November 1Georgia TechNotre DameSouth Bend, Indiana
L 34–3

November 1CentreKentucky
Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky

L 7–0

November 1LSUArkansas
Fair Grounds Field • Shreveport, Louisiana

L 10–7

November 1CatholicMaryland
Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland

T 0–0

November 1DavidsonNorth Carolina StatePinehurst, North Carolina
T 10–10

November 1SewaneeOglethorpe
L 7–0

November 1South CarolinaNorth Carolina
Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina

SCAR 10–7

November 1Mississippi A&MTulaneSecond Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana

MSA&M 14–6

November 1AuburnVanderbilt
Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee

VAN 13–0

November 1Virginia TechClemson
Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina

VT 50–6

November 1Washington & LeeVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia

W&L 20–7


Week Eight











































































































DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 8KentuckyAlabama
Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, Alabama

ALA 42–7

November 8TulaneAuburnMontgomery, Alabama
TUL 14–6

November 8ClemsonDavidsonCharlotte, North Carolina
L 7–0

November 8FloridaArmy
Michie Stadium • West Point, New York

L 14–7

November 8GeorgiaVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia

UGA 7–0

November 8LSUGeorgia Tech
Grant Field • Atlanta

GT 28–7

November 8MarylandYale
Yale Bowl • New Haven, Connecticut

L 47–0

November 8North CarolinaVMIRichmond, Virginia
VMI 9–0

November 8North Carolina StateVirginia TechNorfolk, Virginia
NCST 6–3

November 8Ole MissSewaneeMemphis, Tennessee
SEW 21–0

November 8FurmanSouth CarolinaColumbia, South Carolina
L 10–0

November 8CentreTennessee
Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee

L 32–0

November 8Mississippi A&MVanderbilt
Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee

VAN 18–0

November 8The CitadelWashington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, Virginia

W 32–7


Week Nine

























































































































DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 14FloridaMercerMacon, Georgia
L 10–0

November 15CentreAlabama
Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama

L 17–0

November 15GeorgiaAuburn
McClung Stadium • Columbus, Georgia

UGA 6–0

November 15ClemsonThe CitadelAnderson, South Carolina
L 20–0

November 17FloridaFlorida-SouthernLakeland, Florida
W 53–0

November 17Georgia TechKentucky
Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky

T 3–3

November 15Northwestern StateLSU
State Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana

W 40–0

November 15Mississippi CollegeMississippi A&M
Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi

W 7–6

November 15MarylandNorth Carolina State
Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina

T 0–0

November 15North CarolinaDavidsonDavidson, North Carolina
W 6–0

November 15Ole MissFurmanManly Field • Greenville, South Carolina

L 7–2

November 15SewaneeSouth CarolinaColumbia, South Carolina
SEW 10–0

November 15TennesseeTulaneSecond Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana

TUL 26–7

November 15VanderbiltGeorgia Tech
Grant Field • Atlanta

VAN 3–0

November 15Virginia TechVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia

UVA 6–0

November 15Washington & LeeWest VirginiaCharleston, West Virginia
L 6–0


Week Ten












































DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 22Mississippi A&MFlorida
Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, Alabama

FLA 27–0

November 22Mississippi CollegeOle Miss
Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi

W 10–6

November 22VanderbiltMinnesota
Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis

W 16–0
23,000[3]
November 22Hampden-SydneyVMILexington, Virginia
W 25–0

November 22Wake ForestNorth Carolina State
Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina

L 12–0


Week Eleven











































































































DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 27GeorgiaAlabama
Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama

ALA 33–0

November 27AuburnGeorgia Tech
Grant Field • Atlanta

GT 7–0

November 27FurmanClemson
Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina

L 3–0

November 27DrakeFloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, Florida

W 10–0

November 27MarylandJohns HopkinsBaltimore
T 0–0

November 27Ole MissMillsapsJackson, Mississippi
W 7–0

November 27North CarolinaVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia

UVA 7–0

November 27KentuckyTennessee
Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee

UK 27–6

November 27Wake ForestSouth CarolinaColumbia, South Carolina
W 7–0

November 27TulaneLSU
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana

TUL 13–0

November 27VMIVirginia TechRoanoke, Virginia
T 0–0

November 27Washington & LeeNorth Carolina State
Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina

W&L 34–0

November 29GeorgiaCentreDanville, Kentucky
L 14–7

November 29SewaneeVanderbilt
Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee

SEW 16–0
[4]


Week Twelve























DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
December 6Washington & LeeFloridaBarrs Field • Jacksonville, Florida

FLA 16–6

December 6KentuckyWest Virginia WesleyanCharleston, West Virginia
L 24–7


Awards and honors



All-Americans




  • EHenry "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



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. ^ ab https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/southern/1924.html


  2. ^ closed access "Vanderbilt Ties Marines; 16,000 Fans See Battle". The Washington Post. October 12, 1924..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  3. ^ closed access "Vanderbilt Jolts Minnesota, 10-0". Cleveland Plain Dealer. November 23, 1924.


  4. ^ "Sewanee 16, Vandy 0". The Sewanee Purple. December 3, 1924.


  5. ^ closed access "Atlanta Journals Picks S. I. C. All Star Team". Times-Picayune. December 8, 1924.









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