1930 Southern Conference football season

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League NCAA Number of teams 23		Sport College football Season champions AlabamaTulane
Duration September 20, 1930through January 1, 1931

The 1930 Southern Conference football season was the college football games played by the member schools of the Southern Conference as part of the 1930 college football season. The season began on September 20. This was Duke's first year in the conference.

In the annual Rose Bowl game, the SoCon champion Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the PCC champion Washington State 24–0 and claims a national championship. It was Wallace Wade's last year as Alabama head coach.

Tulane was also co-champion. Times-Picayune sports writer Pete Baird called the 1930 squad “the best team that ever represented the Olive and Blue”.

Regular season

SoCon teams in bold.

E - Jerry Dalrymple, Tulane (AP-3; UP-2; COL-1; INS-2; CP-2; NANA; AAB)

E - Herb Maffett, Georgia (UP-3; NYEP-1)

E - Bill Schwartz, Vanderbilt (CP-2)

T - Fred Sington, Alabama (AP-1; UP-1; COL-1; INS-1; NEA-1; CP-1; NANA; NYEP-1; NYS-1; LAT; AAB)

T - Foots Clement, Alabama (CP-3)

C - Lloyd Roberts, Tulane (INS-3)

QB - Bobby Dodd, Tennessee (AP-2; UP-2; COL-1; NEA-1 [hb]; CP-2)

HB - John Suther, Alabama (AP-3; UP-3; INS-2; CP-1; NYEP-1)

FB - Jack Roberts, Georgia (INS-3; CP-2)

FB - Johnny Cain, Alabama (INS-2)

The following includes the composite All-Southern team of southern coaches and sports writers compiled by the Associated Press.

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