In Dan McGugin and Mike Donahue's first year as head coach, Vanderbilt and Auburn shared the SIAA championship, challenging John Heisman's eminence in the South.
The composite eleven included: Henry D. Phillips and John Scarbrough were both unanimous selections.
NB = selected by former Tennessee player Nash Buckingham in the Memphis Commercial Appeal.
[9][13] EC = selected by Edwin Camp, in Illustrated Sporting News.
[14] WK = selected by Willis Keinholz, head coach at the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts.