Champ Pickens Cup

Champ Pickens Cup

Awarded for	Champion of the Southern Conference
Country	United States
Presented by	Board of sportswriters

The Champ Pickens Cup was a trophy awarded to the champion of the Southern Conference as selected by a board of sportswriters from 1923 to 1926. The cup was donated and awarded by Alabama's Champ Pickens.^[1]

List of trophy winners

Year	Trophy recipient[1]	Conference record	Notes
1923	Vanderbilt[2]	3–0–1	Florida upset Alabama, previously undefeated in conference play.
1924	Alabama	5–0	Wallace Wade's first conference title.
1925	Alabama	7–0	The first Southern team to win a Rose Bowl.
1926	Alabama[3]	8–0	Alabama wins national championship.

References

1. Foot Ball Champions — Southern Intercollegiate Conference (Trophy). Paul W. Bryant Museum. April 21, 2009. Retrieved April 7, 2023. Cup To Become The Property Of Any Eleven Winning It Three Times — Donated By Champ Pickens
2. "Vanderbilt Is Named For Pickens Trophy". The Washington Post. December 2, 1923. ProQuest 149383922.
3. "Dixie Crowns Grid Champs". St. Petersburg Times. December 1, 1926.