Champ Pickens Cup


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.

List of trophy winners

YearTrophy recipientConference recordNotes
1923Vanderbilt3–0–1Florida upset Alabama, previously undefeated in conference play.
1924Alabama5–0Wallace Wade's first conference title.
1925Alabama7–0The first Southern team to win a Rose Bowl.
1926Alabama8–0Alabama wins national championship.