1912 Sewanee Tigers football team

The 1912 Sewanee Tigers football team represented Sewanee: The University of the South during the 1912 college football season as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The Tigers were led by head coach Harris G. Cope in his fourth season and finished with a record of five wins, one loss, and two ties (5–1–2 overall, 2–1–2 in the SIAA).

1912 Sewanee Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–1–2 (2–1–2 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainJenks Gillem
Home stadiumHardee Field
Seasons
← 1911
1913 →
1912 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 3 0 1 8 1 1
Texas A&M 2 0 0 8 1 0
Kentucky State 1 0 0 7 2 0
Auburn 6 1 1 6 1 1
Georgia 5 1 1 6 1 1
Sewanee 2 1 2 5 1 2
Georgia Tech 5 3 0 5 3 1
Alabama 3 3 1 5 3 1
Tulane 3 3 0 5 3 0
Mississippi A&M 3 3 0 4 3 0
Clemson 3 3 0 4 4 0
Ole Miss 2 2 0 5 3 0
Mercer 2 3 1 5 3 1
LSU 2 3 0 4 3 0
Mississippi College 1 4 0 3 4 0
Florida 0 2 1 5 2 1
Centre 0 2 0 4 5 0
The Citadel 0 3 0 2 4 0
Tennessee 0 4 0 4 4 0
Howard (AL) 0 4 0 1 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 9Morgan Training School*W 34–0[1]
October 12Florence State Normal*
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 101–0[2]
October 19Chattanooga*
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 27–0[3]
October 26vs. TennesseeW 33–6[4]
November 2at GeorgiaT 13–13[5]
November 9at Georgia Tech
W 7–0[6]
November 16at AlabamaT 6–6[7]
November 28at VanderbiltL 0–1610,000[8]
  • *Non-conference game

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References edit

  1. ^ "Sewanee wins first; Defeats Morgan, score 34 to 0 in season's opener". The Commercial Appeal. October 10, 1912. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Record score for Sewanee; Real runaway". The Atlanta Journal. October 13, 1912. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Sewanee has to fight to defeat U.C., 27–0". The Chattanooga Daily Times. October 20, 1912. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Capacity throng sees speedy Tigers win erratic but spicy game from Tennessee". The Chattanooga Sunday Times. October 30, 1912. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Georgia eleven stars in a come-back role". The Macon Telegraph. November 3, 1912. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "A lone touchdown wins for Sewanee". The Commercial Appeal. November 10, 1912. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Alabama holds Sewanee to a tie". The Birmingham News. November 17, 1912. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Commodores Are Again Victorious". The Tennessean. November 29, 1912. p. 10. Retrieved May 1, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.  
  9. ^ "1912 Sewanee Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2023.