1912 Sewanee Tigers football team

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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

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).

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. Tennessee
W 33–6[4]
November 2at Georgia
T 13–13[5]
November 9at Georgia Tech
W 7–0[6]
November 16at Alabama
T 6–6[7]
November 28at Vanderbilt
L 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. Open access icon
  9. ^ "1912 Sewanee Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
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