1905 Sewanee Tigers football team

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1905 Sewanee Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1905 record4–2–1 (3–2–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainJohn Scarbrough
Home stadiumHardee Field
Seasons
← 1904
1906 →
1905 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 5 0 0 7 1 0
Georgia Tech 5 0 1 6 0 1
LSU 2 0 0 3 0 0
Sewanee 3 1 1 4 2 1
Clemson 3 2 1 3 2 1
Alabama 4 4 0 6 4 0
Cumberland (TN) 2 2 0 3 4 0
Nashville 0 0 0 0 2 0
Auburn 2 3 0 2 4 0
Mississippi A&M 1 4 0 3 4 0
Tulane 0 1 0 0 1 0
Ole Miss 0 2 0 0 2 0
Tennessee 0 4 1 3 5 1
Georgia 0 5 0 1 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1905 Sewanee Tigers football team represented the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee: The University of the South in the 1905 season.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 14Mooney*W 42–0
October 21Cumberland (TN)
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 9–0
October 28Tennessee
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 11–6[1]
November 11at Georgia Tech
T 18–18
November 17at Texas*L 10–17
November 23at AlabamaW 42–6[2]
November 30at Vanderbilt
L 4–68
  • *Non-conference game

[3]

Players[]

Varsity lettermen[]

Line[]

Player Position Games
started
Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
J. L. Brong guard
Rupert Colmore end Sewanee, Tennessee 155
E. H. Fowlkes tackle
Ephraim Kirby-Smith tackle Sewanee, Tennessee 156
Henry D. Phillips guard Philadelphia 6'4" 188 23
Miles Watkins center
David Wettlin end

Backfield[]

Player Position Games
started
Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
John Scarbrough quarterback Rockdale, Texas 135 19
James L. Harris back
John Shaffer back
Wilmer Poyner back
Nate Sawrie back

[4]

Subs[]

Player Position Games
started
Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
R. N. Atkinson
Robert Bostrom
Roland Crownover
John Greer
H. H. Lumpkin

References[]

  1. ^ "Tennessee lost a bitterly fought game". The Journal and Tribune. October 29, 1905. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Alabama completely crushed by Sewanee". Nashville Banner. November 24, 1905. Retrieved February 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1905 Sewanee Tigers Schedule and Results".
  4. ^ "Sewanee Alumni News, 1949". University of the South. 1949.
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