1924 Sewanee Tigers football team

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1924 Sewanee Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1924 record6–4 (3–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainGeorge Millard, Eugene Harris
Home stadiumHardee Field
Seasons
← 1923
1925 →
1924 Southern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Alabama $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Florida 2 – 0 – 1 6 – 2 – 2
Georgia 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Tulane 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Washington and Lee 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
South Carolina 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Sewanee * 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Mississippi A&M 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Virginia 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Georgia Tech 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Vanderbilt * 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
VPI 2 – 2 – 3 4 – 2 – 3
VMI 2 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Kentucky 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
North Carolina 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Auburn 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Maryland 1 – 2 – 1 3 – 3 – 3
NC State 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 4 – 2
LSU 0 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Ole Miss 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Clemson 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Tennessee 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – co-member of SIAA
1924 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Centre + 1 – 0 – 0 5 – 1 – 1
Oglethorpe + 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Mississippi College 2 – 0 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Newberry 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Mercer 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 2
Sewanee* 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
The Citadel 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Louisville 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
Millsaps 1 – 1 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Georgetown (KY) 1 – 1 – 0 1 – 4 – 0
Transylvania 1 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Furman 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Wofford 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Howard (AL) 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Presbyterian 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 6 – 1
Vanderbilt* 0 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Louisiana College 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 1 – 0
Western Kentucky 0 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Erskine 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 7 – 0
Chattanooga 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • * – co-member of SoCon

The 1924 Sewanee Tigers football team represented the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee: The University of the South during the 1924 Southern Conference football season. It was the team's first season in the Southern Conference, and features its last victory over rival Vanderbilt. Sewanee was also a co-member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1924, its last season as a member. The game against Carson-Newman was forfeited in their favor.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Transylvania*
W 27–0
September 27Southwestern (TN)*
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 7–0
October 4Carson–Newman*
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 0–12
October 11at Texas A&M*
L 0–7[1]
October 18at Alabama
L 0–1410,000
October 25at Kentucky
L 0–7
November 1at Oglethorpe*
L 0–7
November 8vs. Ole MissMemphis, TNW 21–0
November 15at South Carolina
W 10–0[2]
November 29at Vanderbilt
W 16–0
  • *Non-conference game

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References[]

  1. ^ Hall, Flem R. (October 12, 1924). "Texas Aggies' Great Defensive Defeats Sewanee". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. p. 15. Retrieved August 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. ^ "Sewanee wins in last few minutes from Gamecocks". The Nashville Tennessean. November 16, 1924. Retrieved January 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1924 Sewanee football schedule".
  4. ^ Sewanee media guide
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