1905_Sewanee_Tigers_football_team
1905 Sewanee Tigers football team
American college football season
The 1905 Sewanee Tigers football team represented Sewanee: The University of the South as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1905 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Willard Hyatt, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 4–2–1, with a mark of 3–2–1 in conference play.[1]
Quick Facts Sewanee Tigers football, Conference ...
| 1905 Sewanee Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 4–2–1 (3–2–1 SIAA) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | John Scarbrough |
| Home stadium | Hardee Field |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cumberland (TN) | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Date, Opponent ...
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| October 7 | Mooney* | W 42–0 | [2] | |
| October 20 | vs. Cumberland (TN) | Nashville, TN | W 9–0 | [3] |
| October 28 | Tennessee |
| W 11–6 | [4] |
| November 11 | at Georgia Tech |
| T 18–18 | [5] |
| November 17 | at Texas* | L 10–17 | [6] | |
| November 23 | at Alabama | W 42–6 | [7] | |
| November 30 | at Vanderbilt |
| L 4–68 | [8] |
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Varsity lettermen
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More information Player, Position ...
| Player | Position | Games started |
Hometown | Prep school | Height | Weight | Age |
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| 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 |
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Backfield
More information Player, Position ...
| Player | Position | Games started |
Hometown | Prep school | Height | Weight | Age |
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| John Scarbrough | quarterback | Rockdale, Texas | 135 | 19 | |||
| James L. Harris | back | ||||||
| John Shaffer | back | ||||||
| Wilmer Poyner | back | ||||||
| Nate Sawrie | back |
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Subs
More information Player, Position ...
| Player | Position | Games started |
Hometown | Prep school | Height | Weight | Age |
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| R. N. Atkinson | |||||||
| Robert Bostrom | |||||||
| Roland Crownover | |||||||
| John Greer | |||||||
| H. H. Lumpkin |
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- "1905 Sewanee Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- "Sewanee beats Mooney 42 to 0 in first game". The Atlanta Journal. October 8, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Sewanee won heavy game". The Commercial Appeal. October 21, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tennessee lost a bitterly fought game". The Journal and Tribune. October 29, 1905. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Sewanee tied Georgia Tech". The Commercial Appeal. November 12, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Texas put it over Sewanee". Nashville Banner. November 18, 1905. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Alabama completely crushed by Sewanee". Nashville Banner. November 24, 1905. Retrieved February 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Vanderbilt 68, Sewanee 4". The Courier-Journal. December 1, 1905. p. 7. Retrieved May 10, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Sewanee Alumni News, 1949". University of the South. 1949.
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