1916 Sewanee Tigers football team

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1916 Sewanee Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–2–2 (2–2–2 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainNeil Edmond
Home stadiumHardee Field
Seasons
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1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgia Tech + 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 1
Tennessee + 6 – 0 – 1 8 – 0 – 1
Vanderbilt 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
LSU 3 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 2
The Citadel 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 1
Tulane 2 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Kentucky 2 – 1 – 2 4 – 1 – 2
Auburn 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Georgia 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Alabama 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Sewanee 2 – 2 – 2 5 – 2 – 2
Centre 1 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 3
Howard (AL) 1 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Georgetown (KY) 1 – 1 – 0 2 – 1 – 0
Mississippi A&M 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Mississippi College 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Clemson 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
South Carolina 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Wofford 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Louisville 1 – 2 – 1 2 – 3 – 1
Transylvania 1 – 2 – 1 1 – 2 – 1
Furman 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Chattanooga 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Mercer 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Florida 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 5 – 0
Ole Miss 0 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1916 Sewanee Tigers football team represented Sewanee: The University of the South during the 1916 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 eighth season and finished with a record of five wins, two losses, and two ties (5–2–2 overall, 2–2–2 in the SIAA).

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Cumberland (TN)*
W 107–0[1]
October 7Morgan Training School*
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 54–0[2]
October 14Maryville (TN)*
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 68–7[3]
October 21at Kentucky
T 0–0[4]
October 28vs. LSU
W 7–04,000[5]
November 4at Alabama
L 6–7[6]
November 11Chattanooga
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 54–0[7]
November 18vs. Tennessee
L 0–17500[8]
November 30at Vanderbilt
T 0–0[9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Sewanee slaughters Cumberland". The Nashville Tennessean. October 1, 1916. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tigers down Morgan". The Commercial Appeal. October 8, 1916. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Sewanee swamps Maryville 68 to 7". The Atlanta Journal. October 15, 1916. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Kentucky ties Sewanee". The Commercial Appeal. October 22, 1916. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tigers beaten by Sewanee, 7–0". The Shreveport Times. October 29, 1916. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Alabama noses out victory over Sewanee by one point margin". The Birmingham News. November 5, 1916. Retrieved February 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Moccasins fall before Sewanee". The Birmingham News. November 12, 1916. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tennessee defeats Sewanee in riot of thrilling runs and pretty punting". The Chattanooga Daily Times. November 19, 1916. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Vanderbilt 0, Sewanee 0". The Houston Post. December 1, 1916. p. 4. Retrieved May 13, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  10. ^ "1916 Sewanee Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
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