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The 1897 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. It was the Tigers' sixth season. The team was led by head coach John Heisman, in his third year, and finished with a record of two wins, zero losses and one tie.
The 1897 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represent Vanderbilt University during the 1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Vanderbilt was in its eighth season of playing football; coached by R. G. Acton. The Commodores finished the season without being scored on. Vanderbilt played in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) and won the SIAA Championship, the first claimed in school history.
The Sewanee–Vanderbilt football rivalry was an American college football rivalry between the Sewanee Tigers and Vanderbilt Commodores. They were both founding members of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA), the Southern Conference, and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Both teams' histories feature some powerhouses of early Southern football, e.g. 1899 Sewanee Tigers football team and 1906 Vanderbilt Commodores football team. It was the oldest of Vanderbilt's rivalries; dating back to 1891 when Vanderbilt played its second ever football game and Sewanee played its first. Vanderbilt leads the series 40–8–4. It used to be claimed as the oldest rivalry in the south, older than the "South's Oldest Rivalry" between North Carolina and Virginia. Usually played towards the end of the season on Thanksgiving Day, the two teams have not met again since 1944.
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The 1900 Sewanee Tigers football team represented the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee: The University of the South in the 1900 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The loss to Virginia was the first loss since 1897. The team claims an SIAA title.
The 1901 Sewanee Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee: The University of the South as an independent during the 1901 college football season. In its third season under head coach Billy Suter, the team compiled a 4–2–2 record.
The 1902 Sewanee Tigers football team represented the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee: The University of the South in the 1902 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season.
The 1903 Sewanee Tigers football team represented the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee: The University of the South in the 1903 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season.
The 1910 Sewanee Tigers football team represented Sewanee: The University of the South during the 1910 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 second season and finished with a record of eight wins and two losses.
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.
The 1923 Sewanee Tigers football team represented the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee: The University of the South during the 1923 college football season.
The 1922 Sewanee Tigers football team represented the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee: The University of the South during the 1922 college football season.
The 1925 Sewanee Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee: The University of the South as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1925 college football season. In its third season under head coach M. S. Bennett, the team compiled a 4–4–1 record.
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The 1934 Sewanee Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Sewanee: The University of the South as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1934 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Harry E. Clark, Sewanee compiled a 2–7 record.
The 1937 Sewanee Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Sewanee: The University of the South as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1937 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Harry E. Clark, Sewanee compiled a 2–7 record.
The 1938 Sewanee Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Sewanee: The University of the South as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1938 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Harry E. Clark, Sewanee compiled a 1–8 record.
The 1939 Sewanee Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Sewanee: The University of the South as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1939 college football season. In their ninth season under head coach Harry E. Clark, Sewanee compiled a 3–5 record.
The 1940 Sewanee Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Sewanee: The University of the South as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1940 college football season. In their first season under head coach Jenks Gillem, Sewanee compiled a 3–5 record.
References
- ↑ "U. of N. downs Sewanee in a brilliant game". The Nashville American. October 17, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Sewanee defeats Central". The Nashville American. October 19, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Sewanee 0, Auburn 0". The Times-Democrat. October 31, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Purple of Sewanee is trailed in the dust before North Carolina's stalwarts". The Nashville American. November 6, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Vanderbilt wins; Sewanee defeated by a score of 10 to 0 in Nashville yesterday". Birmingham Age-Herald. November 26, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "2004 Sewanee football media guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2013.