1912 Sewanee Tigers football team

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1912 Sewanee Tigers football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–1–2 (2–1–2 SIAA)
Head coach
Captain Jenks Gillem
Home stadium Hardee Field
Seasons
  1911
1913  
1912 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Vanderbilt $ 3 0 18 1 1
Texas A&M 2 0 08 1 0
Kentucky State 1 0 07 2 0
Auburn 6 1 16 1 1
Georgia 5 1 16 1 1
Sewanee 2 1 25 1 2
Georgia Tech 5 3 05 3 1
Alabama 3 3 15 3 1
Tulane 3 3 05 3 0
Mississippi A&M 3 3 04 3 0
Clemson 3 3 04 4 0
Ole Miss 2 2 05 3 0
Mercer 2 3 15 3 1
LSU 2 3 04 3 0
Mississippi College 1 4 03 4 0
Florida 0 2 15 2 1
Centre 0 2 04 5 0
The Citadel 0 3 02 4 0
Tennessee 0 4 04 4 0
Howard (AL) 0 4 01 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1912 Sewanee Tigers football team represented Sewanee: The University of the South during the 1912 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 fourth season and finished with a record of five wins, one loss, and two ties (5–1–2 overall, 2–1–2 in the SIAA).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 9Morgan Training School*W 34–0 [1]
October 12 Florence State Normal *
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 101–0 [2]
October 19 Chattanooga *
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 27–0 [3]
October 26vs. Tennessee W 33–6 [4]
November 2at Georgia T 13–13 [5]
November 9at Georgia Tech
W 7–0 [6]
November 16at Alabama T 6–6 [7]
November 28at Vanderbilt L 0–1610,000 [8]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  2. "Record score for Sewanee; Real runaway". The Atlanta Journal. October 13, 1912. Retrieved December 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Sewanee has to fight to defeat U.C., 27–0". The Chattanooga Daily Times. October 20, 1912. Retrieved December 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Capacity throng sees speedy Tigers win erratic but spicy game from Tennessee". The Chattanooga Sunday Times. October 30, 1912. Retrieved August 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Georgia eleven stars in a come-back role". The Macon Telegraph. November 3, 1912. Retrieved December 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "A lone touchdown wins for Sewanee". The Commercial Appeal. November 10, 1912. Retrieved December 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Alabama holds Sewanee to a tie". The Birmingham News. November 17, 1912. Retrieved August 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Commodores Are Again Victorious". The Tennessean. November 29, 1912. p. 10. Retrieved May 1, 2016 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  9. "1912 Sewanee Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2023.