1916 Sewanee Tigers football team

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1916 Sewanee Tigers football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–2–2 (2–2–2 SIAA)
Head coach
Captain Neil Edmond
Home stadium Hardee Field
Seasons
←  1915
1917  →
1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Georgia Tech + 5 –0 –08 –0 –1
Tennessee + 6 –0 –18 –0 –1
Vanderbilt 4 –1 –17 –1 –1
LSU 3 –1 –17 –1 –2
The Citadel 3 –1 –06 –1 –1
Tulane 2 –1 –14 –3 –1
Kentucky 2 –1 –24 –1 –2
Auburn 6 –2 –06 –2 –0
Georgia 5 –2 –06 –3 –0
Alabama 4 –3 –06 –3 –0
Sewanee 2 –2 –25 –2 –2
Centre 1 –1 –15 –1 –3
Howard (AL) 1 –1 –06 –4 –0
Georgetown (KY) 1 –1 –02 –1 –0
Mississippi A&M 3 –4 –04 –4 –1
Transylvania 2 –3 –13 –3 –2
Mississippi College 2 –3 –06 –3 –0
Clemson 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
South Carolina 2 –4 –02 –7 –0
Wofford 1 –2 –02 –7 –0
Louisville 1 –2 –12 –3 –1
Furman 1 –3 –04 –5 –0
Chattanooga 1 –4 –03 –5 –0
Florida 0 –4 –00 –5 –0
Mercer 0 –5 –01 –6 –0
Ole Miss 0 –6 –03 –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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30 Cumberland (TN) *
W 107–0 [1]
October 7Morgan Training School*
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 54–0 [2]
October 14 Maryville (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 11 Chattanooga
  • 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

  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 logo PLoS transparent.svg
  10. ↑ "1916 Sewanee Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2023.


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