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
ConfOverall
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
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
Transylvania 1 2 11 2 1
Furman 1 3 04 5 0
Chattanooga 1 4 03 5 0
Mercer 0 3 01 6 0
Florida 0 4 00 5 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.